THE MAYOR (TV Addict staff who are interested: Brianna and Rebecca). “This is exactly what television needs. A fresh face, fresh story, and a message told with laughter. We’ve all felt the frustration of an unfeeling bureaucracy at some point in our lives, and this show already feels like heart and humor come together to form a message of hope and change, through the eyes of an unlikely young rapper-turned Mayor!” Rebecca said. In the series, Courtney Rose runs for Mayor as a publicity stunt to get people to pay attention to his music and actually ends up winning the election. Now he’s grossly unprepared to take on the job, but with some help from his mother, his friends, and his former rival’s key employee, maybe change is just what the city needs.
THE MAYOR will air Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. this fall on ABC.
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A.P. Bio (TV Addict staff who are interested: Rebecca and Clarissa). “Glenn Howerton is, in my humble opinion, one of the funniest men to ever grace television, so to see him in a role sure to play into his strengths of disgruntled, angry, vengeful, and frustrated [is going to be amazing],” Rebecca said. “I’m definitely tuning in to watch this passed-over-professor now turned high school teacher navigate the realities of teaching biology to kids”. NBC hasn’t released a trailer yet for this series, which stars IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA’s Howerton, but Rebecca is right — he’s been utterly hilarious on SUNNY and if given the right material he’ll be a knockout on A.P. BIO.
A.P. BIO will air midseason on NBC.
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RISE (TV Addict staff who are interested: Araceli and Clarissa). RISE “could be next season’s breakout hit and repeating the success of THIS IS US for NBC,” Araceli said. “The network was once home to family dramas like PARENTHOOD and FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS from Jason Katims and this new one from him is in the same vein. With similarities to two hits — FNL and GLEE — RISE already has a head start above the competition.” NBC hasn’t released a trailer for RISE either, but Josh Radnor stars as a teacher who takes over the school’s struggling drama program and helps to energize a whole city.
RISE will air midseason on NBC.
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Honorable Mentions
GOOD GIRLS (TV Addict staff who are interested: Brianna). “There may not have been a trailer for this but I’m looking forward to seeing anything that will put Mae Whitman and Retta back on my TV screen,” Brianna said. GOOD GIRLS revolves around three suburban wives who get tired of playing by the rules and always finishing last. After they rob a grocery store to get some much-needed money, the women find themselves in a world of trouble. GOOD GIRLS will air midseason on NBC.
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY (TV Addict staff who are interested: Shana). “I think I would lose 100% of my nerd credit if I wasn’t looking forward to this,” Shana said. Not much is known about the STAR TREK reboot, but CBS promises all new adventures for an all new crew. The series will air on CBS All Access in the fall.
At the edge of the universe, Discovery begins. https://t.co/xIWmNDREAb #StarTrekDiscovery pic.twitter.com/xlpH3Oe238
— Star Trek: Discovery (@startrekcbs) May 17, 2017
TEN DAYS IN THE VALLEY (TV Addict staff who are interested: Melissa). “I know that TEN DAYS IN THE VALLEY seems like a lot of different plots are crammed into the concept of a single mother/television producer whose daughter is kidnapped by the same bad guys who may have been featured on her controversial police show. Of course, that screams out for a new buddy cop-type and a ranting almost-ex-husband who has traded her in on a newer model. So why will I try TEN DAYS IN THE VALLEY? Kyra Sedgwick,” Melissa said. TEN DAYS IN THE VALLEY will air Sundays at 10:00 p.m. this fall on ABC.