It’s here! One of the busiest times of the year for those of us who follow news about TV, if not TV news. It’s the annual Upfronts, when networks announce who is staying, who is going, and when we’ll be seeing what. First up, NBC, home of Grimm and Revolution, and now home as well to Dracula and J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron‘s Believe.

We have the new NBC synopsis for Dracula today, along with the first, quite lovely, trailer. We also have the new synopsis for Believe, which features just a few little tweaks compared to the version we posted last week, AND the schedule for our four favorite NBC shows. Ready?

Trailer: Dracula

“DRACULA”
Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers (“The Tudors”) stars in this provocative new drama as one of the world’s most iconic characters. It’s the late 19th century and the mysterious Dracula (Rhys Meyers) has arrived in London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society. He’s especially interested in the new technology of electricity, which promises to brighten the night — useful for someone who avoids the sun. But he has another reason for his travels: He hopes to take revenge on those who cursed him with immortality centuries earlier. Everything seems to be going according to plan… until he becomes infatuated with a woman who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife. Victoria Smurfit (“About a Boy”), Thomas Kretschmann (“King Kong”), Jessica De Gouw (“Arrow”), Oliver Jackson-Cohen (“Mr. Selfridge”), Nonso Anozie (“Game of Thrones”) and Katie McGrath (“Merlin”) also star.

Writer Daniel Knauf (“Carnival”), Tony Krantz, (“24,” “Sports Night”), Colin Callender and Gareth Neame (“Downton Abbey”) serve as executive producers. “Dracula” is a production of Flame Ventures, Sky Living, Playground Entertainment, Universal Television, NBCUniversal International Television Production and Carnival Film & Television.
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“BELIEVE”
Levitation, telekinesis, the ability to control nature and even predict the future… Since she was 2 years old, Bo (Johnny Sequoyah) has had gifts she could neither fully understand, nor control. Raised by a small group known as the “True Believers,” the orphaned girl has been safeguarded from harmful outsiders who would use her forces for personal gain. But now that she is 10, her powers have become stronger and the threat has grown more dangerous. With her life and future now in jeopardy, the “Believers” turn to the only person they see fit to be her full-time protector. That is, once they break him out of jail. Tate (Jake McLaughlin), a wrongfully imprisoned death row inmate who’s lost his will, is initially reluctant until he witnesses one of her extraordinary abilities. Bo sees people for who they truly are… and who they may become. Tate and Bo begin their journey, one in which trust must be earned. Traveling from city to city, every place they stop and everyone they meet will be changed forever. But they’ll have to keep going to stay one step ahead of the sinister forces after Bo’s power… because it will take a miracle to keep them safe forever. “Believe” also stars Delroy Lindo and Kyle MacLachlan.

Writer, director Alfonso Cuarón (“Children of Men,” “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”), Mark Friedman (“The Forgotten”), J.J. Abrams (“Revolution,” “Star Trek: Into Darkness”) and Bryan Burk (“Lost,” “Fringe”) serve as executive producers. “Believe” is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Bad Robot Productions.
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Now for the scheduling. Grimm is returning to Fridays at 9, and will be followed by Dracula at 10, starting this fall, yay! Powerhouse – no pun intended – Revolution will be returning in the fall, but at the new day and time of Wednesdays at 8. Believe, unfortunately, won’t be premiering until after the Winter Olympics in February 2014, and will be taking the Sundays at 9/8c timeslot. Like so many new series, Dracula and Believe each have limited-episode seasons.

We will of course keep you posted about any changes, updates, trailers, TV spots, and more.

Revolution, starring Billy Burke, Tracy Spiridakos, Elizabeth Mitchell, Zak Orth, Giancarlo Esposito, David Lyons, Daniella Alonso, JD Pardo, Maria Howell, and Colm Feore, currently airs Mondays at 10/9c, and will air on Wednesdays at 8/7c when it returns for Season 2 in fall 2013, on NBC.

Grimm, starring David Giuntoli, Silas Weir Mitchell, Russell Hornsby, and Bitsie Tulloch, currently airs Tuesdays at 10, and will air on Fridays at 9/8c when it returns for Season 3 in fall 2013, on NBC.

Dracula, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Victoria Smurfit, will air Fridays at 10/9c in fall 2013, on NBC.

Believe, starring Johnny Sequoyah, Jake McLaughlin, and Kyle McLaughlin, will air Sundays at 9/8c in beginning February 2014 on NBC.