Lee Daniels drama, Spielberg series set for next season on Fox; NBC also announces new shows
Posted May 6, 2014 8:14 pm.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A family drama about a hip-hop business empire from filmmaker Lee Daniels and a coming-of-age series from Steven Spielberg will be part of Fox’s 2014-15 season, the network said Tuesday.
Daniels, the director of “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” and “Precious,” is writing, directing and producing “Empire,” starring Terence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, Fox said.
The series will feature original music and covers of current songs.
Spielberg is among the producers of “Red Band Society,” with an ensemble cast starring Octavia Spencer. Fox described the series as an unconventional drama-comedy about teenagers that’s set in a hospital pediatric wing.
Also Tuesday, NBC announced a new sitcom for next season, “Marry Me,” starring Casey Wilson and Ken Marino as two apparently star-crossed lovers, and two new political dramas.
Hope Davis and Scott Cohen star in “Allegiance,” about a CIA analyst who learns his parents are former Russian agents being called back into service.
“State of Affairs” will star Alfre Woodard as U.S. president and Katherine Heigl as a CIA analyst who shares a tragic loss with her.
The announcements preceded next week’s network fall schedule presentations to advertisers in New York.
