Broadcast TV's New Shows for 2014-15 Season (Photos)
Octavia Spencer, Katherine Heigl, Ben McKenzie and Terrence Howard star in new series debuting on the major networks.
The Flash (The CW)
Stars: Grant Gustin, Jesse L. Martin, Tom Cavanagh, Candice Patton, Rick Gosnett, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, John Wesley Shipp, Michelle Harrison, Patrick Sabongui
Team: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Geoff Johns, David Nutter, Melissa Kellner Berman
An origin story of the DC Comics character of scientist Barry Allen, who through a freak accident, is given the power of super speed that transforms him into the Fastest Man Alive.iZombie (The CW)
Stars: Rose McIver, Robert Buckley, Malcolm Goodwin, Alex Krosney, David Anders, Nora Dunn, Rahul Kohli
Team: Rob Thomas, Diane Ruggiero, Danielle Stokdyk, Dan Etheridge
The supernatural crime procedural, based on the DC Comics title, centers on a medical student-turned-zombie who takes a job in the coroner's office in order to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat so she can maintain her humanity. However, with every brain she eats, she inherits the corpse's memories. With the help of her medical examiner boss and a police detective, she solves homicide cases in order to quiet the disturbing voices in her head.The Messengers (The CW)
Stars: Shantel VanSanten, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Joel Courtney, Jon Fletcher, Diogo Morgado, Craig Frank, Lane Garrison
Team: Eoghan O'Donnell, Basil Iwanyk, Kent Kubena, Ava Jamshidi, Stephen Williams
When a mysterious object crashes down to Earth, a group of seemingly unconnected strangers die from the energy pulse, but then awaken to learn that they have been deemed responsible for preventing the impending apocalypse.Jane the Virgin (The CW)
Stars: Gina Rodriguez, Jaime Camil, Yael Grobglas, Brett Dier, Andrea Navedo, Justin Baldoni, Ivonne Coll, Ryan Devlin
Team: Jennie Snyder Urman, Ben Silverman, Gary Pearl, Jorge Granier, Brad Silberling
Based on the Venezuelan telenovla, the story centers on a hard-working, religious, young Latina woman who is accidentally artificially inseminated following a series of surprising and unforeseen events.- Photo by: Richard Cartwright/CBS
Stalker (CBS)
Stars: Maggie Q, Dylan McDermott, Mariana Klaveno, Victor Rasuk
Team: Kevin Williamson, Liz FriedlanderThe psychological thriller centers on a pair of detectives who handle stalking incidents for the Threat Management Unit of the LAPD.
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Madam Secretary (CBS)
Stars: Tea Leoni, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Geoffrey Arend, Patina Miller, Erich Bergen, Katherine Herzer
Team: Barbara Hall, Morgan Freeman, Lori McCreary, Tracy Mercer, David SemelCenters on the personal and professional life of a maverick female Secretary of State as she drives international diplomacy, wrangles office politics and balances a complex family life.
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The Odd Couple (CBS)
Stars: Matthew Perry, Thomas Lennon, Lindsay Sloane, Wendell Pierce
Team: Matthew Perry, Joe Keenan, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Carl Beverly, Sarah TimbermanMatthew Perry plays Oscar Madison in the half-hour comedy based on Neil Simon's Broadway play.
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CSI: Cyber (CBS)
Stars: Patricia Arquette
Team: Anthony E. Zuiker, Carol Mendelsohn, Ann Donahue, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Mary AikenTechnology, as we know it, has amplified human behavior to the point where faceless criminals are committing crimes at global proportions with a touch of a button. Avery Ryan, special agent in charge at the Cyber Crime Division of the FBI in Quantico, Va., is tasked to solve high-octane crimes that start in the mind, live online, and play out into the real world.
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Battle Creek (CBS)
Stars: Josh Duhamel, Dean Winters, Janet McTeer, Kal Penn, Damon Herriman, Liza Lapira, Aubrey Dollar, Edward Fordham Jr., Dustin Ybarra
Team: Vince Gilligan, David Shore, Mark Johnson, Bryan SingerBased on a 2002 spec, the drama centers on two detectives with very different world views who are teamed up. Together, they must answer the question: Is cynicism, guile and deception enough to clean up the semi-mean streets of Battle Creek, Mich., in the face of a complete lack of resources; or is the exact opposite true -- it takes naivete, trust and a boatload of resources?
- Photo by: Monty Brinton/CBS
Scorpion (CBS)
Stars: Elyes Gabel, Katharine McPhee, Robert Patrick, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Ari Stidham
Team: Nick Santora, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Heather Kadin, Justin Lin, Scooter Braun, Walter O'Brien, Danny Rose, Danielle Woodrow, Troy Craig Poon, Scott MansonBased on the life of Walter O'Brien, the drama revolves around an eccentric genius and his international network of super-geniuses who form the last line of defense against the complex threats of the modern age.
