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A look at the hottest new TV shows from Fox

New York — Fox's schedule will feel like a trip to the multiplex, with its two new dramas being remakes of the popular movies Lethal Weapon and The Exorcist and a one-time new version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show booked for Halloween week.

The network unveiled its first season schedule in a decade and a half without American Idol, announcing a total of 11 new series. They include a short run of a familiar Fox franchise, 24: Legacy, which will premiere in February directly after Fox's broadcast of the Super Bowl.

Lethal Weapon, which will air on Wednesday nights prior to Fox's most popular show, Empire, stars Clayne Crawford and Damon Wayans, Sr. as the crime-fighting duo Riggs and Murtaugh.

Watch the trailer here:

The Exorcist will air on Fridays, the story centred around two priests trying to cure a family of demonic possession. "This is an intense psychological thriller that's scary as hell," said Gary Newman, chairman and CEO of the Fox Television Group.

Watch the trailer here:


Premiering two familiar titles in the fall gives Fox a leg up on marketing since viewers are already familiar with the concepts, said Dana Walden, also chairman and CEO of Fox TV. The other new Fox series coming in the fall is Son of Zorn, a hybrid of animation and live-action about a warrior from a faraway island trying to win back his ex-wife and son.

Actress Laverne Cox is featured as Dr. Frank-n-Furter in the new version of Rocky Horror. Tim Curry, featured in the 1975 original movie, will appear as narrator.

Watch the trailer here:

Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly appeared at Fox's advertising presentation on Tuesday, promoting her interview with Donald Trump on the broadcast network on Wednesday. Fox has suggested that Kelly's prime-time interview special could lead to others, without making a firm commitment.

Kelly said Trump was more personal in their conversation than she could have imagined. The presumptive Republican nominee has criticized Kelly repeatedly since he was angered by some questions she asked in a debate last summer.

"It does have a few shocking moments that I think will have people talking a lot the next day," Kelly said.

Fox will sprinkle new series throughout the year

As is becoming typical in television, fall is no longer the sole premiere season. Fox will sprinkle new series throughout the year, and promised that more than 90 percent of its schedule next season will be original programming.

"Our audience is not interested in repeats and that requires a tremendous amount of original programming," Walden said.

Empire creator Lee Daniels is making a new music-based series, Star, which will take over the Empire time slot when the established show goes on a midseason hiatus. Queen Latifah and Benjamin Bratt are featured in Star, which follows three singers trying to make it in show biz.

The drama Pitch is about the first woman trying to make it Major League Baseball, and its premiere will coincide with the start of the next baseball season.

Fox is bringing back Prison Break for a short-run event series. Network executives also said the stars and creator of The X-Files are on board to make more episodes, but they won't be ready for the upcoming season.

Watch the trailer for Prison Break here:

Midseason comedies include The Mick, with Kaitlin Olson starring as a young hustler, and Making History, a time-travel story about three friends from different centuries.

The reality series Kicking & Screaming will pair survivalists with nature-phobic partners in a competition Walden described as "Simple Life meets The Amazing Race."

Bones will begin its final season on Fox next year.

Fox also defended the renewal of Sleepy Hollow for a fourth season despite some unusual criticism from fans who wondered whether it was worth bringing the show back after one of its two lead characters, Abbie Mills, was killed off. The renewal doesn't necessarily mean it will be the last season; Walden said there were still stories to tell involving the Ichabod Crane character.

"While there was backlash, there was also a tremendous amount of enthusiasm about the show being back," Walden said.

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