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ABC Announces Its 2015-2016 Primetime Schedule

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ABC today announced its 2015-16 slate of programming, which includes 10 new series. Paul Lee, president, ABC Entertainment Group had this to say:

“Our new slate of shows continues the momentum from last year. ABC was the most buzzed about network, and the only major network to hold on to its audience and to grow in the target demo. Our 2015-16 schedule, with new shows and returning favorites that reflect our commitment to world-class storytelling, will solidify ABC’s place as the network that raises the bar for what viewers expect from broadcast television.”

Returning series “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “American Crime,” “The Bachelor,” “Beyond The Tank,” “black-ish,” “Castle,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “Fresh Off the Boat,” “Galavant,” “The Goldbergs,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “How to Get Away With Murder,” “Last Man Standing,” “Marvel’s Agent Carter,” “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “The Middle,” “Modern Family,” “Nashville,” “Once Upon a Time,” “Scandal,” “Secrets and Lies,” “Shark Tank” and “20/20.” are all penciled in.

The new series include  “The Catch,” “Dr. Ken,” “The Family,” “The Muppets,” “Of Kings and Prophets,” “OIL,” “Quantico,” “The Real O’Neals,” “Uncle Buck” and “Wicked City”.

Here’s a look at the grid:

MONDAY
8-10 P.M. – Dancing with the Stars
10-11 P.M. – Castle

TUESDAY
8-8:30 P.M. – THE MUPPETS
8:30-9 P.M. – Fresh Off the Boat
9-10. PM. – Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
10-11 P.M. – QUANTICO

WEDNESDAY
8-8:30 P.M. – The Middle
8:30-9 P.M. – The Goldbergs
9-9:30 P.M. – Modern Family
9:30-10 P.M. – black-ish
10-11 P.M. – Nashville

THURSDAY
8-9 P.M. – Grey’s Anatomy
9-10 P.M. – Scandal
10-11 P.M. – How to Get Away with Murder

FRIDAY
8-8:30 P.M. – Last Man Standing                                                                                      8:30-9 P.M. –Dr. Ken
9-10 P.M. – Shark Tank
10-11 P.M. – 20/20

SATURDAY
8 P.M. – Saturday Night Football

SUNDAY
7-8 P.M. – America’s Funniest Home Videos
8-9 P.M. – Once Upon a Time
9-10 P.M. – OIL
10-11 P.M. – OF KINGS AND PROPHETS

Here’s a look at the new series:

THE CATCH

From Shondaland’s Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers, The Catch is a new thriller centered on the strong, successful Alice Martin (Mireille Enos). She’s a fraud investigator who’s about to be the victim of fraud herself by her fiancé. Between her cases, she is determined to find him before it ruins her career. The Catch stars Mireille Enos as Alice, Alimi Ballard as Evan, Damon Dayoub as Kieran, Jay Hayden as James, Jacky Ido as Emil, Bethany Joy Lenz as Zoe, Rose Rollins as Andie and Elvy Yost as Maria. “The Catch” was written by Jennifer Schuur. Executive producers are Jennifer Schuur, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers and Julie Anne Robinson. The Catch is produced by ABC Studios.

ABC.Go.com/Shows/The-Catch

Facebook: Facebook.com/TheCatchABC

Twitter:

Hashtag: #TheCatch

THE FAMILY

This thriller follows the return of a politician’s young son who was presumed dead after disappearing over a decade earlier. As the mysterious young man is welcomed back into his family, suspicions emerge – is he really who he says he is? The Family stars Joan Allen as Claire, Alison Pill as Willa, Margot Bingham as Sergeant Nina Meyer, Zach Gilford as Danny, Liam James as Adam, Floriana Lima as Bridey, Madeleine Arthur as Young Willa, Rarmian Newton as Young Danny, Rupert Graves as John and Andrew McCarthy as Hank. The Family was written by Jenna Bans. Executive producers are Jenna Bans and Mandeville Television’s Todd Lieberman, David Hoberman and Laurie Zaks. “The Family” is produced by ABC Studios.

ABC.Go.com/Shows/The-Family

Facebook: Facebook.com/TheFamilyABC

Twitter:

Hashtag: #TheFamily

OF KINGS AND PROPHETS

An epic Biblical saga of faith, ambition and betrayal as told through the eyes of a battle-weary king, a powerful and resentful prophet and a resourceful young shepherd on a collision course with destiny. Of Kings and Prophets stars Ray Winstone as King Saul, Haaz Sleiman as Jonathan, Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Michal, Oliver Rix as David, Simone Kessell as Ahinoam, James Floyd as Ish-Boseth, Mohammad Bakri as Samuel and Tomer Kapon as Joab. Of Kings and Prophets was written by Adam Cooper & Bill Collage. Executive producers are Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jason Reed, Reza Aslan and Mahyad Tousi. Of Kings and Prophets is produced by ABC Studios.

