NBC set its schedule a few weeks ago with what shows will appear on what day, but the actual premiere dates were held back until things got firmed up elsewhere. The premiere dates have finally landed today and now we know when one of several comic book adaptations will hit this coming season with Constantine. While most of NBC’s slate is kicking off on September 22nd and the days after that, Grimm and Constantine are holding out until October 24th to play up the Halloween and supernatural angle and draw in potential audiences that way. Constantine will call Friday night at 10pm home where it will follow Grimm and will give up its position later in the season when the third season of Hannibal returns.
Constantine stars Matt Ryan as the lead character alongside Lucy Griffiths, Harold Perrineau and Charles Helford. It comes from Daniel Cerone and David S. Goyer with Neil Marshall directing the pilot.
Plot Concept: Seasoned demon hunter and master of the occult John Constantine (Matt Ryan, “Criminal Minds”) specializes in giving hell… hell. Armed with a ferocious knowledge of the dark arts and his wickedly naughty wit, he fights the good fight — or at least he did. With his soul already damned to hell, he’s decided to leave his do-gooder life behind, but when demons target Liv (Lucy Griffiths, “True Blood”), the daughter of one of Constantine’s oldest friends, he’s reluctantly thrust back into the fray – and he’ll do whatever it takes to save her. Before long, it’s revealed that Liv’s “second sight” — an ability to see the worlds behind our world and predict supernatural occurrences — is a threat to a mysterious new evil that’s rising in the shadows. Now it’s not just Liv who needs protection; the angels are starting to get worried too. So, together, Constantine and Liv must use her power and his skills to travel the country, find the demons that threaten our world and send them back where they belong. After that, who knows… maybe there’s hope for him and his soul after all.”
