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WATCH: 9 new shows coming to ABC15

Posted at 7:50 PM, May 17, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-18 10:18:30-04

Each year, television networks look at their line-ups to see which shows are working and which aren't. What are audiences watching and not watching? They then make changes.

Sadly, ABC fans recently learned Nashville, Castle, Agent Carter and The Muppets have all been canceled. But, we've also learned that ABC is bringing aboard a total of nine new shows -- four comedies and five dramas.

Below is your first look at the nine new shows coming to ABC15!

 

AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE

Katie Otto, a confident, unapologetic wife and mother of three, raises her flawed family in the wealthy town of Westport, Connecticut, filled with “perfect” mommies and their “perfect” offspring. 

CONVICTION

Lawyer and former First Daughter Hayes Morrison is about to accept a job offered from her sexy nemesis, NY District Attorney Wayne Wallis, to avoid jail time for cocaine possession and avoid hurting her mother’s Senate campaign. Working with his team at the new Conviction Integrity Unit will let her use her brilliant mind to turn over cases, where there is credible suspicion of wrongful conviction, and give her a chance to turn things around with her high-powered political family.

DESIGNATED SURVIVOR

Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor Kiefer Sutherland returns to primetime in a conspiracy thriller as Tom Kirkman, a lower-level cabinet member who unexpectedly becomes president after a devastating attack on Washington. He will struggle to prevent the country and his own family from falling into chaos, as he is thrust into one of the most difficult presidencies in history. 

DOWNWARD DOG

Based on the web series, “Downward Dog” is about a struggling millennial, Nan, from the point of view of her lonely and philosophical dog, Martin. One session at obedience school already makes them realize that even at their worst they may be the best thing for each other.

IMAGINARY MARY

Alice is a fiercely independent career woman whose life is turned upside-down when she meets the love of her life – a divorced father with three kids. This triggers even more upheaval when the slightly unhinged imaginary friend she created as a child suddenly reappears to help her navigate the transition from single girl to a woman ready for a family.

NOTORIOUS

“Notorious” is inspired by the true-life stories of famed criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos and cable news producer Wendy Walker, who serve as executive producers. The series is a provocative look at the unique, sexy and dangerous interplay of criminal law and the media. 

SPEECHLESS

Maya DiMeo is a mom on a mission who will do anything for her husband, Jimmy, and kids Ray, Dylan, and JJ, her eldest son with special needs. As Maya fights injustices both real and imagined, the family works to make a new home for themselves and searches for just the right person to give JJ his “voice.” 

STILL STAR-CROSSED

“Still Star-Crossed,” a period drama from Shondaland, picks up where the famous story of Romeo and Juliet ends, charting the treachery, palace intrigue and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers’ tragic fate. The series is based on the book by Melinda Taub.

 

TIME AFTER TIME

Based on the novel and movie “Time After Time,” delivers a fantastical cat and mouse adventure through time when famed science fiction writer H.G. Wells is transported to modern day Manhattan in pursuit of Jack the Ripper. Once H.G. arrives in New York City, he finds a world he never thought possible and a young woman who captivates him.   

ABC also announced that it would air a three-hour musical re-make of Dirty Dancing, which includes all the original music and three new songs; When We Rise, which chronicles the real-life personal struggles and triumphs of the LGBT community; Ali: The Champion, a two-hour special honoring Muhammad Ali; and a primetime special on David Blaine.