News of renewals don’t normally come this early, and they certainly don’t usually come in large batches but the CW has broken both rules, announcing today that all eight of its drama series will be returning next season. The Flash and Jane the Virgin will be back for a second season as well as The Originals (Season 3), Reign (Season 3), The […]
The DC television universe is stretching even further, with the news that a pilot for Titans is awaiting the green light at TNT. The series, which will centre around Batman’s former sidekick Dick Grayson, who becomes the superhero Nightwing and forms a team that includes Starfire and Raven. Penned by Akiva Goldsman and Marc Haimes, the pilot is one of […]
Although it’s by no means as done a deal as some reports might indicate, things are looking hopeful that Supergirl will be heading to the small screen, courtesy of Arrow […]
Rila Fukushima, rather than Devon Aoki, will be playing Tatsu Yamashiro, aka Katana, in the new season of Arrow. Aoki had to drop out of the series due to scheduling conflicts, […]
The new key characters for the third season of Arrow were revealed in a huge DC television panel at Comic-Con which covered everything from Arrow to Constantine, Gotham and The Flash, with airings of the pilots of the latter three shows. Although he’s been a presence throughout the second season of Arrow, Ra’s al Ghul will be turning up properly in […]
DC’s hit TV adaptation Arrow is adding another former superhero to its roster – although this time Brandon Routh won’t be playing the Man of Steel. The star of the […]
Supernatural’s spin-off, formerly known as Tribes, has a new name, and a new female lead. The show will now be known as Supernatural: Bloodlines, and will feature Melissa Roxburgh as […]
It’s only mid-February but the future of some of the CW’s key fantasy shows is already assured. Renewal announcements have been made today for Supernatural, which has been gaining some of its best episode ratings since 2010 with the most recent season; The Vampire Diaries – the highest rated show in key demos; its spin-off The Originals, which has overcome […]
After screening just two episodes, The CW have ordered a full 22-episode run of new superhero show Arrow. Attracting just over four million viewers, the debut episode of the season […]
With only a few weeks left until the season premieres of their new shows, the CW has released poster art featuring the stars of their two fantasy series, Beauty and […]
According to an exclusive report at Entertainment Weekly, Doctor Who and Torchwood star John Barrowman is heading over to the CW’s updated version of DC’s Green Arrow. Not much is being revealed about the recurring character he will play on Arrow, except that he is a “well-dressed man” who is “as mysterious as he is wealthy … he is an acquaintance of […]
Now that they’ve given a series order for Arrow, the CW has released the backstory for the latest version of Oliver Queen’s history: “After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother […]
The CW is putting its faith in genre-related offerings this season, with Rockne S. O’Bannon’s Cult, the DC-based Arrow and the revamp of Beauty and the Beast all receiving series orders. Cult has had a long journey to the screen, originally pitched for the 2005-6 season, before being revamped for 2009-10, and then reworked for the current schedule. The show […]
Susanna Thompson, who played the Borg Queen on Star Trek: Voyager, has been cast in Arrow, the CW’s reworking of DC’s Green Arrow. Thompson appeared as the Queen in Unimatrix Zero […]
Although chances are that not all of these will go to series, the CW has an impressive list of genre shows at the pilot stage, ready for the 2012/13 season. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the CW’s development head Thom Sherman promised that “the overall quality is as high or higher than we’ve ever had.” Shows include their update of Beauty […]
The CW has added a further three pilots to their slate for 2012, in addition to Farscape creator Rockne S. O’Bannon’s Cult. As expected, the new version of DC’s Green Arrow, simply entitled Arrow, has been picked up, as has the new version of the 1980s series Beauty and the Beast. Described as “loosely based” on the CBS show starring […]
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