Movies
New Series To Look Out For
Most of the popular series have been on break, and pretty soon, it will be time for their highly-awaited comeback and the introduction of new series that may either become future heavy-weights or simply get cancelled…
We are pretty familiar with the bulk of fan-favourite returning series. What about the new ones? For those of you looking to add something new to your playlist, we went ahead and compiled what looks like a promising line-up for all you lovers of the small-screen 🙂
Summary: Will Graham is a gifted criminal profiler who is on the hunt for a serial killer with the FBI. Graham’s unique way of thinking gives him the astonishing ability to empathize with anyone – even psychopaths. He seems to know what makes them tick. But when the mind of the twisted killer he’s pursuing is too complicated for even Will to comprehend, he enlists the help of Dr. Lecter, one of the premier psychiatric minds in the country. Armed with the uncanny expertise of the brilliant doctor, Will and Hannibal (known as a serial killer only to the audience) form a brilliant partnership and it seems there’s no villain they can’t catch. If Will only knew…
666 Park Avenue
Genre: Supernatural Drama
Premiere: September 30th.
Summary: Combine the eeriness of Lost with the ruthlessness of Desperate Housewives and you get this adaptation of Gabrielle Pierce’s book series. A melting pot of ABC alums, the supernatural drama stars Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters) and Rachael Taylor (Charlie’s Angels) as an innocent Midwestern couple who get hired as resident managers of The Drake, a tony Upper East Side apartment building owned by Lost‘s Terry O’Quinn and his wife, Housewives‘s Vanessa Williams. The catch: The residents have all made deals with The Devil to have their deepest desires fulfilled.
Animal Practice
Genre: Comedy
Premiere: September 26th
Summary: Justin Kirk headlines this comedy about an irascible House-like veterinarian who prefers the company of the four-legged creatures over their two-legged owners. Kirk may get top billing, but the true star of the show — and let’s face it, the whole fall season — is Crystal the Monkey (The Hangover: Part II, Community), who plays Dr. Rizzo.
Arrow
Genre: Action
Premiere: October 10th
Summary: Stephen Amell stars as Queen, aka the Green Arrow, a wealthy playboy by day and a vigilante crime-fighter by night, in a gritty, brooding retelling of the famed superhero. Queen honed his archery skills on a deserted island for five years after surviving a boating accident that killed his father and girlfriend’s sister, with whom he was having an affair. He returns to civilization to take down his dad’s enemies to clear his family name.
The Following
Genre: Thriller/Action/Crime
Summary: THE FBI estimates there are currently over 300 active serial killers in the United States. What would happen if these killers had a way of communicating and connecting with each other? What if they were able to work together and form alliances across the country? What if one brilliant psychotic serial killer was able to bring them all together and activate a following?
Beauty and the Beast
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Premiere: October 11th
Summary: Kristin Kreuk and Kiwi Jay Ryan star in the titular roles, but don’t expect dancing candelabras or even a hairy beast. Ryan’s Vincent Keller/beast will have nothing more than a scar on his face, though his actions will get “beastlier,” as the producers put it, as the series progresses. The show is a remake of the 1987 procedural starring Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman.
Ben and Kate
Genre: Comedy
Premiere: September 25th
Summary: Oscar winner Nat Faxon joins his Oscar-winning Descendants co-writer Jim Rash (Community) on TV, playing the lovably goofy Ben, who moves in with his sister, single mom Kate (Dakota Johnson), to take care of her daughter Maddie (Maggie Elizabeth Jones). Ben is based on the brother, a “Ferris Bueller-type,” of series creator Dana Fox.
Chicago Fire
Genre: Drama
Premiere: October 10th
Summary: Dick Wolf is back with another procedural, this one focusing on the firefighters of Chicago’s Firehouse 51 and starring Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney and David Eisenberg. But unlike his Law & Order franchise, this drama will focus on the personal lives of its (often shirtless) heroes.
Elementary
Genre: Crime/Drama/Thriller
Premiere: September 25th
Summary: This is a ‘modern’ take (read: Americanization) on the crime-solver with Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock, a recovering addict and NYPD consultant. His Watson is his “sober companion,” a former surgeon — and a woman (Lucy Liu).
Emily Owens
Genre: Medical Drama
Premiere: October 16th
Summary: Focuses on an awkward, heart-on-her-sleeve-wearing medical school graduate who learns that hospital life is not so much different from high school antics. Justin Hartley and Michael Rady co-star.
Go On
Genre: Comedy
Premiere: September 11th
Summary: What’s so funny about grief? Matthew Perry’s about to show us. The Friends alum returns to NBC as Ryan King, a sportscaster who turns to a motley crew support group after his wife dies. How eclectic are these guys? The lead therapist, Lauren (Laura Benanti), honed her skills in a Weight Watchers group.
