AT&T Audience Network has released the official trailer for the second season of its drama series Mr. Mercedes.

The series, which premieres Aug. 22, picks up a year after Brady Hartsfield’s thwarted attempt to perpetrate a second mass murder in the community of Bridgton, Ohio, said network officials.

Mr. Mercedes, based on a bestselling novel by Stephen King, stars Brendan Gleeson and Harry Treadaway, said the network.

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PBS will develop several new documentaries on a variety of topics, including Woodstock and the Civil War, the company announced Monday (July 30) during its Television Critics Association summer press tour session. 

PBS' American Experience will team with Barak Goodman to develop Woodstock, a two-hour documentary that will air in 2019 in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the historic three-day concert.

The documentary will examine the tumultuous decade that led to the concert through the voices of those who were present for the event, according to company officials.

PBS will also develop Reconstruction: America After The Civil War, a four-hour documentary executive produced and hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. Airing in spring 2019, the documentary will take a broad view of the Reconstruction era and its aftermath, beginning with the hopeful moment of war’s end and emancipation in 1865 and extending through 1915 and Jim Crow segregation, according to the network.

PBS will team with Ken Burns and Goodman on a new three-hour documentary, The Gene: An Intimate History, that will air in spring 2020. The documentary, inspired by Siddhartha Mukherjee’s best selling book The Gene: An Intimate History, will use science, social history and personal stories to weave together a historical biography of the human genome while also exploring the breakthroughs in understanding the impact genes play on heredity, disease and behavior, the company said. 

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PBS has named TV programming veteran Perry Simon as its chief programming executive and general manager, the organization announced Monday (July 30) at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.

Simon, who will begin his new role in September, will oversee all non-children’s programming for PBS, according to Paula Kerger, PBS president and CEO.

Most recently Simon served as managing director at Vulcan Productions. Prior to that Simon served as general manager of BBC America, overseeing the channel’s cable and digital platforms.

Simon has also held executive positions at Viacom Productions and broadcast network NBC.

"We had alot of people interested in this job, and we looked for someone who had vision and a leader that understood the changing media environment," Kerger said during the session. "For someone to work at PBS, you have to truly believe in what we do, and we saw that in Perry."

Netflix Sunday released the official trailer for the second season of its Emmy-nominated series Ozark. 

The drama series, which returns Aug. 31 on the streaming service, continues to follow Marty Bryde (Jason Bateman) and his family as they navigate the murky waters of life within a dangerous drug cartel, said Netflix officials.

The series is produced by Bateman’s Aggregate in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix.

Beverly Hills, Calif. -- Amazon Studios Saturday announced an Oct. 12 premiere date for its new anthology series The Romanoffs.

The Romanoffs is a contemporary anthology series set around the globe featuring eight separate stories about people who believe themselves to be descendants of the Russian royal family. 

The series was created, written, directed and executive produced by  Emmy award winner Matthew Weiner (Mad Men).

Beverly Hills, Calif. -- The recent rebranding of the YouTube Premium service is more representative of the streaming service’s original scripted and unscripted content than the service's former YouTube Red moniker, YouTube’s global head of original content Susanne Daniels said during the service’s Television Critics Association summer press tour executive session Friday.

“We valiantly tried [with YouTube Red], but at a certain point we realized that it didn’t really speak to what the service was to viewers,” Daniels told Tv critics. “It really wasn’t resonating with viewers so we decided to rebrand. YouTube Premium so far seems to be working for us.”

Daniels said since the $12 per month service launched four year ago its original content has been viewed more than 600 million times. She added that the service will feature long-form content that will run at least 20 minutes long to reflect the premium value of the service.

‘The feedback [from viewers] was that ‘we get short-form all day on YouTube -- if we’re going to subscribe to YouTube Premium we want longer episodes,’” she said. “We’re responding to fans.”

YouTube also announced during the session several new series and specials, including sci fi-themed Origin (launching this fall); unscripted show Will Smith: The Jump (debuting Sept. 25); The Lou Pearlman Project and an untitled Adam Pally/Sam Richardson comedy (both launching in 2019).

The service will also develop original series with Robert Downey Jr., (Untitled A.I. series) and Jordan Peele (Weird City), as well as scripted series On Becoming A God In Central Florida.

