Here are over 50 new shows coming to TV next year

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Tom Hardy's coming to TV this spring.
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The first half of 2017 is already set with some highly-anticipated new shows.

From comic shows like "Marvel's Iron Fist" and "Legion" to revivals of old classics like "Twin Peaks" and "Prison Break," there is plenty to choose from. 

Here are the hottest new shows coming in the new year. We will be updating the list as more information becomes available. 

"The Mick" (Fox)

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Starring: Kaitlin Olson, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Thomas Barbusca, and Jack Stanton

Premiere: Sunday, January 1 at 8 p.m.

What it's about: Mackenzie (Olson), known as Mickey, assumes guardianship over her estranged sister's three kids after her and her billionaire husband flee the country to escape fraud charges.

"Ransom" (CBS)

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Starring: Luke Roberts, Sarah Greene, Brandon Jay McLaren, and Nazneen Contractor

Premiere: Sunday, January 1 at 8:30 p.m. (after football)

What it's about: Eric (Roberts) and his team travel the world as crisis negotiators to resolve kidnap and ransom cases.

"The New Celebrity Apprentice" (NBC)

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Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Tyra Banks 

Premiere: Monday, January 2 at 8 p.m. 

What it's about: Schwarzenegger takes over the boardroom from Donald Trump and moves the celebrity reality show to Los Angeles. 

"Beyond" (Freeform)

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Starring: Burkely Duffield, Michael McGrady, Dilan Gwyn, and Jordan Calloway

Premiere: Monday, January 2 at 9 p.m.

What it's about: Holden (Duffield) wakes up after 12 years in a coma with special abilities and must learn to navigate the world while discovering why his life has changed.

"The Wall" (NBC)

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Starring: Chris Hardwick

Premiere: Tuesday, January 3 at 8 p.m.

What it's about: Teammates work together to earn millions of dollars playing on a wall where every correct answer drops a ball that can lead to more money. Every wrong answer leads to a deduction. 

"Star" (Fox)

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Starring: Queen Latifah, Benjamin Bratt, Jude Demorest, Ryan Destiny, and Brittany O'Grady 

Premiere: Wednesday, January 4 at 9 p.m. 

What it's about: Three girls embark on a journey to follow their dreams of becoming superstars, but the reality isn't what they expect. 

"Emerald City" (NBC)

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Starring: Adria Arjona, Vincent D'Onofrio, Mido Hamada, Ana Ularu, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Premiere: Friday, January 6 at 9 p.m. 

What it's about: In a reimagined Oz, Dorothy (Arjona) lands in a world where magic has been outlawed by an all-powerful ruler (D'Onofrio). 

"One Day at a Time" (Netflix)

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Starring: Justina Machado and Rita Moreno 

Premiere: Friday, January 6

What it's about: A recently separated former military mom (Machado) is adjusting to the single life while raising her two kids and dealing with assistance from her Cuban-American mom (Moreno).

"Taboo" (FX)

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Starring: Tom Hardy, Oona Chaplin, Michael Kelly, Jonathan Pryce, and David Hayman

Premiere: Tuesday, January 10 at 10 p.m.

What it's about: James Kexiah Delaney (Hardy) returns to a changed London in 1814 having been presumed dead after a journey in Africa. He's poised to inherit his father's shipping empire, but not without enemies and betrayal. 

"Jeff and Some Aliens" (Comedy Central)

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Starring: Brett Gelman and Alessandro Minoli

Premiere: Wednesday, January 11 at 10:30 p.m.

What it's about: Three aliens are sent to Earth to examine humans and land with Jeff, a super average dude who lives in a one-bedroom apartment and must deal with the annoying aliens. 

"Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian" (E!)

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Starring: Khloé Kardashian

Premiere: Thursday, January 12 at 8 p.m.

What it's about: Khloé is helping others get fit and transform their lives so that they can ignore the haters and negativity in life. 

"My Kitchen Rules" (FOX)

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Starring: Lance Bass, Naomi Judd, Brandy and Ray J, Curtis Stone, and Cat Cora

Premiere: Thursday, January 12 at 9 p.m.

