#Ted Danson in Primetime, Spinoffs, Reboots & More Fall TV on Our Radar
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“#Ted Danson in Primetime, Spinoffs, Reboots & More Fall TV on Our Radar”
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Ted Danson in Primetime Again!
We’re cheering the leading man of NBC’s Mr. Mayor, a new comedy from exec producers and hitmakers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). Ted Danson is a genius at playing self-involved dudes who bumble into doing the right thing (see: demon Michael on NBC’s late, lamented The Good Place and bartender Sam Malone on the network’s classic Cheers). He’s set up to do just that here as a rich businessman who runs for office with less than pure motives — and wins. Mr. Mayor is slated for 2020–21 (not necessarily fall), but NBC showed a hilarious trailer to advertisers recently, so it looks to be a priority. With brilliant Holly Hunter as the mayor’s nemesis, a liberal councilwoman who considers him unqualified (and too tall to be trusted), this show gets our vote. —Kate Hahn
Cool Spinoffs and Reboots
What’s old can be made new again. It just takes a clever twist like changing a gender, focusing on a hero’s lesser-known qualities or giving a fan favorite a new assignment.
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In The Equalizer (CBS), inspired by Edward Woodward’s ’80s series and the more recent Denzel Washington film franchise, Queen Latifah plays an ex–CIA agent who uses her skills to help those in need. Chris Noth costars as her former handler.
Unlike the 1983 movie, also based on Tom Wolfe’s book, The Right Stuff (Disney ) centers on the rivalry between John Glenn (Suits‘ Patrick J. Adams) and Alan Shepard (Limitless‘ Jake McDorman) to become America’s first man in space. “It’s an interesting navigation of ego,” says Adams.
Christopher Meloni reprises his Emmy-nominated Law & Order: SVU role of 12 seasons in the Untitled Elliot Stabler Spinoff (NBC). Det. Olivia Benson’s (Mariska Hargitay) old partner now heads the NYPD’s organized crime unit. Confirmed only for 2020–21, this drama must air in the fall. It’s been too long! —Mandi Bierly
Comedies to Make You Laugh
On the comedy front, several high-profile titles are in the pipeline. Fingers crossed we will see them sooner rather than later!
Producer Chuck Lorre revisits the opposites-attract vibe of his Dharma & Greg for fall’s B Positive (CBS), with Silicon Valley‘s Thomas Middleditch as a straitlaced divorced dad in renal failure. He finds a new lease on life after a party girl from his past (Annaleigh Ashford, Masters of Sex) offers to give him one of her kidneys.
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Kyra Sedgwick is set to play an empty nester who moves across the country to annoy her kids in Call Your Mother (ABC). It’s on the network’s 2020–21 lineup, but the actress’ delightfully dastardly recurring role on NBC’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine has us praying for fall.
Also earmarked for 2020–21 is Saturday Night Live veteran Kenan Thompson in The Kenan Show (NBC). He’s a working dad dealing with two daughters and an overly helpful father-in-law (Andy Garcia). Since Kenan got the green light more than a year ago, we think a fall debut seems likely. —Damian Holbrook
Dramas That’ll Make You’ll Gasp
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These dramas promise lots of “Did that just happen?” moments, starting with a pair of well-under-way hourlongs that were supposed to launch earlier this year. Come fall, you should finally see the sci-fi thriller NEXT (Fox) and the Kim Cattrall sudser Filthy Rich (Fox).
In the first title, John Slattery (Mad Men) heads a Homeland Cybersecurity team tracking a rogue artificial intelligence program. And in Filthy Rich, a philandering husband (Gerald McRaney) dies, and his three illegitimate offspring are named in the will! Exec producer Tate Taylor (The Help) says he loved the premise (from a New Zealand series) and thought “what would make it really cool is if the three were vastly different from the wife,” a megachurch megacelebrity from the South (Cattrall).
The Undoing (Credit: HBO)
The Undoing (HBO) is a limited series starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant as a wealthy couple on the fringes of a violent murder. Based on Jean Hanff Korelitz’s novel You Should Have Known, the six-parter is produced by David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies).
Kelley also has the sure-to-be-sweeping Big Sky (ABC) for 2020–21, about the hunt to find two girls who have gone missing in Montana. The ensemble includes Katheryn Winnick (Vikings), Kylie Bunbury (Pitch) and Ryan Phillippe (Shooter). —DH
Midseason TV: The bright future ahead
True, we’re excited (and incredibly curious) to see what fall may bring, but 2021 holds loads of promise too — like this trio for midseason!
Walker (The CW)
If the Stetson fits… After Supernatural, Jared Padalecki stays put at The CW (and his Austin home) to headline and exec produce this reboot of Chuck Norris’ CBS action drama Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001).
Clarice (CBS)
In 1993, six months after sparring with serial killer Hannibal Lecter, FBI agent Clarice Starling takes her skills to Washington, D.C. Aussie Rebecca Breeds (Pretty Little Liars) tackles the iconic character from The Silence of the Lambs; Kal Penn (House) and Michael Cudlitz (The Walking Dead) costar.
Call Me Kat (Fox)
The always welcome Mayim Bialik (an executive producer with former Big Bang Theory castmate Jim Parsons) plays the title role in this sitcom based on the BBC series Miranda. The 39 and single Kat’s quest for happiness begins with her opening a cat café in Louisville, Kentucky. —Jim Halterman
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