- Photo by: Sonja Flemming/CBS
The McCarthys (CBS)
Stars: Jack McGee, Joey McIntyre, Jimmy Dunn, Tyler Ritter, Laurie Metcalf, Kelen Coleman
Team: Brian Gallivan, Will Gluck, Richie Schwartz, Mike SikowitzA family comedy about a loud, sports-crazed Boston clan.
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Wayward Pines (Fox)
Stars: Matt Dillon, Melissa Leo, Terrence Howard, Carla Gugino, Shannyn Sossamon, Toby Jones, Juliette Lewis
Team: M. Night Shyamalan, Chad Hodge, Donald De Line, Ashwin RajanWayward Pines is a 10-episode thriller starring Matt Dillon as a Secret Service agent on a mission to find two missing federal agents in the bucolic town of Wayward Pines, ID. Every step closer to the truth makes him question if he will ever get out of Wayward Pines alive.
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Gracepoint (Fox)
Stars: David Tennant, Anna Gunn, Jacki Weaver, Nick Nolte, Michael Pena
Team: Chris Chibnall, Carolyn Bernstein, Jane Featherstone, Dan Futterman, Anya Epstein, James StrongGracepoint, based on the U.K.'s Broadchurch, follows the tragic death of a young boy, and the major police investigation and nationwide media frenzy that subsequently overtake a picturesque seaside town, where anyone is a suspect.
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Mulaney (Fox)
Stars: John Mulaney, Martin Short, Nasim Pedrad, Elliott Gould, Seaton Smith, Zack Pearlman
Team: John Mulaney, Lorne Michaels, Dave Becky, Andrew Singer, Andy AckermanThe semi-autobiographical comedy follows an aspiring comedian coming of age under the influence of his boss, his roommates and his neighbors.
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Backstrom (Fox)
Stars: Rainn Wilson, Kristoffer Polaha, Dennis Haysbert, Page Kennedy, Beatrice Rosen, Thomas Dekker, Genevieve Angelson
Team: Hart Hanson, Leif G.W. Persson, Niclas Salomonsson, Mark Mylod, Rainn WilsonBased on the books by Swedish criminologist/novelist Leif G.W. Persson, the drama was first developed in July 2012 at CBS. It centers on an overweight, offensive, irascible detective as he tries and fails to change his self-destructive behavior. Fox has ordered 13 episodes; production will begin early this year.
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The Last Man on Earth (Fox)
Stars: Will Forte
Team: Will Forte, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Seth CohenA single-camera comedy about the life and adventures of the last man on earth. Phil Miller was once just an average guy who loved his family and hated his job at the bank – now he’s humanity’s last hope. Will he ever find another person alive on the planet? Would hoping that she is a female be asking too much?
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Weird Loners (Fox)
Stars: Zachary Knighton, Becki Newton, Nate Torrence
Team: Michael Weithorn, Jake KasdanThe story of four relationship-phobic people who are unexpectedly thrust into each other's lives and form an unlikely bond in a Queens, N.Y., townhouse.
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Hieroglyph (Fox)
Stars: Max Brown, Reece Ritchie, Condola Rashad, John Rhys-Davies, Caroline Ford, Antony Bunsee, Kelsey Chow
Team: Travis Beacham, Anna Fricke, Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope, Miguel SapochnikSet in the world of ancient Egypt, action-adventure drama Hieroglyph follows a notorious thief who is plucked from prison to serve the Pharaoh, forcing him to navigate palace intrigue, seductive concubines, criminal underbellies and divine sorcerers, as he races to stop the downfall of one of history’s greatest civilizations.
Bad Judge (NBC)
Cast: Kate Walsh, John Ducey, Mather Zickel, Arden Myrin, Tone Bell, Robby Shoemaker, Theodore Barnes, Miguel Sandoval
Team: Chad Kultgen, Kate Walsh, Chris Henchy, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Anne Heche, Jill Messik, Miguel SandovalCenters on a hard-living, sexually unapologetic woman who plays with the law and whose life on the edge is constantly in balance, as she also happens to be a judge in the San Bernardino criminal court system.
Secrets and Lies (ABC)
Stars: Ryan Phillippe, KaDee Strickland, Natalie Martinez, Clifton Collins, Jr., Indiana Evans, Belle Shouse, Juliette Lewis
Team: Barbie Kligman, Aaron Kaplan, Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield, Charles McDougallBen Garner is about to go from Good Samaritan to murder suspect, after he discovers the body of his neighbor's young son in the woods. As Detective Andrea Cornell digs for the truth, the secrets and lies of this town come to the surface and no one is above suspicion. Ben’s family’s life will be turned upside down as he sets out on a complicated journey to prove his innocence in this thriller mystery, based on an Australian series.
