TV series
CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
CBS Summer Playhouse premiered June 12, 1987. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.
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Episode 1
Simon Templar returns to New York via Concorde and is feeling restless, until a note from an old flame surfaces.
Guest stars Andrew Clarke, George Rose, Christopher Marcantel, Holland Taylor, Caitlin Clarke, Liliana Komorowska, Raymond Serra, Tim Reid
Episode 2
A modern-day descendant of Caine hopes to turn his estranged son away from a life of crime.
Directed by Tony WharmbyWritten by Danny Bilson, Paul De MeoGuest stars Manuel Benitez, Tim Reid, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Brandon Lee, David Darlow, Miguel Ferrer, Paula Kelly, Richard L. Duran
Episode 3
Two housewives trying to enter the fashion industry can't find a store willing to buy their designs.
Guest stars Valerie Perrine, Brenda Vaccaro, George DelHoyo, Alex Rocco, Eric Christmas, Meg Wittner, Hugh Maguire
Episode 4
An ex-CIA agent can't convince anyone that he's no longer a spy.
Guest stars Alex Rocco, Ted Wass, George Furth, Nancy Lenehan, Cleavant Derricks, Florence Stanley, Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, Miriam Flynn
Episode 5
A children's show puppeteer is torn between spending time with his visiting 6-year-old son and saving his show.
Directed by Alan RafkinWritten by Jeremy Stevens, Mark ReismanGuest stars Richard Hunt, Jack Burns, Lisa Waltz, Ron Fassler, Marianne Muellerleile
Episode 6
A bored accountant buys a run-down circus and has a go at running it himself, much to the displeasure of his wife and children.
Directed by Jeffrey HornadayWritten by Gary MarkowitzGuest stars James Eckhouse, Leslie Jordan, Elya Baskin, Bradley Gregg, Marsha Waterbury
Episode 7
Guest stars Tim Reid, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Matt Salinger, Robert Beltran, Barbara Bain, Beah Richards, Andrea Marcovicci, Ian McShane
Episode 9
New York actress Mabel, who has not worked since a heart attack, opens her home to an aspiring young actress and becomes her acting coach.
Where to watch CBS Summer PlayhouseEpisode 10
Doorman on New York Park Avenue gets involved in the lives of his tenants.
Where to watch CBS Summer PlayhouseEpisode 11
Guest stars Buddy Ebsen, James Widdoes, Lionel Stander, Karen Berger, Suzanne Snyder, Christa Denton, Tanya Fenmore, Jaclyn Bernstein
Episode 17
Burned-out Boston surgeon decides to hit the road and reconnect with his father and daughter. Both of whom he has been estranged from.
Directed by Peter H. HuntGuest stars James Naughton, Kay Lenz, Richard Farnsworth, Matt Clark, Dennis Letts, Irena Ferris
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
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Andrew ClarkeSimon Templar
George RoseWoods
Holland TaylorFran Grogan
Caitlin ClarkeLily Palmer / Jessica Daniels
Liliana KomorowskaMargot Katka
Raymond SerraCarmine
Buddy EbsenBuddy Tucker
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