This is the collection of notes about genre TV series and mini-series that came out in 2016. These were originally entered as Upcoming shows, but then moved to Released status as the year went on. Now that 2016 is over, all entries have been released and this page has been retired from updates. It still appears as a historic record.
For shows that have yet to premier, please look for their entries in the page covering the expected year of release. If a show is still in development and doesn't yet have a release date, look in the TV & Online Under Development page.
RELEASED 2016
THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES
Premiered: January 5, 2016
Starring: Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett, Emilia Burns
Airing on MTV
SHADOWHUNTERS
Premiered: January 12, 2016
Starring: Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende
Series premier on ABC Family
Second Chance
Premiered: January 13, 2016
Starring: Robert Kazinsky, Adhir, Kalyan, Dilshad Valsaria
While under development, this series has been known as The Frankenstein Code and Looking Glass
COLONY
Premiered: January 14, 2016
Starring: Jacob Vargas, Aedin Mincks, Charles Baker
Series from USA
Agent Carter
Premiered: January 19, 2015
Starring:
Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter
James D'Arcy as Edwin Jarvis
Chad Michael Murray as Jack Thompson
Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark
DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW
Premiered: January 21, 2015
Starring:
Brandon Routh - Ray Palmer (The Atom)
Caity Lotz - Sara Lance (Canary)
Victor Garber - Dr. Martin Stein (Firestorm)
Wentworth Miller - Leonard Snart (Captain Cold)
Dominic Purcell - Mick Rory (Heat Wave)
Ciara Renee - Kendra Saunders (Hawkgirl)
Arthur Darvill - Rip Hunter
Airing on the CW
X-FILES: Reopened
Premiered: January 24, 2016
Starring: Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny
Airing on Fox
THE MAGICIANS
Premiered: January 25, 2016
Starring: Jade Tailor, Hale Appleman, Tony Beard
Airing on SyFy
LUCIFER
Premiered: January 25, 2016
Starring: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Lesley-Ann Brandt
Airing on Fox
11/22/63
Premiered: February 15, 2016
Starring: James Franco, Chris Cooper, Josh Duhamel, Lucy Fry
8 part series airing on Hulu
PEE-WEE'S BIG HOLIDAY
Premiered: March 18, 2016
Starring:
Paul Ruebens - Pee-Wee Herman
Stephanie Beatriz - Freckles
Jow Manganiello
Series produced for Netflix
WYNONNA EARP
Premiered: April 1, 2016
Starring: Melanie Scrofano - Wynonna Earp
Based on the Image comic
Hunters
Premiered: April 11, 2016
Starring: Mark Coles Smith, Kasia Kaczmarek, Shannon Berry
Series produced for SyFy
About an elite anti-terrorism squad going after non-human terrorists
Kong: King of the Apes
Premiered: April 15, 2016
Series produced for Netflix
Time Travelling Bong
Premiered: April 20, 2016
Four part series produced for Comedy Central
Yes, it's about a time travelling bong, and is based on a short comedy sketch
Houdini & Doyle
Premiered: May 2, 2016
Starring: Stephen Mangan, Michael Weston, Rebecca Liddiard
Under development by Fox/ITV
PREACHER
Premiered: May 22, 2016
Starring:
Elizabeth Perkins - Vyla
Dominic Cooper - Jesse Custer
Ruth Negga - Tulip
Ian Colleti - Arseface
Under development by AMC
OUTCAST
Premiered: June 3, 2016
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Philip Glenister, David Denman
Series from Cinemax
Stranger Things
Premiered: July 15, 2016
Starring: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard
Series produced for Netflix
VAN HELSING
Premiered: September 23, 2016
Starring: Kelly Overton, Jonathan Scarfe, Christopher Heyerdahl
Series under development by SyFy
Aftermath
Premiered: September 27, 2016
Starring: James Tupper, Anne Heche, Julia Sarah Stone, Taylor Hickson, Levi Meaden
13 part mini-series developed for SyFy
LUKE CAGE
Premiered: September 30, 2016
Starring:
Mike Colter - Luke Cage
Mahershala Ali - Cornell Stokes
Simone Missick - Misty Knight
Alfre Woodard - Mariah Dillard
Erik LaRay Harvey - Diamondback
Rosario Dawson - Claire Temple
13 episode series under development by Netflix
Based on the Marvel Comics character
WESTWORLD
Premiered: October 2, 2016
Starring: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Ed Harris, Anthony Hopkins
Series premiers on HBO
Timeless
Premiered: October 3, 2016
Starring: Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Goran Visnjic
Developed for NBC
Frequency
Premiered: October 5, 2016
Starring: Daniel Bonjour, Lenny Jacobson, Devin Kelley
Under development for CW
CLASS
Premiered: October 22, 2016 (UK)
Series under development by the BBC
Spin-off from Doctor Who
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Premiered: October 23, 2016
Starring: Christian Bako, Samuel Barnett, Neil Brown Jr.
Based on the book by Douglas Adams
Under development by BBC and Netflix