The CW has picked up three of its pilots to series.
“Batwoman,” “Katy Keene,” and “Nancy Drew” have all been ordered for the 2019-2020 season. In addition, an individual with knowledge of the situation said that “Jane the Novela,” a spinoff of sorts of hit CW series “Jane the Virgin,” will not move forward at the broadcaster. The pilot for the series adaptation of “The Lost Boys” will be re-shot off cycle. “Glamorous,” about a gender non-conforming high school student, may still be in contention.
“Batwoman” is based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence.
Caroline Dries is the writer and executive producer on “Batwoman,...
“Batwoman,” “Katy Keene,” and “Nancy Drew” have all been ordered for the 2019-2020 season. In addition, an individual with knowledge of the situation said that “Jane the Novela,” a spinoff of sorts of hit CW series “Jane the Virgin,” will not move forward at the broadcaster. The pilot for the series adaptation of “The Lost Boys” will be re-shot off cycle. “Glamorous,” about a gender non-conforming high school student, may still be in contention.
“Batwoman” is based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence.
Caroline Dries is the writer and executive producer on “Batwoman,...
- 5/8/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The CW's Nancy Drew pilot will have a big link to one of the adaptations that came before it.
Per Deadline, Pamela Sue Martin, who played TV's first iteration of the sleuth, has signed on to appear on the new TV adaptation.
Martin appeared on The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries from 1977 to 1979.
Kennedy McMann will take on the iconic role on The CW's pilot, which is set in the summer after Nancy's high school graduation.
It follows 18-year-old Nancy Drew who thought she was leaving her hometown for college.
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However, a family tragedy holds her back another year, and she finds herself embroiled in a ghostly murder investigation.
Along the way, the smart young woman uncovers secrets that run deeper than she ever imagined. It's an intriguing set-up.
Sounds intriguing, right?
The good news is that it won't be...
Per Deadline, Pamela Sue Martin, who played TV's first iteration of the sleuth, has signed on to appear on the new TV adaptation.
Martin appeared on The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries from 1977 to 1979.
Kennedy McMann will take on the iconic role on The CW's pilot, which is set in the summer after Nancy's high school graduation.
It follows 18-year-old Nancy Drew who thought she was leaving her hometown for college.
Related: Dynasty Picked Up to Series By CW
However, a family tragedy holds her back another year, and she finds herself embroiled in a ghostly murder investigation.
Along the way, the smart young woman uncovers secrets that run deeper than she ever imagined. It's an intriguing set-up.
Sounds intriguing, right?
The good news is that it won't be...
- 4/5/2019
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“Riverdale” and “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has signed a new multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, TheWrap has learned.
As part of the pact, Aguirre-Sacasa will develop, write, and produce new series for the studio under his Muckle Man Productions banner.
He will continue to showrun his current Wbtv series — The CW’s “Riverdale” and Netflix’s “Sabrina” — and executive produce “Riverdale” spinoff, “Katy Keene,” which Aguirre-Sacasa co-developed with Michael Grassi and is still in the pilot phase at The CW.
Also Read: 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina': Chance Perdomo on Ambrose's 'Dark, Dark, Dark' Season 2 (Video)
Aguirre-Sacasa has been the Chief Creative Officer of Archie Comics since 2014, a job that led him to collaborate with Greg Berlanti’s Wbtv-based Berlanti Productions to adapt the Archie characters for television, starting with The CW’s dark take on Archie, Veronica, Betty and Jughead, which premiered...
As part of the pact, Aguirre-Sacasa will develop, write, and produce new series for the studio under his Muckle Man Productions banner.
He will continue to showrun his current Wbtv series — The CW’s “Riverdale” and Netflix’s “Sabrina” — and executive produce “Riverdale” spinoff, “Katy Keene,” which Aguirre-Sacasa co-developed with Michael Grassi and is still in the pilot phase at The CW.
Also Read: 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina': Chance Perdomo on Ambrose's 'Dark, Dark, Dark' Season 2 (Video)
Aguirre-Sacasa has been the Chief Creative Officer of Archie Comics since 2014, a job that led him to collaborate with Greg Berlanti’s Wbtv-based Berlanti Productions to adapt the Archie characters for television, starting with The CW’s dark take on Archie, Veronica, Betty and Jughead, which premiered...
- 4/2/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The CW has found its Katy Keene. Pretty Little Liars alumna Lucy Hale is set as the title character in the CW’s spinoff pilot Katy Keene from Riverdale creator/executive producer Robert Aguirre-Sacasa, Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. TV.
Written by Aguirre-Sacasa and Michael Grassi, Katy Keene follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — including fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene (Hale) and singer/songwriter Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray) — as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City. The musical dramedy chronicles the origins and struggles of four aspiring artists trying to make it on Broadway, on the runway and in the recording studio.
Bold, big-hearted and independent, Hale’s Katy Keene is a twenty-something New Yorker who aspires to be a fashion designer. When she’s not working as a personal shopper at a luxury department store, she’s navigating friendship and dating in the big city.
Written by Aguirre-Sacasa and Michael Grassi, Katy Keene follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — including fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene (Hale) and singer/songwriter Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray) — as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City. The musical dramedy chronicles the origins and struggles of four aspiring artists trying to make it on Broadway, on the runway and in the recording studio.
Bold, big-hearted and independent, Hale’s Katy Keene is a twenty-something New Yorker who aspires to be a fashion designer. When she’s not working as a personal shopper at a luxury department store, she’s navigating friendship and dating in the big city.
- 3/11/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The CW has found its Katy Keene.
“Life Sentence” and “Pretty Little Liars” alum Lucy Hale has been tapped to play the title character in the network’s “Riverdale” spinoff pilot “Katy Keene.”
Described as “bold, big-hearted and independent,” the character is a twenty-something New Yorker who aspires to be a fashion designer. When she’s not working as a personal shopper at a luxury department store, she’s navigating friendship and dating in the big city.
Also Read: 'Riverdale' Star Ashleigh Murray Joins Spinoff Pilot 'Katy Keene' as Older Version of Josie
Hale joins a cast which includes Jonny Beauchamp, Julia Chan and “Riverdale” alum Ashleigh Murray in the pilot, which is set a few years ahead of the flagship series and follows the now 20-something characters as they try to make it in New York City.
The casting keeps Hale at The CW following the cancellation...
“Life Sentence” and “Pretty Little Liars” alum Lucy Hale has been tapped to play the title character in the network’s “Riverdale” spinoff pilot “Katy Keene.”
Described as “bold, big-hearted and independent,” the character is a twenty-something New Yorker who aspires to be a fashion designer. When she’s not working as a personal shopper at a luxury department store, she’s navigating friendship and dating in the big city.
Also Read: 'Riverdale' Star Ashleigh Murray Joins Spinoff Pilot 'Katy Keene' as Older Version of Josie
Hale joins a cast which includes Jonny Beauchamp, Julia Chan and “Riverdale” alum Ashleigh Murray in the pilot, which is set a few years ahead of the flagship series and follows the now 20-something characters as they try to make it in New York City.
The casting keeps Hale at The CW following the cancellation...
- 3/11/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
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