Video Age International May 2016

May 2016 V I D E O A G E 10 Son of Zorn (Comedy) A hybrid live action/animated series with animated warrior Zorn who finds that reconnecting with his live-action son and ex-wife Edie and dealing with a mundane job, are harder than waging war. Star (Drama) Three talented singers navigate the cut-throat music business on their road to success. FREEFORM Beyond (Drama) A young man wakes from a coma after 12 years to discover he has supernatural abilities that entangle him in a dangerous conspiracy. Dead of Summer (Drama) It’s the 1980s and Camp Clearwater suddenly becomes evil at every turn. Famous in Love (Drama) An ordinary college student gets her big break after auditioning for the starring role in a Hollywood blockbuster. Guilt (Drama) Follows a young American woman in Londonwho becomes the primesuspect in thesavagemurderofherbest friendand roommate. Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger (Drama) A live-action interracial romance about two teenagers from very different backgrounds, who find themselves burdened and awakened to new superpowers. FX Atlanta (Comedy) Asingle-cameracomedyabout twocousins in theAtlanta rapscene. Better Things (Comedy) A divorced actress raises three kids on her own. Trust (Drama) An anthology series. First up: The story of John Paul Getty III, heir to the Getty oil fortune, who was kidnapped at 16. HALLMARK CHANNEL Chesapeake Shores (Drama) A high-powered career woman, divorcee and mother of two returns to her sister’s inn. HBO Big Little Lies (Drama) A dark comedy about three seemingly perfect kindergarten mothers whose lives unravel to the point of murder. Crashing (Comedy) A sweet, wholesome comedian has nowhere to stay but on the couches of New York’s finest comics after his wife leaves him. The Deuce (Drama) Follows the rise of the porn industry in Times Square in the 1970s and ’80s. Insecure (Comedy) Explores the friendship of two modern-day black women. Sharp Objects (Drama) An adaptation of the thriller novel by Gillian Flynn. Westworld (Drama) A sci-fi drama about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin. The Young Pope (Drama) Tells the story of Pius XIII, born Lenny Belardo. HISTORY Barbarians Rising (Drama) Follows the rise and fall of the Roman Empire from the point of view of the barbarian rebel leaders. Knightfall (Drama) Chronicles the mysterious but true accounts of the Knights Templar, the elite warriors of the Crusades. Six (Drama) Follows an elite team of Navy SEALs. HULU Chance (Drama) A psychological thriller about a forensic neuropsychiatrist who gets sucked into a violent and dangerous world of mistaken identity, police corruption and mental illness. Freakish (Drama) A horror series set in a small-town high school where a group of students must fight for survival when mutant freaks take over. Shut Eye (Drama) Centers around failed magician Charlie Haverford, now working as a psychic. The Handmaid’s Tale (Drama) Offred is a handmaid trying tosurvive in themale-dominated totalitarianregimeofGilead,whereshe isonlyvalued forher fertility. IFC Brockmire (Comedy) A veteran baseball announcer returns to the booth for a minor league team 10 years after he suffered an on-air meltdown. Stan Against Evil (Comedy) A disgruntled sheriff of a New England town built at the site of a witch burning ground is forced to retire but ends up teaming with his female successor to fight off demons. LIFETIME Untitled Nigel Lythgoe and Josh Safran Project (Drama) Revolves around a group of adults at a performing arts college; a reboot of Fame . MTV Loosely Exactly Nicole (Comedy) IrreverantcomedianNicoleByer istryingto livetheHollywooddream. Mary + Jane (Comedy) Two weed dealers see themselves as entrepreneurs. Sweet/Vicious (Drama) A dramedy about two very unlikely friends taking justice into their own hands and kicking literal ass on their college campus. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Genius (Drama) An anthology series that dramatizes the stories of the world›s most brilliant innovators, starting with Albert Einstein. NBC Good Place (Comedy) A woman wrestles with what it means to be good. Law & Order: True Crime (Drama) An anthology crime series that focuses on a different trial each season. First up: The Menendez Brothers murders. Patient Zero (Drama) An outbreak pushes characters to the limit, bringing out the best and worst in them. The Reaper (Drama) An event miniseries based on a memoir about the deployment of sniper Sergeant Nicholas Irving, a.k.a. The Reaper. Taken (Drama) A prequel based on the 2008 action thriller. NETFLIX 3 % (Drama) A thriller starring Joao Miguel and Bianca Comparato. 