What it's about: This reality show pits celeb duos against each other in a cooking competition where they will host dinner parties and have to impress the fellow celebs and professional judges. 

"A Series of Unfortunate Events" (Netflix)

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Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Joan Cusack, Patrick Warburton, Malina Weissman, and Louis Hynes

Premiere: Friday, January 13

What it's about: Based on the series by Lemony Snicket, three kids are thrust under the care of an evil guardian after the untimely death of their parents. In the process, they must outsmart him and his various schemes. 

"The Investigator: A British Crime Story" (Netflix)

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Premiere: Friday, January 13

What it's about: This true crime series reopens the case of Carole Packman, a woman who vanished in 1985 and whose husband was convicted of her murder.

"Sneaky Pete" (Amazon)

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Starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Bryan Cranston, Michael Drayer, Karolina Wydra, and Margo Martindale

Premiere: Friday, January 13

What it's about: A con man (Ribisi) assumes the identity of his prison cellmate in an effort to hide from a gangster (Cranston), but he is thrown into a whole new world as he reunites with his cellmate's family. 

"Victoria" (PBS)


Starring: Jenna Coleman, Rufus Sewell, and Tom Hughes

Premiere: Sunday, January 15 at 9 p.m. 

What it's about: The series follows Victoria (Coleman) as she is crowned Queen, as well as her marriage to Prince Albert (Hughes). 

"The Young Pope" (HBO)

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Starring: Jude Law and Diane Keaton

Premiere: Sunday, January 15 at 9 p.m.

What it's about: Lenny Belardo (Law) is the first American Pope in history, but his contradictory nature leads him to differ from the Cardinals and those in the Vatican. 

"Throwing Shade" (TV Land)

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Starring: Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi

Premiere: Tuesday, January 17 at 10:30 p.m.

What it's about: Gibson and Safi bring their podcast about politics and pop culture to a late-night comedy show.

"Six" (History)

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Starring: Walton Goggins, Barry Sloane, Kyle Schmid, and Juan Pablo Raba

Premiere: Wednesday, January 18 at 10 p.m.

What it's about: Members of Navy SEAL Team Six are on a mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan when they learn that a US citizen has been helping the terrorists. 

"Frontier" (Netflix)

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Starring: Jason Momoa, Landon Liboiron, Zoe Boyle, Christian McKay, and Evan Jonigkeit

Premiere: Friday, January 20

What it's about: Told from different perspectives, this series explores the danger behind trying to control wealth and power during the fur trade of the late 18th century.

"Hunted" (CBS)

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Premiere: Sunday, January 22 at 10 p.m.

What it's about: Nine duos attempt to disappear in today's world while investigators attempt to catch them within 28 days. If the duo stays hidden, they win $250,000. 

"Riverdale" (The CW)

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Starring: KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, and Ashleigh Murray 

Premiere: Thursday, January 26 at 9 p.m. 

What it's about: Based on the characters of the "Archie" comics, the series follows Archie (Apa) and his friends as a new school year begins in Riverdale, and the teens must deal with the death of a fellow high schooler. 

"Z: The Beginning of Everything" (Amazon)

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Starring: Christina Ricci, David Hoflin, and David Strathairn

Premiere: Friday, January 27

What it's about: This biographical series tells the life and story of Zelda Fitzgerald (Ricci) starting right before she met F. Scott Fitzgerald.  

"Powerless" (NBC)

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Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Alan Tudyk, Danny Pudi, Christina Kirk, and Ron Funches

Premiere: Thursday, February 2 at 8:30 p.m. 

What it's about: Emily (Hudgens) is the director of research and development at Wayne Enterprises and must come up with products that make normal humans feel safer in a world of superheroes and villains. 

"Training Day" (CBS)

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Starring: Bill Paxton, Justin Cornwell, Katrina Law, Drew Van Acker, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Premiere: Thursday, February 2 at 10 p.m.

What it's about: This crime drama takes place 15 years after the events of the movie of the same name and centers around Kyle Craig (Cornwell), a young officer who goes undercover as a trainee to spy on Frank Rourke (Paxton), a hardened LAPD detective. 