ABC.Go.Com/Shows/Of-Kings-And-Prophets

Facebook: Facebook.com/OfKingsAndProphetsABC

Twitter: KingsProphets

Hashtag: #OfKingsAndProphets

OIL

Billy and Cody Lefever dream of a new life beyond their working class roots and move to “The Bakken” in North Dakota, booming after the biggest oil discovery in American history. They’re soon pitted against a ruthless tycoon who forces them to bet big and put everything on the line, including their marriage. Oil stars Don Johnson as Hap, Chace Crawford as Billy, Rebecca Rittenhouse as Cody, Delroy Lindo as Tip, Amber Valletta as Carla, Scott Michael Foster as Wick, India de Beaufort as Jules, Yani Gellman as AJ and Caitlin Carver as Lacey. Oilwas written by Josh Pate and Rodes Fishburne. Executive producers are Tony Krantz, Josh Pate, Rodes Fishburne, Drew Comins and Don Johnson. Oil is produced by ABC Signature.

ABC.Go.com/Shows/Oil

Facebook: Facebook.com/OilABC

Twitter: @oilabc

Hashtag: #OILabc

QUANTICO

A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the best, the brightest and the most vetted, so it seems impossible that one of them is suspected of masterminding the biggest attack on New York City since 9/11. Quantico stars Priyanka Chopra as Alex, Dougray Scott as Liam, Jake McLaughlin as Ryan, Aunjanue Ellis as Miranda, Yasmine Al Massri as Nimah, Johanna Braddy as Shelby, Tate Ellington as Simon and Graham Rogers as Caleb. Quantico was written by Josh Safran. Executive producers are Josh Safran, Mark Gordon and Nick Pepper. Quantico is produced by ABC Studios.

ABC.Go.com/Shows/Quantico

Facebook: Facebook.com/QuanticoABC

Twitter:

Hashtag: #Quantico

WICKED CITY

Wicked City follows a unique case set in a noteworthy era of L.A. history, starting with a murder case from 1982 centered on the rock ‘n’ roll, cocaine-infused revelry of the Sunset Strip. Alliances are formed between detectives, reporters, drug dealers and club-goers to solve a serial murder case. Wicked City stars Ed Westwick as Kent, Erika Christensen as Betty, Adam Rothenberg as Jack, Taissa Farmiga as Karen, Gabriel Luna as Paco, Karolina Wydra as Dianne, Holley Fain as Trish, Darrell Britt-Gibson as Diver and Anne Winters as Vicki. Wicked City was written by Steven Baigelman. Executive producers are Steven Baigelman and Mandeville Television’s Todd Lieberman, David Hoberman and Laurie Zaks. Wicked City is produced by ABC Studios.

ABC.Go.com/Shows/Wicked-City

Facebook: Facebook.com/WickedCityABC

Twitter: @WickedCityABC

Hashtag: #WickedCity

Dr. Ken

Doctor-turned-actor/comedian Ken Jeong (“Community,” “The Hangover”), plays Dr. Ken, a brilliant physician with no bedside manner. He is always trying to be a good doctor as well as a good husband and dad to his two kids. However, these good intentions have a way of driving everyone crazy at work and at home. Luckily, his therapist wife, Allison, is just the right partner to keep things sane. Dr. Ken stars Ken Jeong as Dr. Ken, Suzy Nakamura as Allison, Tisha Campbell-Martin as Damona, Dave Foley as Pat, Jonathan Slavin as Clark, Albert Tsai as Dave and Krista Marie Yu as Molly. Dr. Ken was written by Jared Stern, Ken Jeong, and Mike O’Connell. Executive producers are Jared Stern, Ken Jeong, John Davis, John Fox and Mike Sikowitz, with Mike O’Connell as co-executive producer. Dr. Ken is produced by Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios.

ABC.Go.com/Shows/Dr-Ken

Facebook: Facebook.com/DrKenABC

Twitter: @DrKenABC

Hashtag: #DrKen

THE MUPPETS

The Muppets return to primetime with a contemporary, documentary-style show. For the first time ever, a series will explore the Muppets’ personal lives and relationships, both at home and at work, as well as romances, breakups, achievements, disappointments, wants and desires. This is a more adult Muppet show, for “kids” of all ages. Bill Prady (“The Big Bang Theory”) and Bob Kushell (“Anger Management”) are co-writers and executive producers. Randall Einhorn (“Wilfred”), Bill Barretta, Debbie McClellan and Kyle Laughlin are also executive producers. “The Muppets”The Muppets is produced by ABC Studios and The Muppets Studio.

