New Upcoming TV Shows

JULY

"Castle Rock" HULU July 25
"Burden of Truth" The CW July 26
"Welcome to the Family" Netflix July 27
"Celebrity Animal Encounters" (Reality) Animal Planet July 27
"Making It" NBC July 31

AUGUST

"Lodge 49" AMC August 6
"Carter" WGN August 7
"Ordeal by Innocence" Amazon August 10
"All About the Washingtons" Netflix August 10
"Insatiable" Netflix August 10
"La Casa de Las Flores" Netflix August 10
"Ronny Chieng: International Student" Comedy Central App August 13
"Disenchantment" Netflix August 17 (animated)
"The Innocents" Netflix August 24
"Ghoul" Netflix August 24
"One Dollar" CBS All Access August 30
"Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" Amazon August 31

SEPTEMBER

"The Purge" USA Network September 4
"Mayans M.C." FX September 4
"You" Lifetime September 9
"Kidding" Showtime September 9
"REL" FOX September 9
"Kidding" Showtime September 9
"The First" HULU September 14
"The Dragon Prince" Netflix September 14 (animated)
"Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Nickelodeon September 17 (animated)
"Dragon Pilot" Netflix September 21 (animated)
"The Good Cop" Netflix September 21
"Hilda" Netflix September 21 (animated)
"Magnum P.I." CBS September 24
"Manifest" NBC September 24
"FBI" CBS September 25
"New Amsterdam" NBC September 25
"Cool Kids" FOX September 28
"God Friended Me" CBS September 30

OCTOBER

"Happy Together" CBS October 1
"The Neighborhood" CBS October 1
"I Feel Bad" NBC October 4
"Into the Dark" HULU October 5
"All American" The CW October 10
"Charmed" The CW October 14
"The Rookie" ABC October 16
"Legacies" The CW October 25

NOVEMBER

"Homecoming" Amazon November 2
"She-Ra and the Princesses of Power" Netflix 16

Early 2019
"The Disappearance" WGN
"Gone" WGN

More info at http://thefutoncritic.com/guide.aspx?id=newshows and http://www.metacritic.com/feature/tv-premiere-dates

WGN AMERICA UNVEILS EXCITING NEW KEY ART FOR SEASON TWO OF ‘UNDERGROUND’ AHEAD OF THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED MARCH 8 RETURN

WGN AMERICA UNVEILS EXCITING NEW KEY ART FOR SEASON TWO OF ‘UNDERGROUND’ AHEAD OF THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED MARCH 8 RETURN 

The Collection Of Gripping Images Features New And Returning Cast Including Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, Christopher Meloni, Alano Miller, Amirah Vann And Jessica De Gouw, Along With First-Look Images At All-New Cast Featuring Aisha Hinds As Harriet Tubman, Jasika Nicole As Georgia And DeWanda Wise As Clara

Pictured L to R: Aldis Hodge as Noah, Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Rosalee, Aisha Hinds as Harriet Tubman, Christopher Meloni as August Pullman, Alano Miller as Cato, Jessica de Gouw as Elizabeth Hawkes, Amirah Vann as Ernestine, Jasika Nicole as Georgia, DeWanda Wise  as Clara

  Photo Credit: WGN America 

LOS ANGELES, February 2, 2017 – WGN America released key art for its critically acclaimed hit series “Underground” ahead of the thrilling second season premiere, returning Wednesday March 8, 2017 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.  The release of the images coincides with the series’ participation at aTVfest where “Underground” is being honored today with the festival’s annual prestigious CAST AWARD for outstanding contributions to the art of television, adding to the series’ growing list of accomplishments including the most recent NAACP Image Awards nominations.   

The striking new key art features returning cast including Jurnee Smollett-Bell (“Friday Night Lights,” The Great Debaters), Aldis Hodge (Straight Outta Compton, Hidden Figures), Jessica de Gouw (“Arrow,” “Dracula”), Alano Miller (Loving, “Atlanta”), Christopher Meloni (“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) and Amirah Vann (“Girls,” And So It Goes), along with all-new cast featuring Aisha Hinds (“Under the Dome,” Star Trek Into Darkness) in the pioneering role of Harriet Tubman, Jasika Nicole (“Fringe,” “Scandal”) as Georgia and DeWanda Wise (“Shots Fired”) as Clara.

Additional guest stars featured in the upcoming season include Academy Award^® and Golden Globe^® winner and ten-time Grammy Award^® winning singer-songwriter John Legend as renowned abolitionist Frederick Douglass, along with Bokeem Woodbine (“Fargo”), Michael Trotter (“Rosewood”), Jesse Luken (“Justified,” 42) and Sadie Stratton (“Code Black,” “Boy Meets World”).

Season two of the 10-episode, hour-long series follows an unremitting struggle for freedom within a divided America on the brink of civil war, each side vying to enact their own justice.   Set in the aftermath of the Macon 7’s daring attempt to stage the greatest escape in history, this group of American heroes continues on their harrowing journey to freedom, with legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman blazing the trail. 

