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- DirectorJames WiddoesStarsJennifer Love HewittChristine BaranskiTom BradyRiley Reed (Hewitt) is an up-and-coming sports producer and single mom who unwillingly gets thrusted into the spotlight when she becomes an on-camera reporter for ESPN.
- DirectorMatt LipseyStarsKim CattrallMike WozniakCariad LloydRuby Robinson is a silent comedy starring Kim Cattrall. Ruby (Kim Cattrall) lives in a huge, isolated and dilapidated house with a troupe of unusual acrobat helpers that she takes for granted. She yearns for the company of her nephew and his family, but a visit from them spells trouble for Ruby. She learns to appreciate that the people who truly love her are right under her nose.
- DirectorBryan SingerStarsJerry O'ConnellPortia de RossiCharity WakefieldGrandpa Sam Dracula is essentially Dracula who assembled Herman because no man was good enough for his daughter Lily, a sexy vampiress. Lily's niece Marilyn the freak is actually normal and Lily and Herman's only child, Eddie, has his werewolf tendencies surface in puberty, forcing the family to relocate to their famous 1313 Mockingbird Lane address.
- DirectorJeffrey ReinerStarsPedro PascalAdrianne PalickiElizabeth HurleyIt's the modern day, and being Wonder Woman is complicated. Diana is leading a triple life - running a large corporation out of costume and fighting crime in costume in one identity.
- DirectorMark TinkerStarsPierce BrosnanJennifer Love Hewitt
- CreatorWill McRobbStarsElliott SmithBrooke MarkhamBeth LackeWhen small-town kid, Mayo Davis, moved to Los Angeles, he knew helping his mom run a motel would be exciting. What he didn't know was how lonely he would be. So when a mysterious girl drives by on a parade float and waves at Mayo, he embarks on an epic and surreal quest to find her, only to discover that he has to make a choice between making a friend and making a stand.
- CreatorTimothy McKeonKevin SecciaStarsTeo BrionesLexi UnderwoodAshlyn Faith WilliamsA sci-fi action comedy about middle-schooler Will, who is visited by a time-traveling, rebel warrior named Athena. Athena shocks Will when she tells him that he grows up to destroy the world.
- DirectorJonathan JudgeStarsMia Sinclair JennessCaleel HarrisGriffin KunitzThree friends host a secret underground podcast exploring paranormal sightings in their tiny town of Wildwood, Oregon. Together, Piper, Curtis and Ira try to prove the existence of aliens and can't help but become personally involved with the cases of people who call into their show.
- CreatorPaul UrcioliStarsJen LivBen MorrisonEmily Peck
- DirectorS.J. ClarksonStarsNaomi WattsAlex SharpJamie Campbell BowerPlot unknown. Prequel to 'Game of Thrones' set 5,000 years before the events depicted in the series, centering on an unconstructed era in a land divided into a hundred kingdoms.
- DirectorVincenzo NataliStarsKevin BaconFred WardHunter ParrishA television reboot of the film 'Tremors' in which a small town is gripped with fear over giant underground worms living beneath them.
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsApril BowlbyChristine LahtiPeyton ListTwo cops patrol the Boston working-class neighborhoods they grew up in. TV show based on characters in the Dennis Lehane novel, 'Gone Baby Gone.'
- DirectorGail MancusoStarsSabrina CarpenterEmily PetersonDan BucatinskyTwo hopeless romantics, Riley and Kyle, are at crossroads in their separate lives and are close to settling for the wrong partner, unaware that they live only blocks apart and could be each other's soulmates.
- StarsErin DarkeAvi NashSean KleierWhen a successful executive is unjustly fired from her job as video game designer she decides to turn the Industry in its ear by finding work with a new identity.
- DirectorRosemary RodriguezStarsVing RhamesSarah DrewMichelle HurdTwo female police detectives and friends keep the streets of Los Angeles safe.