ABC.Go.com/Shows/The-Muppets

Facebook: Facebook.com/TheMuppetsABC

Twitter:

Hashtag: #TheMuppets

THE REAL O’NEALS

A fresh take on a seemingly perfect Catholic family whose lives take an unexpected turn when surprising truths are revealed. Instead of ruining their family, the honesty triggers a new, messier chapter where everyone stops pretending to be perfect and actually starts being real. The Real O’Neals stars Martha Plimpton as Eileen, Jay R. Ferguson as Pat, Noah Galvin as Kenny, Matthew Shively as Jimmy, Bebe Wood as Shannon and Mary Hollis Inboden as Jodi. The Real O’Neals was written by David Windsor and Casey Johnson. Executive producers are David Windsor, Casey Johnson, Brian Pines, Dan McDermott, Stacy Traub and Dan Savage. The Real O’Neals is produced by ABC Studios.

ABC.Go.com/Shows/The-Real-Oneals

Facebook: Facebook.com/TheRealONeals

Twitter: @TheRealONeals

Hashtag: #TheRealONeals

UNCLE BUCK

Based on the hit movie of the same name, Uncle Buck (Mike Epps) is a fun-loving but irresponsible guy who needs a job and a place to stay. By happy coincidence, his nieces’ and nephew’s nanny has just quit and his brother and sister-in-law need his help. His unconventional personality may just make him the right fit for the family and they may be the answer to his problems, too. Uncle Buck stars Mike Epps as Buck, Nia Long as Alexis, James Lesure as Will, Iman Benson as Tia, Sayeed Shahidi as Miles and Aalyrah Caldwell as Maizy. Uncle Buckwas written by Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley. Executive producers are Steven Cragg, Brian Bradley and Will Packer. Co-executive producers are Korin Huggins and Phil Traill. Uncle Buck is produced by Universal Television and ABC Studios.

ABC.Go.com/Shows/Uncle-Buck

Facebook: Facebook.com/UncleBuckABC

Twitter: @ABCUncleBuck

Hashtag: #UncleBuck

FOX Announces Debut of ‘X-Files’ and Other Primetime Series for 2015-2016 Season

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Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs, Fox Television Group, today unveiled the FOX primetime slate for the 2015-2016 television season to the national advertising community during its annual Programming Presentation at the Beacon Theatre.

“Building on the phenomenal momentum created by GOTHAM, THE LAST MAN ON EARTH and, of course, EMPIRE, we’re infusing next season’s schedule with new ambitious dramas, smart comedies, aspirational unscripted series and big live events and specials – all from the best creators in the business,” said Walden and Newman. “And our strategy with these bold creative swings is simple: schedule them strategically, market them relentlessly and create events that break through and captivate viewers across every platform.”

Tuesdays are all-new this fall on FOX, with new comedies GRANDFATHERED and THE GRINDER, followed by killer comedy-horror series SCREAM QUEENS.

The new comedies kicking off an all-new Tuesday are GRANDFATHERED and THE GRINDER. A comedy about coming of age – at any age – GRANDFATHERED stars John Stamos (“Full House,” “ER”) as the ultimate bachelor whose life is turned upside down when he discovers he’s not only a father, but a grandfather. THE GRINDER, starring Emmy Award nominee Rob Lowe (“Parks and Recreation,” “The West Wing”) and Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Fred Savage (“The Wonder Years”), follows a famous TV lawyer (Lowe) who, after his hit series, “The Grinder,” is canceled, moves back home and joins his brother (Savage) at their family’s real-life law firm – despite having no formal education, no bar certification, no license to practice and no experience in an actual courtroom.

Award-winning executive producers Ryan Murphy (GLEE, “American Horror Story”), Brad Falchuk (GLEE, “American Horror Story”) and Ian Brennan (GLEE) meld comedy, mystery and horror in SCREAM QUEENS. All hell is about to break loose for the Kappa House sisters of Wallace University when a murder takes place, exactly 20 years after a mysterious death originally rocked their college campus. The super-charged anthology series is a modern take on the classic whodunit with a killer cast, including Emma Roberts (“American Horror Story: Freak Show,” “Scream 4”), Jamie Lee Curtis (“Halloween,” “A Fish Called Wanda,” “True Lies”), Lea Michele (GLEE), Oliver Hudson (“Nashville,” “Rules of Engagement”), Keke Palmer (“Akeela and the Bee,” “Masters of Sex”) and guest stars Ariana Grande and Nick Jonas (“Kingdom”), among others. With at least one casualty each week until the mystery is solved, anyone could be the next victim – or the murderer.