"Santa Clarita Diet" (Netflix)

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Starring: Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson, and Skyler Gisondo

Premiere: Friday, February 3

What it's about: Husband and wife Joel (Olyphant) and Sheila (Barrymore) live in Santa Clarita with their daughter when Sheila goes through a dramatic life change. 

"24 Legacy" (FOX)

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Starring: Corey Hawkins, Miranda Otto, and Jimmy Smits

Premiere: Sunday, February 5 at 10 p.m.

What it's about: "24" is back with an all-new cast racing against the clock to stop a terrorist attack. 

"APB" (Fox)

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Starring: Justin Kirk, Natalie Martinez, Taylor Handley, and Nestor Serrano

Premiere: Monday, February 6 at 9 p.m.

What it's about: An engineer converts Chicago's 13th District into a private police force and challenges them to rethink the way they fight crime. 

"Imposters" (Bravo)

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Starring: Inbar Lavi, Rob Heaps, Parker Young, Marianne Rendón, and Stephen Bishop

Premiere: Tuesday, February 7 at 10 p.m.

What it's about: Maddie (Lavi) is a con artist who robs her victims of everything, but three of her victims team up to take her down.

"Detroiters" (Comedy Central)

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Starring: Sam Richardson and Tim Robinson 

Premiere: Tuesday, February 7 at 10:30 p.m.

What it's about: Richardson and Robinson are real-life best friends from Detroit who are starring together in this comedy as ad men in the city. 

"So Cosmo" (E!)

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Premiere: Wednesday, February 8 at 8 p.m.

What it's about: This series offers a behind-the-scenes look at how magazine and media brand Cosmopolitan comes together. 

"Legion" (FX)


Starring: Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Jean Smart, Aubrey Plaza, Jermaine Clement, and Bill Irwin

Premiere: Wednesday, February 8 at 10 p.m.

What it's about: David Haller, the mutant son of Charles Xavier, was diagnosed with schizophrenia at a young age and spends much of his time in psychiatric hospitals, but now in his 30s, he realizes that there might be more to him than what he thought. 

"Doubt" (CBS)

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Starring: Katherine Heigl, Dulé Hill, Elliot Gould, Laverne Cox, and Steven Pasquale

Premiere: Wednesday, February 15 at 10 p.m.

What it's about: Sadie Ellis (Heigl) is an attorney who begins to fall for her client, a pediatric surgeon accused of killing his girlfriend 24 years ago. 

"Big Little Lies" (HBO)

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Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsgard, Laura Dern, Adam Scott, Zoe Kravitz, James Tupper, and Jeffrey Nordling

Premiere: Sunday, February 19 at 9 p.m.

What it's about: Based on Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name, this darkly humorous drama follows three mothers of first-graders (Witherspoon, Kidman, and Woodley) whose lives begin to unravel when a murder takes place. 

"Crashing" (HBO)

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Starring: Pete Holmes, Artie Lange, Lauren Lapkus, and TJ Miller

Premiere: Sunday, February 19 at 10:30 p.m.

What it's about: A stand-up comic (Holmes) discovers that his wife is cheating and has to rethink his life. 

"The Good Fight" (CBS All Access)

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Starring: Christine Baranski, Cush Jumbo, Rose Leslie, Delroy Lindo, Sarah Steele, Paul Guilfoyle, Bernadette Peters, and Erica Tazel 

Premiere: Sunday, February 19

What it's about: Taking place a year after "The Good Wife," the series follows a young lawyer named Maia (Leslie) whose reputation is ruined after a financial scam.Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) is also affected by the scam and they are forced out of Lockhart and Lee to another law firm.  

"The Blacklist: Redemption" (NBC)

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Starring: Ryan Eggold, Famke Janssen, Edi Gathegi, Tawny Cypress, and Adrian Martinez 

Premiere: Thursday, February 23 at 10 p.m. 

What it's about: This "Blacklist" spinoff features the elusive criminals from Red's list who come together to form a mercenary team and seek redemption for their past crimes. 

