At the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, The CW Network announced that they've renewed 10 series for the 2019–2020 season, including Riverdale (for season 4), Charmed (for season 2), and Supernatural (for season 15).
With the Gargoyle King storyline of season 3, Riverdale has really embraced its horror side this season, and since it's set in the same universe as Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, one would think that it's only a matter of time before we see a full-on crossover between the two series (we've already seen one brief crossover in the first season of Sabrina).
With new season renewals for Charmed and Supernatural, The CW is definitely doubling down on its horror focus, and with their recent pilot episode orders for The Lost Boys and an untitled Nancy Drew series with a "ghostly murder investigation," the network is one that horror fans should keep an eye on.
We'll keep Daily dead readers updated on all of The CW's horror-themed content moving forward, and we have the official press release below with more information.
Press Release: January 31, 2019 (Burbank, CA) — The CW Network has given early renewals to ten of its primetime series for the 2019-2020 season, it was announced today by Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW, during the network’s session at the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena.
“This season, we expanded our primetime schedule to six nights with the addition of Sunday -- which has been an unqualified success for the network, our affiliates and our advertisers. In addition to growing our schedule across the week, we also continue to add more year-round programming. The early renewal of these signature CW series gives us a head start on laying out the 2019-2020 season, and this is just the beginning,” said Pedowitz. “These shows provide a strong foundation for our multiplatform programming strategy, and we look forward to building on this with even more returning and new shows as we approach the May upfront.”
The series being ordered for the 2019-2020 broadcast year include second seasons of The CW’s freshman hits CHARMED and LEGACIES, as well as new seasons of ARROW (Season 8), BLACK LIGHTNING (Season 3), DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW (Season 5), DYNASTY (Season 3), THE FLASH (Season 6), RIVERDALE (Season 4), SUPERGIRL (Season 5), and SUPERNATURAL (Season 15). Specific premiere dates for each series will be announced at a later time.
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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