- DirectorJim Field SmithStarsBen SchwartzJillian BellAnnie ChangA pair of office workers have their humdrum lives turned upside-down when a random phone call pits them in an epic case of mistaken identity. U.S. version of the British comedy series 'The Wrong Mans'.
- DirectorJames BurrowsStarsRebecca MaderBrandon Mychal SmithEmma ShannonA pair of young friends who've known each other since they were foster children try to make their way through adulthood in New York City.
- DirectorJames BurrowsStarsD.L. HughleyAdhir KalyanJohn C. McGinleyAn emotionally guarded African-American cop gets partnered with an emotionally available Pakistani cop and they are forced to find a way to connect as they patrol a Detroit neighborhood.
- DirectorJames BurrowsStarsKatherine HeiglMalcolm BarrettGinger GonzagaA couple tries to raise their kids without the influence of their crazy in-laws and siblings.
- TV MovieDirectorVictoria MahoneyStarsJennifer MorrisonDavid AjalaSarayu BlueWhen a scandal rocks the medical practice she runs with her husband and their friends, a surgeon rises to the occasion and takes the lead in trying to mend both the practice and her own marriage.
- DirectorMarc WebbStarsDaniel IngsSarah DrewKarin KonovalIt centers on a small New Hampshire town that is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation.
- DirectorPatricia RiggenStarsSophia BushCatalina Sandino MorenoMatthew ModineAn NSA agent is forced to chose between protecting the government's secrets and her own.
- CreatorZach BellissimoTara BillingerStarsElizabeth DailyDanny CookseyAmber MidthunderTwo misfits, Snag and Rawhide are chosen as the new sheriffs in a strange town adrift in an ever-moving dust cloud. Long Gone Gulch holds the inhabitants of myths, urban legends, and folklore from around the world. The pair trying to keep the peace travel through Long Gone Gulch and experience many different adventures along the way.
- StarsPhil LaMarrMindy SterlingSamm LevineA self-absorbed but lovable 50-year-old famous voice over actress struggles to find true love and relevancy in the unforgiving world of Hollywood.
- DirectorMark RomanekStarsSarah BolgerMark PellegrinoMiranda OttoAn adventure story centered around three children who become the caretakers of a New England mansion that is home to a bevy of secrets and magic.
- DirectorParis BarclayStarsNoah WyleStephanie SzostakKristin ChenowethA whistle-blower at an American security organization embarks on a new career at a Boston law firm.
- DirectorAlan ShearmanStarsFred WillardLarry HankinHoward HessemanA Detective Comedy starring Larry Hankin: In each episode a homeless window washer (Hankin) seeks to protect and/or solve crimes against friends and tourists around the boardwalk of Venice Beach California.
- DirectorDaniel CarreyAndrew CeglioStarsSherry HurseyRussell LyonsLizzi JonesMusical fun in an enchanted lighthouse.
- DirectorDaniel CarreyAndrew CeglioStarsMaxwell GrossJordyn CuretSherry HurseyWhen two curious members of Lilly's crew discover "The Big Book of Little Adventures" in the lighthouse basement, the adventure begins.
- StarsKaren GillanJon BassJillian BellA comedic sci-fi anthology series exploring personal anxieties. In episode 1, eureka!, a chronic procrastinator meets an otherworldly being responsible for giving humanity its great ideas.
- DirectorDon ScardinoStarsPete DavidsonJustin LongNick FrostA self-destructive attorney is issued a a court-appointed "sober companion" to make sure he stays clean.
- CreatorJames AcasterStarsVivienne AcheampongKae AlexanderKenneth CollardWilliam dreamed of doing jury duty his whole life. He's always known he was destined to be a juror, but he never imagined that when the day finally came he'd land the mother of all jury gigs: an actual murder trial.
- DirectorSandy JohnsonStarsKerry HowardDebra StephensonTony GardnerSet in the late 1950s, a young Hyacinth will be seen desperately trying to force her family to climb the social ladder.