YouTube also renewed existing shows Step Up: High Water, Cobra Kai, Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television, Kevin Hart: What The Fit, Mind Field and Foursome.

Nickelodeon has renewed its new animated series Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles more than a month in advance of the series’ premiere.

The series, which follows the brother turtles – Raph, Leo, Donnie and Mikey – as they discover new powers and encounters, will debut its 26-episode freshman season Sept. 17 on the network. The second season will also feature 26 episodes, according to Nickelodeon executives.

Nickelodeon also announced the renewals of several live-action series including Henry Danger (season five), Knight Squad (season two), The Dude Perfect Show (season three) and Hunter Street (season three).

Four months after Discovery Communications' purchase of Scripps Network Interactive, executives from Discovery Inc. speaking Thursday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour declared the company in a good position both in front of and behind the camera.

With its focus on offering quality content, the combined Scripps and Discovery-owned services – which include such networks as Food Network, HGTV, DIY, Discovery Channel, TLC, OWN, Animal Planet and Investigation Discovery – provide the company with programming and marketing synergies that further help build already strong brands, according to Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who addressed TV critics along with Discovery Chief Brand Officer and Factual Nancy Daniels, Chief Lifestyles Brand Officer Kathleen Finch, and Animal Planet Global President Susanna Dinnage.

“We have four of the top five [most watched] networks for women,” Zaslav said. “If we can promote across all of our networks the broad reach that we have now, we have the ability to tell people [watching] Food and HGTV that something great is going on over on TLC. Things are going better than expected and we’re having a good time.”

The executives said the merged networks will not change their respective programming strategies or brand focus under the new Discovery company, although Discovery Channel will now focus exclusively on the non-scripted business despite some ratings and critical success with recent scripted limited series Manhunt: The Unabomber and Harley and The Davidsons.

“[Both] projects were critically well received, but at the end of the day we decided to do what we do best and focus on non-fiction programming,” Daniels said. “There’s a lot of scripted content out there and its really hard to break through … we decided to focus on what we do best.”

Zaslav also alluded to a potential Discovery networks-based OTT service but would not reveal specific details. “We really see the media business as being two sides: one side is scripted series and movies, and we’ve moved away from that,” he said. “There are great companies competing against each other, and eventually they’re all going to be offering [OTT] services for $10 to $15,” he said. “We have everything else. We think an offering of all of our content for $6, $7 or $8 will look very different to consumers around the world. We like where we are right now.”

Lifetime has renewed its upcoming drama series You more than a month before the show officially premieres on the network, Lifetime announced during its Television Critics Association summer press tour Thursday.

The series, based on Caroline Kepnes’ best-selling novel of the same name, stars Penn Badgley as a bookstore manager who becomes obsessed with one of his customers (Elizabeth Lail). You premieres on Lifetime Sept. 9.

In other Lifetime TCA news, the network has signed Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts to a production deal that will include a series of movies and documentaries set to debut in 2019 under the banner Robin Roberts Presents, the network said.

The deal is part of Lifetime’s commitment to produce 75 original movies in 2019, according to Lifetime executive vice president of movies, limited series and original movie acquisitions Tonya Lopez.

Among the movies slated for the network include Seven Deadly Sins, produced by Bishop T.D. Jakes and based on the book series by Victoria Christopher Murray; Somebody’ Someone: The Regina Louise Story, based on a memoir about a young African-American girl who navigated over 30 foster homes and psychiatric facilities before age 18 and the one woman who believed in her; and V.C. Andrews’ Heaven, a five movie series based on the Casteel series from writer V.C. Andrews. 

Beverly Hills, Calif.—National Geographic continues to ramp up its scripted lineup with The Hot Zone, starring Julianna Margulies, the network announced Wednesday during the its Television Critics Association summer press tour session.

The drama series—based on the international best-seller by Richard Preston—recounts the terrifying true story of the origins of the Ebola virus, and follows a U.S. Army scientist (Margulies) who put her life on the line to head off the outbreak before it spread to the human population, said network officials.

“Julianna is dream casting for the role of Dr. Nancy Jaax,” said Carolyn Bernstein, executive VP, global scripted development and production, National Geographic in a statement. “Her rare combination of warmth, strength, humor and intelligence are the perfect recipe to make this terrifying true story feel relatable, grounded and human.”

