Watch Dorothy and the Scarecrow Get Romantic in the First Trailer for 'Emerald City'
The gritty TV series retells the familiar tale of ‘The Wizard of Oz.’
NBC has recently unveiled the first official trailer for its upcoming The Wizard of Oz spin-off, Emerald City. The show centers around Dorothy Gale (played by True Detective‘s Adria Arjona), a girl from Kansas who is training to become a police officer. Similar to the 1939 film, the protagonist is transported to a magical world after experiencing a violent tornado. However, the series also includes elements that never existed in the original version. As revealed by the trailer above, the new Dorothy is surprisingly involved in a romantic relationship with the Scarecrow (Oliver Jackson-Cohen). See it for yourself now by watching the clip above.
Emerald City is set to premiere on January 6, 2017 on NBC.