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. Watch the trailer |
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".
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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. Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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". Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
Air date: July 9, 2014, on CBS |
Forever |
Drama television series about Doctor Henry Morgan (Ioan Gruffudd) New York's star medical examiner. Watch the trailer |
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". Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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 Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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. Watch the trailer |
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 |