Brand New Channel, Brand New Series, Brand New Start …… 2013 FX, FXX, and FXM Upfronts

Beginning September 2^nd 2013, FX networks will grow from a two channel network to a three channel network when it adds FXX to their lineup. FXX will be a new network that caters to Young Adults and will be instantly available in 74 million homes. FX will target all adults 18-49, FXX will be geared toward FXX 18-34, and FXM will be for adults 25-54. In the beginning FXX have a foundation of Original Comedies and acquired series, FX will continue its tradition of being the home for award winning original comedy and drama series, and FXM will be geared toward the movie lover in all of us. Determined to viewers more original content; FX, FXX and FXM will increase its current offering to feature at least 25 original series within the next three years.

 FX NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

THE BRIDGE (PREMIERING JULY 2013)

The Bridge follows two police detectives -- one Mexican, one American -- as they and their joint effort to stop a serial killer menacing both nations along the Texas-Mexico border. Their investigation is complicated by the rampant corruption and general apathy among the Mexican authorities and the violence of the powerful borderland drug cartels.

FARGO (PREMIERING SPRING 2014)
In 2012 it was announced that FX is developing a new TV series with the Coens as executive producers

FX RETURNING ORIGINAL SERIES

SONS OF ANARCHY (SEASON 6 – SEPTEMBER 2013)

The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) is an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focuses on the original and founding chapter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club. The Redwood chapter is headquartered in (the fictional town) Charming, California, in a clubhouse adjacent to the Teller-Morrow auto mechanic shop. Led by President Clay Morrow, and later Jax Teller, the club protects and controls Charming through close community relationships, bribery, and violent intimidation.

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN (PREMIERES – OCTOBER 2013)

The show is set in New Orleans and Academy Award(R) winner Kathy Bates is joining the cast opposite Jessica Lange.

WILFRED (RETURNS SUMMER 2013)

The show follows a young man named Ryan (Elijah Wood) and his neighbor's dog Wilfred (Jason Gann). In the opening episode, Ryan concocts a drug cocktail in order to commit suicide. After this failed attempt, Ryan's neighbor, Jenna (Fiona Gubelmann), knocks on his door to ask him to look after her dog for the day.

THE AMERICANS (SEASON 2 – JANUARY 2014)

The period piece set in 1981 about KGB spies posing as Americans in the US will conclude its first season on May 1.

JUSTIFIED (SEASON 5- JANUARY 2014)

 Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is something of a 19th century–style, Old West lawman living in modern times, whose unconventional enforcement of justice makes him a target of criminals as well as his U.S. Marshals Service bosses. As a result of his controversial but "justified" quick-draw shooting of a mob hit-man in Miami, Givens is re-assigned from Miami to Kentucky.

LOUIE (RETURNS FOR SEASON 4 MAY 2014)

The series is loosely based on Louis C.K.'s life, showing him as a comic onstage, and depicting his life offstage as a newly divorced father of two girls. Each episode features either two stories that may or may not connect thematically, or a longer full-episode story (often consisting of numerous connected shorter pieces), all of which revolve around Louie.

ARCHER (SEASON 5 2014)

Set at ISIS, the International Secret Intelligence Service (cf. SIS, ASIS, CSIS, NZSIS, U.N.C.L.E.) in New York City, suave and incredibly self-centered master spy Sterling Archer deals with global espionage; his domineering, emotionally-cold mother/boss, Malory Archer; his ex-girlfriend (and fellow ISIS agent), Lana Kane; and his other ISIS co-workers (including fellow agent Ray Gillette, accountant Cyril Figgis, Human Resources Director Pam Poovey, secretary Cheryl Tunt, and Applied Research head Doctor Krieger); as well as a less-than-masculine code name: "Duchess" (after his mother's deceased Afghan Hound).

FX SERIES IN DEVELOPMENT

TYRANT

The pilot will be directed by two-time Academy Award-winner Ang Lee, the filmmaker behind Sense & Sensibility, Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Life of Pi. It is Lee's first project after winning this year's best director Oscar for Life of Pi. Pilot production begins this summer, and a full writing staff is currently working on scripts for the first season.

THE STRAIN

The Strain creates a world of vampires unlike any ever depicted in television or film. These bloodsuckers are not the romanticized version of vampires that have become such a clich?but a terrifyingly original new vision. Pilot production begins in August and a full writing staff is at work developing scripts for the first season.

ACQUIRED SERIES INCLUDE….. ANGER MANAGEMENT, TWO AND A HALF MEN AND IN 2014 MIKE & MOLLY.

ORIGINAL SERIES AIRING ON FXX

ITS ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA (9^TH SEASON RETURNS FALL 2013, RENEWED SEASON 10)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American sitcom that premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. New episodes continue to air on FX, with reruns playing on Comedy Central, general broadcast syndication, and WGN America—the first cable-to-cable syndication deal for a sitcom. The show was created, developed, and produced by Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, and Charlie Day, all of whom star in the show. The series follows the exploits of "The Gang", a group of self-centered friends who run Paddy's Pub, a relatively unsuccessful Irish bar in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

THE LEAGUE (SEASON 5 PREMIERS 2013 - RENEWED SEASON 6)

The series revolves around six friends who participate in a fantasy football league. The show follows the friends, who will do anything to win, while also dealing with a variety of situations that occur in their everyday lives.

LEGIT (RENEWED SEASON 2)

The series follows Jeffries and his roommates, the adventurous and well-endowed quadriplegic "Billy" and his romantically clueless older brother "Dan" as they struggle to find a "legitimate" way in life.

TOTALLY BIASED WITH KAMAU BELL (RETURNS SEPTEMBER 2013)

The series is expanding into a five- night per week, half-hour strip, with 130 new original episodes slated to
premiere on FXX this fall beginning with the Channel's launch.

ACQUIRED SERIES INCLUDE……

Parks & Recreation,

How I Met Your Mother,

Rescue Me,

Arrested Development,

Sports Night

Freaks & Geeks.

FXM Will Feature Prestige Movies and Grow to Feature Miniseries and Movies

FXM is a brand that literally lives for movies. Movies are the essence of its DNA and excellence in dramatic narrative the essence of its mission. This network will bring the best filmmakers of our generation together to share their unique creative vision in multiple forms and formats. It will deliver the best lineup of blockbuster Hollywood films and will program some of the best original miniseries and limited series on television.

BREEZY’S RECAP……..

I am not big on television or cable comedies just because I am more of a drama girl at heart, I love my soaps and everything from Once Upon A Time to the Americans that being said I am excited to see where FXX goes, and what type of new dramas FXX will be premiering on that channel. FX has become the home of some of the most talked about dramas on television and I am personally looking forward to watching the Bridge, it seems like it will be just up my aisle. The FX networks are putting their money where their mouths are, in what I am prediciting will be a huge success with the launch of FXX, specifically targeting three different demos on three different networks could produce loyal viewership. So what about you, what will ou be watching? are you excited about FXX? which new show have you marked on your calendar? Le me know what you are thinking in the comment!