Upfronts 2015: “Arrow”-“The Flash” spinoff and Julie Plec drama highlight new slate on youth-driven network
The CW released its new 2015-2016 TV schedule on Thursday in advance of the network’s upfront presentation in New York.
The trailers were released during the event, after the announcement that “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” would be paired with “Jane The Virgin” on Monday nights and the two other new shows will be held for midseason.
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“Arrow”-“The Flash” spinoff “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” features a team-up of characters who’ve appeared on the show before, while Julie Plec‘s “Cordon” has been renamed “Containment.” Both shows are expected to premiere in January or February.
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Here’s a sneak peek of the three new shows coming to the network.
CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
Rebecca Bloom is a successful, driven, and possibly crazy young woman who impulsively gives up everything — her partnership at a prestigious law firm and her upscale apartment in Manhattan — in a desperate attempt to find love and happiness in that exotic hotbed of romance and adventure: West Covina, Calif. (it’s only two hours from the beach! Four in traffic). From CBS Studios, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND stars Rachel Bloom (“Robot Chicken”), who also serves as executive producer along with Aline Brosh McKenna (“The Devil Wears Prada”); and Marc Webb (“500 Days of Summer,” “The Amazing Spider-Man” films).
DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW
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? DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW stars Victor Garber (“The Flash,” “Alias”); Brandon Routh (“Arrow,” “Superman Returns”); Arthur Darvill (“Doctor Who”); Caity Lotz (“Arrow”); Ciarra Renee (“Pippin”); Franz Drameh (“Edge of Tomorrow”); with Dominic Purcell (“The Flash,” “Prison Break”); and Wentworth Miller (“The Flash,” “Prison Break”). Based on the characters from DC Comics, DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti (“The Flash,” upcoming “Pan”), Marc Guggenheim (“Eli Stone,” “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters”), Andrew Kreisberg (“The Flash,” “Eli Stone,” “Warehouse 13”) and Sarah Schechter (“The Flash,” upcoming “Pan”).
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CONTAINMENT
When a mysterious and deadly epidemic breaks out in Atlanta, a vast urban quarantine is quickly enforced, forcing those stuck on the inside to fight for their lives while local and federal officials desperately search for a cure. Trying to keep the peace on the streets is police officer Lex Carnahan, who has quickly risen through the ranks of the Atlanta PD. But Lex’s job becomes even harder when he learns that his longtime girlfriend, Jana, and his best friend and fellow officer Jake, are trapped within the cordoned area. Also quarantined in viral ground zero is 17-year-old Teresa, who is eight months pregnant and now separated from her boyfriend on the other side; Katie Frank, an elementary school teacher now placed on lockdown with her entire class, including her young son; and CDC researcher Dr. Victor Cannerts, the doctor who initially made the controversial call to quarantine the area and is now racing to find a cure for the virus. On the outside, Dr. Sabine Lommers is leading the government efforts to contain the outbreak, and has asked for Lex’s help in enforcing the cordon — which grows increasingly difficult as the public trust deteriorates. And the public has reason to be wary, as journalist Leo begins unraveling a conspiracy, finding that something doesn’t add up in the official story being told. Torn apart from their loved ones, the survivors trapped within the cordon are fighting against not only fatal infection, but also isolation, fear, and the disintegration of society around them. But as they begin to gain each other’s trust, hope remains, and on either side of the cordon unlikely heroes will rise. CORDON stars David Gyasi (“Interstellar”); Christina Moses (“Starship: Apocalypse,” “Starship: Rising”); Chris Wood (“The Vampire Diaries”); Kristen Gutoskie (“Beaver Falls”); Claudia Black (“The Originals,” “Farscape”); George Young (“Casualty”); Hanna Mangan Lawrence (“Spartacus: War of the Damned”);and Trevor St. John (“One Life to Live”). Based on the original Belgian series created by Carl Joos for Eyeworks, CORDON is produced by My So-Called Company in association with Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Julie Plec (“The Vampire Diaries,” “The Originals”) and David Nutter (The Flash,” “Arrow”).
