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.)
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Debuts February 15 on Hulu
Hulu's first original event series is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. As in the book, this nine-episode thriller finds a high school teacher (played by James Franco) traveling back in time to the late 1950s/early 1960s in an attempt to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The J.J. Abrams-produced series also stars Chris Cooper, Josh Duhamel, Sarah Gadon, T.R. Knight, and Cherry Jones. Kevin Macdonald (Black Sea) directs the first two hours.