Winter TV Preview: The 25 Most-Anticipated Shows
If you suspect that TV networks seem to hold their best shows back until midseason these days, well, you're not wrong. This winter, for example, will bring returning (and critically acclaimed) favorites like The X Files and Better Call Saul, while also introducing brand new series from the likes of Louis C.K. and Zach Galifianakis, Martin Scorsese and Terence Winter, and Ryan Murphy, among others.
Below, we highlight 25 intriguing shows scheduled to debut in the months of January and February, listed in order by premiere date. (For information on other upcoming TV debuts in 2016, be sure to visit our TV Premiere Calendar.)
Yes, it's another series based on a comic book. But instead of drawing from the usual assortment of Marvel or DC superheroes, Lucifer features a character originally created by Neil Gaiman for The Sandman. Adapted by Californication creator Tom Kapinos, the new series stars Tom Ellis (Rush) as the titular character, who becomes bored with life in hell and decides to move to Los Angeles, where he runs a nightclub and teams up with an LAPD detective to use his particular set of skills to punish evildoers.