- DirectorKate DennisStarsNeve CampbellAlexa MansourSteven PasqualeA sheriff detective in the small town of Avalon on Catalina Island is drawn into a career-defining mystery.
- DirectorCharles McDougallStarsBilly BurkeAbigail SpencerJoey KingStrange things are afoot at a local suburban neighborhood watch group.
- DirectorBrian HillLucy KirkwoodStarsHayley SquiresZawe AshtonDaniel MaysTwo women, both named Mary, meet at a police station in the aftermath of their respective sexual assaults. Guiding them through this world is PC Moody and his colleague PC Eddowes.
- StarsSarah LevyCarra PattersonPaola LázaroAn eclectic woman runs an auto repair shop where all of the mechanics are women.
- StarsRaSandra DanielsMykelti WilliamsonRamón RodríguezA murder investigation is told through the perspective of each different person involved.
- CreatorColin Kane HealeyStarsEleanore PientaSherilyn FennRay WiseFollows a notorious psychic scammer on the dirty road she takes to riches.
- CreatorDavid ChidlowStarsJenna ColemanFollows the women who worked in Winston Churchill's secret bunker in Whitehall, central London.
- StarsTerry CrewsRob CorddryGlynn TurmanIt follows Joe and his wife Marcy, a young, hip, urban parents willing to sacrifice for their children and have fun along the way.
- DirectorRoger KumbleStarsSarah Michelle GellarPeter GallagherTaylor Zakhar PerezFifteen years after the death of her brother, villainous Kathryn Merteuil seeks to manipulate her nephew, Bash, and gain control of the family business Valmont International.
- StarsKimee BalmileroRory O'MalleyTess ParasFollows Josep, a Filipino American nurse that besides being a hard worker, has to deal with dating, fatherhood and his mother moving it with him.
- StarsSendhil RamamurthyJohnny SimmonsRachel HilsonFollow five therapists in Philadelphia that fight to find unique ways to solve problems in their patients' lives while grappling with their own.
- CreatorJ.J. AbramsStarsDanielle DeadwylerElliot VillarThe world battles against a monstrous, oppressive force.
- DirectorTony YacendaStarsDaniella PinedaDevon BostickGuy BurnetA high society young woman travels out west in search of a husband only to discover that she has been catfished by a teenage boy. Now stranded, Polly, must find their place in this ever-changing new world.
- DirectorAdam BernsteinStarsGillian VigmanJohn StamosDominic BurgessSadie Sparrow is a rising pop star in the mid-20th century, following the unexpected journey as she finally decides to embrace herself and the fact that her heart inevitably wants what it wants.
- StarsPatricia BelcherTelma HopkinsRichard T. JonesA look at friendship and dating from the perspective of three young Black males born and raised in the gentrifying L.A. suburb of Inglewood. They struggle to balance fatherhood, ambition and loyalty, questioning if they are growing apart.
- An architect works to build up the 1893 World's Fair, while the serial killer H. H. Holmes uses the fair to attract and kill women.
- DirectorEva LongoriaStarsPeyton ListBrooke ShieldsJohn BarrowmanIt centers around a gender non-conforming recent high school graduate who lands the gig of a lifetime interning at a cosmetics company whose products they panned on YouTube.
- DirectorEli CraigStarsKirk WardTyler RossMaiara WalshFour survivors are killin' zombies and searching for a place to call home. At least they have each other.
- DirectorTed WassStarsChristopher LloydWendi McLendon-CoveyJohn LeguizamoThe misadventures of two streetwise brothers and their aging grandfather as they concoct outrageous, morally questionable get-rich-quick schemes in their quest to become millionaires.
