(I looked back several months and didn't spot any existing threads)From
the front page article:
The Brick Show
has published an image of the Series 17 Collectable Minifigures which
are on display at the New York Toy Fair. The series features plenty of
new elements and some brilliant minifigures including a pastry chef, a
vet, a weightlifter and a boy wearing a rocket costume.
Here's the smaller image from the Brickset article:

Also,
the Brick Show's article has a much larger version of this photo (3000x2250).
These aren't official names, just my guesses/descriptions to help the discussion along:
Front Row (L-to-R):
1. French Guy
2. Fairy Girl
3. Not Sure - Some sort of warrior
4. Corn Cob Guy
5. Classic Serial Sci-Fi Villain (e.g., from Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon -type film serials)
6. 'Eighties Aerobics Lady
7. No Idea - Angry Troll???
8. Classic Rocket Kid (with juniorized Classic Space Logo flag)
Second Row (L-to-R):
9. Surfer Guy
10. Female Pastry Chef
11. Diner Guy
12. Female Elf Warrior
13. Classic Weightlifter
14. 'Eighties Guy (with brick-style cellphone)
15. Veterinarian
16. Unknown: Thought to be a highwayman
Diner Guy is holding a blue tray with a hot dog in a bun, plus a milkshake container. (That's one I planning on getting at least a few of for MOC purposes).
'Eighties Guy's cellphone looks to be a standard walkie-talkie with a 1x1 printed tile of a telephone speaker and a cheese slope with a phone keypad.
Comments
Whole series rocks once again, and the mystery figure is a Highwayman. Idk why they're hiding that one. Maybe he comes with a horse..! But I doubt that.
/s
A lot of great here. The "occupations" are the strongest I think with the Pastry Chef, Diner Guy, and the Veterinarian that could easily double as a nurse.
Other notables: Finally a female Elf and the classic Sci-fi Villain is just flippin cool. Love his ray-gun.
I like the Rocket kid too although I was hoping for more of a Rocketeer type hero.
As far as corn suit dude and butterfly girl... Uggh. Enough already.
I love it when they do retro/old fashioned stuff like the weightlifter and the spaceman in this series; the boy in the rocket suit is great too!
That rabbit is just too big.
I mean this guy: http://news.toyark.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/01/Gecco-Hunter-bloodborne-014.jpg
https://goo.gl/images/DVC1A0
My thoughts on the series...I love it! Lots of great characters for our city and some odd balls to keep it interesting. The 80s guy might be my favorite
I hope that's all it is. All the figures shown look great, so for me it'd be a shame if the mystery figure is another Mr Gold scenario to put a black mark against this series.
robbing you of your money.
$80?!
Yes but his hat is Sand Blue instead of brown!!!
Oh no way! Here take $100!
Glad I have found a toy shop that will feel out the sets for me and let me order a complete set. No more standing in the supermarket for ages.
But this is why I just buy a 'series' from someone selling a set at this point, and go find duplicates I want in the stores.
Speaking of which, I wonder when @MinifiguresPlus will be offering pre-orders for this series? Id imagine around when it is released, but still wondering.