IMDb Picks: January TV Premieres
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- CreatorMark GatissSteven MoffatStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsThe quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance."Sherlock" premieres Sunday, Jan. 1, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on PBS.
- CreatorDave CherninJohn CherninStarsKaitlin OlsonSofia Black-D'EliaThomas BarbuscaA hard-living aunt is forced to take care of her wealthy sister's spoiled kids after the mom flees the country to avoid criminal charges."The Mick" premieres Sunday, Jan. 1, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.
- CreatorAdam NussdorfStarsBurkely DuffieldDilan GwynJonathan WhitesellA young man wakes up from a 12-year coma to discover new abilities that come to propel him into the middle of a dangerous conspiracy."Beyond" premieres Monday, Jan. 2, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Freeform.
- CreatorEd DecterStarsKatherine McNamaraDominic SherwoodAlberto RosendeAfter her mother disappears, Clary must venture into the dark world of demon hunting, and embrace her new role among the Shadowhunters."Shadowhunters" premieres Monday, Jan. 2, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Freeform.
- CreatorHart HansonStarsEmily DeschanelDavid BoreanazMichaela ConlinF.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth teams up with the Jeffersonian's top anthropologist, Dr. Temperance Brennan, to investigate cases where all that's left of the victims are their bones."Bones" premieres Tuesday, Jan. 3, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.
- CreatorLee DanielsTom DonaghyStarsJude DemorestBrittany O'GradyRyan DestinyA trio of women form a musical group in Atlanta."Star" premieres Wednesday, Jan. 4, on FOX.
- CreatorRob McElhenneyGlenn HowertonStarsCharlie DayGlenn HowertonRob McElhenneyFive friends with big egos and small brains are the proprietors of an Irish pub in Philadelphia."It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" premieres Wednesday, Jan. 4, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FXX.
- CreatorSimon RichStarsJay BaruchelEric AndréBritt LowerA naive romantic goes on a desperate quest for love when his longtime girlfriend dumps him."Man Seeking Woman" premieres Wednesday, Jan. 4, at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on FXX.
- CreatorMartin GeroStarsSullivan StapletonJaimie AlexanderAudrey EsparzaJane Doe is found in Times Square with no memory and mysterious tattoos on her body."Blindspot" returns Wednesday, Jan. 4, on NBC.
- CreatorCallie KhouriStarsHayden PanettiereClare BowenCharles EstenFollows the lives and tragedies of rising and fading country music stars in Nashville, Tennessee."Nashville" premieres Thursday, Jan. 5, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CMT.
- CreatorFred ArmisenCarrie BrownsteinJonathan KriselStarsFred ArmisenCarrie BrownsteinKyle MacLachlanA sketch-comedy series that parodies life in Portland, Oregon."Portlandia" premieres Thursday, Jan. 5, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on IFC.
- CreatorJon BokenkampStarsJames SpaderMegan BooneDiego KlattenhoffA new FBI profiler, Elizabeth Keen, has her entire life uprooted when a mysterious criminal, Raymond Reddington, who has eluded capture for decades, turns himself in and insists on speaking only to her."The Blacklist" returns Thursday, Jan. 5, on NBC.
- CreatorStephen CarpenterDavid GreenwaltJim KoufStarsDavid GiuntoliRussell HornsbySilas Weir MitchellA homicide detective discovers he is a descendant of hunters who fight supernatural forces."Grimm" premieres Friday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
- CreatorTodd HarthanStarsMorris ChestnutJaina Lee OrtizGabrielle DennisMiami pathologist Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. finds secrets in people's bodies using his state-of-the-art laboratory equipment."Rosewood" premieres Friday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.
- CreatorPhillip IscoveAlex KurtzmanRoberto OrciStarsTom MisonLyndie GreenwoodNicole BeharieIchabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers."Sleepy Hollow" premieres Friday, Jan. 6, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.
- CreatorMatthew ArnoldJosh FriedmanStarsAdria ArjonaOliver Jackson-CohenAna UlaruA modern reimagining of the stories that led to 'The Wizard of Oz'."Emerald City" premieres Friday, Jan. 6, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
- CreatorRachel BloomAline Brosh McKennaStarsRachel BloomDonna Lynne ChamplinVincent Rodriguez IIIA young woman abandons a choice job at a law firm and her life in New York in an attempt to find happiness in the unlikely locale of West Covina, California."Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" returns Friday, Jan. 6, on FOX.
- CreatorChips HardyTom HardySteven KnightStarsTom HardyDavid HaymanJonathan PryceAdventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father's shipping empire. However, both the government and his biggest competitor want his inheritance at any cost--even murder."Taboo" premieres Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX.
- CreatorMaurissa TancharoenJed WhedonJoss WhedonStarsClark GreggMing-Na WenBrett DaltonThe missions of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division."Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." returns Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
- CreatorDan LevyEugene LevyStarsEugene LevyCatherine O'HaraDan LevyAfter being a victim of fraud, Johnny Rose and his family go from extremely wealthy to penniless overnight. The only asset left to them is a small, unsophisticated town: Schitt's Creek. They relocate there. Culture shock ensues."Schitt's Creek" premieres Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Pop.