45 First Looks at New TV Shows From the 2015-2016 Season
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"Superstore" (NBC): The show was picked up by NBC on May 7, and features America Ferrera and Ben Feldman in a comedy revolving around a unique family of employees at a super-sized megastore. Together, they tackle the day-to-day grind of bargain hunters, riot-causing sales, and snooze-worth training sessions. Ferrera’s casting marks her return to series TV since wrapping her award-winning role on ABC’s “Ugly Betty” in 2010.
NBC"Crowded" (NBC): Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner executive-produced “Crowded.” The show features empty nesters Mike (Patrick Warburton) and Martina (Carrie Preston). After 20 years of parenting, they are finally reclaiming their wild side. But when both of their grown daughters unexpectedly move back in, they are forced to scratch their plans to move to Florida.
NBC"Supergirl" (CBS): The series, from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, will revolve around Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), who escaped Krypton amid its destruction years ago, and has been hiding the powers she shares with her famous cousin, Superman, since arriving on Earth. But now at age 24, she decides to embrace her superhuman abilities and become the hero she was always meant to be.
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Bonnie Osborne"Truth Be Told" (NBC): The self-described “unabashed” comedy follows two diverse couples who are both neighbors and best friends. The show comes from producer Will Packer (“Ride Along”) and director Pam Fryman (“How I Met Your Mother”).
Cast members include Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Meaghan Rath, Tone Bell and Bresha Webb.
NBC"Chicago Med" (NBC): “Chicago Med”, revolves around the day-to-day chaos of the city’s most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room, and through it all, familiar faces from the Chicago police and fire departments will intertwine as this third team of Chicago heroes hits the ground running.
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NBC"Blindspot" (NBC): The show explores a vast international plot that explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. There’s one thing that’s very clear, however: the name of FBI agent Kurt Weller, emblazoned across her back. Catch "Blindspot" Mondays at 10EST on NBC.
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NBC"Coach" (NBC): The new offering picks up 18 years after the original ABC series went off the air, with Nelson’s Fox in the present day and retired from coaching. However, he is called back to become assistant coach to his own grown son, who is the new head coach at an Ivy league school in Pennsylvania that is just starting up a new team.
On August 31, NBC pulled the plug on the project after filming a pilot episode.
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NBC"The Family" (ABC): The show follows the fallout in a tight-knit family and its community when the son thought long dead returns.
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FOX"The Catch" (ABC): This new Shondaland thriller follows a woman about to get married and about to get conned. Unbeknownst to her slippery fiancé, our heroine (Mireille Enos) — who investigates fraud for a living — is not all she claims to be. When the fiancé’s expertly planned con collides with her perfectly constructed lies, they plunge into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Based on the novel from Kate Atkinson.
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ABC"Lookinglass" (Fox): The drama follows the morally corrupt and retired cop Ray Pritchard (Rob Kazinsky) given a second chance at life when he is brought back from the dead. He’ll have to choose between his old lifestyle and new sense of purpose while navigating the complicated relationship with his “creators”: an antisocial Internet billionaire and his bio-engineer twin sister.
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FOX"Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life" (Fox): After a particularly calamitous experience, 26-year-old Cooper Barrett (Jack Cutmore Scott) turns to camera and, using cautionary tales from his own life, episode by episode, helps the youth of America survive the ridiculous disaster that is life and love in your 20’s.
FOX"Lucifer" (Fox): Based on the DC Comics character, Lucifer (Tom Ellis) who, bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, resigns his throne and abandons his kingdom for the beauty of Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the LAPD punish criminals.
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FOX"Minority Report" (Fox): Based on the feature film, the drama takes place 10 years after the end of Precrime in D.C.. When one of the three Precogs struggles to lead a “normal” human life, he remains haunted by visions the future. When he meets a detective haunted by her past, she just may help him find a purpose to his gift. "Minority Report" airs Mondays at 9EST on FOX.
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FOX"The Muppets" (ABC): This latest incarnation will explore the Muppets’ personal lives and relationships, both at home and at work, as well as romances, break-ups, achievements, disappointments, wants and desires in documentary style. Catch "The Muppets" Tuesdays at 8EST on ABC.