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The Hot Zone will be produced by Lynda Obst Productions, Scott Free Productions, Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson, Jeff Vintar and Fox 21 Television Studios.

The Hot Zone joins the network’s other scripted series including the Emmy-nominated Genius: Picasso and Mars.

HBO will launch in August a new animated series from Sesame Workshop, the network announced during its Television Critics Association summer press tour session Wednesday.

The series, Esme & Roy, will debut on Aug. 18, and follows a young girl and her best monster friend on adventures as the best monster babysitters in Monsterdale, said network officials.

The todder-targeted series is the first from the makers of Sesame Street in more than a decade, and offers a creative new approach to teaching and mindfulness strategies, said HBO.

In other HBO TCA news, the network announced an Oct. 6 premiere date for Flight of the Conchords: Live At The London Apollo. The musical special – taped at the Eventim Apollo in London – features Jermaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, who starred in the 2007-2009 HBO series Flight Of The Conchords.

Flight of the Conchords: Live At The London Apollo is directed by Hamish Hamilton, with Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie and Mike Martinovich serving as executive producers. 

The network also released its original documentary lineup for the remainder of the year. Documentaries and premiere dates include: Swiped: Hooking Up In The Digital Age (debuts Sept. 10); The Oslo Diaries (Sept. 13); Jane Fonda In Five Acts (Sept. 24); Rx Early Detection: A Cancer Journey With Sandra Lee (Oct. 8) The Sentence (Oct. 15); Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped By Boko Haram (Oct. 22); We Are Not Done Yet (November); The Price Of Everything (November); The Truth About Killer Robots (November); Say Her Name: The Life And Death Of Sandra Bland (December); Breslin And Hamill: Deadline Artists (December); and Bleed Out (December). 

Acorn TV will launch its original comedy series Girlfriends on Jan. 29, the streaming service announced during its inaugural Television Critics Association press tour session.

The Kay Mellor-created Girlfriends stars Phyllis Logan, Miranda Richardson and Zoe Wanamaker as three friends struggling with the responsibilities that come with being a modern woman of a certain age, said the British TV-based SVOD service.

The service also announced the launch of Irish legal drama series Striking Out on St. Patrick’s Day.

Pasadena, Calif. -- A&E will partner with renown prosecutor and former defense attorney Marcia Clark for a new docuseries that delves into some of America's most shocking unsolved crimes, the network announced during the Television Critics Association winter press tour session. 

The seven-part series, Marcia Clark Investigates the First 48, will debut March 29 and will examine the first 48 hours after a specific case to reveal new angles and unravel enduring mysteries, network officials said. The first episode will examine the infamous Casey Anthony murder case. 

Marcia Clark Investigates the First 48 is produced by ITV Entertainment. The executive producers are David Eilenberg, Jason Carey, C. Russell Muth and Marcia Clark.

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The network also announced that it will team legal analysts Nancy Grace and Dan Abrams to host a new original series Grace vs. Abrams, debuting March 29. The series will showcase the two attorneys as they provide their often-opposing points of view on crimes and trials that captured the country’s attention, said network officials.

Grace vs. Abrams is produced by Lincoln Square Productions, with Hilary Estey McLoughlin and Terence Noonan serving as executive producers.

Hallmark Channel has renewed its drama series Chesapeake Shores for a third season, one of several programming announcements made during the network’s annual Television Critics Association winter tour dinner event Saturday.

The series, which stars Jesse Metcalfe, Meghan Ory, Treat Willams and Diana Ladd, will return this summer for a 10-episode run, according to network officials.  

 “Viewers have fallen in love with the heartfelt and compelling storylines as each character navigates the complexities of life, love and choices,” said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President, Programming and Network Publicity, Crown Media Family Networks in a statement.  “We look forward to continuing and further exploring the multi-generational family journeys that people of all ages can enjoy and relate to, which makes Chesapeake Shores a fitting series for our brand and the quality, family entertainment we provide.” 