"When We Rise" (ABC)

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Starring: Guy Pearce, Mary-Lousie Parker, Carrie Preston, Kevin McHale, Whoopi Goldberg, Rafael de la Fuente, and Rosie O'Donnell

Premiere: Monday, February 27 at 9 p.m.

What it's about: The miniseries chronicles the real lives and struggles of LGBT men and women who pioneered the movement and fought for LGBT rights. 

"Taken" (NBC)

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Starring: Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals, and Jose Pablo Cantillo 

Premiere: Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m.

What it's about: This is the origin story of a young Green Beret Bryan Mills (from the "Taken" films) who is pulled into a career as a CIA operative while overcoming a personal incident and trying to exact revenge.

"Making History" (Fox)

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Starring: Adam Pally, Leighton Meester, Yassir Lester, John Gemberling, and Neil Casey

Premiere: Sunday, March 5 at 8:30 p.m.

What it's about: Dan (Pally) can travel back in time and has gone back and fallen in love with Paul Revere's daughter (Meester). Their relationship may affect the Revolutionary War, so he gets help from a history professor (Lester) to try and fix what he's done. 


"Chicago Justice" (NBC)

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Starring: Philip Winchester, Carl Weathers, Monica Barbaro, Joelle Carter, and Jon Seda

Premiere: Sunday, March 5 at 9 p.m. 

What it's about: Peter Stone (Winchester) is a prosecutor and son of DA Ben Stone (from "Law and Order"). Mark Jefferies (Weathers) is a state attorney. The men don't see always see eye-to-eye, but with their team, they serve justice in Chicago.

"Time After Time" (ABC)

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Starring: Freddie Stroma, Josh Bowman, Genesis Rodriguez, Will Chase, and Nicole Ari Parker

Premiere: Sunday, March 5 at 9 p.m.

What it's about: This time-travel drama takes science fiction writer H.G. Wells to modern day Manhattan as he pursues infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper. 

"Feud: Bette and Joan" (FX)

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The show's two leads: Jessica Lange (L) and Susan Sarandon.
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Starring: Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon, Alfred Molina, Stanley Tucci, and Alison Wright

Premiere: Sunday, March 5 at 10 p.m.

What it's about: This series tells the story of the rivalry between actress Joan Crawford (Lange) and Bette Davis (Sarandon) and highlights the sexism and ageism the two experienced in their careers. 


"Trial & Error" (NBC)

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Starring: Nicholas D'Agosto, John Lithgow, Steven Boyer, Sherri Shepherd, Jayma Mays, and Krysta Rodriguez 

Premiere: Tuesday, March 7 at 9:30 p.m.

What it's about: This comedy follows NY lawyer John Segal (D'Agosto) as he heads to a Southern town to defend a poetry professor (Lithgow) accused of murdering his wife. 

"Kicking and Screaming" (Fox)

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Starring: Hannah Simone

Premiere: Thursday, March 9 at 9 p.m.

What it's about: Simone ("New Girl") hosts this competition series that pairs ten expert survivalists with pampered folk who aren't ready to rough it out. 

"Marvel's Iron Fist" (Netflix)

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Premiere: Friday, March 17

What it's about: After being presumed dead, Danny Rand (Jones) returns to New York to fight for his family's legacy against the corruption and crime in the city. 

"Shots Fired" (Fox)

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Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Stephan James, Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss, and Stephen Moyer

Premiere: Wednesday, March 22 at 8 p.m.

What it's about: Two racially charged shootings in a Southern town occur — an African-American Sheriff's deputy kills an unarmed white student and a murder of an African-American teen gains attention — and investigators from the Department of Justice learn that there may be a cover up. 


"Imaginary Mary" (ABC)

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Starring: Jenna Elfman, Rachel Dratch, and Stephen Schneider

Premiere: Wednesday, March 29 at 8:30 p.m.

What it's about: Alice (Elfman) meets the man of her dreams, except he has three kids, and to deal with the change in her life, her crazy imaginary friend from childhood reappears. 