Two new dramas – the futuristic MINORITY REPORT and the Miami-set ROSEWOOD – debut this fall. Based on Steven Spielberg’s international blockbuster film and the first of his films to be adapted for television, MINORITY REPORT follows the partnership between a man (Stark Sands, “Inside Llewyn Davis”) haunted by the future and a cop (Meagan Good, “Think Like A Man” franchise, “Californication”) haunted by her past, as they race to stop the worst crimes before they happen.

Also joining the schedule this fall is ROSEWOOD. From executive producer Todd Harthan (“Psych,” “Dominion”), ROSEWOOD stars Morris Chestnut (“Nurse Jackie,” “The Best Man” franchise) as DR. BEAUMONT ROSEWOOD, JR., a brilliant private pathologist who uses wildly sophisticated technology and his drive to live life to the fullest to help a tough-as-nails detective (Jaina Lee Ortiz, “The After”) and the Miami PD uncover clues no one else can see.

The next mind-bending chapter of THE X-FILES debuts with a special two-night event beginning Sunday, Jan. 24 (10:00-11:00 PM ET/7:00-8:00 PM PT), following the NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, and continuing with its time period premiere on Monday, Jan. 25 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The thrilling, six-episode event series, helmed by creator/executive producer Chris Carter and starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as FBI Agents FOX MULDER and DANA SCULLY, marks the momentous return of the Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning pop culture phenomenon, which remains one of the longest-running sci-fi series in network television history.

In 2016, additional new series joining the schedule include devilish drama LUCIFER and modern gothic action series THE FRANKENSTEIN CODE; and two comedies, THE GUIDE TO SURVIVING LIFE and animated BORDERTOWN.

Based on characters from DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint, LUCIFER stars Tom Ellis (“Merlin”) as the charming, charismatic and handsome-as-hell original fallen angel, who, bored and unhappy in Hell, takes refuge in Los Angeles, where he uses his gift of persuasion to punish bad guys. But the longer he’s away from the underworld, the greater the threat that the worst of humanity could escape.

In THE FRANKENSTEIN CODE, from executive producer/writer Rand Ravich (“Life,” “Crisis”) and executive producer Howard Gordon (“Homeland,” “24”), a disgraced, 75-year-old ex-sheriff, whose life ends at the hands of corrupt cops, is brought back to life and given a second chance by a pair of young tech scientists, as a 35-year-old (Rob Kazinsky, “True Blood”) with unpredictable near-superhuman abilities.

THE GUIDE TO SURVIVING LIFE is a new young ensemble comedy about a group of friends living together for the first time. Each episode is told from the perspective of COOPER BARRETT (Jack Cutmore-Scott, “Kingsman: The Secret Service”), a wickedly charming and deeply flawed recent college grad whose life is filled with terrible choices, excellent mistakes and fantastic misadventures.

A new animated comedy from FAMILY GUY’s Mark Hentemann and Seth MacFarlane, BORDERTOWN is a satirical look at the cultural shifts taking place in America. Exploring family, politics and everything in between with a cross-cultural wink, the series centers on two very different families living in a fictional Southwest desert town on the U.S. – Mexico border.

AMERICAN IDOL will begin its 15th – and final – season this January on FOX. A season-long celebratory event, AMERICAN IDOL XV will feature host Ryan Seacrest and judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr., as they search for the final IDOL superstar and pay tribute to the past 14 seasons of amazingly talented contestants and the millions of fans who tweeted, texted and championed their IDOLs.

NEW GIRL returns to the Tuesday comedy block in January with a season of uninterrupted episodes.

As previously announced, GREASE: LIVE, a three-hour production of the massively popular crossover musical “Grease,” starring superstar singers, dancers and actresses Julianne Hough (“Safe Haven,” “Rock of Ages”) and Vanessa Hudgens (Broadway’s “Gigi,” “Spring Breakers”), will air LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 on FOX. With Hough as the angelic “Sandy” – Rydell High’s most talked-about newcomer – and Hudgens as iconic bad girl “Rizzo,” this first-ever live television production of “Grease” will re-imagine the hit musical for an entirely new generation.

Additional FOX series include: ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER?, BOB’S BURGERS, BOOM!, BONES, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, BULLSEYE, EMPIRE, FAMILY GUY, GOTHAM, HELL’S KITCHEN, MASTERCHEF, MASTERCHEF JUNIOR, THE SIMPSONS, SLEEPY HOLLOW, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and WORLD’S FUNNIEST.