The network also announced it will debut the inaugural 2018 American Rescue Dog Show on Feb. 12. The special, hosted by Rebecca Romijn and Rich Eisen, will honor the traits and benefits of mixed breeds and rescued purebreds. In addition to competition in the ring, the show will highlight heartwarming stories of courageous dogs who have overcome tremendous odds to be rescued and find forever homes, said the network.

In addition, Hallmark said it would debut the fourth season of original series Good Witch on April 29.

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On the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries front, the network has greenlit development for a new original movie, The Crossword Mystery, created by New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz. The network has tapped Lacy Chabert and Brennan Elliott to star in the film, which follows a crossword puzzle editor who finds her life turned upside down when she is pulled into a police investigation after several of the clues in her recent puzzles are linked to unsolved crimes, said network officials. 

The network has also signed Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega to star in a new movie penned by Garage Sale Mystery franchise writer Walter Klenhard. In addition, The Garage Sale Mystery franchise will return in August with four all-new original movies. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will also add long-running USA Network series Psych beginning Jan. 15 to its lineup, running three episodes every weekday from 6-9 p.m. leading out of three episodes of Monk, said network officials.

Pasadena, Calif--AMC will return its zombie-themed series Fear The Walking Dead on April 15, the network announced during its Television Critics Association winter press tour session.

Season four of the prequel to The Walking Dead will feature the first crossover character between the the shows in Morgan Jones, played by actor Lennie James. The series is executive produced by Scott Gimple, showrunners Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg, as well as Robert Kirkman, David Alpert, Gale Anne Hurd and Greg Nicotero.

The announcement comes on the heels of AMC’s renewal of The Walking Deadfor a ninth season.

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AMC also announced the premiere date for new original series McMafia (Feb. 26). Immediately after its premiere, the entire first season of the series will be available on the network’s AMC Premiere premium service, according to AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios President Charlie Collier.

Also getting premiere dates are AMC’s new horror series The Terror (March 26); its original special James Cameron’s Story Of Science Fiction (April 30), as well as returning series Into The Badlands (April 22).

In other AMC Networks news, SundanceTV said it has picked up a second season of its thriller series Liar. Also announced yesterday during the TCA, IFC renewed its horror/comedy series Stan Against Evil for a third season and set an April 15 premiere date for the second season of sports comedy series Brockmire.

Pasadena, Calif. -- ESPN came to Television Critics Association winter press tour Friday to showcase its new morning talk show Get Up, but network executives and talent could not dodge questions from TCA critics about the network’s recent struggles.

The daily series, which launches April 2 and hosted by network personalities Mike Greenberg, Jalen Rose and Michelle Beadle, will look to balance traditional sports news coverage with sports talk elements, according to Bill Wolff, ESPN vice president.

“We’ll do the sports and the news and the information, but I think we’ll also try to be the table setter for a whole day of talking about sports,” Wolff said.

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Wolff defended questions about whether the network needs a new morning show by saying that people still watch television prior to starting their day, so it’s a great time to aggregate an audience for the show.

“Mornings, we believe, are still at a moment … where part of people’s routines still includes television,” he said. “It’s one part of the day when television I think is more common in any American household than it might be at other times of the day.”

Rose added that the show will look to cover all major stories and events relevant to its audience. "I think we really take pride in not forcing topics, so if there is something in any genre of sports, politics, entertainment, pop culture -- and we think the fans want to hear about it -- we will discuss it, regardless to whether ESPN owns the property or not," he said.

The panelists also addressed the surprise departure of ESPN president John Skipper last month, with Greenberg saying he was “stunned and saddened” to hear of Skipper’s decision to resign to seek treatment for a “substance addiction.” He also said that recent employee layoffs at ESPN were “very difficult” for those still working at the network. 

“Certainly seeing people laid off is something no one wants to see,” Greenberg said. “It’s very difficult, whether they’re people you’ve known for years or someone you’ve never met --wherever it happens, it’s a reality of life in corporate America right now. It is certainly terrible to see.”

Pasadena, Calif. -- Starz will develop a series adaptation of Lionsgate's John Wick film franchise, the network announced Friday during its Television Critics Association panel.

The series, dubbed The Continental, will be set in the John Wick universe, focusing on the inner working of the exclusive Continental Hotel -- which serves as a refuge for assassins, according to the network.