- StarsNeil Patrick HarrisPatrick WarburtonMalina Pauli WeissmanAfter the loss of their parents in a mysterious fire, the three Baudelaire children face trials and tribulations attempting to uncover dark family secrets."A Series of Unfortunate Events" premieres Friday, Jan. 13, on Netflix.
- CreatorBryan CranstonDavid ShoreStarsGiovanni RibisiMarin IrelandShane McRaeA con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate Pete, and reuniting with Pete's estranged family, which threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he's escaping."Sneaky Pete" premieres Friday, Jan. 13, on Amazon Prime.
- CreatorAlex GansaHoward GordonStarsClaire DanesMandy PatinkinDamian LewisA bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil."Homeland" premieres Sunday, Jan. 15, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.
- CreatorPaolo SorrentinoStarsJude LawDiane KeatonSilvio OrlandoThe beginning of the pontificate of Lenny Belardo, alias Pius XIII, the first American Pope in history."The Young Pope" premieres Sunday, Jan. 15, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.
- CreatorBruno HellerStarsBen McKenzieJada Pinkett SmithDonal LogueThe story behind Detective James Gordon's rise to prominence in Gotham City in the years before Batman's arrival."Gotham" returns Monday, Jan. 16, on FOX.
- CreatorLouis C.K.Zach GalifianakisJonathan KriselStarsZach GalifianakisMartha KellyLouie AndersonAfter failing at a prestigious French clowning college, Chip Baskets looks to keep his dream of becoming a professional clown alive."Baskets" premieres Thursday, Jan. 19, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX.
- CreatorShonda RhimesStarsKerry WashingtonDarby StanchfieldKatie LowesA former White House Communications Director starts her own crisis management firm only to realize her clients are not the only ones with secrets."Scandal" premieres Thursday, Jan. 19, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
- CreatorAli AdlerGreg BerlantiAndrew KreisbergStarsMelissa BenoistChyler LeighDavid HarewoodThe adventures of Superman's cousin and her own superhero career."Supergirl" premieres Monday, Jan. 23, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CW.
- CreatorPeter MatteiStarsDavid MorseRyan HurstKyle GallnerA story of struggle for power set in the rugged and mysterious hills of Appalachia."Outsiders" premieres Tuesday, Jan. 24, on WGN.
- CreatorGreg BerlantiGeoff JohnsAndrew KreisbergStarsGrant GustinCandice PattonDanielle PanabakerAfter being struck by lightning, Barry Allen wakes up from his coma to discover he's been given the power of super speed, becoming the Flash, and fighting crime in Central City."The Flash" returns Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CW.
- CreatorJessica GoldbergStarsAaron PaulMichelle MonaghanEmma GreenwellA man who converts to a controversial following suffers from a crisis of faith."The Path" premieres Wednesday, Jan. 25, on Hulu.
- CreatorGreg BerlantiMarc GuggenheimAndrew KreisbergStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseySpoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow."Arrow" returns Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CW.
- CreatorLisa Quijano WolfingerDavid ZabelStarsMcKinley Belcher IIISuzanne BertishNorbert Leo ButzFollows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War - New England abolitionist Mary Phinney and Confederate supporter Emma Green."Mercy Street" returns Sunday, Jan. 22, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on PBS.
- CreatorSera GambleJohn McNamaraStarsStella MaeveHale ApplemanArjun GuptaAfter being recruited to a secretive academy, a group of students discovers that the magic they read about as children is very real--and more dangerous than they ever imagined."The Magicians" premieres Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Syfy.
- CreatorRoberto Aguirre-SacasaStarsLili ReinhartCamila MendesCole SprouseWhile navigating the troubled waters of romance, school and family, Archie and his gang become entangled in dark Riverdale mysteries."Riverdale" premieres Thursday, Jan. 26, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on the CW.
- CreatorDawn PrestwichNicole YorkinStarsChristina RicciDavid HoflinKristine NielsenThe story of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, a brilliant and beautiful Southern belle who became the original flapper and icon of the wild, flamboyant Jazz Age."Z: The Beginning of Everything" premieres Friday, Jan. 27, on Hulu.
- CreatorRobert LevineJonathan E. SteinbergStarsJessica Parker KennedyToby StephensHannah NewFollows Captain Flint and his pirates twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel "Treasure Island.""Black Sails" premieres Sunday, Jan. 29, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Starz.
- CreatorBradley BredewegPeter PaigeStarsTeri PoloSherri SaumHayden ByerlyTeenager Callie Jacob is placed in a foster home with a lesbian couple and their blend of biological, adoptive, and foster children."The Fosters" premieres Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Freeform.
- CreatorLizzy WeissStarsKatie LeclercVanessa MaranoConstance MarieTwo teenage girls' lives are turned upside down when they find out they were switched at birth."Switched at Birth" premieres Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Freeform.