Marc Ribas, period dramas and action films: this is what summer will be like on TV3.

BarcelonaSummer is the time for watermelons, slushies, flies, and the beach. And, for TV3, it's the season for period dramas, classic formats in light versions, unpretentious films, and the revival of some of the hits that have worked on the 3Cat platform. We break down what the linear channel's lineup has in store for the coming weeks of the summer heat.

'Delta' (July 7)

TV3 will premiere one of its strong fiction projects on Monday, July 7. It is Delta, a series originally broadcast on Valencia's À Punt and set at the mouth of the Ebro River. A journalist sets out in search of a missing environmental activist. During her investigation, she meets a woman who is a sailor and the daughter of the prime suspect.

'Summer Card Game' (August)

Marc Ribas once again faces restaurateurs with the summer version of the famous format Card gameAmong the menu proposals for the coming weeks are discovering the best tapas in Vallès, the charming terraces of Maresme, and the most popular beach restaurant in Platja d'Aro. There will also be a chapter dedicated to finding summer rice dishes in Barcelona.

'Beastly Date' (June 25)

The second season of this particular dating show animal that seeks to promote adoption has been available for weeks on 3Cat, but as of this Wednesday it has also been added to TV3's programming schedule, on Wednesday nights. of making that commitment.

'I never never' (August)

The teen series I never never The episodes of the second season were already revealed on 3Cat months ago. It will now also be available on the linear channel, with eight episodes detailing the reunion of the group of boys and girls who shared the summer in Les Guilles.

'Like It Was Yesterday' (July 20)

The TV3 afternoon series crowns a magnificent season, in terms of audiences, and closes the year as it usually does: with a special one-hour episode, which will be broadcast on prime time. Once it's over, a special gala will follow, hosted by Llucià Ferrer, Jaume Borja, and Ester Pagès, with interviews with some of the stars of this series that has made a fortune with its everyday plots.

Summer Series (starting July 21)

Weekday magazines are taking a break, which means there's room to revive some of the international series that have been doing well recently on the public airwaves. Doctor Martin, which will air every morning from Monday to Friday. In the afternoons, it will be time to travel back a century with period series such as Downton Abbey and The DurrellsThe latter will hand over the baton from August 7th onwards All the beasts small and largeThe lineup of series is completed, on Sundays, with Hotel VoramarAnd the first week of September they will be able to be seen, on weekdays, Miss Scarlet and Viennese blood, two more period titles.

Action movies (Saturday nights)

One theme runs through the series of films that TV3 has purchased for Saturday nights: action. Chases, shootouts, and fast-paced action are the elements that unite titles like Hitman, Red sparrow, The spy who stood me up, John Wick 3: Parabellum, Unpaid account, Mad Max: Fury Road and Assassin's Creed, among others.

Children's series (starting July 4)

The Ninja Turtles They're back on the schedule with new episodes of the fourth season on July 18th. Before that, other classic TV3 programming for the little ones will have arrived: Shaun the Sheep (July 4). He also returns on August 8, Masha and the BoneBeyond these international titles, the network is premiering two animated co-productions it has been working on recently: Under the sofa (July 22) and Eternal Joy (August 1st). All this while Dragon Ball Super is moving forward and, starting on July 14, will show the episodes of the third season. Those who want to start this saga againanime They will be able to do so on the SX3 channel, since the first series, Dragon Ball, you can watch it there from the beginning, as well as the first seasons of another Japanese animation classic, One Piece.

Sports (July and August)

Espanyol and Girona's preseason matches will be available to watch on the 3Cat platform this summer. In addition, TV3 will broadcast the Copa Catalunya between these two teams on July 23 from the Nova Creu Alta, and also the Joan Gamper Trophy on Sunday, August 10, marking Barça's return to Spotify's Camp Nou. La Liga returns on August 16 and 17, so this will also be the weekend when viewers will be reunited with the Goal by goal. And another sporting event: on July 29th, Nights without fiction dedicates a documentary to the figure of the new artistic swimming coach, Andrea Fuentes, and her method based on passion, commitment, and mental balance.