There's not much doubt as to what is the most anticipated crime drama of this summer's TV season.

It's the one currently unfolding, about how the FBI, studios, networks and post-production companies will deal with the ransom demands of a hacker. The group or individual that goes by “The Dark Overlord” claims to have digital copies of 38 television shows and is trying to extort money from the networks, threatening to post episodes online ahead of their scheduled premiere dates.

When Netflix in late April refused to cough up the unspecified ransom for its most-watched original series, “Orange Is the New Black,” 10 of 13 episodes from its fifth season were posted to the file-sharing site Pirate Bay. The hugely popular subscription streaming service is still figuring out whether to move up the June 9 premiere date of the women's prison drama produced by Lionsgate TV.