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2013-14 NEW SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Drama
The Originals � Family is power. The Original Vampire family swore it
to each other a thousand years ago. They pledged to remain together,
always and forever. Now, centuries have passed and the bonds of family
are broken. Time, tragedy and hunger for power have torn the Original
Family apart. When Klaus Mikaelson, the original vampire-werewolf
hybrid, receives a mysterious tip that a plot is brewing against him
in the supernatural melting pot that is the French Quarter of New
Orleans, he returns to the city his family helped build. Klaus�
questions lead him to a reunion with his diabolical former prot�g�,
Marcel, a charismatic vampire who has total control over the human and
supernatural inhabitants of New Orleans. Determined to help his
brother find redemption, Elijah follows Klaus and soon learns that the
werewolf Hayley has also come to the French Quarter searching for
clues to her family history, and has fallen into the hands of a
powerful witch named Sophie. Tensions between the town�s supernatural
factions are nearing a breaking point as Marcel commands his devoted
followers and rules with absolute power. For Klaus, the thought of
answering to his powerful prot�g� is unthinkable, and he vows to
reclaim what was once his � the power, the city and his family. While
they wait to see if their sister Rebekah will leave Mystic Falls and
join them, Klaus and Elijah form an uneasy alliance with the witches
to ensure that New Orleans will be ruled by THE ORIGINALS once again.
The series stars Joseph Morgan (�The Vampire Diaries,� �Immortals�) as
Klaus, Daniel Gillies (�The Vampire Diaries,� �Saving Hope�) as
Elijah, Claire Holt (�The Vampire Diaries,� �Pretty Little Liars�) as
Rebekah, Phoebe Tonkin (�The Vampire Diaries,� �The Secret Circle�) as
Hayley, Charles Michael Davis (�Grey�s Anatomy,� �Switched at Birth�)
as Marcel, Daniella Pineda (�The Fitzgerald Family Christmas,�
�Homeland�) as Sophie, Leah Pipes (�The Deep End,� �Sorority Row�) as
Cami and Danielle Campbell (�Starstruck,� �Tyler Perry�s Madea�s
Witness Protection�) as Davina. THE ORIGINALS is from Bonanza
Productions Inc. in association with My So-Called Company, Alloy
Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios.
Julie Plec (�The Vampire Diaries,� �Kyle XY,� �Wasteland�), Leslie
Morgenstein (�The Vampire Diaries,� �Gossip Girl�) and Gina Girolamo
(�The Lying Game�) are executive producers. Plec wrote the pilot
episode, which was directed by Chris Grismer (�The Vampire Diaries�).
Reign � Hidden between the lines of the history books is the story of
Mary Stuart, the young woman the world would come to know as Mary,
Queen of Scots. Queen of Scotland since she was six days old, the
teenage Mary is already a headstrong monarch - beautiful, passionate,
and poised at the very beginning of her tumultuous rise to power.
Arriving in France with four close friends as her ladies-in-waiting,
Mary has been sent to secure Scotland�s strategic alliance by
formalizing her arranged engagement to the French king�s dashing son,
Prince Francis. But the match isn�t signed and sealed, it depends more
on politics, religion and secret agendas than affairs of the heart.
Prince Francis is intrigued by the fiery Scot, but like most young
men, he resists the idea of settling down into marriage, especially
when he has a history with a lady of the court and his own point of
view on the wisdom of an alliance with Scotland. Still, an attraction
between Mary and Francis is ignited. Further complicating things is
Bash, Francis� roguish half-brother, who has a history of his own -
despite his illegitimate birth, Bash is his father�s favorite. And now
that Bash has caught Mary�s eye, a royal triangle may be forming.
While at French Court, fierce foes and dark forces conspire to
sabotage Mary�s marriage to Francis and even threaten her life, until
a mysterious shrouded guide becomes her ally. With danger and sexual
intrigue around every dark castle corner, Mary rallies her
ladies-in-waiting and steels herself, ready to rule the new land and
balance the demands of her country and her heart. The series stars
Adelaide Kane (�Teen Wolf�) as Mary, Toby Regbo (�One Day�) as Prince
Francis, Torrance Coombs (�The Tudors�) as Bash, Megan Follows (�Anne
of Green Gables�) as Queen Catherine, Alan Van Sprang (�The Tudors�)
as King Henry, Celina Sinden (newcomer) as Greer, Caitlin Stasey
(newcomer) as Kenna, Anna Popplewell (�The Chronicles of Narnia: The
Voyage of the Dawn Treader�) as Lola, and Jenessa Grant (�Cyberbully�)
as Aylee. REIGN is from CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros.
Television with executive producers Stephanie SenGupta (�Hawaii
Five-0�), Laurie McCarthy (�The Ghost Whisperer�), Frank Siracusa
(�Beauty And The Beast�) and Brad Silberling (�Moonlight Mile�). The
pilot was directed by Brad Silberling.
