Midnight, Texas Mondays, 10 p.m., NBC. Premieres July 24.

In a small Southern town, various supernatural beings coexist in fragile harmony, while nefarious outsiders commit crimes that threaten to upset their quiet way of life. Does this sound a bit like the setup for long-running HBO series True Blood, based on the novels by Charlaine Harris? You could think of NBC’s Midnight, Texas, based on a different series of supernatural mystery novels by the prolific Harris, as a sort of True Blood Lite. Instead of a whole race of vampires, it just has one. There aren’t any werewolves, but there is a were-tiger. And the main character is a good-looking but kind of naïve psychic who gets into everyone’s business.

Since this is network TV, there’s no nudity or swearing, and the violence is toned way down. The special effects are also pretty low-rent, and the performances are mostly flat, despite the constant supernatural intrigue. Star Francois Arnaud, who plays psychic bad boy Manfred (everyone on the show has a silly name), is bland and affectless, and even a supporting cast that also includes an angel, a witch and some sort of international assassin can’t liven up the hodge-podge of elements from better supernatural dramas (including True Blood). The second episode ends with dire warnings of an ancient prophecy, but rather than predicting future intrigue, this tired genre device serves as a sign that it’s time to stop watching.