“Underground,” delivered 3 million Total Viewers weekly, and made history as WGN America's most-watched original program ever in its freshman season.  The series was recently honored with a number of recognitions including four NAACP Image Awards nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Amirah Vann) and Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series (Anthony Hemingway).   Additionally, the African American Film Critics Association named “Underground” as Best TV Show (Cable/New Media) and the second highest show overall for 2016, and is also honoring Director Anthony Hemmingway with their 2017 Horizon Award.  The series was nominated for a TCA Award for Outstanding New Program by the Television Critics Association and is a finalist for the Cynopsis TV Awards in the categories of Best New TV Drama, Best TV Drama, Best Series Writing, and Best Showrunner. 

From Sony Pictures Television, “Underground” is created and written by Misha Green ("Sons of Anarchy," "Heroes") and Joe Pokaski ("Heroes," "Daredevil"), who serve as Executive Producers alongside Emmy Award^® winning executive producer/director Anthony Hemingway (“The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story," “The Wire”); Academy Award-winning writer Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, I Am Legend) of Weed Road Pictures; Tory Tunnell (King Arthur, Holy Rollers) and Joby Harold (King Arthur, Edge of Tomorrow) of Safehouse Pictures; John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius of Get Lifted Film Co (Southside with You, La La Land).; and Mark Taylor (“MadTV”). Season two of the gripping original drama was shot in Savannah, Georgia.

WGN America and Tribune Studios

WGN America, the flagship entertainment network of Tribune Media Company (NYSE: TRCO) is nationally distributed in nearly 80 million homes via cable, satellite and telco, with high-quality entertainment programming including the breakout hit series “Outsiders,” “Underground” and “Salem." The network also brings its audience a strong slate of popular first-run syndicated series and blockbuster movies.  Through Tribune Studios, the creative development arm of Tribune Media, original content is produced for WGN America and Tribune local stations nationwide.  Follow the network on Twitter @wgnamerica.  For additional information, please visit www.wgnamerica.com.

Sony Pictures Television

Sony Pictures Television is one of the television industry’s leading content providers, producing and distributing programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. In addition to managing one of the industry’s largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, SPT is home to a thriving US production business and operates 17 wholly-owned or joint venture production companies in 13 countries around the world. SPT’s worldwide networks portfolio includes 150 channel feeds, which are available in 178 countries reaching more than 1.3 billion cumulative households worldwide. Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company.  

Social Media Handles:

Facebook:          https://www.facebook.com/UndergroundWGN

Twitter:              @UndergroundWGN

Instagram:         @UndergroundWGN

 

The striking new key art features returning cast including Jurnee Smollett-Bell (“Friday Night Lights,” The Great Debaters), Aldis Hodge (Straight Outta Compton, Hidden Figures), Jessica de Gouw (“Arrow,” “Dracula”), Alano Miller (Loving, “Atlanta”), Christopher Meloni (“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) and Amirah Vann (“Girls,” And So It Goes), along with all-new cast featuring Aisha Hinds (“Under the Dome,” Star Trek Into Darkness) in the pioneering role of Harriet Tubman, Jasika Nicole (“Fringe,” “Scandal”) as Georgia and DeWanda Wise (“Shots Fired”) as Clara.

Additional guest stars featured in the upcoming season include Academy Award^® and Golden Globe^® winner and ten-time Grammy Award^® winning singer-songwriter John Legend as renowned abolitionist Frederick Douglass, along with Bokeem Woodbine (“Fargo”), Michael Trotter (“Rosewood”), Jesse Luken (“Justified,” 42) and Sadie Stratton (“Code Black,” “Boy Meets World”).

Season two of the 10-episode, hour-long series follows an unremitting struggle for freedom within a divided America on the brink of civil war, each side vying to enact their own justice.   Set in the aftermath of the Macon 7’s daring attempt to stage the greatest escape in history, this group of American heroes continues on their harrowing journey to freedom, with legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman blazing the trail. 

“Underground,” delivered 3 million Total Viewers weekly, and made history as WGN America's most-watched original program ever in its freshman season. The series was recently honored with a number of recognitions including four NAACP Image Awards nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Amirah Vann) and Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series (Anthony Hemingway). Additionally, the African American Film Critics Association named “Underground” as Best TV Show (Cable/New Media) and the second highest show overall for 2016, and is also honoring Director Anthony Hemmingway with their 2017 Horizon Award.  The series was nominated for a TCA Award for Outstanding New Program by the Television Critics Association and is a finalist for the Cynopsis TV Awards in the categories of Best New TV Drama, Best TV Drama, Best Series Writing, and Best Showrunner. 

From Sony Pictures Television, “Underground” is created and written by Misha Green ("Sons of Anarchy," "Heroes") and Joe Pokaski ("Heroes," "Daredevil"), who serve as Executive Producers alongside Emmy Award^® winning executive producer/director Anthony Hemingway (“The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story," “The Wire”); Academy Award-winning writer Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, I Am Legend) of Weed Road Pictures; Tory Tunnell (King Arthur, Holy Rollers) and Joby Harold (King Arthur, Edge of Tomorrow) of Safehouse Pictures; John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius of Get Lifted Film Co (Southside with You, La La Land).; and Mark Taylor (“MadTV”). Season two of the gripping original drama was shot in Savannah, Georgia.