Marvel's Agent Carter (ABC)
Stars: Hayley Atwell
Team: Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters, Steve McFeely, Christopher Marcus, Jeph LoebIt’s 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life – Steve Rogers.
State of Affairs (NBC)
Stars: Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Cliff Chamberlain, Adam Kaufman, Sheila Vand, Tommy Savas, Leslie Odom Jr., Farshad Farahat
Team: Alexi Hawley, Joe Carnahan, Katherine Heigl, Nancy Heigl, Bob Simonds, Sophie Watts, Henry Crumpton, Julia Franz, Rodney FaraonDescribed as Scandal meets The West Wing, the drama revolves around a maverick CIA officer who was plucked from the field to become the president's daily briefer, assuming responsibility for targeting America's most critical threats while navigating the unique lifestyle that comes with such a high-powered job.
How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)
Stars: Viola Davis, Tom Verica, Matt McGorry, Aja Naomi King, Alfred Enoch, Karla Souza, Jack Falahee, Charlie Weber, Liza Weil, Billy Brown, Katie Findlay
Team: Peter Nowalk, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Michael OfferA sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller that centers on ambitious law students and their brilliant and mysterious criminal defense professor who become entangled in a murder plot that could rock their entire university and change the course of their lives.
Selfie (ABC)
Cast: Karen Gillan, John Cho, Allyn Rachel, Tim Peper, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, David Harewood
Team: Emily Kapnek, Julie Anne RobinsonThe modern take on My Fair Lady is inspired by the musical and tells the story of a self-obsessed 20-something woman who is more concerned with "likes" than being liked. After suffering a public and humiliating breakup, she becomes the subject of a viral video and suddenly has more social media "followers" than she ever imagined -- but for all the wrong reasons. She then enlists the help of a marketing expert at her company to help repair her tarnished image.
American Crime (ABC)
Stars: Timothy Hutton, Felicity Huffman, Elvis Nolasco, Caitlin Gerard, Richard Cabral, Johnny Ortiz, Benito Martinez, W. Earl Brown, Penelope Ann Miller
Team: John Ridley, Michael McDonaldExamines the personal lives of the players involved in a racially charged trial as their worlds are turned upside down.
Forever (ABC)
Stars: Alana De La Garza, Ioan Gruffudd, Judd Hirsch, Donnie Keshwarz, Barbara Eve Harris, Donnie Keshawarz, Joel David Moore
Team: Matt Miller, Dan Lin, Jennifer GwartzThe drama revolves around New York City's best medical examiner Dr. Henry Morgan, who studies the dead for a reason -- he is immortal. With the help of Detective Jo Martinez, the layers will be peeled back on Henry's colorful and long life through the cases.
Black-ish (ABC)
Cast: Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahid, Miles Brown, Marcus Scribner, Caila Martin
Team: Kenya Barris, Larry Wilmore, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, Tom Russo, Peter Principato, Paul Young, Brian DobbinsCenters on an upper-middle-class black man who struggles to raise his children with a sense of cultural identity despite constant contradictions and obstacles coming from his liberal wife, old-school father and his own assimilated, color-blind kids. Loosely based on the life of showrunner Kenya Barris.
Cristela (ABC)
Cast: Cristela Alonzo, Terri Hoyos, Roxana Ortega, Carlos Ponce, Andrew Leeds, Sarah Halford
Team: Cristela Alonzo, Kevin Hench, Marty Adelstein, Shawn Levy, Becky Clements, John PasquinThe semi-autobiographical comedy centers on Cristela, an American Latina straddling two cultures while not fully belonging to either. In her sixth year of law school and living rent-free with her sister and brother in law, she hopes to find a law firm internship as her mother harasses her about finding a real job and her brother-in-law and sister encourage her to move out.
Galavant (ABC)
Stars: Timothy Omundson, Joshua Sasse, Vinnie Jones, Karen David, Mallory Jansen, Luke Youngblood
Team: Dan Fogelman, Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Chris KochThe fairy-tale musical centers on handsome Prince Galavant and his quest for revenge against the king who stole his one true love.
Fresh Off the Boat (ABC)
Stars: Randall Park, Constance Wu, Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen, Hudson Yang
Team: Nahnatchka Khan, Jake Kasdan, Melvin Mar, Lynn SheltonBased on Eddie Huang's memoir Fresh Off the Boat, the comedy revolves around hip-hop loving Eddie as he grows up in suburban Orlando, raised by an immigrant father obsessed with all things American and an immigrant mother often bewildered by white culture.
The Whispers (ABC)
Stars: Barry Sloane, Lily Rabe, Milo Ventimiglia, Derek Webster, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf, Catalina Denis, Kylie Rogers, Brianna Brown
Team: Soo Hugh, Dawn Olmstead, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Steven Spielberg, Mark RomanekThe drama is a race against the clock to defeat an unseen alien enemy out to destroy the world using the Earth's most precious resource: children.