- DirectorJaneen TalbottStarsGail BeanBianca BethuneDaniel AugustinThe plot follows Qaseem, a quintessential Black millennial who recently experienced a break-up. He meets up with his friends at a sophisticated lounge and is captivated and instantly allured by Robyn, a wine connoisseur and soul collector. After inviting her to his home for a little rendezvous, the night quickly takes a chilling turn when Robyn's "cold-nature" unearths and she takes one of his hoodies without his permission. A fresh, modern take on the succubus folklore merged with an inside joke in Black culture, Robyn Hood is a fun and frightful horror-comedy series detailing the saga of a sensual and alluring Robyn, a dame who finds comfort in stealing men's hoodies for something more sinister.
- DirectorArbel KodeshStarsSusie AbromeitFrançois ArnaudChris Blim
- StarsLucy PearmanAnna Calder-MarshallHarry PeacockA normal girl trapped in a mundane and claustrophobic life as her grandmother's only carer starts to develop mysterious and unexplainable powers.
- DirectorRhys ThomasStarsAllison TolmanRafe SpallJohn SlatterySet in the futuristic world where Kansas City is divided by a wall into separate cities.
- StarsWesam KeeshReid ScottJanina GavankarA team of investigators who solve the highest-profile crimes by sending heroes into the past in the body of the victim. They assume the victim's identity and must race against time to prevent the crime before it happens.
- StarsBrenda GilhoolyJack DeeMichelle CollinsThe Mayoress is set in the fictional borough of Mansford, merrily satirizing the insular mentality of middle England, local politics, daft bureaucracy and the deluded nature of small time power.
- CreatorGreg DaviesStephen MorrisonStarsMiranda RaisonClive BruntDanny KirranePsychotherapist Michael Leer, a likable eccentric and one of life's listeners But unbeknownst to them, Michael's clients are sharing their innermost secrets and fears with a fantasist who will no longer sit in the shadows.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsTony ShalhoubAllison JanneyAya CashA traditional Jewish family and their Shabbat dinners.
- DirectorTony DowStarsLolly AdefopeAde AdepitanLuke BellTeenagers Amy and Andy make a pact that if they're both still single at 35 they'll marry each other. Twenty years later they've drifted apart, but when they bump into each other again it's life-changing for both of them.
- DirectorChristopher GuestStarsCarrie AizleyPriya AyyarAlex BorsteinA put-upon member of Congress is harassed by inept politicians. Based on the BBC series, "The Thick of It."
- DirectorHal CooperStarsHarvey KormanBetty WhiteFrank LaLoggiaIn this pilot, cynical hotelier Henry Snavely is faced with the threat of hotel inspectors.
- DirectorJames BurrowsStarsKathryn HahnKristen JohnstonZosia MametAmerican adaptation of the classic British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.
- DirectorMichael FrescoStarsJustine LupeRupert GrintStephen FryCenters on Clyde, a meek, unassuming fast food worker who decides to become a super hero.
- DirectorRuben FleischerStarsMiranda CosgroveBrett GoldsteinDonald FaisonA workplace comedy that centers on a working class genius and his struggles to fit in with an established team, all made more difficult when their job is building a rocket to Mars.
- DirectorBen StillerStarsJack BlackOwen WilsonRon SilverAstronaut on the run with special powers and his talking motorcycle must deal with a malevolent artificial life form that's possessing people and turning them into dust, as well as NASA's hitman and real life actor Ron Silver.
- DirectorNicholas StollerStarsBrie LarsonRandall ParkMichael AngaranoAbout a guy who gets his heart broken by his girlfriend and now has to work one cubicle away from her at an ad agency.
- DirectorRick RosenthalStarsJulia CampbellCatherine Mary StewartAlly WalkerAn unsold TV series pilot about three single witches living together who try to conjure up their idea of the "perfect man". One day, their wish comes true when a seemingly perfect man named Darryl Van Horne moves into town and sweeps them off their feet by making all their dreams come true. However, they soon realize that "perfect" isn't exactly the best word to describe their devilish new man after strange and unexplainable incidents begin occurring. The pilot was inspired by both John Updike's original novel and the 1987 movie that followed.
