New Shows Coming To CBS This Fall
ANGEL FROM HELL
Coming This Fall - Thursdays 9:30/8:30c
When over-the-top Amy enters Allison's organized but imperfect life and claims to be her guardian angel, they form an unlikely friendship and Allison can't be sure if Amy is actually an angel or just nuts.
Writer/EP: Tad Quill (Bent, Scrubs)
Director/EP: Don Scardino (2 Broke Girls, Rescue Me, 30 Rock)
Co-EP: Jane Lynch
Cast:
Amy: Jane Lynch (Glee, Two and a Half Men, The 40 Year-Old Virgin)
Allison: Maggie Lawson Marv: Kevin Pollak Brad: Kyle Bornheimer
CODE BLACK
Coming This Fall - Wednesdays 10/9c
Inspired by the award-winning documentary, this medical drama is set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation where the extraordinary staff confront a challenged system in order to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most.
Writer/EP: Michael Seitzman (Intelligence, North County)
Director/EP: David Semel (Madam Secretary, Person of Interest)
Cast:
Leanne Rorish: Marcia Gay Harden (Fifty Shades of Grey, The Newsroom)
Jesse Salander: Luis Guzman (How to Make it in America, Boogie Nights)
Neal Hudson: Raza Jaffrey (Homeland, Smash)
Mario Savetti: Benjamin Hollingsworth (Backstrom, Cult)
Christa Lorenson: Bonnie Sommerville (Golden Boy, Cashmere Mafia)
Malaya Pineda: Melanie Kannokada (NCIS: Los Angeles, Parenthood)
Angus Leighton: Harry M. Ford
Rollie Guthrie: William Allen Young (Good Luck Charlie, District 9)
LIFE IN PIECES
Coming This Fall - Mondays 8:30/7:30c; Moves to Thursdays in November
A comedy about one big family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestones, told through the separate stories of its various family members.
Writer/EP: Justin Adler (Better Off Ted, Samantha Who?)
Director/EP: Jason Winer (Modern Family)
Cast:
Matt: Thomas Sadoski (The Newsroom, Wild, The Slap)
Joan: Dianne Wiest (In Treatment, Hannah & Her Sisters, Bullets Over Broadway)
John: James Brolin (Castle, Catch Me If You Can, Traffic)
Jen: Zoe Lister-Jones (New Girl, Whitney)
Greg: Colin Hanks (Fargo, Dexter, Band of Brothers)
Heather: Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad, Parenthood, Masters of Sex)
Tim: Dan Bakkedahl (Veep, The Daily Show, The Mindy Project)
Colleen: Angelique Cabral (Enlisted, NCIS: Los Angeles, Friends with Benefits)
Tyler: Niall Cunningham
Samantha: Holly J. Barrett
Sophia: Giselle Eisenberg
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LIMITLESS
Coming This Fall - Tuesdays 10/9c
Picking up post the events of the film, a man discovers the power of a mysterious drug which allows him to access 100% of his brain, and he is coerced into using his newfound drug-enhanced abilities for good.
Writer/EP: Craig Sweeny (Elementary, Medium)
Director/EP: Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man, 500 Days of Summer)
Cast:
Brian Finch: Jake McDorman (American Sniper, Shameless)
Rebecca Harris: Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter, Gone)
Nasreen 'Naz' Pouran: Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (Grimm, The Perfect Storm)
Boyle: Hill Harper (Covert Affairs, CSI: NY)
Guest Cast:
Eddie Mora: Bradley Cooper (American Sniper, Silver Linings Playbook)
SUPER GIRL
Coming This Fall - Mondays 8/7c starting in November
Born on the planet Krypton, Kara Zor-El escaped amid its destruction years ago with her famous cousin. Now at the age 24, she finally embraces her superhuman abilities to be the hero she was always meant to be.
Writer/EP: Greg Berlanti (The Flash, Arrow)
Writer/EP: Ali Adler (The New Normal, Glee)
Writer/EP: Andrew Kreisberg (The Flash, Arrow)
Director: Glen Winter (The Flash, Arrow)
Cast:
Kara Danvers/Supergirl: Melissa Benoist (Whiplash, Glee)
Cat Grant: Calista Flockhart (Brothers and Sisters, Ally McBeal)
Alex Danvers: Chyler Leigh (Grey's Anatomy, Taxi Brooklyn)
Hank Henshaw: David Harewood (Homeland, Blood Diamond)
James Olsen: Mehcad Brooks (Necessary Roughness, True Blood)
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