Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly continue their annual Preview Night tradition with exclusive world premiere screenings of the pilot episodes of three of the most highly anticipated TV series pilots of the 2011-12 television season --
Alcatraz,
Person of Interest, and
The Secret Circle -- as well as
Supernatural: The Anime Series, the first-ever anime adaptation of a U.S. television series.
Alcatraz --From executive producer J. J. Abrams (
Super 8,
Fringe) and showrunner Elizabeth Sarnoff (
Lost) comes
Alcatraz, a chilling new drama revolving around America's most infamous prison and onetime home to the nation's worst criminals. The series stars Sarah Jones (
Sons of Anarchy), Jorge Garcia (
Lost), Jonny Coyne (
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life), Parminder Nagra (
ER), Santiago Cabrera (
Heroes), and Jason Butler Harner (
Fringe), with Robert Forster (
Jackie Brown) and Sam Neill (
Jurassic Park). Abrams, Bryan Burk (
Super 8,
Fringe), and Sarnoff are executive producers; Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt (both
Kyle XY) are co-executive producers.
Alcatraz will premiere in midseason and air Mondays 9/8c on FOX.
Person of Interest --Jim Caviezel (
The Thin Red Line), Michael Emerson (
Lost), and Taraji P. Henson (
Hustle & Flow) team up in
Person of Interest, a thought-provoking crime action-drama from
The Dark Knight's Jonathan Nolan and J. J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions (
Super 8,
Fringe). Set in New York City, with all of its multifaceted elements of justice (cops, criminals, corruption), this procedural centers on an ex-CIA agent, presumed dead, who partners with a mysterious billionaire to prevent violent crimes. Kevin Chapman (
Rescue Me) also stars in the series, which is executive produced by Nolan, Abrams, Greg Plageman (
Cold Case), and Bryan Burk (
Super 8,
Fringe).
Person of Interest is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Bad Robot Productions and Warner Bros. Television. The series will air Thursdays at 9/8c on CBS this fall.
The Secret Circle -- The ordinary becomes the extraordinary in
The Secret Circle, a romantic drama full of mystery, intrigue, and danger from executive producer Kevin Williamson (
The Vampire Diaries) and based on the book series by L. J. Smith (
The Vampire Diaries). The series chronicles the story of a young girl who discovers not only that she is a witch and part of a secret coven but that she is the key that will unlock a centuries-old battle of good versus evil. Britt Robertson (
Scream 4), Thomas Dekker (
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Gale Harold (
Queer as Folk), Shelley Hennig (
Days of Our Lives), Phoebe Tonkin (
H20: Just Add Water), Louis Hunter (
Out of the Blue), Jessica Parker Kennedy (
Valemont), Ashley Crow (
Heroes), and Natasha Henstridge (
Species) star in the series, from executive producers Williamson, Leslie Morgenstein (
The Vampire Diaries), Gina Girolamo (Alloy Entertainment), Andrew Miller (
Nothing), and Richard Hatem (
Supernatural). The series will air Thursdays at 9/8c on The CW this fall.
Supernatural: The Anime Series -- Warner Bros. Television's hit series
Supernatural (Fridays 9/8c, The CW) makes history this summer as
Supernatural: The Anime Series is released in the United States, the first-ever live-action series to be reimagined in Japanese anime style. Inspired by the U.S. series' sensational following oversees, Warner Home Video Japan and renowned animation studio Madhouse -- working with the full approval of series creator Eric Kripke -- produced the anime series, which mirrors the story arc of
Supernatural's first two seasons, providing supplemental stories ranging from prequels and spinoffs to untold tales that fit within the
Supernatural mythology. The all-new, 22-episode animated series will be distributed July 26 by Warner Home Video on Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand, and for Download.
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