All new American TV series for the 2014/2015 season part 1




Now that we are halfway through the year and the summer is right around the corner, most existing TV series either reach their season finales or are ready to start with a new season. But in the midst of the constant and ever-expanding battle for viewers, some new TV series get ready to enter the battlefield as well. Want to know what the 2014/2015 season has to offer to you? Check out the list (in alphabetical order) of upcoming new big TV series, coming to the major networks, below!

A to Z

A romantic comedy series, set at an online dating company, starring Cristin Milloti and Ben Feldman.

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Air date:
Spring of 2014, on NBC

Agent Carter

Spinoff that will air during the "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."winter hiatus, starring Hayley Atwell, who reprises her role as Peggy Carter from "Captain America: The First Avenger" and its sequel "Captain America: The Winter Solider".
Air date:
Winter of 2014, on ABC

Allegiance

Dramatic series in which a CIA analyst discovers that his parents used to be Russian spies. Air date:
Unknown, on NBC

American Crime

The lives of the participants in a trial with significant racial motives are forever changed during the legal process.

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Air date:
Unknown, on ABC

Backstrom

Crime drama series based on the Swedish book series by Leif. G. W. Persson, starring Rainn Wilson as an overweight, offensive, irascible detective.

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Air date:
Spring 2015, on Fox

Bad Judge

A single-camera comedy, co-developed by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, about a tough criminal court judge (Kate Walsh) and her wild lifestyle.

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Air date:
Fall 2014, on NBC
Battle Creek


Two detectives with different views on the world team up and using cynicism, guile and deception, they clean up the streets of Battle Creek, a town without any major crimes Air date:
2014, on CBS

Black-ish

Single-camera comedy series starring Anthony Anderson and Laurence Fishburne that centers on a middle-class African-American family.

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Air date:
Fall 2014, on ABC

Better Call Saul

Spin-off comedy-drama series that is a sequel about the life of Saul Goodman (Steve Odenkirk) before his endeavors on "Breaking Bad".  Air date:
November 2014, on AMC

Constantine

Television series based on the characters from the comic series "Hellblazer" published by Vertigo from DC Comics, starring Matt Ryan as the demon hunter John Constantine.

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Air date:
2014, on NBC

Cristela

Situation comedy created by- and starring stand-up comedienne Cristela Alonzo about a modern Mexican-American law school graduate and her more traditional family.

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Air date:
Fall 2014, on ABC

CSI: Cyber

A direct spin-off of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" that revolves around Special Agent Avery Ryan (Patricia Arquette) who's in charge of the Cyber Crime Division at Quantico, Virginia. Air date:
2014, on CBS


Dominion

An apocalyptic action series based on the 2010 movie "Legion".

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Air date:
June 19, 2014, on Syfy

Empire

Musical drama television series about a music empire, developed by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, starring Terrence Howard and Gabourey Sidibe.

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Air date:
Spring 2015, on FOX

Extant

Science fiction television series, developed by Steven Spielberg, that revolves around an astronaut (Halle Barry) who returns home inexplicably pregnant to her family after a year in outer space.

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Air date:
July 9, 2014, on CBS

Forever

Drama television series about Doctor Henry Morgan (Ioan Gruffudd) New York's star medical examiner.

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Air date:
Fall 2014, on ABC

Fresh Off the Boat

Situation comedy series starring Hudson Yang, that is loosly based on the life of chef and food personality Eddie Huang and his book "Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir".

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Air date:
Unknown, on ABC

Galavant

"Spamalot" meets "Princess Bride" in this fairy-tale musical comedy about Prince Galavant who is out to get revenge on the evil king who stole his one true love. Timothy Omundson and Vinnie Jones star, with music composed by Alan Menken.

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Air date:
Unknown, on ABC


Gotham

Batman prequel, centered on the DC comic characters, that focuses on a young detective James Gordon and his battle with the villains who made Gotham City famous.

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Air date:
Fall 2014, on Fox


Gracepoint

A 10-episodes crime drama that's a remake of the UK's "Broadchurch", about the search for the murderer of a young boy in a small town. Starring David Tennant, Anna Gunn, Michael Peña, Nick Nolte and Jacki Weaver.

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Air date:
Fall 2014, on Fox


Hieroglyph


Television series set in ancient Egypt about a thief racing to stop the downfall of one of history's greatest civillizations.

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Air date:
Spring 2015, on Fox


How to Get Away With Murder

Legal drama series starring Viola Davis as a law professor at the prestigious Philadelphia university who with her students becomes entwined in a murder plot.

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Air date:
Fall 2014, on ABC

iZombie

A loose adaptation of the comic book series created by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred about a med student turned zombie (Rose McIver) who must eat the brains of the recently deceased to stay alive. When eating the brains, she also aquires their memories, which she uses to help solve mysteries. Air date:
Unknown, on The CW


Jane the Virgin

A comedy-drama that is loose adaptation of the Venezuelan telenova "Juana la Virgen" about a hard-working, religious young Latina woman whose family tradition and a vow to save her virginity until her marriage to a detective is shattered when a doctor accidentally artificially inseminates her by mistake during a checkup.

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Air date:
Fall 2014, on The CW

Last Man on Earth

Futuristic comedy television series created by Will Forte and produced/directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller about an average guy who now is humanity's last hope as the last man on Earth.

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Air date:
2015, on Fox

Legends

10-episodes crime drama based on the book "Legends: A Novel of Dissimulation", starring Sean Bean, meaning that his character will most likely die at some point.

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Air date:
August 22, 2014, on TNT


Madam Secretary

Political drama about the personal and professional life of a femela Secretary of State, played by Tea Leoni and produced by Morgan Freeman

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Air date:
Fall 2014, on CBS

Manhattan Love Story

Romantic comedy television series created and written by Jeff Lowell chronicling the journey of a new couple.

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Air date:
Fall 2014, on ABC


Marry Me

Sitcom starring Ken Marino and Casey Wilson loosely based on the recent marriage between series creator David Caspe and actress Casey Wilson.

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Air date:
Fall 2014, on NBC


Married

Comedy series created by Andrew Gurland, starring Judy Greer and Nat Faxon about a long-time married couple.  Air date:
July 17, 2014, on FX

Mission Control

Single-camera comedy starring Krysten Ritter as a woman who is part of the space program during the 1960's. Air date:
Unknown, on NBC


Mr. Robinson

6-Episodes comedy starring Craig Robinson as a music teacher at a middle school. Air date:
Unknown, on NBC