NBC Replaces “The Firm” With New Drama “Awake”

NBC will premiere its intriguing new drama “Awake” on Thursday, March 1 (10-11 p.m. ET), starring Jason Isaacs (“Harry Potter,” “Brotherhood”) as a detective who finds he is leading a complex double life that defies reality. The series will continue on Thursdays (10-11 p.m. ET).

“The Firm” will move from Thursdays (10-11 p.m. ET) to Saturdays (9-10 p.m. ET) beginning February 11, where the drama will resume with original episodes. Encore episodes of “Grimm” will air Thursdays (10-11 p.m. ET) beginning on February 9.

NBC Unveils New Mid-Season 2012 Schedule

NBC today announced its new mid-season 2012 schedule featuring the premieres of four new series: “Smash,” “The Firm,” “Fashion Star” and “Are You There, Chelsea?” The new lineup also includes the return of “The Voice,” “30 Rock,” “The Celebrity Apprentice” and “Who Do You Think You Are?”

There are also day and time period changes for “Whitney,” “Up All Night,” “Rock Center with Brian Williams” and “Harry’s Law.”

The complete mid-season schedule:

The Firm Gets Molly Parker for Lead Role

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NBC, Entertainment One (eOne), Sony Pictures Television Networks and Global Television announced today that Molly Parker (“Deadwood,” “Swingtown”) has signed to star as Abby McDeere in the network’s new legal drama series “The Firm,” based on John Grisham’s best-selling novel and executive-produced by Grisham and Lukas Reiter.

Josh Lucas Cast in The Firm

Josh Lucas (“The Lincoln Lawyer,” “Sweet Home Alabama”) is set to star in NBC’s new legal drama series “The Firm,” based on John Grisham’s best-selling novel and executive-produced by Grisham and Lukas Reiter.

Lucas, whose feature-film credits include Ron Howard’s “A Beautiful Mind,” Jerry Bruckheimer’s “Glory Road,” and Ang Lee’s “Hulk,” will star as attorney Mitchell McDeere (the role originated by Tom Cruise in the film) in the series, which picks up McDeere’s story about a decade after the events of the novel and film.

New Show Descriptions – Fall 2011 – NBC

It’s never too early to start planning your autumn television viewing. Starting in May, networks announce their fall schedules and what new shows will be featured. Here we will attempt our best to list all the new shows on the major networks and keep you up to speed. Check back often as more are added.

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PRIME SUSPECT
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Based on the critically acclaimed British television series of the same name, “Prime Suspect” has been redeveloped for American audiences by writer Alexandra Cunningham (“Desperate Housewives,” “NYPD Blue”), director Peter Berg (NBC’s “Friday Night Lights”) — and stars Maria Bello (“A History of Violence”) as tough-as-nails Detective Jane Timoney.

Timoney finds that being a homicide detective in New York City is tough enough and having to contend with a male-dominated police department to get respect makes it that much tougher. She’s an outsider who has just transferred to a new precinct dominated by an impenetrable clique of a boys’ club. Timoney has her own vices too — with a questionable past — and she tends to be forceful, rude and reckless. But she’s also a brilliant cop who keeps her eye on one thing: the prime suspect.

Also starring are Aidan Quinn (“Unknown”), Brian O’Byrne (“Flash Forward”), Tim Griffin (“Star Trek”), Kirk Acevedo (“Fringe”), Joe Nieves (“How I Met Your Mother”), Damon Gupton (“The Last Airbender”) and Peter Gerety (“Blue Bloods”). “Prime Suspect” is produced by Universal Media Studios, ITV and Film 44. Cunningham is the executive producer/writer along with executive producer/director Berg and executive producers Sarah Aubrey, Julie Meldal-Johnson, Paul Buccieri and Lynda LaPlante.

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