FX and FXX Networks have announced the 2014 summer premiere dates of returning shows Wilfred and The Bridge, as well as the series premiere dates of The Strain, Tyrant, Married, and You’re the Worst. Tyrant, created by Gideon Raff, will kick off the summer season on June 24th at 10pm ET/PT. Tyrant‘s 10-episode season one is executive produced by Howard Gordon (24, Homeland) who also serves as showrunner.
Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan, and Carlton Cuse’s much-anticipated The Strain will premiere on Sunday, July 13th, kicking off its 13 episode run at 10pm ET/PT.
Wilfred‘s fourth (and final) season will premiere on FXX on June 25th at 10 PM ET/PT. Elijah Wood is back as “Ryan,” and Jason Gann returns in the title role for the 10 episode last season of the comedy series. New comedy series Married from Andrew Gurland will debut on July 17th at 10 PM ET/PT with Nat Faxon and Judy Greer in starring roles. And the network’s other new comedy, You’re the Worst, kicks off on July 17th at 10:30 PM ET/PT starring Aya Cash, Chris Geere, Kether Donahue, and Desmin Borges.
The Bridge‘s second season will arrive on Wednesday, July 9th at 10pm ET/PT. Diane Kruger, Demian Bichir, Annabeth Gish, Thomas M. Wright, Matthew Lillard, Emily Rios, and Ted Levine star in the series, and FX will be airing a 13-episode season two.
Tyrant
Tyrant tells the story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Bassam “Barry” Al Fayeed, the younger son of the dictator of a war-torn nation, ends a self-imposed 20-year exile to return to his homeland, accompanied by his American wife and children, for his nephew’s wedding. Barry’s reluctant homecoming leads to a dramatic clash of cultures as he is thrown back into the familial and national politics of his youth.
The cast includes Adam Rayner, Jennifer Finnigan, Ashraf Barhom, Moran Atias, Noah Silver, Anne Winters, Fares Fares, Salim Daw, Justin Kirk, Jordana Spiro, Mehdi Dehbi, and Alice Krige.
Wilfred
Wilfred is a half-hour, live-action comedy about “Ryan,” a young man struggling to make his way in the world until he forms a unique friendship with “Wilfred,” his neighbor’s canine pet. Everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet irrepressibly brave and honest Australian bloke in a cheap dog suit.
The Bridge
When the body of a cartel member is found on US soil, Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger) from El Paso PD and her Mexican counterpart, Marco Ruiz (Demian Bichir), must work together to solve the case. In Season 2, Marco, reeling from the death of his son, is still dealing with corrupt cops and the demands of the cartel. Sonya meets an unexpected man with connections to her past who threatens to come between her and her boss, Lieutenant Hank Wade (Ted Levine). The case quickly pulls them all into a complex web of money laundering, police corruption, and the Juarez Drug War which infiltrates the suburban streets of El Paso.
El Paso Times reporters Daniel Frye (Matthew Lillard) and Adriana Mendez (Emily Rios) continue to follow the Millie Quintana Money House, a path that will eventually cross that of Marco and Sonya. Charlotte Millwright (Annabeth Gish) will have to make the impossible choice between the two worlds that have a grasp on her: the US government and the Mexican cartel. Meanwhile, Steven Linder (Thomas M. Wright) tries to do right by his Mexican Immigrant love and ends up seeking justice the only way he knows how.
The Strain
The Strain is a high concept thriller from Academy Award® nominated Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, author Chuck Hogan and writer/producer Carlton Cuse, which is based on the best-selling vampire novel trilogy of the same title written by del Toro and Hogan. It tells the story of “Dr. Ephraim Goodweather,” the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism.
As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.
Married
Married is a half hour comedy about being miserably in love. Russ (Nat Faxon) and Lina Bowman (Judy Greer) can barely remember what life was like before kids, debt, and suburbia rained on their romance — but every once in a while, in between the arguments about their declining sex life and who’s driving carpool, they are reminded what drew them together in the first place — they’re best friends.
You’re the Worst
You’re the Worst is a comedic love story about what happens when two toxic, self-destructive people (Aya Cash and Chris Geere) fall in love despite themselves and attempt the impossible—a relationship.