13 Reasons Why (Drama) Tells the stories of the late Hannah Baker, a high school student who committed suicide. A Series of Unfortunate Events (Drama) Based on the children’s book of the same name by Lemony Snicket. Dark (Drama) A family saga with a supernatural twist that’s set in a German town where two young children disappear. Easy (Comedy) An anthology series that explores diverse Chicago characters as they fumble through love, sex, technology and culture. Frontier (Drama) Follows the chaotic and violent struggle to control wealth and power in the North American fur trade in the late 18th Century. #Girlboss (Comedy) Inspired by the true story of one woman who went from dumpster-diving and selling vintage clothes on eBay to building a multi-million dollar fashion empire by age 27. Gypsy (Drama) A psychological drama about a therapist who begins to develop dangerous and intimate relationships with the people in her patients’ lives. Haters Back Off (Comedy) Behind the odd-ball life of Miranda Sings, a popular character created by a YouTube star. Lady Dynamite (Comedy) Inspired by the life of comedian Maria Bamford. Maniac (Comedy) A dark comedy about a guy who lives a fantasy life in his dreams, but in reality, is locked up at an institution. Marseille (Drama) After 25 years as mayor of Marseille, a man enters into a war of succession with his former protégé turned rival. Marvel’s Luke Cage (Drama) Jessica Jones’ love interest gets his own series. Marvel’s The Punisher (Drama) Follows vigilante Frank Castle (who was introduced in Netflix’s Daredevil ). Mind Hunter (Drama) Two FBI agents in 1979 interview serial killers to help them solve current murders. The Crown (Drama) Historical drama chronicling the life of Queen Elizabeth II. The Get Down (Drama) Baz Luhrmann’s series about hip-hop in New York during the 1970s. The OA (Drama) Amysteryseries—whoseplot isbeingkept largelyunderwraps— fromPlan B,Anonymous Content and Zat Batmanglij and BritMarling. One Day at a Time (Comedy) A remake of the classic Norman Lear sitcom, this time with a Latino family at its center. Santa Clarita Diet (Comedy) A married couple in an L.A. suburb find their lives going down a road of death and destruction — in a good way —when the wife goes through a dramatic change. Stranger Things (Drama) Set in the 1980s in Indiana when a boy mysteriously vanishes. Travelers (Drama) A time-traveling sci-fi series in which the last surviving humans discover a way to send consciousness back through time. Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (Comedy) An update on the cult classic film, picks up a decade after the film ended. NICKELODEON Bunsen is a Beast! (Animated) Bunsen is the first beast to attend a human grade school. The Dudas (Comedy) Two polar opposite brothers find themselves in the same grade when one of them skips a grade. I am Frankie (Comedy) A comedy adaptation of Yo Soy Franky , from Colombia. The Ludwigs (Comedy) Five foster children are on a quest to find out what happened to their foster parents after they mysteriously disappear. Mysticons (Animated) Four girls transform into warriors and fight an evil queen. Pinky Malinky (Animated) Mockumentary about a hot dog living in the human world. Ride (Comedy) A girl named Kit relocates to England when her father gets a job at an elite equestrian boarding school. Rusty Rivets (Animated) Rusty invents himself out of jams in this preschool animated series. Sunny Day (Animated) Animated preschool series that follows the best hairdresser in town. Welcome to the Wayne (Animated) Short-form series about two boys who explore the unpredicable world of their NYC apartment building. OWN Greenleaf (Drama) The unscrupulous world behind the Greenleaf family of a Memphis megachurch. Queen Sugar (Drama) The estranged Bordelon siblings come together after a family tragedy to run an ailing sugarcane farm in the Deep South. POP Nightcap (Comedy) Set behind the scenes of a late-night talk show. SHOWTIME Guerilla (Drama) A six episode series about a 1970s London couple who liberates a political prisoner and forms a radical underground cell. I’m Dying Up Here (Drama) A dark comedy set in L.A.’s infamous stand-up comedy scenes of the 1970s. The New 2016-17 U.S. TV Series (Continued on Page 12) (Continued from Page 8) aaaMay_Issue1_2016_R10.indd 10 5/5/16 2:26 PM