Chris Collins (Sons Of Anarchy) will serve as the showrunner for the series, which will be executive produced by Colllins, Basil Iwanyk (The John Wick film franchise), John Wick star Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski (John Wick), Derek Kolstad (John Wick) and David Leitch (John Wick, Deadpool 2).

“This series is truly unlike anything else on TV,” said Starz CEO Chris Albrecht in a statement. “The Continental promises to include the thunderous fight sequences and intensely staged shootouts between professional assassins and their targets that fans have come to expect in the John Wick movie franchise as well as introducing some new, darkly compelling characters who inhabit this underground world.”

In other Starz news, the network set premiere dates for several of its upcoming series, including Howard’s End (April 8), Vida and Sweetbitter (May 6).

BBC America will roll out its new original scripted series Killing Eve April 8, the network said during its Television Critics Association winter tour presentation.

The series, based on the Villanelle novellas by Luke Jennings, stars Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy) an Jodie Comer (The White Princess) as two fiercely intelligent women -- a psychopathic assassin and the woman charged with hunting her down.

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Series executive producer Phoebe Waller-Bridge said the Killing Eve offers a rare portrayal of two strong, female leads within a thriller series. “There is something glorious about a woman existing without fear or consequences of her actions," Waller-Bridge said.

The network also previewed its upcoming series Planet Earth: Blue Planet II, which debuts Jan. 20 and will be simulcast across BBC America, AMC, IFC, WE tv and SundanceTV. Blue Planet II narrator Sir David Attenborough said that the series provides an opportunity to show the beauty and majesty of the planet as well as the perils that it faces.

HBO has set premiere dates for several original projects, including an Elvis Presley documentary and a Flight of the Conchords special.

The network’s three-hour Elvis Presley: The Searcher documentary will debut April 14 and will offer viewers a journey from Presley’s childhood through his final 1976 Jungle Room recording sessions, the network said.

The documentary also features never-before-seen photos and footage from private collections worldwide, and includes an original musical score composed by Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready, said the network.

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HBO also confirmed a May Flight of the Conchords comedy special featuring music comedians Bret McKenzie and Jermaine Clement performing their classics and new original songs from their Flight of the Conchords Sing Flight of the Conchords tour.

Other HBO announcements include the Feb. 18 return of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver; the Feb. 2 premiere of the 2 Dope Queens comedy special; and the spring premieres of original movies Fahrenheit 451, starring Michael B. Jordan, and Paterno, starring Al Pacino.

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TBS will bring back its late night series Full Frontal With Samantha Bee for two more seasons, the network said Thursday.

The series, which premiered in 2016 and averages four million total viewers per episode across TBS’s linear VOD and digital platforms, will return on Feb. 7, said network officials.

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“No one does political comedy like Full Frontal; a two-season pickup is an obvious decision,” said Thom Hinkle, executive vice president of original programming for TBS, in a statement. “Sam and her team have been relentlessly incisive in their satire, and the awards recognition and their growing viewership reflect that. Along with new episodes, expect more specials and a lot more blazers.”

The network has also renewed freshman unscripted series Snoop Dogg PresentsThe Joker’s Wild and Drop The Mic for second seasons. The reboot of the classic game show The Joker’s Wild, as well as the musical face off series, will return this spring, network officials said.

Snoop Dogg PresentsThe Joker’s Wild and Drop The Mic averaged 2.5 million viewers across TBS’s linear VOD and digital platforms.

TBS also announced that it will premiere Tracy Morgan’s new series The Last O.G. on April 3. The series, executive produced by Morgan and Jordan Peele (Key and Peele) follows an ex-con shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from prison for good behavior after a 15-year stint.

Game of Thrones fans were somewhat disappointed recently to hear that their beloved show won’t return for its final season until 2019.

The good news is that a lot of quality, scripted cable shows are premiering between now and the return of the Emmy Award-winning series to help ease the withdrawal period for Thrones aficionados.

January alone is loaded with solid, binge-worthy series debuts that will help viewers get through the cold, wintery months.

Freeform earlier this week premiered the much-ballyhooed Black-ish spinoff Grown-ish, which reportedly drew more than 1.5 million viewers in its Jan. 3 premiere, the network’s best comedy series debut in nearly six years. Freeform comes back Wednesday (Jan. 10) with another comedy series, Alone Together.

