Fox has picked up 4 New Dramas and 2 new comedies today, Ordering dramas Prodigal Son, Deputy, neXt and Filthy Rich to Series along with comedies Outmatched and animated series The Great North!
The mass pickup of new drama series at Fox, which only ordered two new hourlong shows last year, is not good news for the network’s bubble dramas,
Lethal Weapon, The Passage and
Star. (
The Gifted already has been canceled, while midseason drama
Proven Innocent has been presumed dead for a while.)
Fox’s sixth drama pilot, Tom Kapinos’
Lovestruck, is not going forward at the network. But the show, whose first season takes place over the course of single night at a wedding, reportedly had tested well and has been well received within 20th Century Fox TV, which is expected to shop it elsewhere, similarly to its 2018 Fox pilot
Mixtape, which was eventually picked up to series by Netflix.
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PRODIGAL SON
Produced by Greg Berlanti
Premise: A fresh take on a crime franchise with a provocative and outrageous lead character and a darkly comedic tone. Malcolm Bright knows how killers think. Why? His father was one of the best, a notorious serial killer called “The Surgeon.” That’s why Bright is the best criminal psychologist around; murder is the family business. He uses his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve crimes, while dealing with a somewhat manipulative mother, an annoyingly normal sister, a homicidal father still looking to bond with his prodigal son and his own constantly evolving neuroses.
Starring:
Tom Payne (
The Walking Dead)
Michael Sheen
Lou Diamond Phillips
Bellamy Young
Halston Sage
Keiko Agena
Aurora Perrineau
Frank Harts
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DEPUTY
Produced by David Ayer
Premise: A modern cop drama that blends the spirit of a classic Western with a modern-day attitude and gritty authenticity. When the Los Angeles County’s Sheriff dies, an arcane rule forged back in the Wild West thrusts the most unlikely man into the job: a fifth-generation lawman, more comfortable taking down bad guys than navigating a sea of politics. He leads a skilled team of ambitious and complicated human beings who won’t rest until justice is served.
Starring:
Stephen Dorff (
True Detectives)
Yara Martinez
Brian Van Holt
Siena Goines
Bex Taylor-Klaus
Shane Paul McGhie
Mark Moses
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neXt
Premise: A propulsive, fact-based thriller about the emergence of a deadly, rogue artificial intelligence that combines pulse-pounding action with a layered examination of how technology is invading our lives and transforming us in ways we don’t yet understand. A Silicon Valley pioneer discovers that one of his own creations – a powerful A.I. – might spell global catastrophe, and teams up with a cybercrime agent to fight a villain unlike anything we’ve ever seen – one whose greatest weapon against us is ourselves.
Starring:
John Slattery (
Mad Men)
Fernanda Andrade
Michael Mosley
Jason Butler Harner
Eve Harlowe
Aaron Moten
Gerardo Celasco
Elizabeth Cappucino
Evan Whitten
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OutMatched
Premise: A family comedy about a blue-collar couple in South Jersey trying to get by and raise four kids, three of whom just happen to be certified geniuses.
Starring:
Jason Biggs (
American Pie franchise,
Orange is the New Black)
Maggie Lawson (
Psych)
Connor Kalopsis
Ashley Boettcher
Jack Stanton
Oakley Bull
Tisha Campbell-Martin
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The Great North
Premise: follows the Alaskan adventures of the Tobin family as single dad Beef does his best to keep his weird bunch of kids close, especially as the artistic dreams of his only daughter Judy lead her away from the family fishing boat and into the glamorous world of the local mall.
Featuring the Voice Talents of:
Nick Offerman
Megan Mullally
Jenny Slate
Paul Rust
Aparna Nancherla
Will Forte
Dulcé Sloan