'Extant' Season 2 Premiere Preview: Jeffrey Dean Morgan Joins the Cast

Halle Berry and Jeffrey Dean Morgan star in Extant. Photo Credit: CBS

CBS summer drama Extant kicks off its second season tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Jeffrey Dean Morgan joins the cast as JD Richter, a cop and bounty hunter who thrives on solving the unsolvable.

In the Season 2 premiere, "Change Scenario," six months after her life unraveled and dark secrets were revealed, Molly (Halle Berry) is confined to a psychiatric hospital when she learns of bizarre deaths that sound eerily similar to those she witnessed in space. When she escapes to investigate, she crosses paths with JD Richter, a determined cop who just signed on to the case.

Watch a sneak peek below:

Molly Comes Face-to-Face with Her Offspring on 'Extant' at a Special Time

Extant airs at a special time this week.  Photo Credit: CBS

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, On Extant, Wednesday, September 10 (10:14-11:15 p.m. ET/PT) on CBS.

The start and end times for this episode ("Before the Blood") have changed. The new start and end times are tentative, due to coverage of the President's address.

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.

CBS Summer Series EXTANT Starring Academy Award Winner Halle Berry Began Production Today

Production commenced today in Los Angeles for CBS's new summer series EXTANT, starring Academy Award winner Halle Berry and produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and CBS Television Studios. Acclaimed director Allen Coulter is directing the first episode.

EXTANT, which premieres Wednesday, July 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS, is a mystery thriller about a female astronaut trying to reconnect with her family after returning from a year in outer space. Her mystifying experiences in space lead to events that will ultimately change the course of human history.

EXTANT also stars Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Camryn Manheim, Goran Visnjic, Grace Gummer, Michael O'Neill, Pierce Gagnon and Hiroyuki Sanada.

EXTANT is a co-production of CBS Television Studios and Amblin Television. Steven Spielberg, Greg Walker, Mickey Fisher, who wrote the script, Brooklyn Weaver, Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank are executive producers. Halle Berry is a co-executive producer. The series will be distributed domestically by CBS Television Distribution and worldwide by CBS Studios International.

NEWS: LUCKY 7 Canceled; Susan Lucci Returning To HOT IN CLEVELAND; Dick Christie To BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL; Halle Berry To Topline New CBS Drama

LUCKY 7 canceled: Fall's first axed show
LUCKY 7 has won the Fall 2013 TV lotto to become the first canceled show.

The ABC drama was axed after only two episodes — and 12 days into the broadcast season — which is pretty fast in the era of heavy DVR playback, with networks typically wanting to wait at least three weeks to receive seven days of viewing data from Nielsen. But LUCKY 7 premiered to 4.4 million viewers and a lowly 1.3 adults 18-49 rating last week, making it ABC’s lowest-rated drama premiere in years despite the evening launching with mega-rated AGENTS OF S.H.I..E.L.D.

Halle Berry To Topline CBS Series EXTANT
After snagging one of the biggest commitments this season, a 13-episode straight to series order from CBS for next summer, the project has landed Oscar winner Halle Berry (ex-Debbie, KNOTS LANDING) as the lead in her first series regular role.

Shemar Moore: 'Ready For That Next Phase Of My Career'

In a surprisingly candid interview with BET.com, former THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS star Shemar Moore talks about his next move, the challenges he faced growing up biracial in Oakland and why "it's no accident" he's still single. Plus, he talks about his tabloid-heavy relationships with Toni Braxton and Halle Berry. Below are a few interview highlights:

BET.com: Have you started thinking about your next move?
Shemar Moore: To be honest, if it works out I have many good reasons to stay, but leaving would give me the one thing I haven't had in a long time, which is freedom. After eight years on YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and eight years on CRIMINAL MINDS, I'm ready for that next phase of my career. I wanna chase down Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Will Smith. I would love to start my film career. But it's all pending what the network decides it wants to do next.

The Sexiest Women of All-Time: Jennifer Aniston, Raquel Welch, Heather Locklear, Teri Hatcher, Elizabeth Taylor, Farrah Fawcett

Men's Health has ranked The Sexiest Women of All-Time and Jennifer Aniston landed at No. 1.

Here are some of the names that appeared on daytime or primetime soap operas:
94. Kathleen Turner
90. Barbara Eden
74. Demi Moore
69. Elizabeth Taylor
42. Brooke Shields
38. Teri Hatcher
35. Halle Berry
31. Farrah Fawcett
22. Salma Hayek
19. Heather Locklear
  2. Raquel Welch
  1. Jennifer Aniston

Check out "100 Hottest" here, although we have to question any list that ranks Kim Kardashian and Pamela Anderson ahead of Farrah Fawcett!

Who would you have ranked as No. 1?