Top 10 new ABC shows for the 2014-2015 season

It’s a big year for ABC. They have added 12 new shows to their fall schedule. While ABC may lag behind the other networks in viewers, they’ve made it clear that they are the most diverse network on television.

Between Scandal and Modern Family, ABC has tried to show every aspect for the modern American family. This season, they haven’t changed. They have picked up two shows with African-American leads, a show about a Hispanic woman and a show about an Asian family.

There are two shows that haven’t made the list. The first is Agent Carter, the show that follows Peggy Carter (of the Captain America series) and Howard Stark (Iron Man’s dad) as they create S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Carter is a prequel to all of the Avengers films. There wasn’t a trailer to watch so I couldn’t number it fairly.

The second show that didn’t make the list was Selfie. It is horrible looking garbage and it doesn’t belong on any best list, let alone mine. It is a revamp of My Fair Lady. Eliza Dooley (Modern day Eliza Doolittle) is obsessed with social media and decides she wants real friends. She hires Henry Higenbottam (Henry Higgins) to rebrand her so she can make friends. #NotLoverly

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10. Black-ish

Created by: Kenya Barris
Cast: Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross and Laurence Fishburne,
What it’s about: This series follows an African American family as they deal with the changes in their life. Anderson plays a man who wants his family to get back to their roots.

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9. Fresh Off The Boat

Created by: Eddie Huang
Cast: Randall Park, Constance Wu, Forrest Wheeler and
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What it’s about: This follows an Asian family as they move from Washington DC to Orlando, Florida. The family has a hard time adjusting to their new surroundings as they try to achieve the “American Dream.”

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8. Cristela

Created by: Cristela Alonzo
Cast: Cristela Alonzo as Cristela, Carlos Ponce as Felix, Terri Hoyos as Natalia, Andrew Leeds as Josh, and Sam McMurray as Trent.
What it’s about: Cristela is a law school graduate working as an unpaid internship for a law firm. She lives with her sister and brother-in-law until she lands on her feet

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7. Manhattan Love Story

Created by: Jeff Lowell
Cast: Analeigh Tipton as Dana, Jake McDorman as Peter and Nicolas Wright as David
What it’s about: It follows a couple that has just met and their thoughts as they go throughout the relationship. It is a half hour romantic comedy.

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6. Forever

Created by: Matthew Miller
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd as Henry Morgan, Alana de la Garza as Jo Martinez and Judd Hirsch as Abe
What it’s about: A New York medical examiner finds out that he is immortal. He studies the dead and hopes to figure out why he can never die.

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5. American Crime

Created by: John Ridley
Cast: Felicity Huffman as Barb, Timothy Hutton as Russ and W. Earl Brown as Tom
What it’s about: This is a dramatic televisions series that follows a murder trial that involves the politics involved during a murder trail that questions whether or not race is related. It questions the political and justice systems in America.

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4. Galavant

Created by: Dan Fogelman
Cast: Joshua Sasse as Galavant, Mallory Jansen as Madalena, Karen David as Isabella and Timothy Omundson as King Richard
What it’s about: This is a musical comedy series. It follows Galavant, a hero, who lost his mojo after his girl left him. He goes on journeys to save things and discover himself- while singing and dancing.

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3. Secrets and Lies

Developed by: Barbie Kligman
Cast: Ryan Phillippe as Ben Garner, Juliette Lewis as Detective Andrea Cornell, KaDee Strickland as Christy Garner and Natalie Martinez as Jess Mullen
What it’s about: It is a remake of an Austrian series. It follows Ben Garner, who discovers a little boy’s body. After finding the body, he is labeled as a suspect. Ben then goes out of his way to find the real killer.

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2. The Whispers

Created by: Soo Hugh
Cast: Lily Rabe as Claire Bennigan, Barry Sloane as Wes Lawrence, Milo Ventimiglia as Drew Bennigan and Derek Webster as Jessup Rollins
What it’s about: An alien race comes from another world and begins to take over using children’s imaginations. It is based on “Zero Hour,” by Ray Bradbury.

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1. How To Get Away With Murder

Created by: Peter Nowalk, but executively produced by Shonda Rhimes
Cast: Viola Davis as Professor Annalise Keating, Billy Brown as Nate, Alfred Enoch as Wes and Jack Falahee as Conner
What it’s about: Law students and their law professor get involved in a murder plot. The students are taught the law using very real life experiences.