Here Are The 25 New Shows Coming To TV In 2015
Mallory Schlossberg
Dec. 22, 2014, 8:58 AM
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It's winter, which means that it's time for midseason premieres.
Starting next year, we'll see the launch of a whole new crop of series, ranging from multiple crime shows to an experimental mini-series.
You'll see a bunch of familiar faces, including those of Felicity Huffman, Ryan Phillipe, Rainn Wilson, and Amanda Peet.
We'll even have the arrival of the heavily anticipated "Better Call Saul," a prequel to AMC's hit "Breaking Bad."
"Galavant" (ABC)
"Galavant" (ABC)
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Stars: Joshua Sasse ("Frankenstein's Army"), Timothy Omundson ("Psych")
Premiere date: Sunday, Jan. 4, at 8 p.m.
What it's about: ABC will test out a musical fairy-tale comedy following a knight's journey as he tries to rescue his true love from an evil king. The score is by "Beauty & The Beast" composer Alan Menken, and the lyrics are by Glenn Slater ("Tangled").
Watch the trailer here.
"Agent Carter" (ABC)
"Agent Carter" (ABC)
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Stars: Hayley Atwell ("Captain America: The Winter Soldier") James D'Arcy ("Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"), Chad Michael Murray ("One Tree Hill")
Premiere date: Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 9 p.m.
What it's about: Peggy Carter (Atwell) must lead a double life as an admin and as a secret agent. If the character sounds familiar, it's because Carter is from Marvel's "Captain America" series. The show is also connected to its lead-in, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Watch the trailer here.
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pire" (FOX)
Stars: Taraji
P. Henson ("Hustle and Flow"), Terrence Howard ("Hustle and Flow"),
Gabourey Sidibe ("Precious: Based on The Novel Push by Sapphire")
Premiere date: Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 9 p.m.
What it's about: This musical family drama follows
what happens when a hip-hop record company's charismatic CEO (Howard)
learns he has ALS. It will also be set to a hip-hop soundtrack.
Watch the trailer here.
"Togetherness" (HBO)
Stars: Amanda Peet ("Studio 60 on The Sunset Strip"), Mark Duplass ("Jeff, Who Lives at Home"), Melanie Lynskey ("Happy Christmas")
Premiere date: Sunday, Jan. 11, at 9:30 p.m.
What it's about: A Los Angeles couple (Duplass and
Lynskey), who seem to have their lives together, house one's sister and
her husband when they need a place to stay after they get evicted. Both
couples are forced to deal with the issues that come up in long-term
relationships. Witty banter, crying, and revelatory moments ensue.
Watch the trailer here.
"Man Seeking Woman" (FXX)
Stars: Jay Baruchel ("This Is The End")
Premiere date: Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 10 p.m.
What it's about: Josh Greenberg (Baruchel) is on a
desperate mission to find true, lasting love in this comedy based
on former "Saturday Night Live" writer Simon Rich's short-story
collection
"The Last Girlfriend on Earth."
Watch the trailer here.
"World's Funniest Fails" (FOX)
Stars: Terry Crews is the host of this reality show.
Premiere date: Friday, Jan. 16, at 8 p.m.
What it's about: Based on the
YouTube channel FailArmy,
a channel that compiles videos of face-plants and other "fails," this
show will feature comedians enjoying internet videos that depict funny
misfortunate events. Consider this Fox's attempt at updating the former
mainstay "America's Funniest Home Videos" for the YouTube generation.
"12 Monkeys" (Syfy)
Stars: Aaron Stanford ("Nikita"), Amanda Schull ("Pretty Little Liars")
Premiere date: Friday, Jan. 16, at 9 p.m.
What it's about: This post-apocalyptic drama
based on the 1995 movie will follow one man's journey as he comes back to the present day from the future to rid the earth of a deadly disease.
Watch the trailer here.
"The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" (Comedy Central)
Comedy Central/"The Daily Show"
Stars: Larry Wilmore ("The Daily Show")
Premiere date: Monday, Jan. 19, at 11:30 p.m.
What it's about: Larry Wilmore will take over "The Colbert Report" time slot, putting his own spin on a variety of issues.
Watch a promo here.
"Backstrom" (Fox)
Stars: Rainn Wilson ("The Office"), Dennis Haysbert ("24"),
Kristoffer Polaha ("Life Unexpected," "Ringer")
Premiere date: Thursday, Jan. 22, at 9 p.m.
What it's about: Based on Swedish author Leif G. W. Persson's book series, the crime-comedy series follows Detective Everett Backstrom (Wilson), who is excellent at his job even though he's an offensive, vulgar, and snarky guy.
Read more:
http://www.businessinsider.com/new-tv-shows-2015-2014-12?op=1#ixzz3OJaSS79v
llegiance" (NBC)
Stars: Gavin Stenhouse, Hope Davis, Scott Cohen
Premiere date: Thursday, Feb. 5, 10 p.m.
What it's about: CIA analyst Alex O'Connor
(Stenhouse) discovers that his parents (Davis and Cohen) were once
Russian spies. They have recently been re-enlisted to conduct a huge
terrorist operation.
"Better Call Saul" (AMC)
Stars: Bob Odenkirk ("Breaking Bad"), Michael McKean ("This Is Spinal Tap," "Laverne & Shirley") Jonathan Banks ("Breaking Bad")
Premiere date: Two-part premiere on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 10 p.m. and Monday, Feb. 9, at 10 p.m. (Future episodes will air Mondays at 10 p.m.)
What it's about: The heavily anticipated "Breaking
Bad" prequel will follow lawyer Saul Goodman (Odenkirk) six years before
he ever met Walter White.
Watch the trailer here.
"The Slap" (NBC)
Stars: Zachary Quinto ("Star Trek"), Thandie Newton ("E.R.") Uma Thurman ("Kill Bill")
Premiere date: Thursday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m.
What it's about: The eight-episode miniseries, based
on an Australian television series of the same name, follows what
happens after a man slaps a child who is not his own.
"Dig" (USA)
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Stars: Jason Isaacs ("Harry Potter" series, "Awake"), Anne Heche ("Men in Trees," "Hung"), Lauren Ambrose ("Six Feet Under")
Premiere date: Thursday, March 5, at 10 p.m.
What it's about: This mystery series follows Peter
Connelly (Isaacs), an FBI agent who takes a job in Jerusalem. Connelly
is there to solve the murder of an American, but he ends up entrenched
in a global mystery from 2,000 years earlier. Heche costars as his new
boss, who also happens to be his occasional paramour.
Watch the trailer here.
"American Crime" (ABC)
Stars: Felicity Huffman ("Desperate Housewives"), Timothy Hutton ("Ordinary People")
Premiere date: Thursday, March 5, at 10 p.m.
What it's about: A young California couple gets
attacked inside their home, causing tensions in the entire community to
arise. A racially charged trial emerges, further straining racial lines
in the town.
Watch the trailer here.
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