Week of August 21, 2017

A beautiful, gifted but mentally ill woman loses her two young children when, caught up in a manic episode, she leaves them unattended on an island near her summer home. Although they are rescued unharmed, her world unravels. Her husband Duncan ends their marriage and takes the children back to his native Scotland. She is left to struggle with her demons and live without sight or sound of her children. Twenty years pass, Maura learns how to live with her loss and her mental illness, and then the miraculous day arrives when she is presented with an opportunity to re-connect with her daughters. This universal story of the redemptive power of a mother's love is adapted from the popular, award-winning novel, "An Audience of Chairs" by Joan Clark.

A young, ambitious woman becomes involved with a powerful Washington D.C. couple who seduce her. As she gets drawn into their world, she finds herself entangled in a dangerous situation involving sex, power, and murder.

Andi Mack is a contemporary coming-of-age story about a girl who's trying to determine where she fits in and the many amazing ways she can live her life. When her free-spirited older sister Bex returns home with a revelation that changes everything, it sends Andi on an uncharted course of self-discovery.

First billed as a two-part movie, with Avengers: Infinity War – Part 1 is being followed a year later by Avengers: Infinity War – Part 2. The film will star Josh Brolin, Tom Holland, Scarlett Johansson, Peter Dinklage, Chris Evans, Chris Pratt and Chris Hemsworth.

This show, a sketch comedy, has a decidedly female bent. It is written by a primarily female staff, and performed by an all female primary cast (with both female and male supporting players). They tackle a variety of subjects, most dealing with current cultural topics of everyday life, but from a female perspective. Unlike most sketch comedy shows of the day, the sketches in this show are rapid fire in that they are relatively short - none lasting more than approximately five minutes, with most being in the one to two minute range - and are filmed largely on location, rather than on a sound stage or in a studio in front a live audience.

Blindspot focuses on a mysterious tattooed woman who is found naked inside a travel bag in Times Square by the FBI, with no recollection of her own past or her own identity. They discover that her tattoos contain clues to crimes they will have to solve.

Blue Bloods follows the lives of the NYPD's First Family of Law Enforcement: the Reagans. Frank, the Police Commissioner and son of former PC Henry Reagan, must balance his duties of running the largest police force in the world and being his kids' boss.

BULL stars Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull in a drama inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, the founder of one of the most prolific trial consulting firms of all time. Brilliant, brash and charming, Dr. Bull is the ultimate puppet master as he combines psychology, human intuition and high-tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys, witnesses and the accused tick. Bull employs an enviable team of experts at Trial Analysis Corporation to shape successful narratives down to the very last detail. They include his quick-witted ex-brother-in-law, Benny Colón, who plays a defense attorney in mock trials; Marissa Morgan, a cutting-edge neurolinguistics expert from the Department of Homeland Security; former NYPD detective Danny James, the firm's tough but relatable investigator; haughty millennial hacker Cable McCrory, who is responsible for gathering cyber intelligence; and Chunk Palmer, a fashion-conscious stylist and former All-American defensive back who fine-tunes clients' appearances for trial. In high-stakes trials, Dr. Bull's combination of remarkable insight into human nature, three Ph.D.s and top-notch staff creates winning strategies that tip the scales of justice in his clients' favor.

A darkly comic character study about a burned-out 33-year-old dental receptionist who, after cracking a tooth and meeting a new dentist, spirals into a submissive fantasy to escape a perfection-obsessed world.

Elementary is an American procedural drama series that presents a contemporary update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes. The series was created by Robert Doherty and stars Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson. It is a modern take on the cases of Sherlock Holmes, with the detective now living in New York City.

A father and his daughter form a songwriting team during the summer before she leaves for college.

The dragons and Vikings are taking to the skies once again, this time in live-action. Long ago up North on the Island of Berk, the young Viking, Hiccup (Thames), wants to join his town’s fight against the dragons that continually raid their town. However, his macho father and village leader, Stoik the Vast, will not allow his small, clumsy, but inventive son to do so. Regardless, Hiccup ventures out into battle and downs a mysterious Night Fury dragon with his invention, but can’t bring himself to kill it.

A former CIA operative (Alan Cumming), who has since built a "normal" life as a gifted professor and writer, is pulled back into his old life when the NYPD needs his help to stop a serial killer on the loose.

A newly retired police officer looks forward to spending more quality time with his wife and three kids only to discover he faces much tougher challenges at home than he ever did on the streets. Kevin James plays Kevin Gable, who retires after 20 years on the force. He soon learns that his wife, Donna, has shielded him from most of the issues that now face him at home full-time.

This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the NYPD who investigate sexually related crimes.

After the passing of her parents, Lily retreats to the family vacation home she has just inherited, only to find she is not alone.

