Articles about The CW
CBS in transgender breakthrough
CBS’s new legal drama Doubt will star Katherine Heigl. But it is the casting of transgender actress Laverne Cox in the show that is capturing the headlines.
End of season report card
In the US, the 2015/16 TV season is drawing to a close – so which scripted shows have done the business for the big four networks?
Crossover crazy
With The Flash and Supergirl set to meet for the first time, Michael Pickard looks at the trend for drama crossovers, with viewers’ favourite characters set to share more screen time in the future.
The CW turns up to 11
Youth-oriented TV network The CW has surprised the market by renewing all 11 shows on its scripted slate. Less surprising is AMC’s renewal of hit series Into the Badlands.
Networks bank on movie magic
With reports this week that Sony Pictures Entertainment is planning a TV series based on the Angelie Jolie spy movie Salt, now seems as good a time as any to round up developments on the movie-to-TV adaptation front.
ITV’s Endeavour pays off
Feature-length ‘story of the week’ dramas continue to work wonders for UK channels, with ITV renewing Morse spin-off Endeavour. Happy Valley starts strongly for the BBC, while The CW’s partnership with DC continue to reap rewards.
The horror, the horror!
In a busy week for commissions and renewals, a genre that seems to be cresting a wave is horror, although sci-fi and supernatural are still priorities for broadcasters. There’s bad news for Kurt Sutter, however, as The Bastard Executioner is axed by FX.
About Time: How to make time travel work on TV
DQ looks at the latest dramas to incorporate time travel into their storylines, and asks those behind the programmes exactly how they tackle a plot device that so often lends itself to confusion and complications.
AMC finds more life in Dead franchise
As AMC prepares to Fear the Walking Dead and step Into the Badlands, there are also new shows heading to National Geographic, The CW and E!, plus renewals from Starz, Netflix and Channel 4.
Comic cuts: A round-up of the hottest trailers unveiled in San Diego
As the dust settles on another Comic-Con, Michael Pickard rounds up all the news and casts his eye over the hottest trailers that were unveiled to thousands of fans in San Diego.
Graphic detail
Comic books and graphic novels are being snapped up by television companies hungry to bring new characters, and the fantastical worlds they inhabit, to the small screen.