ABC has given series orders to six new hourlong dramas for the 2015-2016 season.
First, there’s The Catch from executive producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder) and written by Jennifer Schuur (Hannibal). Mirielle Enos stars in the series as a fraud investigator whose fiance is pretty slippery himself.
Kings and Prophets, which THR’s contacts say is being eyed as a 15-episode order, is a story of faith, ambition and betrayal and stars Ray Winstone as a weary king. Bible-pushers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey are executive producers.
Wicked City is a crime anthology that was at one time known as L.A. Crime (to separate it from American Crime, right?). It takes place in the 1982 and explores a murder case tied to L.A.’s Sunset Strip.
FBI drama Quantico comes from Gossip Girl’s Josh Safran, and it’s described as an ensemble piece that follows recruits as they arrive at the base… and then one becomes the suspect in a deadly domestic terrorist attack.
Finally, The Show Formerly Known As Boom (title TBD) shows what happens when there’s a big oil discovery in North Dakota. And hey, speaking of Gossip Girl, Chace Crawford is in it!