Lucky Day is a full length feature film going in production in September. The thriller is being produced by Don Carmody Productions in Los Angeles California.

A political drama which looks into the life of the Secretary of State as she tries to balance work with family. Madam Secretary explores Secretary Elizabeth McCord's life as the determined and newly appointed United States Secretary of State. McCord is also a college professor and a former CIA analyst who left the agency for ethical and personal reasons.

Love, money, ambition and music intertwine in Mozart in the Jungle, a half hour comedic drama that looks at finding yourself and finding love while conquering New York City. A brash new maestro Rodrigo (Gael Garcia Bernal) stirs up the New York Symphony as young oboist Hailey (Lola Kirke) hopes for her big chance.

Venus Johnson, tired of waiting for her longtime boyfriend to propose, breaks up with him. But old feelings, and heaps of jealousy, no doubt, arise when he promptly begins dating another woman.

A spin-off of NCIS about the local field office of NCIS that investigates criminal cases involving military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence. This colorful city that harbors a dark side is a magnet for service personnel on leave, and when overindulgence is followed by trouble, Special Agent Dwayne Pride's team is at its best.

A coming of age comedy about an ESPN sportscaster who looks back on his life in the 90s and gives the play-by-play of his adolescence.

After her mother disappears, Clary must venture into the dark world of demon hunting, and embrace her new role among the Shadowhunters.

Shadows is a Sci-Fi mini series for television produced by Quantum Arc Media. The show will star Katrina Currow, Michael Forsch and Kamiko Kawada.

Ambitious fitness influencer Emma Kent’s life unravels after a disastrous run-in with her idol, forcing her into a dangerous pact with an obsessive fan—and a brutal choice about how far she’ll go for fame.

A series of violent videos from an unknown user named 'monkeyman' target Hailey, Rowan and Elisia - a group of high school students whose pasts are inexplicably connected. t@gged is a modern day thriller that explores the terrifying risks of social media in a world of anonymity.

The story follows the journey of the US Women's Soccer team of the 1990s, who, in 1999, on a sweltering hot summer day, in a stadium bursting with 93,000 fans, won the World Cup in a nail-biting final against China.

The Bay is set in the coastal town of Morecambe Bay and centers on Detective Sergeant Lisa Armstrong who is assigned to a missing persons investigation in the unique village.

A teenage girl witnesses a police shooting and is forced to testify at the trial. The story follows protagonist Starr Carter, a 16-year-old black high school student who witnesses a white police officer shooting her unarmed best friend Khalil.

Amid a violent Compton summer, a precocious book thief guided by his late parents teams with a 100-year-old matriarch to steal back his family’s auctioned novel.

A live-action adaptation of the video game franchise. ‘The Legend of Zelda’ follows Link, a young warrior destined to protect the magical kingdom of Hyrule from the forces of darkness. The land is under threat from Ganon, a ruthless warlord who seeks the Triforce—an ancient relic said to grant limitless power. To stop him, Link must embark on a perilous journey, battling monstrous creatures, exploring treacherous dungeons, and solving intricate puzzles to uncover sacred artifacts that can aid him in his quest.

Based on Kristin Hannah’s best-selling novel, two sisters in WWII France struggle to survive and resist the German occupation.

A man who converts to a controversial following suffers from a crisis of faith. The Path follows a family at the center of a controversial cult movement as they struggle with relationships, faith and power. Each episode takes an in-depth look at the gravitational pull of belief and what it means to choose between the life we live and the life we want.

The series follows ambitious yet troubled Dr. Eva Fletcher, the newly-elected President of the fictional Georgia A&M University. Upon arriving, Eva is charged with saving the prestigious HBCU from bankruptcy and her twenty-year marriage from crumbling while managing a tumultuous relationship with her rebellious only daughter. A diverse group of freshman also promises to keep Eva's hands full

Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner's next project The Romanoffs is an anthology series centered around people who believe themselves to be the modern-day descendants of the Romanov family. The Romanov family was the last dynasty to rule Russia from 1613 until the Bolsheviks seized power in 1917. In July of 1918, Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, and their five children and remaining loyal servants were executed, a slaughter that has, over the years, inspired conspiracy theories, including the myth that Nicholas and Alexandra's daughter Anastasia survived the attack. Weiner's unconventional spelling of the Russian surname reportedly reflects both the pronunciation and how it was spelled up until recently.

On New Year’s Day 1981, anxious teen Adrian Mole starts a brutally honest diary about sports, first love, and his messy suburban family in Thatcher-era Britain—capturing a warm, funny, and bittersweet snapshot of growing up before phones and social media.

The True Adventures of Wolfboy is an upcoming feature film from the producers of the Oscar-winning “Manchester By The Sea".

Woody Allen's project will star Elle Fanning, Timothée Chalamet, and Selena Gomez. The plot is unknown.

Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the United States of America a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.