Manhattan Love Story (ABC)
Stars: Analeigh Tipton, Jake McDorman, Nicolas Wright, Jade Catta-Preta, Chloe Wepper, Kurt Fuller
Team: Jeff Lowell, Peter Traugott, Robin Schwartz, Rachel Kaplan, Jon Liebman, Michael FrescoThe romantic comedy exposes the internal monologues of a young couple embarking on a new relationship.
The Mysteries of Laura (NBC)
Stars: Debra Messing, Josh Lucas, Laz Alonso, Janina Gavankar
Team: Jeff Rake, Greg Berlanti, Melissa Berman, Aaron Kaplan, Todd Lituchy, McGBased on the Spanish format Los Misterios De Laura, the procedural with a sharp sense of humor follows a quirky female homicide detective who juggles high stakes crime as well as her ex-husband and a devilish set of twin boys.
Constantine (NBC)
Stars: Matt Ryan, Lucy Griffiths, Harold Perrineau, Charles Halford
Team: Daniel Cerone, David Goyer, Neil MarshallBased on DC Comics' Hellblazer graphic novels, the drama centers on master of the occult John Constantine, based on the “Hellblazer” graphic novels. Constantine is struggling with his faith as he is haunted by the sins of his past but is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness.
A to Z (NBC)
Stars: Cristin Milioti, Ben Feldman, Leonora Crichlow, Henry Zebrowski, Christina Kirk
Team: Ben Queen, Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, Michael Patrick JannA romantic comedy set in the world of an online dating company that details the "A to Z's" of a relationship, from meeting to break-up. The ensemble project navigates the complicated world of modern dating and poses the question: Is there such a thing as destiny?
Marry Me (NBC)
Stars: Casey Wilson, Ken Marino, Tim Meadows, Dan Bucatinsky, John Gemberling, Sarah Wright, Tymberlee Hill
Team: David Caspe, Jamie Tarses, Seth GordonMarry Me centers on a longtime couple who gets engaged -- only to quickly realize that it's harder than it looks.
Gotham (Fox)
Stars: Ben McKenzie, David Mazouz, Donal Logue, Jada Pinkett Smith, Robin Lord Taylor, Zabryna Guevara, Sean Pertwee, Erin Richards, Camren Bicondova, Drew Powell, Cory Michael Smith
Team: Bruno Heller, Danny CannonBased on characters from the DC Comics universe including a young Bruce Wayne, Penguin, Riddler, Joker and Catwoman, the drama explores the origin stories of Commissioner James and the villains that made Gotham famous.
Odyssey (NBC)
Stars: Anna Friel, Peter Facinelli, Jake Robinson, Treat Williams, Nate Mooney, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniella Pineda, Elena Kampouris, Jim True-Frost
Team: Adam Armus, Kay Foster, Peter Horton, Mikkel Bondesen, Kristen Campo, Simon Maxwell, Henrik Bastin, Elena KampourisA Traffic-like thriller that centers on three families who are torn apart when a stranded female soldier, a disillusioned corporate attorney and a disrespected political activist are pulled into the same shocking international military conspiracy.
Red Band Society (Fox)
Stars: Octavia Spencer, Dave Annable, Griffin Gluck, Charlie Rowe, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Zoe Levin, Brian Bradley, Ciara Bravo, Nolan Sotillo
Team: Margaret Nagle, Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Sergio AgueroA diverse group of teenagers become unlikely allies and friends in this unconventional and, at times, comic high school drama, set in the pediatric wing of a hospital. This is one of the most ambitious and unorthodox shows in anyone's development this year. It represents a completely inspired way into young soap, a comedic one-hour, a hospital show, and a (surrogate) family drama.
Empire (Fox)
Stars: Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Bryshere Y. Gray, Malik Yoba, Kaitlin Doubleday, Trai Byers, Grace Gealey, Gabourey Sidibe, Tasha Smith, Macy Gray
Team: Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, TimbalandEmpire is a unique family drama set in the world of a hip-hop empire that will feature both original and current music.
Allegiance (NBC)
Stars: Hope Davis, Scott Cohen, Magarita Levieva, Gavin Stenhouse, Morgan Spector, Annie Ilonzeh, Alexandra Peters, Kenneth Choi
Team: George Nolfi (writer-director), Avi Nir, Ron Leshem, Amit Cohen, Yona Wisenthal, Giyora YahalomAlex O’Connor, a young idealistic CIA analyst specializing in Russian affairs, learns a shocking secret and his close-knit, affluent family is about to be split apart when its revealed that his parents, Mark and Katya, are covert Russian spies deactivated decades ago.
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