NEW ORDERED SERIES: 'MIDNIGHT, TEXAS' WITH FRANCOIS ARNAUD, 'POWERLESS' SUPERHERO COMEDY WITH VANESSA HUDGENS, 'ARRANGEMENT' WITH JOSH HENDERSON, MICHAEL VARTAN

'MIDNIGHT, TEXAS' PICS

NEW FRANCOIS ARNAUD SERIES

We're continuing checking up the freshly ordered new shows, starting today with NBC's MIDNIGHT, TEXAS a place where being normal is really quite strange. François Arnaud, Dylan Bruce, Arielle Kebbel and Sean Bridgers will play just some of the citizens of a remote Texas town where no one is who they seem. From vampires and witches to psychics and hit men, Midnight is a mysterious safe haven for those who are different. As the town members fight off outside pressures from rowdy biker gangs, ever-suspicious cops and their own dangerous pasts, they band together and form a strong and unlikely family.

'POWERLESS' POSTER

A SUPERHERO SITCOM!
When it comes to comedies, NBC has ordered the whole series of POWERLESS!  In the first comedy series set in the universe of DC Comics, Vanessa Hudgens plays Emily, a spunky young insurance adjuster specializing in regular-people coverage against damage caused by the crime-fighting superheroes. Danny Pudi, Alan Tudyk, Christina Kirk also star.

'THE ARRANGEMENT' TRAILER

STARRING JOSH HENDERSON AND MICHAEL VARTAN

E! has released the first trailer for their new 10 episode scripted series THE ARRANGEMENT which follows Megan Morrison (Christine Evangelista), a beautiful young actress who auditions for the female lead in a summer blockbuster playing opposite Kyle West (Josh Henderson), one of the world’s top movie stars. Kyle’s mentor is Terrence Anderson (Michael Vartan), who runs a self-help organization called the Institute of The Higher Mind. After Megan’s amazing audition leads to an incredible first date (and more) with Kyle, her Cinderella story takes an unexpected turn when she is presented with a contract that would change her life forever.

EWAN MCGREGOR IS JESUS & THE DEVIL IN 'LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT' TRAILER! FRANCOIS ARNAUD TO LEAD 'MIDNIGHT, TEXAS' SPOOKY FANTASY TV SERIES

 FRANCOIS ARNAUD TO LEAD

'MIDNIGHT, TEXAS' TV SERIES 

In todays's TV news BORGIAS star Francois Arnaud is returning to the small screens with the lead role in MIDNIGHT, TEXAS series based on Charlaine Harris novels set in a remote town where your neighbour could be a vampire, a witch, a werewolf, or even an angel.

FREAK TOWN  
The show centres on travelling psychic Manfred Bernardo (Francois Arnaud) who, having grown tired of life on the road, takes the advice of his dead grandmother and decides to settle in the small Texas town of Midnight. Perfectly content with going about his business letting others think he’s a hack, Manfred soon realizes that he has much more in common with the locals than he originally thought. It would seem that he’s found more evil than he left, so he’ll have to bond with his supernatural neighbours to figure out what’s going on. The cast also includes Arielle Kebbel, Dylan Bruce and Sarah Ramos.

 'LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT' 

TRAILER WITH EWAN MCGREGOR

The first trailer has finally been released for Ewan McGregor's drama LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT which is out this May. Ewan McGregor is Jesus - and the Devil - in an imagined chapter from his forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis, setting for himself a dramatic test.

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'MIDNIGHT, TEXAS' SERIES

FROM 'TRUE BLOOD' AUTHOR

Another pilot is rounding up its cast over at NBC. Sarah Ramos, Arielle Kebbel and Dylan Bruce will star in a very unusual new series MIDNIGHT, TEXAS a small screen adaptation of Charlaine Harris' trilogy which she wrote after TRUE BLOOD. Described as Twin Peaks meets True Blood in MIDNIGHT, TEXAS, a remote town where your neighbour could be a vampire, a witch, a werewolf, or even an angel. Mystery, horror and romance combine to both enthral and frighten any outsiders who decide to venture into this unusual place! Ramos will be a waitress in the local restaurant, Kebbel will be a freelance hitwoman and a very important woman in the community, while Bruce is the owner of the town's Pawn Shop and estate owner.

JENNA ELFMAN TO LEAD

NEW CGI HYBRID SITCOM AT ABC
In other TV news, 'Deadline' reports that Jenna Elfman and Stephen Schneider will lead an untitled new ABC sitcom pilot which will have CGI elements in it. Elfman will be Alice, a bachelorette whose life is turned upside down when she finally meets the love of her life — a divorced father (Stephen Schneider) with three kids. This triggers even more upheaval when the slightly unhinged imaginary friend Alice (to be done by CGI) created as an only child suddenly reappears in her life to help her navigate the transition from single girl to a woman ready for a family.

LAURA BRENT TO LEAD

'TRANSYLVANIA' EPIC TV SERIES

Meanwhile, over at CW they've cast young Australian actress Laura Brent (LEGEND OF THE SEEKER) to lead their upcoming new epic series TRANSYLVANIA! The story of the historical adventure is set in 1880 revolving around Victoria (Laura Brent), a headstrong young woman in search of her missing father who ventures from NYC to Transylvania where she teams up with a wrongfully disgraced Scotland Yard Detective, and together they witness the births of the most famous monsters and villains in history.