The Tomorrow People � They are the next evolutionary leap of mankind,
a generation of humans born with paranormal abilities � the Tomorrow
People. Stephen Jameson stands at the crossroads between the world we
know and the shifting world of the future. Up until a year ago,
Stephen was a �normal� teenager � until he began hearing voices and
teleporting in his sleep, never knowing where he might wake up. Now,
Stephen�s issues have gone far beyond the usual teenage angst, and he
is beginning to question his sanity. In desperation, Stephen decides
to listen to one of the voices in his head, and it leads him to his
first encounter with the Tomorrow People � John, Cara and Russell � a
genetically advanced race with the abilities of telekinesis,
teleportation and telepathic communication. The Tomorrow People are
being hunted down by a paramilitary group of scientists known as
Ultra. Led by Dr. Jedikiah Price, Ultra sees the Tomorrow People as a
very real existential threat from a rival species, and the outcast
group has been forced to hide out in an abandoned subway station just
beneath the surface of the human world. Trading in secrets, Jedikiah
offers Stephen the chance for a normal life with his family and best
friend, Astrid, if he will help in the struggle to isolate and
eradicate the Tomorrow People. On the other hand, Cara, John and
Russell offer Stephen a different type of family and a home where he
truly belongs. Unwilling to turn his back on humanity or the world of
the Tomorrow People, Stephen sets out on his own path � a journey that
could take him into the shadowy past to uncover the truth about his
father�s mysterious disappearance, or into an unknown future with THE
TOMORROW PEOPLE. The series stars Robbie Amell (�Revenge�) as Stephen,
Luke Mitchell (�H20: Just Add Water�) as John, Peyton List (�Mad Men�)
as Cara, Aaron Yoo (�Disturbia,� �Nick and Norah�s Infinite Playlist�)
as Russell, Mark Pellegrino (�Lost,� �Supernatural�) as Dr. Jedikiah
Price, and Madeleine Mantock (upcoming �All You Need is Kill�) as
Astrid. THE TOMORROW PEOPLE is from Warner Bros. Television and CBS
Television Studios with executive producers Greg Berlanti (�Arrow,�
�Green Lantern�), Julie Plec (�The Vampire Diaries,� �Kyle XY�), Phil
Klemmer (�Political Animals,� �Chuck�) and Danny Cannon (�Nikita,�
�CSI: NY�). The pilot was directed by Danny Cannon.
Midseason
Drama
The 100 � Ninety-seven years ago, nuclear Armageddon decimated planet
Earth, destroying civilization. The only survivors were the 400
inhabitants of 12 international space stations that were in orbit at
the time. Three generations have been born in space, the survivors now
number 4,000, and resources are running out on their dying �Ark� - the
12 stations now linked together and repurposed to keep the survivors
alive. Draconian measures including capital punishment and population
control are the order of the day, as the leaders of the Ark take
ruthless steps to ensure their future, including secretly exiling a
group of 100 juvenile prisoners to the Earth�s surface to test whether
it�s habitable. For the first time in nearly a century, humans have
returned to planet Earth. Among the 100 exiles are Clarke, the bright
teenage daughter of the Ark�s chief medical officer; Wells, son of the
Ark�s Chancellor; the daredevil Finn; and the brother/sister duo
Bellamy and Octavia, whose illegal sibling status has always led them
to flaunt the rules. Technologically blind to what�s happening on the
planet below them, the Ark�s leaders � Clarke�s widowed mother, Abby;
the Chancellor, Jaha; and his shadowy second in command, Kane � are
faced with difficult decisions about life, death and the continued
existence of the human race. For the 100 young people on Earth,
however, the alien planet they�ve never known is a mysterious realm
that can be magical one moment and lethal the next. With the survival
of the human race entirely in their hands, THE 100 must find a way to
transcend their differences, unite and forge a new path on a wildly
changed Earth that�s primitive, intense and teeming with the unknown.
The series stars Eliza Taylor (newcomer) as Clarke, Paige Turco
(�Person of Interest,� �Damages�) as Abby, Thomas McDonell
(�Suburgatory�) as Finn, Eli Goree (�Emily Owens, M.D.�) as Wells,
Marie Avgeropoulos (�50/50�) as Octavia, Bob Morley (newcomer) as
Bellamy, Kelly Hu (�X2: X-Men United,� �Arrow�) as Cece, Christopher
Larkin (�Squad 85�) as Monty, Devon Bostick (�Aim High�) as Jasper,
with Isaiah Washington (upcoming �Blue Caprice,� �Grey�s Anatomy�) as
Chancellor Jaha, and Henry Ian Cusick (�Lost,� �Scandal�) as Kane.
