The Upfronts fun begins as FOX has announced several series pickups for the 2016-2017 TV season. They join the already-announced 24: Legacy and Star.
Here’s some of what’s coming:
Comedies
Making History stars Adam Pally, Leighton Meester, and Yassir Lester as three friends find a way to travel through time for truth, justice and riches, which complicates their lives in 2016. They visit some of the greatest moments of the past as they try to resolve their personal problems, while history and pop culture comically collide. Last Man on Earth’s Phil Lord & Chris Miller are Executive Producers with Julius Sharpe.
The Mick is a fish-out-of-water tale about a hard-living, foul-mouthed woman who moves to affluent Greenwich, CT, to raise the spoiled kids of her wealthy sister who has fled the country to avoid a federal indictment. She quickly learns what the rest of us already know: Other people’s children are awful. Kaitlin Olson, Sofia Black D’Elia, Carla Jimenez, Thomas Barbusca, and Jack Stanton star.
Dramas
A.P.B. from 20th Century Fox TV is about an enigmatic tech billionaire purchases a troubled police precinct in the wake of a loved one’s murder. Can this eccentric and enigmatic figure’s cutting edge approach fix the broken ways of these blue-blooded veterans? Justin Kirk, Natalie Martinez, Caitlin Stasey, Taylor Handley, and Eric Winter star.
FOX also has two movie adaptations. The Exorcist is a serialized psychological thriller following two very different men tackling one family’s case of horrifying demonic possession and confronting the face of true evil. Inspired by William Blatty’s original 1971 book. Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels, Geena Davis, Brianne Howey, Hannah Kasulka, and Kurt Egyiawan star.
Lethal Weapon, written by Chuck’s Matt Miller and directed by McG, will give us a new Murtaugh who can be too old for this… stuff. Texas cop and former Navy SEAL Martin Riggs suffers the loss of his wife and baby and he moves to Los Angeles to start anew. There, he gets partnered with LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh who, having recently suffered a “minor” heart attack, must avoid any stress in his life. Based on the movie franchise. Clayne Crawford, Damon Wayans Sr., Keesha Sharp, Jordana Brewster, Kevin Rahm, Chandler Kinney, and Johnathan Fernandez star.
Pitch is about a young female pitcher who defies the odds when she becomes the first woman to play in the major leagues. Kylie Bunbury, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Sarah Wayne Callies, Mo McRae, Meagan Holder, Tim Jo, Ali Larter, and Dan Lauria star.
Stay tuned to KSiteTV in the coming days for more Fall 2016 news! You can read our FOX fantasy/prediction schedule here. The actual schedule will be announced on Monday, May 16.