Additional schedule information to be announced.

Following are the FOX fall 2015 primetime schedule, as well as social media information for and synopses of the new series:

FOX FALL 2015 SCHEDULE
(All Times ET/PT)

MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM                          GOTHAM
9:00-10:00 PM                        MINORITY REPORT (new)

TUESDAY
8:00-8:30 PM                          GRANDFATHERED (new)
8:30-9:00 PM                          THE GRINDER (new)
9:00-10:00 PM                        SCREAM QUEENS (new)

WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM                          ROSEWOOD (new)   
9:00-10:00 PM                        EMPIRE

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM                          BONES
9:00-10:00 PM                        SLEEPY HOLLOW

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM                          MASTERCHEF JUNIOR
9:00-10:00 PM                        WORLD’S FUNNIEST

SATURDAY
7:00-10:30 PM                        FOX SPORTS SATURDAY: FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL

SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 PM                          NFL ON FOX
7:30-8:00 PM                          THE OT
8:00-8:30 PM                          THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM                          BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
9:00-9:30 PM                          FAMILY GUY
9:30-10:00 PM                        THE LAST MAN ON EARTH

BORDERTOWN (new), THE FRANKENSTEIN CODE (new), THE GUIDE TO SURVIVING LIFE (new), LUCIFER (new) and THE X-FILES (new) join the schedule in 2016, as do returning series AMERICAN IDOL XV, BOB’S BURGERS, HELL’S KITCHEN and NEW GIRL, among others.

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CW Greenlights The Flash and Arrow Spinoff ‘Legends of Tomorrow’!

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CW’s upcoming spinoff of Arrow and The Flash, which will officially be called DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, has officially received a greenlight. The synopsis of the show is described as follows:

When heroes alone are not enough… the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat – one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?

The show will star some of the current supporting cast of the two popular shows including Victor Garber (“The Flash”), Brandon Routh (“Arrow”),  Caity Lotz (“Arrow”), Dominic Purcell (“The Flash”) and Wentworth Miller (“The Flash”). Also starring Arthur Darvill (“Doctor Who”), Ciarra Renee (“Pippin”), and Franz Drameh (Edge of Tomorrow).

The show will be produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television.

The series, which is expected to debut this fall

CBS Officially Orders a Full Season of ‘Supergirl’

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CBS has officially given the greenlight to the first season of Supergirl! A release date or number of episodes ordered has not been announced, but the pilot is expected to debut on the network later this year.

The show stars Melissa Benoist in the titular role along with Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, Laura Benanti as Alura Zor-El, Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, Chyler Leigh as Alexandra “Alex” Danvers, Jeremy Jordan as Winslow “Winn” Schott, David Harewood as Hank Henshaw. Two former “supers”, Dean Cain and Helen Slater, have also been cast in mystery roles.

Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El (Benoist), who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 12 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.

The show is being produced by Berlanti Productions who also produce the hit DC Comics series Arrow and The Flash for The CW.

More as it becomes available

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NBC to Release Entire Series ‘Aquarius’ Online Following Premiere

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To offer viewers the same binge-viewing experience they now enjoy on streaming platforms, NBC will make the unprecedented move of releasing all 13 episodes of David Duchovny’s new series “Aquarius” on NBC.com and the NBC app after the show’s two-hour linear network premiere on May 28, 2015. The entire series will also be offered to all other video-on-demand platforms for release at that time as well.

In making the announcement, NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt said, “With ‘Aquarius’ we have the opportunity to push some new boundaries to give our audience something no broadcast network has done before. We are fully aware how audiences want to consume multiple episodes of new television series faster and at their own discretion, and we’re excited to offer our viewers this same experience since all 13 episodes of this unique show have been produced and are ready to be seen. I appreciate the enthusiasm we’ve gotten from the producers of the show and our partner Marty Adelstein of Tomorrow Studios to launch this series in a new, forward-thinking way.”

One of the key points of the arrangement is that the show will be available to only a handful of certain advertising partners so the linear broadcast on NBC will mirror the commercial load on the VOD platforms. This will result in limited interruption — both on-air and off — giving viewers and advertising partners an enhanced and innovative experience.

The full 13 episodes will remain up on the various digital platforms for a four-week period, while each new one-hour episode will continue to premiere, as planned, each week in the 9 p.m. Thursday timeslot on NBC.

