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CW smash hit Riverdale just had its third season finale but not to worry, a Riverdale spinoff series is on its way to the CW this fall!
The network’s new show offerings for Fall 2019 should have die hard CW fans excited! In addition to the Riverdale spinoff, Katy Keene, which will star Lucy Hale, Ruby Rose is Batwoman and childhood classic Nancy Drew gets a dark revival. If you haven’t checked out the digital shows you can stream on CW Seed, look out for the animated take on the DC Comics hero Deathstroke and horror series The Pledge, from the producers of the Saw movies.
Below are all the details on the shows joining the CW family this fall and the schedule for their viewers, watch for further updates:
SUNDAY
8-9 PM — Batwoman *new
9-10 PM — Supergirl
MONDAY
8-9 PM — All American
9-10 PM — Black Lightning
TUESDAY
8-9 PM — The Flash
9-10 PM — Arrow
WEDNESDAY
8-9 PM — Riverdale
9-10 PM — Nancy Drew *new
THURSDAY
8-9 PM — Supernatural
9-10 PM — Legacies
FRIDAY
8-9 PM — Charmed
9-10 PM — Dynasty
BATWOMAN
Follows Kate Kane (Ruby Rose), an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter who soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence. But don’t call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham’s symbol of hope. Other characters include Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott) and his military-grade Crows Private Security, Sophie Moore (Meagan Tandy), Mary (Nicole Kang), and Luke Fox (Camrus Johnson), the son of Wayne Enterprises’ tech guru Lucius Fox.
Cast: Ruby Rose, Camrus Johnson, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang, Dougray Scott, Elizabeth Anweis, Rachel Skarsten
Writer(s): Caroline Dries
Based on the characters from DC, BATWOMAN is from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television with executive producers Greg Berlanti (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl”), Caroline Dries (“The Vampire Diaries,” “Smallville”), Geoff Johns (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Titans”) and Sarah Schechter (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl”). David Nutter (“Game of Thrones,” “The Flash,” “Arrow”) and Marcos Siega (“The Vampire Diaries,” “You”) executive produced the pilot.
KATY KEENE
A “Riverdale” spinoff, “Katy Keene” follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — including fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene Katy Keene (Lucy Hale), singer/songwriter Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray), performer Jorge Lopez/Ginger (Jonny Beauchamp), and “It Girl” Pepper Smith (Julia Chan) as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City. This 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 where Alexander Cabot (Lucien Laviscount), a CEO who hopes to reboot the record label division of his father’s corporate empire.
Cast: Lucy Hale, Ashleigh Murray, Jonny Beauchamp, Julia Chan, Camille Hyde, Lucien Laviscount
Executive produced by Greg Berlanti (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”), Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (“Supergirl,” “Glee”), Michael Grassi (“Riverdale,” “Supergirl”), Sarah Schechter (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”) and Jon Goldwater (Archie Comics Publisher & CEO), KATY KEENE is from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios.
NANCY DREW
Follows 18-year-old Nancy Drew (Kennedy McMann) in the summer after her high school graduation. She thought she’d be leaving her hometown for college, but when a family tragedy holds her back another year, she finds herself embroiled in a ghostly murder investigation — and along the way, uncovers secrets that run deeper than she ever imagined. Nancy’s nemesis from high school, George Fan (Leah Lewis); a rich girl with a mysterious past, Bess Marvin (Maddison Jaizani); Nancy’s secret boyfriend, Ned “Nick” Nickerson (Tunji Kasim), and amiable burnout Ace (Alex Saxon).
Cast: Kennedy McMann, Leah Lewis, Tunji Kasim, Maddison Jaizani, Alex Saxon, Scott Wolf, Alvina August
Writer(s): Noga Landau, Josh Schwartz, and Stephanie Savage
Executive produced by Noga Landau (“The Magicians”), Melinda Hsu Taylor (“The Gifted,” “The Vampire Diaries”), Josh Schwartz (“Gossip Girl,” “Dynasty,” “Runaways”), Stephanie Savage (“Gossip Girl,” “Dynasty,” “Runaways”) and Lis Rowinski (“Dynasty,” “Runaways”), NANCY DREW is a production of CBS Television Studios in association with Fake Empire.
