ABC has announced their new Fall Programming for the 2020-2021 Season. New series coming to television include the David E. Kelley Drama ‘Big Sky’ and the Kari Lizer Comedy ‘Call Your Mother’ (formerly known as ‘My Village’)which went straight to series. 19 series were renewed including ‘American Housewife,’ ‘The Bachelor,’ ‘black-ish,’ ‘The Conners,’ ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ ‘The Goldbergs,’ ‘A Million Little Things,’ ‘mixed-ish,’ ‘The Rookie,’ ‘Shark Tank,’ ‘Stumptown,’ ‘20/20’ and ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ and previously announced ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos,’ ‘American Idol,’ ‘The Bachelorette,’ ‘The Good Doctor,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ ‘Station 19’ and ‘Supermarket Sweep’ with Leslie Jones.
New series descriptions are listed below.
NEW SERIES:
BIG SKY
From visionary storyteller David E. Kelley (“Big Little Lies”) comes “Big Sky,” a thriller created by Kelley, who will write multiple episodes and serve as showrunner in its premiere season. Private detectives Cassie Dewell and Cody Hoyt join forces with his estranged wife and ex-cop, Jenny Hoyt, to search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. But when they discover that these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, they must race against the clock to stop the killer before another woman is taken. Based on the series of books by C.J. Box, “Big Sky” is executive produced by David E. Kelley, Ross Fineman, Matthew Gross, Paul McGuigan and C.J. Box and is produced by A+E Studios in association with 20th Century Fox Television. A+E Studios is the award-winning studio unit of the global media company A+E Networks, LLC. 20th Century Fox Television is a part of Disney Television Studios, alongside ABC Studios and Fox 21 Television Studios.
Cast: Katheryn Winnick as Jenny Hoyt, Kylie Bunbury as Cassie Dewell, Brian Geraghty as Ronald Pergman, Dedee Pfeiffer as Denise Brisbane, Natalie Alyn Lind as Danielle Sullivan, Jesse James Keitel as Jerrie, with John Carroll Lynch as Rick Legarski and Ryan Phillippe as Cody Hoyt.
CALL YOUR MOTHER
From Kari Lizer (“The New Adventures of Old Christine”), this multicamera comedy follows an empty-nester mom who wonders how she ended up alone while her children live their best lives thousands of miles away. She decides her place is with her family and as she reinserts herself into their lives, her kids realize they might actually need her more than they thought. “Call Your Mother” is produced by Sony Pictures Television & ABC Studios. ABC Studios is a part of Disney Television Studios, alongside 20th Century Fox Television and Fox 21 Television Studios.
Cast: Kyra Sedgwick as Jean Raines, Rachel Sennott as Jackie Raines, Joey Bragg as Freddie Raines, Patrick Brammall as Danny, Emma Caymares as Celia and Austin Crute as Lane.