Los Angeles. 1967. Sam Hodiak (David Duchovny, “Californication,” “The X-Files”), a decorated World War II vet and homicide detective, barely recognizes the city he’s now policing. Long hair, cheap drugs, rising crime, protests, free love, police brutality, Black Power and the Vietnam War are radically remaking the world he and the Greatest Generation saved from fascism 20 years ago.

So when Emma Karn (Emma Dumont, “Salvation,” “Bunheads”), the 16-year-old daughter of an old girlfriend, goes missing in a sea of hippies and Hodiak agrees to find her, he faces only hostility, distrust and silence. He enlists the help of Brian Shafe (Grey Damon, “True Blood,” “Friday Night Lights”) — a young, idealistic undercover vice cop who’s been allowed to grow his hair out — to infiltrate this new counterculture and find her.

The generational conflict between the two is immediate and heated, yet they’re both dedicated officers and soon realize the need to bring Emma home is more urgent than they foresaw. The immediacy arises because she has joined a small, but growing, band of drifters under the sway of a career criminal who now dreams of being a rock star: Charles Manson (Gethin Anthony, “Game of Thrones”).

Ringing with the unparalleled music of the era, “Aquarius” is a sprawling work of historical fiction that begins two years before the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders. It’s a shocking thriller, a nuanced character drama and, in the end, the story of how we became who we are today.

Writer John McNamara serves as executive producer with Marty Adelstein (“Prison Break”), David Duchovny, Becky Clements and Melanie Greene. “Aquarius” is a production of Tomorrow Studios, a joint partnership between Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios.

Please visit the official show site at:  http://www.nbc.com/Aquarius

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Netflix and Ellen DeGeneres Announce ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ Series

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Netflix announced today that the company has ordered 13 episodes of “Green Eggs and Ham,” for the streaming service set to debut  in 2018. The project will be executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres. Check out the clever press release and the video below.

We’d love to share some happy news
based on the rhymes of Dr. Seuss.
Green Eggs and Ham will become a show
and you’re among the first to know.

In this richly animated production,
a 13-episode introduction,
standoffish inventor (Guy, by name)
and Sam-I-Am of worldwide fame,
embark on a cross-country trip
that tests the limits of their friendship.
As they learn to try new things,
they find out what adventure brings.
Of course they also get to eat
that famous green and tasty treat!

Cindy Holland, VP of Original Content for Netflix
threw her quote into the mix:
“We think this will be a hit
Green Eggs and Ham is a perfect fit
for our growing slate of amazing stories
available exclusively in all Netflix territories.
You can stream it on a phone.
You can stream it on your own.
You can stream it on TV.
You can stream it globally.

 

‘Galaxy Quest’ Being Developed for Television at Paramount

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Deadline is reporting that Paramount Television is developing a small screen version of their film Galaxy Quest with Robert Gordon, the original writer of the film, to provide the script for the pilot. Gordon is also set as executive produce the series along with the original director Dean Parisot and producer Mark Johnson.

The film centered around the cast of a highly popular sci-fi adventure series “Galaxy Quest” which was canceled. Actors Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), Gwen DeMarco (Sigourney Weaver), Sir Alexander Dane (Alan Rickman), Tommy Webber (Daryl Mitchell) and Fred Kwan (Tony Shalhoub) continue their careers by making appearances at sci-fi conventions and store openings in costume and character. They are wallowing in despair and at each other’s throats until aliens known as Thermians arrive and, having mistaken the series for fact and consequently modeling their entire culture around it, take them into space to save them from the genocidal General Sarris and his armada.

No word on if any of the original cast would return. More as it becomes available

Netflix Renews ‘Daredevil’ for Season 2

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If you’re like me, you finished the first season of Marvel’s Daredevil on Netflix in about a day and now you have no idea what to do with yourself, well, we have some good news for you! Netflix has just announced that they’ve picked up the series for a second season! Here’s the best news, you’ll have to wait for it to premiere until 2016.

Doug Petrie (American Horror Story) and Marco Ramirez (Sons of Anarchy) will serve as showrunners for season two while the duo will join Drew Goddard and Jeph Loeb as Executive Producers.

Stars Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock), Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page), and Elden Henson (Foggy Nelson) are all set to return. No word on the rest of the supporting cast.

Can’t wait a year? Fear not, Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones is coming to Netflix later this year and Marvel’s Luke Cage premieres on the streaming service in 2016. Future series exclusively debuting on Netflix include Marvel’s Iron Fist and Marvel’s Defenders, a mini-series event that re imagines a team of self-sacrificing, heroic characters.

 

 

Marvel Developing a New TV Project with With ABC and ’12 Years A Slave’ Producer!

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EW is reporting that Oscar-winning writer and producer of 12 Years a Slave, John Ridley, is teaming up with Marvel Studios for a new superhero television project on ABC.

