CBS Summer 2015 Schedule

CBS has announced premiere dates for its lineup of original summer programing that includes the new drama Zoo, returning event series Under The Dome and Extant, and the summer reality hit Big Brother.

Zoo, a new drama based on the #1 bestselling novel by James Patterson, will premiere Tuesday, June 30 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT). In the series, a wave of violent animal attacks against humans begin taking place across the globe. As the assaults become more cunning, coordinated and ferocious, a young renegade biologist (James Wolk) is thrust into the race to unlock the pandemic’s mystery before there’s no place left for people to hide.

Big Brother debuts with a special two-night premiere on Wednesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 25, both at 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The Thursday edition, featuring the live eviction show hosted by Julie Chen, moves to its regular time period on July 2 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT). The Sunday broadcast premieres June 28 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT). Last summer, all three editions of Big Brother regularly won their time periods in key young demographics and ranked among the summer’s top 10 programs in both adults 18-49 and adults 18-34.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan Joins 'Extant' Season 2 Cast as JD Richter

Jeffrey Dean Morgan - Photo Credit: Mitch Jenkins

Jeffrey Dean Morgan has been cast as a series regular in the CBS summer drama series Extant, starring Academy Award winner Halle Berry, from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television and CBS Television Studios.

Morgan will play JD Richter, a roguish womanizer and a cop of the future who is a mercenary/bounty hunter. He is free-wheeling, hard-drinking and fearless, bordering on reckless, mostly because he's got nothing to lose. He is the everyman who thought he had seen everything until Molly Woods (Halle Berry) enters his life. The second season will premiere in summer 2015.

Extant is a serialized mystery thriller about female astronaut Molly Woods, who discovers she has unwittingly put the human race on a path to destruction, and that she and a mysterious stranger may be the only hope for survival.

Morgan’s television credits include Magic City, Grey’s Anatomy and the upcoming miniseries Texas Rising. His feature film credits include Watchmen, P.S. I Love You and the upcoming Bus 657, alongside Robert DeNiro.

CBS Renews 'Under The Dome' and 'Extant'

CBS announced today that the hit series Under The Dome and Extant will return for broadcast in summer 2015. Both from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television, Under The Dome returns for its third season, and Extant for its sophomore season.

"We're committed to delivering our viewers and advertisers year-round programming with a wide variety of storytelling," said Nina Tassler, Chairman, CBS Entertainment. "We continue to see summer as a great place for unique concepts, innovative business models and passionate television audiences."

'Extant' Season Finale Spoilers: Molly Goes Back Into Space to Save the Earth

Halle Berry stars in Extant on CBS.

Two episode remain in the first season of Extant, which airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

On the September 10 episode, "Before the Blood", when Molly finally comes face-to-face with her offspring, she realizes she may be the only one who can stop the coming danger. Meanwhile, Julie uncovers grave secrets about Odin.

Then on the September 17 season finale, titled "Ascension," Molly (Halle Berry) returns to space in an attempt redirect the Seraphim away from Earth and protect the world's population from the deadly spores. Also, John discovers that Odin's plan has put Ethan in terrible danger.

Extant stars Halle Berry as Molly Woods, Goran Visnjic as John Woods, Pierce Gagnon as Ethan Woods, Hiroyuki Sanada as Hideki Yasumoto, Michael O'Neill as Alan Sparks, and Grace Gummer as Julie Gelineau.

Camryn Manheim returns as Sam Barton.

Guest stars in the season finale include Sergio Harford as Marcus, Tessa Ferrer as Katie, Charlie Bewley as Odin, Tyler Hilton as Charlie, Adam O'Byrne as Ryan Jackson, Shannon Merrill Brown as Offspring, Enver Gjokaj as Sean Glass, and Jimmy Jean-Louis as Pierre.

'Extant' Premieres Tonight, Halle Berry Stars as Astronaut Molly Woods

Extant, a new 13-episode serialized drama, premieres tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

In the episode, "Re-Entry," astronaut Molly Woods (Academy Award winner Halle Berry) tries to reconnect with her husband, John, and son, Ethan, after returning from a 13-month solo mission in outer space. Molly's mystifying experiences in space lead to events that will ultimately change the course of human history.

Allen Coulter (Boardwalk Empire) directed the premiere episode that was written by Mickey Fisher.

Watch a sneak peek video below:

New CBS Drama 'Extant,' Starring Academy Award Winner Halle Berry, To Premiere Exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video in the UK

Amazon and CBS Studios today announced that the highly-anticipated sci-fi thriller Extant, starring Academy Award winner Halle Berry and produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television, will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video in the UK.

The first episode of Extant premieres on Prime Instant Video, the UK's largest movie and TV streaming service, on Thursday, July 10, the day after the U.S. premiere on CBS on Wednesday, July 9. New episodes will be available to stream exclusively from Amazon Prime Instant Video each week, one day after their U.S. broadcast, in high definition and on more than 400 devices.

Amazon and CBS Corporation Announce Exclusive Content Agreemtn For New CBS Series EXTANT

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced today a content licensing agreement for the new CBS Television series EXTANT.

The serialized drama, starring Halle Berry and produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television, will premiere on the CBS Television Network in June. Amazon Prime Instant Video will be the exclusive premium subscription home for EXTANT with unlimited streaming of all the series' episodes available to their members four days after their initial broadcast on CBS.