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Will Arnett (Arrested Development) returns to Netflix in Flaked, a new comedy premiering March 11 on the streaming service. Set in Venice, California, Flaked stars Arnett as Chip, a self-appointed guru, who falls for his best friend’s object of obsession, London (Ruth Kearney). Naturally, Arnett’s Chip is a hopeless liar. Comedy ensues.

Flaked was created and written by Arnett and Mark Chappell. Ben Silverman, Peter Principato and Mitch Hurwitz (Arrested Development) also serve as executive producers. Arnett has received five Emmy nominations, four for his guest work on NBC’s 30 Rock.

Take a look at the trailer below. The series premieres on March 11.

House of Cards teases big drama in its fourth season

The House of Cards season four trailer reveals a glimpse in the ***SPOILER*** post-breakup world of Frank and Claire Underwood. Filled with meaningful, terse glares between stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, the trailer also gives us a look at characters both old (Molly Parker’s Jackie Sharp, Lars Mikelsen’s Viktor Petrov) and new (Ellen Burstyn, Neve Campbell). All of this is set during Frank Underwood’s fight for re-election.

The trailer also features voice overs from Frank and Claire.

“I saw a future. Our future,” says Claire.

“We had a future until you started destroying it,” replies Frank.

House of Cards returns for its fourth season on March 4.

Netflix Premiere Dates, Trailers, and Other… Oh My!

2016 is shaping up to be perhaps Netflix’s biggest year yet. At the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California, the streaming content provider announced the premiere dates of additional seasons of several major, Emmy-nominated series. It also announced second seasons and spin-offs of on-going series as well as several new shows starring some of Hollywood’s biggest talent. Yes, HBO has Game of Thrones and Veep, but Netflix’s upcoming roster of dramatic, comedic, and kid-friendly programming will make them a huge force in the 2016 television awards season.

Here are the latest developments with the streamer’s stable of original programming.

Returning Series

• House of Cards returns on March 4 and released the following clever teaser which echoes to a significant event from its past.

• Orange is the New Black returns with a fourth season on June 17. Season Four follows a disappointing third season which flagged in awards attention. Here is the latest trailer.

• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt premieres on April 15. A second season was guaranteed as Netflix picked up the series for two seasons when it bought Kimmy from NBC.
• Grace and Frankie‘s first season only saw significant awards attention for Lily Tomlin with a smattering of traction for Jane Fonda. It’s second season will premiere May 6. A third season is also in the works.

New Series

• Love comes from Judd Apatow and centers on a nice guy and wild girl as they navigate modern relationships. Here’s a new trailer:

• Flaked stars Will Arnett as a self-appointed guru in Venice, California. Co-created and executive produced by Arnett, Flaked will run eight episodes and premieres March 11.
• The Ranch is a comedy starring Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Sam Elliot, and Debra Winger (???). Kutcher plays a semi-pro football star who leaves a failed career to run the family ranch. The series premieres on April 1. How appropriate.
• Marseille is described as a “tale of power, corruption and redemption” and has the distinction of being Netflix’s first French language original series. It stars, naturally, Gerard Depardieu and premieres May 5.
• Stranger Things stars Winona Ryder in a supernatural drama. The 8-episode series sounds like a cross between Wayward Pines and Broadchurch as people search for a missing young boy. Secret experiments, supernatural forces, and a potentially possessed little girl somehow factor into the mystery. This premieres on July 15.
• The Get Down comes from Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge) and is a musical drama (drama with music, not specifically a musical) centering on the South Bronx in 1970s-era New York City. The series premieres six of thirteen episodes on August 12.

Kid’s Shows

• Lost & Found Music Studios is a live action series about teenage musicians finding their way and sound in the big world. For those with kids, it sounds an awful lot like Nickelodeon’s Fresh Beat Band to me. At any rate, the “original series” premieres April 1.
• Kong: King of the Apes is an animated series that sets the King Kong mythology in 2050. The series establishes King Kong as an anti-hero and premieres April 15.
• Word Party comes from The Jim Henson Company and follows four baby animals. Viewers are encouraged to help the animals learn new words and, hopefully, learn new words themselves. Tricky, Netflix, very tricky. The Party starts on June 3.