Details are being kept under wraps, but the article does make the claim that the deal involves reinventing an existing Marvel superhero character or property for the network. It should be noted that this project is not the same as the rumored Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. spinoff series, but rather an entirely new project.

With a vast amount of characters currently existing in the Marvel Universe, the options are limitless, but one character that could make sense would be Blade. Marvel reacquired the rights to the character back in 2013 and since then there has been no news on a resurrection of the property. Could now be the time to see the Vampire hunter make his return?

Stay tuned to RND for updates

CW Fight Club! Superhero vs Supervillain Cage Match!

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arrowflash0625141280jpg-44d491_1280wOK…this is pretty amazing! CW has just debuted a epic three minute trailer for the final episodes of their hit DC shows The Flash and Arrow! Check out all the amazing goodness in the video below.

The Flash returns tomorrow, April 14th with their 18th episode entitled “All-Star Team-Up”: The synopsis reads:

Barry (Grant Gustin) is surprised when Felicity Smoak (guest star Emily Bett Rickards) arrives from Starling City along with her boyfriend, Ray Palmer (guest star Brandon Routh), who flies in as the Atom. They’ve come to visit S.T.A.R. Labs as Ray needs help with his suit. Their timing turns out to be fortuitous because it’s all hands on deck after a meta human named Brie Larvin (guest star Emily Kinney) unleashes hundreds of robotic bees to attack and kill her former co-workers, including Dr. Tina McGee (guest star Amanda Pays). A group dinner with Barry, Felicity, Ray, Iris (Candice Patton) and Eddie (Rick Cosnett) turns into a disaster.

Arrow returns this Wednesday, April 15 with episode 19 entitled “Broken Arrow”. The synopsis reads:

Lance (Paul Blackthorne) continues his mission to take down the Arrow (Stephen Amell) so Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) orders Oliver to keep a low profile. However, when a meta-human named Jake Simmons (guest star Doug Jones), who kills people with blasts of energy and plasma, starts terrorizing Starling City, Oliver is forced to ask Ray (Brandon Routh) for help. The unlikely duo is forced to team up to save the city.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XE_jH2eQl4

McG To Direct ‘Shadowhunters’ for ABC Family

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Deadline is reporting that McG is set to direct the opening episode of Shadowhunters for ABC family. The show is based on Cassandra Clare’s YA fantasy book series The Mortal Instruments, which, if you remember, had a feature film adaptation of the first book in the series, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones in 2013. McG will also act as executive producer on the show alongside writer-showrunner Ed Decter.

Shadowhunters follows 18 year old Clary Fray, who finds out on her birthday that she is not who she thinks she is, but rather comes from a long line of Shadowhunters human-angel hybrids who hunt down demons. When her mother Jocelyn is kidnapped, Clary is thrown into the world of demon hunting with mysterious Shadowhunter Jace and her best friend, Simon. Now living among faeries, warlocks, vampires and werewolves, Clary begins a journey of self-discovery as she learns more about her past and what her future may hold.

Shadowhunters will debut on the network in 2016

First Look at Netflix Original Series: ‘DreamWorks Dragons: Race to the Edge’

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Today, Netlflix and Dreamworks Studio announced that an all-new original series based on the How to Train Your Dragon series would be coming to the streaming service on June 26th. The show will be called DreamWorks Dragons: Race to the Edge and it will feature Hiccup and Toothless in an all new adventure. We have a sneak peek at the show’s opening credits for you to view below!

The show follows Hiccup and the Dragon Riders beyond the boundaries of Berk as they come upon an ancient artifact known as the Dragon Eye, which leads them to discover a slew of unknown dragons in new lands. The only hitch is a gang of marauding dragon hunters, who are also after the secrets and power of the Dragon Eye.

All thirteen episodes will be available on June 26th

 

Trailer for Upcoming ‘Scream: The TV Series’ Debuts!

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If you watched the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday you would have caught the first look promos of MTV and Dimension TV’s upcoming “Scream TV Series” during the broadcast. Didn’t watch? No worries because we have the promos and trailer below!

What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town’s troubled past.

The “Scream TV Series” stars Bex Taylor-Klaus, Willa Fitzgerald, John Karna, Connor Weil and Amadeus Serafini.

The series will premiere on MTV on June 30th.

Official Trailer:

Promo 1:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2zDydMGoUkY

Promo 2:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Jdj_gO7gYGI

Sony Pictures and MRC Team Up to Make ‘The Dark Tower’

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Longing_the_Dark_Tower_by_andyfactor-1The once believed to be “unfilmable” book series may have just found a dance partner. Deadline is reporting that Sony Pictures and MRC are teaming to make a live-action version of the Stephen King series “The Dark Tower”. Sony and MRC will co-finance the franchise with Sony developing the first feature film and MRC beginning work on a tie-in television series.

