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DRAMAS
BACKSTROM. Drama based on Swedish detective series of same name about an overweight, offensive irascible cop as he tries and fails to change his self-destructive behavior. Rainn Wilson stars.
THE SURGEON GENERAL. Medical show centered around America’s doctor: the Surgeon General of the United States. Jason Isaacs stars.
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THE ORDAINED. The drama follows the son of a Kennedy-esque family who leaves the priesthood and becomes a lawyer to get closer to his family’s enemies and prevent his politician sister from being assassinated. Charlie Cox stars.
RECKLESS. Sultry legal show set in Charleston, South Carolina, where a gorgeous Yankee litigator and a Southern City Attorney struggle to hide their intense attraction while clashing over a police sex scandal. Cam Gigandet stars.
BEVERLY HILLS COP. Continuation of the movie franchise, centered around Axel Foley’s police officer son, who takes down the criminal elements of the rich and famous in Beverly Hills. Brandon T. Jackson and Eddie Murphy star.
NCIS LA: RED. The planted spinoff, will follow a small mobile team of agents, who are forced to live and work together, as they crisscross the country solving crimes. John Corbett stars.
THE ADVOCATES. A female lawyer and a male ex-con team up as “victim advocates,” going to the very edge of the law to right wrongs and fight for the underdog. Directed by pilot master David Nutter. CCH Pounder stars.
ANATOMY OF VIOLENCE. A criminal psychologist with an expertise in sociopaths who partners with a young female detective with whom he shares a conflicted past. Skeet Ulrich and Amber Tamblyn star.
HOSTAGES. A family is caught in the middle of a grand political conspiracy that will change their lives forever. Stars Toni Collette and Dylan McDermott..
INTELLIGENCE. Centered at the U.S. Cyber Command, which focuses on a unit that has been created around one agent with a very special gift, a microchip that has been implanted in his brain that allows him to access the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Josh Holloway stars.
SECOND SIGHT. Based on the UK series of the same name by Paula Milne, Second Sight is a gothic psychological thriller about a detective who is suddenly afflicted with an autoimmune virus that causes hallucinations reflective of his subconscious. He discovers that catching the killer depends as much on insight as eyesight. Jason Lee stars.
COMEDIES
FRIENDS WITH BETTER LIVES. Comedy about six best friends at very different stages of their lives. James Van Der Beek stars.
SUPER CLYDE. Single-camera comedy about a meek, unassuming fast food worker decides to become a super hero. Cast: Rupert Grint, Tyler Labine.
JACKED UP. A beloved, recently retired baseball player finds that adjusting to retirement isn’t as easy as he thought it’d be. Cast: Patrick Warburton.
THE MCCARTHYS. A single-camera family comedy about a loud, sports-crazed Boston clan. Cast: Jacki Weaver, Jack McGee.
UNTITLED TAD QUILL. A recently widowed father raises his 12-year old son while jumping back into the dating pool. Cast: Matthew Broderick, Kristin Chenoweth.
CRAZY ONES. Single-camera comedy about a father and daughter who work together in an advertising office. Cast: Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar.
MOM. A newly sober single mom tries to pull her life together in Napa Valley. Cast: Anna Faris, Sadie Calvano, Matt Jones, Spencer Daniels, Allison Janney.
WE ARE MEN. A young guy finds camaraderie living among the more experienced guys he meets in a short-term rental complex. Cast: Kal Penn, Tony Shalhoub, Jerry O’Connell, Chris Smith.
BAD TEACHER. Based on the film, a sexy, foul-mouthed divorcee becomes a teacher to find her next husband. Cast: Ari Graynor, David Alan Grier.
UNTITLED JIM GAFFIGAN. Comedian Jim Gaffigan stars as the happily married and harried NYC father of five as he is in real life.
UNTITLED ROTTENBERG/ZURITSKY. Based on an Israeli format, a married mom struggles to balance family, life, and work in this single-camera comedy. Cast: Debra Messing.
THE MILLERS: A recently divorced guy’s life gets more complicated when his parents have marital problems of their own. Will Arnett stars.