The Playboy Club, Grimm and Smash Trailers from NBC

Yesterday, NBC announced their full 2011-2012 TV lineup, which included six new drama programs. The network has released trailers, clips, and behind-the-scenes interviews from the fall dramas The Playboy Club, Grimm and Smash. Take a look at all of these new videos below.

The Playboy Club





The Playboy Club -- From Academy Award-winning executive producer Brian Grazer, The Playboy Club is a provocative new drama about a time and place that challenged the social mores, where a visionary entrepreneur created an empire and an icon changed American culture. It's the early '60s, and the legendary Playboy Club in Chicago is the door to all of your fantasies -- and the key is the most sought-after status symbol of its kind. Inside the seductive world of the bunny, the epitome of beauty and service, the clientele rubs shoulders with the decade's biggest mobsters, politicos and entertainers. Nick Dalton (Eddie Cibrian, CSI: Miami) is one of the city's top attorneys and the ultimate playboy, rubbing elbows with everyone in the city's power structure. With mysterious ties to the mob, Nick comes to the aid of Maureen (Amber Heard, Zombieland), the stunning and innocent new bunny who accidentally kills the leader of the Bianchi crime family. Dating Nick is Carol-Lynne (Laura Benanti, Take the Lead), a bombshell and established star at the club who knows her days as a bunny are numbered and finds herself continually at odds with Billy (David Krumholtz, Numb3rs), the club's general manager. Adding to the charm of the Playboy club is Janie (Jenna Dewan-Tatum, American Virgin), the carefree life of the party who is dating Max (Wes Ramsey, CSI: Miami), an overly protective bartender. Also starring are Naturi Naughton (Fame) and Leah Renee (True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet). In addition to Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, American Gangster), the executive producers on The Playboy Club include Chad Hodge (Tru Calling), Francie Calfo (Scoundrels), Jason Burns (The House Bunny) and Richard Rosenzweig (Kendra). Hodge also wrote the pilot, which was directed by Alan Taylor (Mad Men, The Sopranos). The series is produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Imagine Television.


Grimm





Grimm -- Grimm is a new drama series inspired by the classic Grimm's Fairy Tales. Remember the fairy tales your parents used to tell you before bedtime? Those weren't stories -- they were warnings. Nick Burkhardt (David GuintoliTurn The Beat Around) thought he prepared himself for the realities of working as a homicide detective until he started seeing things he couldn't quite explain. When his ailing Aunt Marie (guest star Kate Burton, Grey's Anatomy) arrives, Nick's life turns upside down when she reveals they are descendants of an elite group of hunters, also known as "Grimms," who fight to keep the balance of humanity safe from the supernatural creatures of the world. As Nick digs deeper into her past, he realizes that he will have to shoulder the responsibility of his ancestors -- and contend with a larger-than-life mythology of the Brothers Grimm that is now all too real. Russell Hornsby (Lincoln Heights), Bitsie Tulloch (Quarterlife), Silas Weir Mitchell (Prison Break), Reggie Lee (Persons Unknown) and Sasha Roiz (Caprica) also star. Grimm is a production of Universal Media Studios and Hazy Mills Productions. Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner (Hot in Cleveland) serve as executive producers, Jim Kouf (National Treasure, Angel) and David Greenwalt (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) are the creators/executive producers and Marc Buckland (My Name Is Earl) is the director.