The film will be based on King’s book, The Gunslinger, which just so happens to be the first book in the series. Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) and Jeff Pinker (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) are currently writing the screenplay.

“I’m excited that ‘The Dark Tower’ is finally going to appear on the screen,” says King. “Those who have traveled with Roland and his friends in their search for the Dark Tower are going to have their long-held hopes fully realized. This is a brilliant and creative approach to my books.”

“There are few projects out there that compare with the scope, vision, complex characters and fully drawn world that Stephen King has created with The Dark Tower,” adds Sony chairman Tom Rothman. “I am a giant fan. And, as Stephen himself does, we love the direction that Akiva and Jeff have taken. This is a great opportunity for a director to put his or her stamp on a cool global franchise.”

No release date and cast has been released at this time. Keep checking back for updates.

Dominic Cooper in Talks to Star in AMC’s ‘Preacher’

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The Wrap is reporting that Dominic Cooper is closing in on a deal to star in AMC’s adaptation of the comic Preacher. Cooper would play the lead role Jesse Custer, a small town Texas priest who begins to question his faith and  finds himself merged with a supernatural entity, Genesis, birthed from both an angel and a demon.

The news comes just moments after The Hollywood Reporter’s report that Lucy Griffiths (True Blood) has joined the cast as Emily Woodrow, a new character created just for the show. The character is described as a no-nonsense single mother of three. Emily’s a waitress, the church organist, a bookkeeper and Jesse’s loyal right hand. Stoic and strong, wise beyond her years, she can’t help but have a little thing for Preacher Jesse

These two join a cast which includes Joseph Gilgun as the vampire Cassidy, Ruth Negga as Tulip, and Ian Colletti as Arseface.

The show will be produced by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen along with Neal Moritz’s Original Film. The pilot was written by Sam Catlin and has Rogen and Goldberg attached to direct.

Preacher is set to shoot this year and  premiere on the network in 2016.

‘True Detective’ Season 2 Trailer Premieres

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HBO has released the first trailer for much anticipated True Detective season two! You can check it out below!

The second season will focus on a trio police officers including Ray Velcoro (Farrell), a corrupt officer with ties to the mob, and a career criminal named Frank Semyon (Vaughn), who’s move into legitimate business is thwarted by the death of his business partner.

 True Detective season two premieres on HBO Sunday, June 21st.

Check out the photo gallery below

 

Trailer for ‘Orange is the New Black’ Season 3 is Here!

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Netflix has released the trailer for Orange is the New Black Season 3 which you can view below!

The show stars  Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Kate Mugrew, Danielle Brooks, Uzo Aduba, Natasha Lyonne, Taryn Manning, Laverne Cox, Michael Harney, Samira Wiley, and Yael Stone.

Season 3 will debut on Netflix June 12th

https://youtube.com/watch?v=njy0dFFlpAc

Daredevil’s Red Suit Revealed!

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Marvel Entertainment and Netflix have finally revealed The Man Without Fear’s red suit for the upcoming series, which debuts this Friday on Netflix. The full 13-episode season will be made available at that time wherever Netflix is available.

Marvel’s Daredevil follows Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with extraordinary senses, who fights against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the super hero Daredevil in modern day Hell’s Kitchen, NYC.

The show stars Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson, Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple, Bob Gunton as Leland Owlsely aka The Owl, Vondie Curtis Hall as Ben Urich, Toby Leonard Moore as Wesley, Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Fisk, and Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk.

Kathy Bates Returning for ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’

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Kathy Bates has joined the cast of American Horror Story: Hotel, marking her third stint on the hit FX show. Hotel, Ryan Murphy’s fifth incarnation of the show, has previously announced that Lady Gaga, Matt Bomer, Cheyenne Jackson, Wes Bentley and Chloë Sevigny were cast in yet to be announced roles.

No details on the plot are available at this time. Production on  the 13-episode season will begin in Los Angeles in late summer, and will air on FX in October.

Stay tuned for more updates

CW Releases ‘The Flash’ WonderCon Sizzle Reel

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Get ready for a rush cause the CW has unleashed the adrenaline laced sizzle reel for the remaining episodes of The Flash. I warn you, this will cause heart palpitations. Oh…and you may recognize a few faces popping up.

The Flash returns next Tuesday at 8pm EST on the CW

https://youtube.com/watch?v=NojgY48FOHE