Showtime this past Sunday (Jan. 7) debuted its drama The Chi from Emmy award-winning writer Lena Waithe to 1.67 million combined same-day and early sampling viewers – its best debut numbers for a series since Billions in 2016.

Later in the month, Golden Globes show-stopper Oprah Winfrey’s OWN will serve up a reboot of Tyler Perry’s House of Payne series with new show The Paynes, while Comedy Central will debut an edgy workplace comedy dubbed Corporate, and POP will exercise viewers’ funny bones with its new comedy Let’s Get Physical.

On the drama side, FX will look to follow up on the success of The People v. O.J Simpson with the true crime drama The Assassination of Ginni Versace: American Crime Story. Also, Starz’s spy thriller Counterpart, TNT’s The Alienist, HBO’s Mosiac, WGN’s Bellevue, and Paramount Network’s Waco are on tap to premiere this month.

This week, cable networks will unveil several more new scripted series set to air later this year. Already at TCA, FX announced a Sons of Anarchy spinoff — Mayans MC -- which will premiere in 2018.

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Overall, the number of new and returning scripted series on cable, broadcast and streaming services are expected to increase beyond the 487 that were offered in 2017, according to FX.

Game of Thrones fans should be able to find at least a few shows to fill the void until the dragons fly once again in 2019.

CNBC will expand its primetime lineup of unscripted programming with a slate of three new original series, the network announced Tuesday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.

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The new original series include BYOB: Be Your Own Boss, which follows entrepreneur Dennis Mulgannon as he helps people escape the rat race and become their own boss in a week by buying the existing small business of their dreams; Staten Island Hustle, which follows a group of long friends and businessmen from Staten Island who've yet to come up with an idea or product too far-fetched for them to invest in; and Deadly Rich, which goes inside murder cases involving rich suspects and victims. 

The network also announced several renewals, including a fourth season of Jay Leno’s Garage, a 12th season of American Greed and a seventh season of Secret Lives of the Super Rich.

“It’s an exciting time for CNBC as we build our primetime brand, grow our audience and draw in an even younger crowd,” said Jim Ackerman, executive vice president of alternative programming for CNBC in a statement. “The world of business will always be a great backdrop for storytelling and we’re committed to serving up more titles and characters that capture the entrepreneurial spirit in all of us.” 

Other CNBC projects in development include: an Aaron Kirman Project; Cash Pad; Billions By Design; American Hustler; Million Dollar Judgement; Sex & Business; and Teen Entrepreneur.

FX has picked up Mayans MC to series, ordering a 10-episode first season of the drama from Kurt Sutter and Elgin James, said Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, presidents of original programming for FX Networks and FX Productions, at the TCA Winter Press Tour.

The show, which is the next chapter in the Sons of Anarchy saga, will premiere in 2018.

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Sons of Anarchy was the highest-rated drama in FX history for seven seasons. The Mayans were recurring players throughout the show’s seven-year run.

“Kurt Sutter is a master storyteller, and Mayans MC has the raw energy and intensity that are hallmarks of his signature style,” said Grad. “Thanks to Kurt, co-creator Elgin James and this amazing cast, Mayans MC builds on the legacy of Sons of Anarchy, taking it in a thrilling new direction that we can’t wait for the world to see.”

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Mayans MC is set in a post-Jax Teller world, where EZ Reyes, fresh out of prison, is a prospect in the Mayan MC charter on the California/Mexico border. Now EZ must carve out his new outlaw identity in a town where he once was the golden boy who had the American Dream within his grasp.

Mayans MC is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions. The show stars Edward James Olmos, JD Pardo, Sarah Bolger, Clayton Cardenas, Richard Cabral, Michael Irby, Raoul Trujillo, Antonio Jaramillo and Carla Baratta.

Noberto Barba directed the pilot and will be an executive producer, with Sutter an executive producer and James a co-executive producer.

FX also set premiere dates for current series. Season two of Atlanta, called "Atlanta Robbin’ Season," debuts March 1. Starring Donald Glover, who is also an executive producer, it shows a couple of cousins working in the Atlanta music scene.

Trust, about John Paul Getty III, arrives March 25. And The Americans starts up March 28, the spy show’s sixth and final season.