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4.The 100 (The CW)

WHEN IT’S ON: Wednesdays at 9pm staring March 19

WHO’S IN IT: Eliza Taylor, Henry Ian Cusick, Paige Turco, Isaiah Washington, Kelly Hu, Thomas McDonell, Marie Avgeropoulos, Devin Bostick

WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Set in the future after mankind has destroyed the planet with nuclear war (great job, future!), a group of 100 juvenile delinquents who don’t comply with an orbiting space station’s Draconian rules are sent back to Earth to determine whether it’s inhabitable. Meanwhile, the adults remain in orbit and engage in their own power struggles while periodically checking in on the kids to find out whether they’ve been eaten by mutants.

WHY WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT IT: One great thing to come out of all the recent Hunger Games madness—in addition to Jennifer Lawrence interviews—is society’s relaxed ‘tude toward teenagers getting slaughtered, and that’s a big part of The 100. The show is also way more “hard sci-fi” than most typical CW dramas, and a more extreme example of The CW’s current efforts to re-brand itself as a genre network. Think Lord of the Flies in Spaaaaaace! Also, there are mutant deer!

http://www.tv.com/news/tvcoms-10-most-anticipated-new-shows-for-midseason-2014-138665642211/