WGN America and Tribune Studios

WGN America, the flagship entertainment network of Tribune Media Company (NYSE: TRCO) is nationally distributed in nearly 80 million homes via cable, satellite and telco, with high-quality entertainment programming including the breakout hit series “Outsiders,” “Underground” and “Salem." The network also brings its audience a strong slate of popular first-run syndicated series and blockbuster movies.  Through Tribune Studios, the creative development arm of Tribune Media, original content is produced for WGN America and Tribune local stations nationwide.  Follow the network on Twitter @wgnamerica.  For additional information, please visit www.wgnamerica.com.

Sony Pictures Television

Sony Pictures Television is one of the television industry’s leading content providers, producing and distributing programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. In addition to managing one of the industry’s largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, SPT is home to a thriving US production business and operates 17 wholly-owned or joint venture production companies in 13 countries around the world. SPT’s worldwide networks portfolio includes 150 channel feeds, which are available in 178 countries reaching more than 1.3 billion cumulative households worldwide. Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company.

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Twitter:  @UndergroundWGN

Instagram: @UndergroundWGN

Outsiders on WGN Video Clips

AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF WGN AMERICA'S "OUTSIDERS" AIRS TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 AT 9:00 PM (ET/PT)

**TUNE-IN ALERT**

A NEW ARRIVAL THREATENS TO DISRUPT THE BALANCE OF POWER ON SHAY

MOUNTAIN ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF WGN AMERICA’S “OUTSIDERS”

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 AT 9:00 PM (ET/PT)

 

THIS SEASON ON: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=971HP3ODepE

Ryan Hurst as Lil Foster; Francie Swift as Haylie Grimes;

Rebecca Harris as Ledda and Thomas M. Wright as Sheriff T. Wade Houghton; Kyle Gallner as Hasil and Gillian Alexy as G’Winveer in WGN America’s “Outsiders.”

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“'Outsiders' is better than ever in season two”

– Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

“‘Outsiders’ is a prescient and entertaining allegory for these strange and uncertain times we live in.”

– Josh Kupecki, Austin Chronicle

 

To watch a clip from episode 202, click here.

WGN America’s addictive and compelling drama, “Outsiders,” premieres an all new episode Tuesday, January 31 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT). In “Shadowside,” written by Gordon L. Smith and directed by Jon Amiel, Big Foster wakes up in a house of horrors run by a hillbilly woman who wants him as her caged pet, as he fights like hell to break free. Lil Foster is investigated by state police, and Houghton blames himself for what’s to come. Meanwhile, an all-female clan called the Kinnah arrive on Shay Mountain, and not everyone is as welcoming as G’win.

“Outsiders” explores the epic struggle of the Farrell Clan, who have lived atop the rugged Shay Mountain for over two hundred years, and their battle to defend their land and way of life from the town below.  Last season the uneasy truce that had generally existed between the townspeople and the family tribe came to an abrupt end when Big Coal headed up the mountain. In season two, the standoff continues to have repercussions, putting everyone to the test as they’re forced to face new challenges and enemies as the conflict between the clan and the town escalates with the Farrells becoming more isolated than ever before.

The ensemble cast for “Outsiders” includes: David Morse (“Treme,” Concussion) as Big Foster; Ryan Hurst (“Sons of Anarchy,” “Bates Motel”), as Lil Foster; Thomas M. Wright (“The Bridge,” “Top of the Lake”) as Sheriff T. Wade Houghton; Gillian Alexy (“The Americans,” “Damages”) as G'Winveer; Kyle Gallner (American Sniper, “Veronica Mars”) as Hasil; Christina Jackson (“Boardwalk Empire,” “Deception”) as Sally-Ann; Joe Anderson (“The Divide,” Across the Universe) as Asa;  Francie Swift (“Hostages,” “House of Cards”) as Haylie Grimes; and Rebecca Harris (“The Good Wife,” “Sex and the City”) as Ledda.

Hailing from Sony Pictures Television, “Outsiders,” is created and written by award-winning playwright Peter Mattei, who executive produces alongside Fedora Entertainment's Emmy® Award-winner Peter Tolan ("Rescue Me," Analyze This) and Michael Wimer (2012, "Rake"), and Touchy Feely Films’ Emmy® Award-winner Paul Giamatti ("John Adams," Sideways) and Daniel Carey (All Is Bright).

 

 

WGN America and Tribune Studios

WGN America, the flagship entertainment network of Tribune Media Company (NYSE: TRCO) is nationally distributed in nearly 80 million homes via cable, satellite and telco, with high-quality entertainment programming including the breakout hit series “Outsiders,” “Underground” and “Salem." The network also brings its audience a strong slate of popular first-run syndicated series and blockbuster movies.  Through Tribune Studios, the creative development arm of Tribune Media, original content is produced for WGN America and Tribune local stations nationwide.  Follow the network on Twitter @wgnamerica.  For additional information, please visit www.wgnamerica.com.