Smash





Smash -- Smash is a musical drama that celebrates the beauty and heartbreak of the Broadway theater as it follows a cross-section of dreamers and schemers who all have one common desire -- to be a Smash. The series centers on a desire to create a Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe -- written by the successful songwriting duo of Tom (Tony Award nominee Christian Borle, "Legally Blonde: The Musical") and Julia (Emmy Award winner Debra Messing, "Will & Grace"). Julia recently began the process of adopting a child with her husband of many years, but her focus is torn when she has the opportunity to write another Broadway hit. A rivalry soon forms for the lead role between a youthful, inexperienced Midwestern beauty (Katharine McPhee, American Idol) -- who is trying to find fame in the big city against all odds -- and stage veteran (Megan Hilty, "9 to 5: The Musical"), who's determined to leave the chorus line and finally get her big break. A tenacious producer Eileen (Oscar winner, Anjelica Huston, Prizzi's Honor) discovers the "Marilyn" project and jumps on board with a brilliant director (Jack Davenport, Pirates of the Caribbean films) -- whose talent is matched by his cunning and egocentric amorality. The series stemmed from an idea of executive producer and multiple Emmy and Oscar winner Steven Spielberg (ER, Schindler's List). The pilot was written by acclaimed playwright/screenwriter Theresa Rebeck ("Mauritius," NYPD Blue). Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Oscar-winning Chicago, Hairspray) and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey (United States of Tara, The Borgias) will also serve as executive producers. Original songs are written by Tony and Grammy Award winners Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can), who also serve as executive producers. Smash is a production of Universal Media Studios in association with DreamWorks. The pilot was directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer ("Spring Awakening," "American Idiot").

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Comments (15)

  1. Gemmaquick

    Playboy looks like a weird ripoff of MadMen with Amber Heard as a white trash Betty Draper and whoever that guy is as a lame Dan Draper set in a Playboy club...? plus on network tv so no cable fun... SKIP!

    12 months agoby @gemmaquickFlag

  2. RojoDiablo

    With Amber Heard being in the Playboy Club, there's no way I miss that! With Greenwalt & Kouf coming from Buffy & Angel and now creating Grimm that means I'll have to check it out as well, at least until it's canceled (way too early). No desire to see Smash.

    1 year agoby @rojodiabloFlag

  3. CUPID

    I'll watch the first ep of Grimm to see how it goes.

    1 year agoby @cupidFlag

  4. CelluloidDreams

    How many people ...esp the "YouTube" generation would really know what the The Playboy club is!!?!?!?

    1 year agoby @2movieguysFlag

  5. Justhim_sir

    @dan1 I agree, The Playboy Club is something that should be on a network that has no limits, like that show they had called swingtown, even the producers of that show said they were plainning to pitch it to HBO or Showtime. Smash might be something I give a shot, glee first 15 minutes I changed the channel it was that boring. Grimm isn't no supernatural, it looks like it belong in the 90's.

    1 year agoby @justhim-sirFlag

  6. Dan

    A show like The Playboy Club should be on HBO or Showtime. On NBC, they'll have to constantly play it safe, with no language, no nudity, etc., which is totally lame considering what the show is about. It'll always feel like a giant tease.

    1 year agoby @dan1Flag

  7. J.P.

    @brian @bawnian-dexeus @nautical05 Plus, Smash is guaranteed to stay on more than one season. It's NBC's answer to FOX's Glee.

    1 year agoby @jptheredskullFlag

  8. J.P.

    @brian @bawnian-dexeus @nautical05 You're getting NBC confused with FOX.

    1 year agoby @jptheredskullFlag

  9. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    I want at least 4 seasons for Playboy Club

    1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  10. Nautical

    @brian @bawnian-dexeus I CALL AFTER THE FIRST SEASON!

    1 year agoby @nautical05Flag

  11. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    I'll be honest, the only show I am interested in seeing is Playboy Club. Got that HBO feeling for some reason. Amber Heard just made me forget about who in the hell is a few other so called "hot actresses".

    1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  12. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    @brian beat me to it

    1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  13. Brian

    Can we start taking bets on how fast NBC is gonna cancel this stuff?

    1 year agoby @brianFlag

  14. skywise

    so much to choose from and so little time.

    1 year agoby @skywiseFlag

  15. Brian

    Already hating Eddie Cibrian's character in The Playboy Club. He soooooo wants to be Don Draper!

    1 year agoby @brianFlag

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