18 New Midseason TV Shows to Have on Your Radar in 2017
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As we head into 2017, there's a whole shining frontier of new shows to get excited about: midseason premieres! In the next handful of months, we're going to get all sorts of fresh titles, from the Archie-inspired Riverdale to the murderous HBO drama Little Big Lies. Keep reading to see what lies ahead.
01
The Mick
- Network: Fox
- Who's starring: Kaitlin Olson
- What it's about: A mess of a woman is suddenly put in charge of her rich sister's kids.
- Premiere date: Jan. 1
02
Emerald City
- Network: NBC
- Who's starring: Adria Arjona
- What it's about: This gritty reimagining of the land of Oz retells some of the classic stories attached to the classic tale.
- Premiere date: Jan. 6
03
Taboo
- Network: FX
- Who's starring: Tom Hardy
- What it's about: Set in the early 1800s, it follows James Keziah Delaney, who returns home to London from Africa long after he's been presumed dead. He tries to rebuild what is left of his father's shipping empire.
- Premiere date: Jan. 10
04
The Young Pope
- Network: HBO
- Who's starring: Jude Law
- What it's about: The new series follows the controversial rule of Pope Pius XIII.
- Premiere date: Jan. 15
05
Riverdale
- Network: The CW
- Who's starring: KJ Apa and Cole Sprouse
- What it's about: The Archie comics serve as inspiration for this take on the dark underbelly of small town life.
- Premiere date: Jan. 26
06
Training Day
- Network: CBS
- Who's starring: Bill Paxton and Justin Cornwell
- What it's about: A reimagining of Antoine Fuqua's 2001 cop drama of the same name.
- Premiere date: Feb. 2
07
24: Legacy
- Network: Fox
- Who's starring: Corey Hawkins and Miranda Otto
- What it's about: A reboot of the series that made the character of Jack Bauer into a household name.
- Premiere date: Feb. 5
08
APB
- Network: Fox
- Who's starring: Justin Kirk
- What it's about: Kirk (Weeds) is playing a billionaire who privatizes and takes over a police force in Chicago.
- Premiere date: Feb. 6
09
Legion
- Network: FX
- Who's starring: Dan Stevens
- What it's about: Based on the comic book of the same name, it tells the story of a troubled young man with extraordinary abilities.
- Premiere date: Feb. 8
10
Big Little Lies
- Network: HBO
- Who's starring: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Shailene Woodley
- What it's about: The adaptation of a novel that follows a group of moms who struggle to keep it together as their perfect lives fall apart.
- Premiere date: Feb. 19
11
Crashing
- Network: HBO
- Who's starring: Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Jonathan Bailey
- What it's about: Follows the lives of six 20-something and 30-somethings who live together as property guardians in a gigantic abandoned hospital.
- Premiere date: Feb. 19
12
Making History
- Network: Fox
- Who's starring: Adam Pally and Leighton Meester
- What it's about: A comedy about a couple of present-day teachers who travel back to Colonial America to get the revolution started.
- Premiere date: March 5
13
Time After Time
- Network: ABC
- Who's starring: Josh Bowman and Freddie Stroma
- What it's about: H.G. Wells tracks down serial killer Jack the Ripper all the way to present-day New York City.
- Premiere date: March 5
14
Shots Fired
- Network: Fox
- Who's starring: Sanaa Lathan
- What it's about: This is a 10-episode event series about the aftermath of several racially motivated crimes in a small town.
- Premiere date: March 22
15
Imaginary Mary
- Network: ABC
- Who's starring: Jenna Elfman
- What it's about: Just when a woman starts dating a single dad, her imaginary friend (voiced by Rachel Dratch) reappears.
- Premiere date: March 29
16
Prison Break
- Network: Fox
- Who's starring: Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell
- What it's about: This reboot of the original critically acclaimed series will focus on another prison escape.
- Premiere date: April 4
17
Downward Dog
- Network: ABC
- Who's starring: Allison Tolman and Lucas Neff
- What it's about: A struggling woman and her talking dog.
- Premiere date: Summer 2017
18
Still Star-Crossed
- Network: ABC
- Who's starring: Clara Rugaard and Torrance Coombs
- What it's about: The aftermath of Romeo and Juliet's deaths.
- Premiere date: TBA