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IMDbTV at the TCA Winter Press Tour: Day #1

January 8th, 2015 | Posted by Melanie McFarland in Live Coverage | TCA Winter Press Tour 2015


January means a lot of different things.  For many, it’s the start of a long quest to make and keep resolutions. For others, it means post-holiday relief, followed by the descent of the post-holiday blues like a coastal fog.

Meanwhile, Pasadena, California, braces for the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour, which began Wednesday, January 7 and runs through January 20. The Press Tour occurs twice annually, and gives broadcast and cable networks, PBS and online distributors including Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Studios (which is not presenting this time), the opportunity to showcase the latest additions to their line-ups. More than 220 journalists are members of the Television Critics Association, and a significant portion of them are attending the 2015 Winter Press Tour to cover all the news that breaks — including yours truly, IMDb’s Television Editor.

We’ll be providing live coverage of the Winter Press Tour starting today, Thursday, with HBO’s afternoon session. Live coverage can be enjoyed by following our Twitter feeds at @IMDbTV and @IMDbMelanie, and check IMDbTV’s Facebook page for regular updates.

Here are highlights from the tour so far:

Netflix sets premieres for “Daredevil,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and more. A late addition to the Press Tour line-up, Netflix presented panels for “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “Bloodline,” and the second season of “The Fall,” and announced premiere dates for a number of its originals, as well as a second season pick-up for “Marco Polo.”  Perhaps the most surprising announcement was that the series premiere of “Daredevil”  is much closer than many originally thought: All thirteen one-hour episodes of the action hero series, which stars Charlie Cox  and Deborah Ann Woll, will box on Friday, April 10, at 12:01am PT.

Arriving sooner is Tina Fey‘s hillarious new comedy “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” which made the jump from NBC to Netflix and stars Ellie Kemper as an optimistic doomsday cult survivor. All 13 episodes premiere on Friday, March 6. I’ve seen three of them and I have to admit, I might just take that day off so I can binge-watch the other ten. Seriously funny comedy. (I sat down with a few other reporters to talk to Fey and Kemper; those interviews will post closer to the premiere.)

Bloodline,” a dark family drama from the creators of “Damages,” boasts a cast of major film and television talent that includes Kyle Chandler, Sissy Spacek, Linda Cardellini and Sam Shepard. It bows on Friday, March 20.

Netflix also set a premiere date of Friday, May 8 for its comedy “Grace and Frankie,” starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Martin Sheen.

Stay tuned for more updates from the Winter TCA! And be sure to follow our Twitter feeds at @IMDbTV and @IMDbMelanie for live coverage.

 

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