"Harlots" (Hulu)


Starring: Samantha Morton, Lesley Manville, and Jessica Brown Findlay

Premiere: Wednesday, March 29

What it's about: Based on real women from 18th century London, this drama centers on Margaret Wells (Morton), a mother and brothel owner, and her daughters. 

March: "The Arrangement" (E!)

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Starring: Josh Henderson, Christine Evangelista, and Michael Vartan

Premiere: March 2017

What it's about: Megan (Evangelista) lands a role in a movie with a huge action star (Henderson) and subsequently a date with him. However, he offers her a life-changing contract. 

"Prison Break" (Fox)

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Starring: Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, and Sarah Wayne Callies

Premiere: Tuesday, April 4 at 9 p.m.

What it's about: The original stars from the show are back in the all-new event series. Disregarding the straight-to-video movie that wrapped up the show, Michael (Miller) is thought to be alive, and Lincoln (Purcell) and Sara (Callies) reuniting to come up with the biggest escape plan ever. 

"Guerrilla" (Showtime)


Starring: Frieda Pinto, Babou Ceesay, and Idris Elba

Premiere: Sunday, April 16 at 9 p.m.

What it's about: This love story takes place in the UK in the 1970s and follows a couple who free a political prison and create a radical underground group fighting for black rights.


"Famous in Love" (Freeform)

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Starring: Bella Thorne, Carter Jenkins, Keith Powers, and Charles DePew

Premiere: Tuesday, April 18 at 9 p.m.

What it's about: Paige's (Thorne) life changes when she's cast in a Hollywood movie, but instead of just dealing with her new stardom, she also gets wrapped up in a mystery of a missing popstar. 

"Great News" (NBC)

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Starring: Briga Heelan, Andrea Martin, John Michael Higgins, and Nicole Richie

Premiere: Tuesday, April 25 at 9 p.m.

What it's about: Kate (Heelan) is a news producer for a cable show when her mother (Martin) lands an internship at her show. 


"The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)

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Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Samira Wiley, Ann Dowd, and Joseph Fiennes 

Premiere: Wednesday, April 26 

What it's about: Adapted from the novel of the same name, this series takes place in the dystopian world of Gilead, what formed from the United States, and follows the Handmaids in the world — the only fertile women who are forced into sexual servitude. 

"Twin Peaks" (Showtime)

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Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, David Duchovny, David Patrick Kelly, Alicia Witt, Laura Dern, David Lynch, and Naomi Watts

Premiere: Sunday, May 21 at 9 p.m.

What it's about: "Twin Peaks" is returning to serve up more mysteries in the fictional Washington town.

"Dark Angel" (PBS)

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Starring: Joanne Froggatt, Alun Armstrong, Thomas Howes, and Jonas Armstrong

Premiere: Sunday, May 21 at 9 p.m.

What it's about: Mary Ann Cotton (Froggatt) grew up in poverty in England in the 1800s and became one of the most notorious serial killers of the time. 

"Star Trek: Discovery" (CBS All Access)

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Starring: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, and Michelle Yeoh

Premiere: May 2017

What it's about: After 50 years, "Star Trek" is back with a new cast and new missions.

"American Gods" (Starz)

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Starring: Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Cloris Leachman, Gillian Anderson, Dane Cook, and Kristin Chenoweth

Premiere: Spring 2017

What it's about: This series follows Shadow Moon, a man serving time for assault who is released early from prison after his wife is killed. After meeting the god Odin, he is drawn across the country in an effort to gather all of the gods that have incorporated themselves into the normal world. 

"Midnight, Texas" (NBC)

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Starring: François Arnaud, Dylan Bruce, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Arielle Kebbel, Sarah Ramos, Peter Mensah, Yul Vazquez, and Sean Bridgers

Premiere: Spring 2017

What it's about: This remote town is a safe haven for non-humans — vampires, witches, etc. — but when cops and outside members enter, they have to band together to keep themselves safe from the humans.


"Marlon" (NBC)

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Premiere: Spring 2017

What it's about: Marlon is committed to raising his two kids with his ex-wife and hysterics ensue. 

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