2017 kicks off with an impressive slate of new series that are sure to keep your eyeballs glued to your TV sets and streaming devices during the colder months.

The major networks are stepping up to the plate with witty new comedies such as Fox’s The Mick, CBS’ manhunt reality series The Hunted and The CW’s Riverdale, a sexy reboot of the Archie comics.

Netflix continues to innovate and excite with Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events starring Neil Patrick Harris and the emotional reboot of Norman Lear’s classic sitcom One Day at a Time.

The Mick (Fox, Jan. 1 preview premiere; regular 8:30 p.m. time-period premiere Jan. 3)

Kaitlin Olson of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia fame stars as brash Rhode Islander MacKenzie, a.k.a. The Mick. In the series, Mickey is tasked with the guardianship of her sister’s three high-maintenance children after her sister lands an extended stint in jail. There’s a bit of an adjustment period for the responsibility-shy Mickey, but she eventually comes around to child-minding.

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Ransom (CBS, Jan. 1, 8:30 preview premiere; regular 8 p.m. time-period premiere Jan. 7)

Ransom revolves around Eric Beaumont (Luke Roberts), a crisis and hostage negotiator. Beaumont uses his deep understanding of human behavior to figure out criminals’ intentions. Also, he resolves the most dangerous kidnapping and ransom cases. His skill at manipulation makes him a good negotiator. However, it makes his relationships with his family, friends and colleagues complicated.

Emerald City (NBC, Jan. 6, 9 p.m., two-hour premiere)

Kicking off with a special two-hour premiere, the series is a modern-day Wizard of Oz reboot, starring Vincent D’Onofrio as The Wizard, Adria Arjona as Dorothy and Joely Richardson as Glinda, and is directed by Tarsem Singh. The show tells the story of Dorothy Gale, 20, who finds herself and a police dog swept off by a tornado to a strange land governed by witches and wizards. And unbeknownst to her, she holds the key that will save them all.

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One Day at a Time (Netflix, Jan. 6)

Netflix is offering up a fresh take on Norman Lear’s classic sitcom One Day at a Time, and the streaming company gave viewers a first look at the reimagined series in a two-minute trailer, which follows a multigenerational Cuban-American family managing the ups and downs of modern life. The remake premieres Jan. 6.

The 13-episode first season stars Justina Machado as Penelope, a military veteran and newly single mother who turns to her old-fashioned mom Lydia (Rita Moreno) for help with raising her two kids Elena (Isabella Gomez) and Alex (Marcel Ruiz).

The touching trailer showcases Alvarez’s efforts to cope with all the things life throws her way; from the whole family singing along to Toni Braxton’s ‘90s classic “Un-Break My Heart” to Penelope readjusting to home life after war and being at odds with her daughter over family values.

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Taboo, (FX, Jan. 10, 10 p.m.)

The eight-part drama series Taboo, starring Oscar nominee Tom Hardy, is set in 1814, and follows James Keziah Delaney, a man who has been to the ends of the earth and comes back irrevocably changed. Believed to be long dead, he returns home to London from Africa to inherit what is left of his father’s shipping empire and rebuild a life for himself. The series based on an original story by Hardy and his father, Chips Hardy, who is also the show’s consulting producer.

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Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix, Jan. 13)

Netflix’s newest mystery-adventure series is an adaptation based on the internationally best-selling series of books by Daniel Handler, and chronicles the turbulent lives of Violet (Malina Weissman), Klaus (Louis Hynes) and Sunny Baudelaire (Presley Smith), after their parents’ death in a fire.

A careless oversight places the children in the custody of a distant relative named Count Olaf (wickedly played by Neil Patrick Harris), a mysterious and devious figure who is seeking fortune by way of stealing their inheritance. As the children manage to evade Count Olaf’s scheming attempts to rob their fortune, they pick up clues along the way about their parents’ past.

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The Young Pope (HBO, Jan. 15, 9 p.m.)

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino, the ten-episode limited drama series tells the controversial story of Lenny Belardo (Jude Law), also known as Pius XIII, the first American Pope in history. Young and alluring, his election appears to be the result of a calculated media strategy on the part of the College of Cardinals.

The series also features Diane Keaton, who stars as Sister Mary, the nun who raised Pius and helped him ascend to the papacy. The trailer tugs at the suggestion of whether she or Pius is in control, hinting that the new pontiff is out for absolute power and feels fully empowered to do so.

“Everyone is afraid of you,” Sister Mary says to him. “That’s not exactly true,” he coldly responds. “But it will be.”

RELATED: Jude Law Seeks Absolute Power In HBO’s Controversial ‘The Young Pope’

The Hunted (CBS, Jan. 22 preview premiere; regular 8 p.m. time period premiere Jan. 25)

CBS’ manhunt competition series features nine sets of contestants turned into imaginary fugitives on the run, with experts from the CIA, the FBI, U.S. Marshal Service and Navy Seals hot on their trail, as seen in the trailer below.

In order to be victorious, any team of two that evades capture for up to 28 days, within 100,000 square miles of the southeastern United States, will be awarded a grand prize totaling $250,000.

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Riverdale (CW, Jan. 26)

The CW’s Riverdale is a sexy and eerie take on the Archie comics, set in the present day. The Greg Berlanti-produced drama follows Archie (KJ Apa) and other beloved characters from the comics such as Veronica (Camila Mendes) and Betty (Lili Reinhart) both competing for Archie’s affections, as they enter their sophomore year of high school while dealing with a murder-mystery.

The less-than-one-minute clip hints at a fit and rather chiseled Archie, cheerleaders, parties and plenty of high school of drama. Flashes of ambulance lights and yellow police tape hint at the tragic death of “high school golden boy” Jason Blossom, which kicks off the series.

RELATED: The CW’s ‘Riverdale’ Is A Sexy Reboot of the ‘Archie’ Comics

24: Legacy (Fox, Feb. 5, after the Super Bowl)

24: Legacy chronicles a race against the clock to stop a terrorist attack on U.S. soil, using the same real-time format as 24. The series stars Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton), Miranda Otto (Homeland) and Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blue, The West Wing).

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