TNT & M. Night Shyamalan Resurrect Tales from the Crypt

ATLANTA: New original series, reboots of classic brands and returning favorites are some of the programming highlights Turner has planned for its multiplatform brands TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network and truTV this year.

In 2016, Cartoon Network will mark the global launch of its newly reimagined The Powerpuff Girls, which is due out in the spring. In addition, series favorites Clarence, Steven Universe, Uncle Grandpa, Teen Titans Go! and Regular Show will be returning with all new episodes. The network will also be expanding its efforts in the STEAM and coding space. Turner will also emphasize Boomerang, which has closed a multi-series deal for original programming from Warner Bros. Animation that includes the shows Bunnicula, Wabbit – A Looney Tunes Production and Be Cool Scooby-Doo!, all of which will continue in the new year.

TBS is set to launch seven new comedies over the next six months, among them the crime-drama spoof Angie Tribeca, starring Rashida Jones in the title role; The Detour, a title from real-life couple Jason Jones and Samantha Bee about a family vacation; and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, a late-night talk show created by and starring Bee. TBS has additionally greenlit People from Earth, a comedy series executive produced by Conan O’Brien and The Office’s Greg Daniels, which stars The Daily Show correspondent Wyatt Cenac as a journalist investigating a support group for alleged alien abductees.

Other TBS shows slated for the first half of 2016 include the new comedies Search Party and Wrecked, as well as the relationship-based game show Separation Anxiety and the competition series America’s Greatest Makers (working title).

TNT, meanwhile, will debut this year several original dramas, among them Animal Kingdom, based on an award-winning Australian film of the same name, and Good Behavior, a thriller starring Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery. The network has also closed deals with True Detective director Cary Fukunaga for the miniseries The Alienist and is teaming up with filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan for a two-hour block of terror featuring a reboot of Tales from the Crypt. TNT has also renewed several series, including The Last Ship, Major Crimes, the last season of Rizzoli & Isles, Murder in the First and The Librarians.

truTV will debut Those Who Can’t, its first-ever scripted half-hour comedy, on February 11, immediately following the season five premiere of fan favorite Impractical Jokers. Plus, the network will launch new episodes of hits such as Fameless, The Carbonaro Effect and Hack My Life.

Other Turner initiatives for the year include TBS becoming the exclusive home for the 2016 NCAA Final Four and the launch of ELEAGUE, Turner’s new professional eSports league in partnership with WME I IMG. Adult Swim will see the seventh season of the Emmy-winning hit Childrens Hospital, the debut of a Rick and Morty mobile game, new seasons of Eric Andre and Mr. Pickles, and a brand-new Adam Scott and Jon Daly special.

Meanwhile, CNN will add four new original series to its slate this year: Race for the White House, a mini docuseries narrated by Kevin Spacey about the most iconic historical campaigns for the presidency of the United States; United Shades of America, a race and culture series hosted by comedian W. Kamau Bell; The Eighties from Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog; and Declassified, a docuseries hosted by U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers about America’s covert operations around the world.