- DirectorStephen CraggStarsLisseth ChavezTerry O'QuinnChristine LahtiAn established New York litigator is put on trial, but his daughter, a federal prosecutor struggles to choose which side to take.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsRobbie AmellZoey DeutchArielle KebbelA stranger arrives in the small town of Hallelujah, Tenn., which is being torn apart by the forces of good and evil.
- DirectorBruce LeddyStarsLaura CilevitzJet EvelethEmma Hunter
- DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsJason O'MaraAmy CarlsonJoel de la FuenteA New York cop suffers from insomnia.
- DirectorJohn DahlStarsVanessa FerlitoAlexandra BreckenridgeLaura WigginsAbout two smart young female detectives on Chicago's North Side who are best friends, equally adept at discussing fashion, music, pop culture as they are solving homicides.
- DirectorJames StrongStarsSarah ShahiAnthony EdwardsVanessa FerlitoNancy is now a detective for the NYPD where she investigates and solves crimes using her uncanny observational skills, all while navigating the complexities of life in a modern world.
- DirectorNeil BurgerStarsEve HarlowArchie PanjabiMadelyn ClineA single murder trial as seen through the eyes of the individual jurors, exploring the biases and experiences that influence the jurors' judgment, and how their preconceptions change along the way.
- DirectorKevin BrayStarsWesam KeeshPeter FacinelliKim RaverMedical mystery based on the best-selling novel of the same name.
- DirectorScott EllisStarsSebastian ManiscalcoTony DanzaEssam FerrisChronicles Sebastian's old-school values, instilled by his opinionated Italian father, which are constantly put to the test by his new wife, her family, and the absurdities of the modern world.
- DirectorJason EnslerStarsSofia PernasLaura BrentYani GellmanIn 1880, a young woman in search of her missing father travels to Transylvania where she teams up with a wrongfully disgraced Scotland Yard Detective and together they witness the births of the most famous monsters and villains in history.
- StarsChelsey ReistLynda BoydRebecca BreedsA legal soap about 28-yr-old Miranda Coale, who six years after a sex scandal upended her life, gets a shot at redemption when she's hired by a group of millennials living and lawyer-ing together in a start-up law firm.
- DirectorTim StoryStarsSarah AtwoodJohn BainDougie BaldwinTwo forty-something parents who were wild and reckless teenager now face their worst nightmare - raising three teenagers of their own.
- DirectorJason WinerStarsNasim PedradPaul ChahidiMatthew JostenA 14-year-old boy in the throes of adolescence is tasked with being the man of the house which leaves him with all the responsibilities of being an adult without any of the perks. The 2016 Fox pilot of the show that was eventually re-developed for TBS.
- DirectorTodd HollandStarsPoppy MontgomeryPatrick BrammallKatey SagalA wife and mother who learns that she was adopted and that her birth parents are a flamboyant but loving family of drag-racers.
- DirectorJeremy PodeswaStarsAnna PaquinPenelope Ann MillerT.R. KnightA tough Dallas divorce attorney struggles to balance her personal and professional life.
- CreatorAndrew DisneyBradley JacksonStarsAvery MonsenJessy HodgesNicholas RutherfordCrunch Time begins when four grad students accidentally open up a black hole that could be the end of the world. After recklessly handling cutting-edge tech in their school lab, this brilliant team of jackasses creates a small, but potentially earth shattering, black hole that grabs the attention of government operatives. Since the "wanna-be" scientists can't pinpoint exactly where their experiment went wrong, they must work with the secret government agency sent in to save the day by detailing EVERY illegal thing they've done in the lab thus far.
- CreatorHelen ChildressStarsJamie BamberAnna BaryshnikovKaley RonayneSet in the late 1970s during the notorious Model Wars, the show is centered on Bertie Geiss, Andie MacDowell, a tempestuous matriarch and uncompromising businesswoman at the helm of an internationally renowned modeling agency.