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ABC"Quantico" (ABC): A group of young FBI recruits, all with specific reasons for joining, battle their way through training at the Quantico base in Virginia. As the show intercuts between their hidden pasts and their present training, it also flash-forwards to the near future, where one of the recruits will turn out to be a sleeper terrorist responsible for the most devastating terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11. "Quantico" airs Sundays at 10EST on ABC.
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ABC"The Real O'Neals" (ABC): Dan Savage’s semi-autobiographical spectacle revolves around a picture-perfect family turned upside down when the youngest son comes out of the closet. What seems like the end of their idyllic life turns out to be the beginning of a bright new chapter when everyone stops pretending to be perfect and actually starts being real.
ABC"Rosewood" (Fox): The investigative drama centers around the brilliant Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. (Morris Chestnut), the top private pathologist in all of Miami. In his lab, he finds secrets in the bodies of those usually dismissed. Despite being surrounded by death, Rosewood is obsessed with life and it frustrates the cynical female detective he often works with, but she can’t argue with the results his perspective provides. Catch "Rosewood" Wednesdays at 8EST on Fox.
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ABC"Blood and Oil" (ABC): The biggest oil discovery in American history (bigger than Texas and as big as Saudi Arabia) has triggered a geopolitical shift and an economic boom in North Dakota on a scale not seen since the American 1849 Gold Rush. This series tracks the epic pilgrimage of a young, ambitious couple to the oil fields of the Bakken seeking their fortune and a better life — a classic tale with modern twists. As we follow their trials and tribulations in a modern day “Wild West”, they negotiate a colorful ensemble of roughnecks, grifters, oil barons, criminals, and fellow prospectors against a stark and beautiful backdrop. "Blood and Oil" airs Sundays at 9EST on ABC.
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ABC"The Player" (NBC): From the executive producers of "The Blacklist" and starring Wesley Snipes and Philip Winchester ("Strike Back," "Fringe") comes an action-packed Las Vegas thriller. A former military operative turned security expert is drawn into a high-stakes game where an organization of wealthy individuals gamble on his ability to stop some of the biggest crimes imaginable from playing out. "The Player" airs Thursdays at 10EST on NBC.
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NBC"Code Black"(CBS): Based on the award-winning documentary by Ryan McGarry, "Code Black" is a new medical drama that takes place in the busiest, most notorious ER in the nation. The staggering influx of patients can outweigh the limited resources available to the extraordinary doctors and nurses whose job is to treat them all – creating a condition known as Code Black. "Code Black" airs Wednesdays at 10EST on CBS.
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CBS"Angel From Hell" (CBS): A comedy about Amy (Jane Lynch), a colorful, brassy woman, who insinuates herself into Allison’s organized and seemingly perfect life, claiming to be her "guardian angel." "Angel from Hell" premieres November 5 on CBS.
CBS"Limitless" (CBS): Based on the feature film, the new drama follows Brian Finch, who discovers the brain-boosting power of the mysterious drug NZT, and is coerced by the FBI into using his extraordinary cognitive abilities to solve complex cases for them. Catch "Limitless" Tuesdays at 10EST on CBS.
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CW"Containment" (CW): “Containment” is set in the aftermath of a mysterious and deadly epidemic breaks out in Atlanta and stars David Gyasi, Christina Moses and Chris Wood.
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CW"Scream Queens" (Fox): The anthology series revolves around a college campus grappling with a series of murders and the sorority girls wrapped up in the chaos. Ryan Murphy, creator of "Glee" and "American Horror Story," writes and produces. "Scream Queens" airs Tuesdays at 9EST on Fox.
FOX"X-Files" (Fox): Gillian Anderson and Fox Mulder will reprise their roles as FBI agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder in this limited series follow-up to the hit 90's series. "The X-Files" premieres January 24 on Fox.
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NBC"You, Me, and the Apocalypse" (NBC): Rob Lowe leads a group of misfits to safety after news breaks that a comet is headed for earth in this apocalyptic comedy.
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NBC"Hot and Bothered" (NBC): Eva Longoria leads this comedy about the crazy mishaps behind the scenes of of telenovela.
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