12. "Shades of Blue" (NBC)

First "In Living Color" and then "American Idol," with of course an illustrious recording career throughout. Now, Jennifer Lopez is set to hit Thursday nights in NBC's latest cop drama. Lopez plays Harlee Santos, an FBI agent and single mother who is forced to work in the agency's anti-corruption task force, all the while trying to wrestle her own financial problems. The series is produced by former "Idol" colleague Ryan Seacrest and noted director Barry Levinson, and also stars Ray Liotta and Drea de Matteo.

Premieres: Thursday, Jan. 7, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC

11. "War and Peace" (A&E, Lifetime, and History Channel)

Leo Tolstoy's classic novel receives a grand adaptation for TV audiences with this series that will be simulcast on three networks beginning Jan. 18. The epic story, which follows the travails of five aristocratic families in Russia during the reign of Alexander I, centers on the love triangle between Natasha Rostova (Lily James), Pierre Bezukhov (Paul Dano), and Andrei Bolkonsky (James Norton).

Premieres: Monday, Jan. 18, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on A&E, Lifetime, and History Channel

10. "The Defenders" (Netflix)

When Disney and Netflix announced that they would bring to streaming audiences four new Marvel TV series, including "Jessica Jones," "Daredevil," "Iron Fist," and "Luke Cage," part of the deal entailed a miniseries that was the culmination of all four series. "The Defenders" is that miniseries and will star Krysten Ritter (pictured here in "Jessica Jones"), Charlie Cox, and Mike Colter.

Premieres: Sometime in 2016 or 2017 on Netflix

9. "The Shannara Chronicles" (MTV)

MTV is diving headfirst into elves-inspired fantasy with "The Shannara Chronicles." Based on a series of books by Terry Brooks, this series is set in the Four Lands and follows the efforts of Amberle Elessedil (Poppy Drayton) to save the one tree that can protect the world from hordes of demons. Austin Butler, Ivana Baquero, and Manu Bennett co-star.

Premieres: Tuesday, Jan. 5, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on MTV

8. "Vinyl" (HBO)

HBO's '70s-era series, created by Terence Winter, shines a light on the music industry in New York during an age of decadence both in and out of the recording studio. Bobby Cannavale plays Richie Finestra, a music executive hustling to make a career out of the city's diverse music scene just as punk and disco are breaking out in the public consciousness. Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano, and Juno Temple co-star with Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger serving as producers.

Premieres: Sunday, Feb. 14, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO

7. "Colony" (USA)

USA's upcoming science fiction drama offers up a bleak look of the near future, where Los Angeles is invaded by the extra-terrestrial Colony Transitional Authority. The series focuses on one family's struggle to cope with an occupied and divided city, in addition to attempting to reunite with one of their children. Josh Holloway stars as Will Bowman, a former U.S. Army Ranger working as an insurgent, and Sarah Wayne Callies plays his wife Katie Bowman. Former "Lost" showrunner Carlton Cuse serves as series creator and executive producer.

Premieres: Thursday, Jan. 14, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on USA.

6. "American Crime Story" (FX)

Instead of fictional tales of horror, Ryan Murphy's latest anthology focuses on the tragedy and intrigue surrounding real-life crimes. For the debut season, the focus is on the murder trial of O.J. Simpson, which captivated and paralyzed a nation in the late '90s. Like many of Murphy's recent TV projects, "American Crime Story" boasts a bench deep with familiar faces. Cuba Gooding Jr. plays O.J. Simpson, with Sarah Paulson and John Travolta as opposing attorneys Marcia Clark and Robert Shapiro. Selma Blair and David Schwimmer play a younger and pre-Jenner Kris and Robert Kardashian.

Premieres: Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX

5. "Westworld" (HBO)

HBO's latest science fiction drama is based on the 1973 film of the same name, which was directed and written by Michael Crichton. The series, with Jonathan Nolan as executive producer, tells the story of a futuristic theme park where artificial consciousness runs amok and marks the network's first collaboration with Bad Robot. J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk serve as producers. Anthony Hopkins and Evan Rachel Wood lead a star-studded ensemble cast that includes James Marsden, Ed Harris, and Thandie Newton among others.

Premieres: Sometime in 2016 on HBO

4. "The X-Files" (FOX)

After enjoying a celebrated run on FOX from 1993 to 2002, "The X-Files" is finally back on network TV, but this time as a rebooted miniseries comprising six episodes. We meet up with Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) after the collapse of their relationship when Mulder is engaged by a TV host. And there's new evidence, according to Mulder, that alien abductions have been faked. The whole gang is back. So, expect all the familiar faces to go along with new guest stars Joel McHale and Robbie Amell, among others.

Premieres: Sunday, Jan. 24, at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on FOX

3. "Shadowhunters" (ABC Family)

ABC Family's new fantasy series follow the adventures of Brooklyn native Clary Fray (Katherine McNamara), a teenaged girl who discovers that she is a Shadowhunter, a human with angelic qualities. Clary must seek out others like her and descend into an alternate New York called the Downworld in order to find and defeat many enemies from the past. The series, also starring Dominic Sherwood and Alberto Rosende, is based on Cassandra Clare's "Mortal instruments" young adult fantasy novels, which were adapted for the big screen in 2013 with The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.

Premieres: Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family

2. "Fuller House" (Netflix)

Fans of the enormously popular '80s and '90s-era family sitcom "Full House" will finally know what happened to the Tanner clan when this Netflix sequel series debuts in February. The project reunites nearly the whole original cast including original series creator Jeff Franklin. The notable exceptions are Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who opted not to return as Michelle Tanner. "Fuller House" centers on the life of D.J. Tanner-Fuller (Candace Cameron Bure), now an adult widow and mother three. When things get tough, she calls on sister Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) and best friend Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber) to smooth things out.

Premieres: Friday, Feb. 26, on Netflix

1. "Legends of Tomorrow" (The CW)

Based on characters from DC Comics, this eagerly awaited series from the CW is set in the same universe as the network's popular series "Arrow" and "The Flash," and will feature characters well known to viewers of those two shows. "Legends" follows the story of Rip Hunter (Arthur Darvill), a time traveler who assembles a ragtag group of both heroes and villains to combat a threat to all reality. The cast includes Victor Garber, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Dominic Purcell, and Wentworth Miller, among others.

Premieres: Thursday, Jan. 21, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CW