It’s now mid-august, which means that a brand new TV season is awaiting us just around the corner. Fresh of the disappointment of Season 2 of True Detective, I’m now watching the upcoming schedule with mix hopes.
Alongside the usual suspects of The Big Bang Theory, The Flash, Homeland and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (just to name a few of them), there are a numbers of newcomers that will want to challenge those household names for a span of your attention.
It’s always difficult to decide what to invest in, speaking of TV shows. In today’s world you know that a show that you like can be abruptly cancelled after just one season, despite good critics and viewership numbers1. This is why every summer I carefully go through my list of shows and I try to find out what else I can add to replace gaps left by others, but also to try and diversify the type of shows. It’s always good to have a good mix of comedy, drama and sci-fi, so as to keep it interesting week after week.
So, without further ado, let’s have a look at what’s coming new in my TV watchlist
1. Minority Report
Based on the Spielberg blockbuster with main character Tom Cruise, this tv show will explore the return of one of the Precogs few years after the Prerime programme was stopped. Judging by the trailer above released by FOX, it seems the Precog is still being hunted by his visions which are now incomplete, having to rely of just one instead of three twins, so it has to rely on a cop help to try and prevents future crime to happen.
As with all the productions inspired by a massive blockbuster, there is always the risk for it to tank immediately. It don’t see it as becoming a massive thing, so this one goes into the “watch without attachment” list.
2. Limitless
Different show, same concept. CBS is trying its luck on the TV adaptation of the 2011 movie of the same title. Here the ties between movie and TV seems quite strong as we see the narrator of the trailer being Bradley Cooper (the protagonist of the movie).
From the pilot trailer the story seems the same. A pill that can literally open your mind way beyond what humans can currently do. Once again, the “superhuman” abilities are then lent to the police in a bid to solve a serious of crimes.
This one currently goes in the same category as Minority Report.
3. Lucifer
Looks like FOX is going to have a busy autumn. Lucifer is another premiere on the channel and by the looks of it we are in for a treat! The concept seems simple: the Devil himself comes to L.A. to run a club. A lady gets killed. He starts helping the LAPD solving crimes.
I would say that this concept is very similar to Forever, which is great for me. It’s not just the drama and the crimes, but it’s also the witty comedy of a brit, challenging the american paradigm. This one goes into the “watch it closely” list, with potential for future runs.
4. Supergirl
This is the series that has got me the more excited of all. Supergirl, the story of Superman cousin which finally decides to reveal her powers to the world and starts her journey as the savior of the world.
Being a big fan of sci-fi and comics, these combines the two and keeps on expanding the DC Comic TV Universe. If it turns out to be like The Flash, this has clearly the potential to become a multi-years household name in the TV industry.
Again, this one goes in the “watch it closely” list.
Bottom Line
Every year there are many TV shows coming and going and I said earlier is very difficult to keep track of all of them, but it’s also difficult to follow them all. This was a very quick selection and I’ll be reporting again at the end of the year, looking back at this article to see full filled its promises and who didn’t.