In Development

• Arrested Development‘s fifth season was to begin production on January 1, 2016, with a rumored schedule of four months. However, as expected, talent schedules proved difficult to negotiate. It is unknown exactly when the season will premiere, but it will pick up on Season 4’s political leanings (introducing a Donald Trump-esqe character) mixed with a true crime influence similar to Making a Murderer, Serial, and The Jinx. I literally cannot wait for that.
• Jessica Jones will have a second season, no surprise given the freshman season’s critical and popular reception. No premiere date has been announced, and it is unknown if the second season will premiere before or after the Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist mash-up of The Defenders. Jones‘s second season will reportedly focus on her backstory without villain Killgrave.
• Netflix is also considering but has yet to commit to another Marvel series. This new series would focus on the Punisher character played by Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead) who debuts in Daredevil‘s second season.

Showtime’s Emmy-winning drama Penny Dreadful returns with a third season on May 1, Showtime announced today. The third season will continue to deal with villains Dorian Grey (Reeve Carney) and Lily (Billie Piper) and will introduce another character from Gothic horror – Dr. Jeckyll (Shazad Latif, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and presumably Mr. Hyde. Additionally, Patti LuPone has been promoted to series regular as an American therapist who attempt
s to cure Vanessa Ives (recent Golden Globe-nominee Eva Green) of… whatever ails her.

Here is the newest trailer featuring all of the sumptuous set design we’ve come to expect from the series.

TNT provided today a deep look at two new series the network will premiere this summer: Good Behavior and Animal Kingdom. Behavior stars Downton Abbey‘s Michelle Dockery in a series based on a series of books by Wayward Pines‘ author Blake Crouch. Dockery plays Letty Dobesh, a thief and con artist.

Animal Kingdom is based on the Oscar-nominated Australian film from 2010. It stars Ellen Barkin and Scott Speedman as members of a Southern California crime family.

Monday nights on A&E are nights made for horror apparently.

Starting March 7, Bates Motel will share its fourth season premiere with the series premiere of A&E’s new horror series Damien. Led by former Walking Dead showrunner Glen Mazzara, the series is a direct sequel to the 1976 Richard Donner film The Omen and details the adult life of Damien Thorn (Bradley James). Apparently, Damien grew up unaware of Antichrist heritage. Black Swan c0-star Barbara Hershey strives to mentor Damien to his full Satanic potential.

Well, this is a surprise.

It wasn’t too long ago that Netflix debuted the star-less teaser for their continuation of the beloved Full House. Instead of letting Comet the golden retriever shine a second time, we get DJ and Stephanie Tanner dancing with Kimmy Gibbler to “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae).” Yeah, they’re serious.

I guess we aren’t stuck in a time warp after all with the Tanners. I have to admit that I kind of stared at my computer screen in befuddled horror as I watched Candace Cameron Bure and Jodie Sweetin shake their groove thangs on a soundstage. It seems to yell out, “We’re current! We’re cool!”

Every time they lip synched, “Watch me!” I couldn’t help but think, “Now I don’t want to…”

Based on ABC News’ Brian Ross’ book “The Madoff Chronicles,” ABC’s upcoming miniseries Madoff stars Richard Dreyfuss as the disgraced investment advisor. Blythe Danner co-stars as his wife, Ruth.

“People give me their money and I make them richer than God,” Dreyfuss proclaims in what appears to be a solid performance from the Oscar-winning actor.

Madoff premieres on ABC February 3.

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Take a look at this new collection of teasers for HBO’s 2016 programming. It includes brief looks at Vinyl, Westworld, and, yes, new footage of Game of Thrones. The GOT footage starts around 1:50 and shows Cersei’s shorn hair and a look at Daenerys.

2015 has been magical. Here’s what’s coming to @HBO in 2016. https://t.co/FzdLPuDgYW

— HBO (@HBO) December 7, 2015

The AwardsDaily TV gang has always had a soft spot for Marvel’s Agent Carter. Sure, it’s not as bloody or intense as Daredevil, as brooding as Jessica Jones, or as bad as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The first season was fun, and Peggy’s second season looks to be even more fun as the action moves to 1940s-era Hollywood.

Marvel’s Agent Carter is set to premiere January 19 on ABC.