Guys With Kids
Genre: Comedy
Premiere: September 26th
Summary: As the title suggests, this comedy from Jimmy Fallon is about guys with kids — specifically Jesse Bradford, Anthony Anderson and Zach Cregger. The three pals all live in the same apartment building and are learning the ropes of parenting together. Erinn Hayes (Worst Week) co-stars as Bradford’s ex-wife, Jamie-Lynn Sigler plays Cregger’s wife, and Cosby Show alum Tempestt Bledsoe plays Anderson’s wife.
Last Resort
Genre: Action/Thriller
Premiere: September 27th
Summary: What do you get when you cross Crimson Tide with The Rock? This Shawn Ryan thriller starring Andre Braugher as the leader of a renegade submarine crew that goes on the run after defying an order to fire nuclear missiles. They find sanctuary at a NATO base where they declare themselves the world’s smallest nuclear nation. Scott Speedman, Autumn Reeser, Daisy Betts and Robert Patrick co-star.
Made in Jersey
Genre: Drama
Premiere: September 28th
Summary: Martina Garretti (played by Brit Janet Montgomery) is a streetwise Jersey girl attorney trying to make it in a big-time Manhattan law firm.
Major Crimes
Genre: Crime/Drama
Premiere: Currently running. Premiered August 13th
Summary: The Closer will (finally) wrap its seventh and final season this summer, but it’s never truly going away. Mary McDonnell will star in this spin-off focused on her Captain Sharon Raydor of the Major Crimes division. A bevy of Closer stars will join her too: G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul, Raymond Cruz and Phillip P. Keene.
Malibu Country
Genre: Drama
Premiere: November 2nd
Summary: Reba McEntire plays Reba, who splits from her husband after she learns that he’s cheating on her. No, it’s not 2001 and this is not The CW’s Reba. So what is different about this one? Well, this Reba will move from Nashville to Malibu to start anew. Lily Tomlin co-stars as her mother and Sara Rue as her new neighbor.
The Mindy Project
Genre: Comedy
Premiere: September 25th
Summary: Think Bridget Jones’ Diary, but less British and with more scrubs. Mindy Kaling, who created the show, stars as the titular character, a single woman whose career is blossoming, but is much less lucky in her love life. Mindy works as an OBGYN, which was Kaling’s mother’s job, and is a shameless rom-com aficionado. A girl after our own heart!
The Mob Doctor
Genre: Medical/Drama/Crime
Premiere: September 17th
Summary: Dr. Grace Devlin (Jordana Spiro) is a thoracic surgeon who has lifelong ties to the South Chicago mob. Sounds ridiculous, right? The drama, from Drop Dead Diva‘s Josh Berman, is actually based on the nonfiction book Il Dottore, in which a doctor becomes complicit in organized crime. William Forsythe co-stars as Constantine, the head of the mob.
Nashville
Genre: Drama
Premiere: October 10th
Summary: Connie Britton stars as Rayna James, a 40-something country singer whose star is fading. So her record company suggests she open for new teen sensation Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere), and you can imagine how well that goes over. Throw in some politics (Rayna’s husband is running for mayor) and sexual escapades, and you’ve got some Southern-grown drama.
The Neighbors
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Premiere: September 26th
Summary: A New Jersey family — Lenny Venito, Jami Gertz, Isabella Cramp, Clara Mamet and Max Charles — moves into a gated community populated by aliens. Our advice: move.
Revolution
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
Premiere: September 17th
Summary: Leave it to J.J. Abrams (Lost) and Eric Kripke (Supernatural) to come up with a mythology-heavy drama. Set in a post-apocalyptic future where there is no electricity, the series stars Elizabeth Mitchell, Tracy Spiridakos, Billy Burke and Giancarlo Esposito as a group of people struggling to figure out how the technology vanished and who holds the figurative power among the survivors.
Stars Earn Stripes
Genre: Reality
Premiere: August 13th. Currently running.
Summary: A military-style reality series in which nine celebrities (including Nick Lachey, Laila Ali, Todd Palin, Terry Crews and Dean Cain) compete in rigorous challenges adapted from actual military exercises. Prize money will be donated to a military charity of the star’s choice.
Vegas
Genre: Drama/ True-Story
Premiere: September 25th
Summary: Based on the true story of Las Vegas Sheriff Ralph Lamb, the drama stars Dennis Quaid in his TV series debut as Lamb, a rancher who goes up against a powerful gangster (Michael Chiklis) to help bring order to Sin City. Jason O’Mara, Carrie-Anne Moss and Sarah Jones co-star.
Zero Hours
Genre: Paranormal
Summary: As the publisher of a paranormal enthusiast magazine, Modern Skeptic, Hank Galliston has spent his career following clues, debunking myths and solving conspiracies. A confessed paranormal junkie, his motto is “logic is the compass.” But when his beautiful wife, Laila (Jacinda Barrett), is abducted from her antique clock shop, Hank gets pulled into one of the most compelling mysteries in human history, stretching around the world and back centuries.