Based on the upcoming book series by Kass Morgan, THE 100 is from
Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Alloy Entertainment,
Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios with executive
producers Matthew Miller (�Human Target,� �Chuck�), Jason Rothenberg
(upcoming �Twilight Zone� feature), Bharat Nalluri (�Torchwood,�
�Emily Owens, M.D.�), Leslie Morgenstein (�The Vampire Diaries�) and
Gina Girolamo (�The Secret Circle�). The pilot was directed by Bharat
Nalluri.
Star-Crossed � When Emery was 6 years old, an alien spacecraft
crash-landed in her small town. Whether they came in peace or with
more sinister intentions didn�t matter: a fierce battle erupted as
humans fought for control over their new rivals, an alien species
called the Atrians. In the midst of the conflict, Roman, a 6-year-old
Atrian boy, found his way to a shed behind Emery�s house, where she
protected him from harm, bringing him food, comfort � and friendship.
In their brief time together, Emery and Roman forged a deep bond, but
the authorities wasted no time tracking Roman down and capturing him
in a violent confrontation. Emery has grown up believing that Roman
was killed that day. Ten years later, the Atrians have been acclimated
to life on Earth, but they are interned in a heavily-guarded camp
known as the Sector to keep them separate from humans. Now, for the
first time, a group of Atrian teens will enroll in a suburban human
high school, with the goal of testing the feasibility of human/alien
integration. The eyes of the nation and the whole world are fixed on
this historical social experiment, an endeavor fraught with suspicion
and fear. In the mayhem of the first day, Emery is amazed to learn
that Roman was not killed by the authorities and is, in fact, one of
the Atrian students. Their childhood bond is quickly rekindled � in a
school and a society that distrusts everything about the Atrians,
Emery and Roman have found each other again. However, their
relationship is threatened by the small-mindedness of their respective
communities and the political agendas of people in power. While the
world around them rages with anger and prejudice, their bond becomes
increasingly strong and increasingly dangerous. As an epic Romeo and
Juliet romance unfolds, a violent encounter between Roman�s father and
Emery�s father occurs in the Sector. Can Roman and Emery�s love � and
peace between the species � survive? The series stars Aimee Teegarden
(�Friday Night Lights�) as Emery, Matt Lanter (�90210�) as Roman, Grey
Damon (�The Secret Circle�) as Grayson, Natalie Hall (�Pretty Little
Liars�) as Taylor, Malese Jow (�The Vampire Diaries,� �Big Time Rush�)
as Julia, Titus Makin, Jr. (�Glee�) as Lukas, Chelsea Gilligan (�How I
Met Your Mother�) as Teri and Greg Finley (�The Secret Life of the
American Teenager�) as Drake. STAR-CROSSED is from Ole Productions,
Isla de Babel SL and 360 Powwow in association with CBS Television
Studios and Warner Bros. Television with executive producers Meredith
Averill (�The Good Wife,� �Life on Mars�), Josh Appelbaum (�Life on
Mars,� �Mission: Impossible � Ghost Protocol�), Bryan Furst
(�Daybreakers,� �Tough Trade�), Sean Furst (�Daybreakers,� �Tough
Trade�), Daniel Gutman (�Dance!,� �12 Corazones�), Andre Nemec (�Life
on Mars,� �Mission: Impossible � Ghost Protocol�), Scott Rosenberg
(�Life on Mars,� �October Road� and Richard Shephard (�Golden Boy,�
�Ringer�). The pilot was written by Meredith Averill and directed by
Gary Fleder (�Beauty And The Beast,� �Vegas,� �Runaway Jury�).
Unscripted
Famous In 12 � There is a family in the U.S. that has what it takes to
become famous � the question is: Can they pull it off in 12 weeks?
That�s the challenge in the new unscripted series FAMOUS IN 12, a
unique social experiment that tracks the lives of one determined
family as they move to the entertainment capital of the world � Los
Angeles � and seek fame in a 12-week time frame. Members of the family
will all have unique and varied talents, and they will each get a
series of challenges to create a public profile fit for a Kardashian.
The family will be guided by the TMZ machine, which will create a
series of opportunities for them. TMZ and Harvey Levin will help, but
it is up to the family to pull it off. When they succeed at their
challenges, they will appear on the TMZ TV show and TMZ.com, which
will raise their profile. Family members will exploit all forms of
social media to wage a campaign of fame. In addition to the
challenges, the family will circulate day to day � at the gym,
restaurants, bars, parties and other places where celebs hang and
opportunities call. Executive-produced by David Garfinkle (�The
Surreal Life�), Jay Renfroe (�The Surreal Life�) and Harvey Levin
(TMZ), FAMOUS IN 12 is from Renegade 83 and Harvey Levin Productions
in association with Warner Horizon Television and Telepictures.