I have to say, Fox's new fall lineup looks like a lot of crap with only a few exceptions. We don't really cover TV much here anyway, but even if we did I'd be tempted to ignore everything Fox does except for The X-Files, which will take over Gotham's Monday night spot later in the season, and Minority Report. The latter is obviously based on the Steven Spielberg sci-fi film, and it will be airing on Monday nights this fall after a lead-in by Gotham. So lots of responsibility put on the Bat-series' shoulders to carry the night.
Fox has now revealed the first trailer for Minority Report, which stars Meagan Good and Stark Sands, taking place ten years after the PreCrime unit has been disbanded. Here's the synopsis:
The future is coming. Based on the international blockbuster film by executive producer Steven Spielberg and the first of his films to be adapted for television, MINORITY REPORT follows the unlikely partnership between a man haunted by the future and a cop haunted by her past, as they race to stop the worst crimes of the year 2065 before they happen. Set in Washington, D.C., it is 10 years after the demise of Precrime, a law enforcement agency tasked with identifying and eliminating criminals…before their crimes were committed. To carry out this brand of justice, the agency used three precogs – “precognitives” Dash, Arthur and Agatha – who were able to see the future. Now, in 2065, crime-solving is different, and justice leans more on sophisticated and trusted technology than on the instincts of the precogs. Precog DASH (Stark Sands, “Inside Llewyn Davis”) – driven by his terrifying, but fragmented visions – now has returned in secret to help a brash, but shrewd police detective, LARA VEGA (Meagan Good, “Think Like A Man” franchise, “Californication”), attempt to stop the murders that he predicts. As they navigate this future America, they will search for Dash’s missing twin brother, ARTHUR, and elude others who will stop at nothing to exploit their precog abilities. Also complicating matters is Dash and Arthur’s ingenious, but reclusive, foster sister, AGATHA (Laura Regan, “Mad Men,” “Unbreakable”), who just wants Dash to return home. A drama of crime and conspiracy, this is a timeless story of connection: two lost souls, Dash and Vega, who find friendship, purpose and redemption in each other.
Basically this looks like your run-of-the-mill crime series with a few sci-fi elements thrown in for good measure. That didn't turn out so well for Almost Human, did it? Good deserves a series that lasts more than a season so let's hope this one pans out.
