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The CW has started making pilot orders.
Supernatural prequel The Winchesters, a Walker spinoff and DC universe-set Gotham Knights have all been picked up to pilot.
The move means that both stars of The CW’s Supernatural will be producing pilots for the upcoming season – Jensen Ackles with The Winchesters and Jared Padalecki with Walker: Independence.
The trio of pilot orders is unsurprising – Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva pointed to all three likely making the cut in her Pilot Season 2022 rundown. The network also handed an additional six scripts to the female-fronted Zorro series.
Deadline revealed that The Winchesters was in the works at The CW last June. The drama is centered on Dean and Sam Winchester’s parents – John and Mary – and tells the epic love story of how they met and how they put it all on the line to not only save their love, but the entire world. It will be told through the perspective of narrator Jensen Ackles’ Dean Winchester.
Former Supernatural co-EP Robbie Thompson will write and exec produce. Ackles and his wife Danneel Ackles, a former recurring star of Supernatural will exec produce the series, which comes from their banner Chaos Machine Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios. It marks Chaos Machine’s first pilot order since it struck an overall deal with Warner Bros. TV in 2020.
It marks the third attempt at a Supernatural spinoff after backdoor pilots Bloodlines in 2014 and Wayward Sisters in 2017. Neither project went forward.
Another big series for The CW is Walker, which was an instant breakout when it launched last year and was quickly renewed for a second season.
Spinoff Walker: Independence is set in the late 1800s and follows Abby Walker, an affluent Bostonian whose
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Mickey Guyton ran into Prince Harry at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, and snapped a cute picture with the royal.Guyton sang the national anthem at this year's Super Bowl, while Harry attended the big game at Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles with his cousin, Princess Eugenie. The 38-year-old country singer tweeted a picture of her with Harry, rocking a red-and-white track suit while a masked-up Harry also kept it casual in jeans, a T-shirt and a blazer.«I met Prince Harry.
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They’ve both walked on the Coronation Street cobbles, but now former ITV soap actresses Kym Marsh and Rachel Leskovac have landed roles in the reboot of Waterloo Road.The revived BBC drama will soon return to our screens after a seven year absence with a line-up of original and new cast members. Now it’s been revealed that actress and TV presenter Kym, 45, will be stepping into the shoes of school canteen worker Nicky Walters, who is also mum to two pupils who attend the secondary school.
Natalie Abrams, the entertainment journalist-turned TV writer behind The CW’s Supergirl and upcoming Gotham Knights, has signed with CAA for representation in all areas.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterNatalie Abrams has signed with CAA for representation in all areas. She continues to be repped by attorney Patti Felker at Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson.Abrams most recently landed a pilot order at The CW for the DC series “Gotham Knights.” She serves as a writer on the pilot alongside Chad Fiveash and James Stoteraux, with Greg Berlanti executive producing.Abrams is no stranger to the DC universe on The CW, having worked as a writer on “Batwoman” as well as “Supergirl.” She has also written for fellow CW show “All American.” She also write a Batwoman tie-in comic book for DC Comics, which is due to be released this spring.Prior to getting into writing for television, Abrams worked as an entertainment journalist.
NBC continues to plough ahead with pilot orders.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Supernatural” prequel “The Wincesters,” the “Walker” prequel “Walker: Independence,” and the DC series “Gotham Knights” have all landed pilot orders at The CW.In addition, the broadcaster has given six additional scripts for their “Zorro” project. Further details on that project can be found below.“The Winchesters” was first reported as being in development back in June 2021.