NBC’s first-look photos for upcoming series Emerald City reveal an Oz very different from the world Judy Garland’s Dorothy experienced.

Images show the Wicked Witch of the East (Florence Kasumba) decked out in a stunning red dress. Dorothy Gale (Adria Arjona) is pictured with scarecrow-type romantic interest Lucas (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), and the two are also seen as silhouettes along an ethereal yellow brick road.

The 10-episode series also stars Joely Richardson as Glinda, Vincent D’Onofrio as the Wizard of Oz, and Ana Ularu as the the Wicked Witch of the West.

Here’s how NBC describes the series:

“Swept up into the eye of a tornado, 20-year-old Dorothy Gale is transported to another world — a mystical land in great peril, where an all-powerful Wizard has forbidden magic and rules over the many kingdoms. This is the fabled Land of Oz in a way you’ve never seen before – where lethal warriors roam, wicked witches plot in the shadows, and a young girl from Kansas becomes the headstrong hero who holds the fate of their world in her hands.”

Emerald City is created by Matthew Arnold and produced by David Schulner. No premiere date has been set.

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