The following are descriptions of the new NBC dramas that will air either this fall or during mid-season of the 2012-2013 TV season. Also included are cast photos for each of the new shows and trailers for the two new dramas that will debut this fall:
REVOLUTION – Monday Nights at 10 PM
PREMISE: Our entire way of life depends on electricity. So what would happen if it just stopped working? Well, one day, like a switch turned off, the world is suddenly thrust back into the dark ages. Planes fall from the sky, hospitals shut down, and communication is impossible. And without any modern technology, who can tell us why? Now, 15 years later, life is back to what it once was long before the industrial revolution: families living in quiet cul-de-sacs, and when the sun goes down lanterns and candles are lit. Life is slower and sweeter. Or is it? On the fringes of small farming communities, danger lurks. And a young woman’s life is dramatically changed when a local militia arrives and kills her father, who mysteriously – and unbeknownst to her – had something to do with the blackout. This brutal encounter sets her and two unlikely companions off on a daring coming-of-age journey to find answers about the past in the hopes of reclaiming the future.
CAST: Billy Burke (The Twilight Saga), Tracy Spiridakos (Being Human), Anna Lise Phillips (Terra Nova), Zak Orth (Romeo + Juliet), Graham Rogers (Memphis Beat), J.D. Pardo (A Cinderella Story), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad and Once Upon a Time), David Lyons (The Cape), Maria Howell (The Blind Side), Tim Guinee (Iron Man) and Andrea Roth (Rescue Me).
CREATIVE TEAM: J.J. Abrams and Eric Kripke (“Supernatural”) are the series creators; Jon Favreau is the director of the pilot.
TRAILER FOR REVOLUTION:
CHICAGO FIRE – Wednesday Nights at 10 PM
PREMISE: No job is more stressful, dangerous or exhilarating than those of the Firefighters, Rescue Squad and Paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51. These are America’s everyday heroes — the courageous men and women who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way. But the enormous responsibilities of the job also take a personal toll. Big reputations and hefty egos, coupled with the pressure to perform and make split-second decisions, are bound to put squad members at odds. When a tragedy claims one of their own, there’s plenty of guilt and blame to go around. In the middle of a divorce, Lt. Matthew Casey tries to go about business as usual but can’t help butting heads with the brash Lt. Kelly Severide of the Rescue Squad – and each blames the other for their fallen team member. When it’s “go-time” though, they put aside their differences and put everything on the line for each other. “Chicago Fire” is a look inside one of America’s noblest professions.
CAST: Jesse Spencer (House), Taylor Kinney (The Vampire Diaries), Eamonn Walker (King), Charlie Barnett, (Law & Order: SVU), David Eigenberg (Sex and the City), Monica Raymund (The Good Wife), Lauren German (Hawaii Five-O), Teri Reeves (Three Rivers) and Merle Dandridge (Sons of Anarchy).
CREATIVE TEAM: Dick Wolf, Derek Haas, Michael Brandt, Peter Jankowski and Danielle Gelber are Executive Producers. Jeffrey Nachmanoff directed the pilot.
TRAILER FOR CHICAGO FIRE:
DO NO HARM – Mid-Season (No Night or Timeslot Scheduled Yet)
PREMISE: Dr. Jason Cole is a highly respected neurosurgeon who has it all – a lucrative career, confident charm, the gift of compassion. But he also has a deep, dark secret. One morning when he wakes up disoriented in a wrecked hotel room amidst several near-naked women he’s never seen before, he knows one thing: it’s happening again. Every night at the same hour, something inside Jason changes, leaving him almost unrecognizable – seductive, devious, borderline sociopathic. This new man is his dangerous alternate personality who goes by the name of ‘Ian Price.’ For years he’s battled Ian, keeping him in check with a powerful experimental sedative. But now his – their – body has developed a resistance to the serum, setting Ian free once again. And to make matters worse, after being suppressed for so long, Ian’s hell-bent on taking revenge on his oppressor. With everyone Jason cares about at risk – patients, friends, coworkers and even the woman he loves – he’s got to stop Ian once and for all. Will they find some common ground, or will they bring each other down? Hell hath no fury like an alter ego scorned.
CAST: Steven Pasquale (Rescue Me), Alana De La Garza (Law & Order), Mousa Kraish (Superbad), Michael Esper (A Beautiful Mind), Ruta Gedmintas (The Borgias) and Phylicia Rashad (The Cosby Show).
CREATIVE TEAM: David Schulner, Peter Traugott and Rachel Kaplan are Executive Producers. Michael Mayer directed the pilot.
INFAMOUS – Mid-Season (No Night or Timeslot Scheduled Yet)
PREMISE: When wealthy socialite and notorious party girl Vivian Bowers is found dead of an overdose, no one is really surprised. The heiress to the Bowers pharmaceutical empire has been tabloid fodder for years: wild, pretty, privileged…and now dead at the age of 32. But for FBI agent Will Moreno, things don’t add up with this suspicious dynasty. Convinced that the troubled girl’s death was a homicide, he has a clever plan to get to the truth. Her name is Detective Joanna Locasto. Twenty years ago, she was Vivian’s best friend, having grown up in the Bowers’ home. And when she appears at Vivian’s funeral, the family re-embraces her and no one is the wiser. Joanna quickly begins to uncover dark secrets and clues about why Vivian’s life was very much in danger. At the same time, she rekindles an old romantic relationship and rediscovers the allure of the luxurious lifestyle she once knew. She’s about to see once again just how the other half lives…and dies.
CAST: Meagan Good (Think Like a Man), Laz Alonso (Breakout Kings), Victor Garber (Alias), Tate Donovan (Damages), Katherine La Nasa (Alfie) and Ella Rae Peck (Gossip Girl).
CREATIVE TEAM: Liz Heldens, Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein are Executive Producers. Peter Horton directed the pilot.
HANNIBAL – Mid-Season (No Night or Timeslot Scheduled Yet)
PREMISE: One of the most fascinating literary characters comes to life on television for the first time: psychiatrist-turned-serial-killer, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. We see where this incredible story began. Will Graham is a gifted criminal profiler who is on the hunt for a serial killer with the FBI. Graham’s unique way of thinking gives him the astonishing ability to empathize with anyone – even psychopaths. He seems to know what makes them tick. But when the mind of the twisted killer he’s pursuing is too complicated for even Will to comprehend, he enlists the help of Dr. Lecter, one of the premier psychiatric minds in the country. Armed with the uncanny expertise of the brilliant doctor, Will and Hannibal (known as a serial killer only to the audience) form a brilliant partnership and it seems there’s no villain they can’t catch. If Will only knew…
CAST: Hugh Dancy (The Big C and Ella Enchanted).
CREATIVE TEAM: Bryan Fuller is the series creator and Executive Producer along with Martha De Laurentis, Sara Colleton, Jesse Alexander, and Katie O’Connell. David Slade directed the pilot.
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