7 Upcoming New CW Shows To Be Excited About
Reboots, sequels and a ton of superheroes.
It's hard to believe that The CW has been a part of U.S. television for almost 15 years.
A replacement of sorts for both The WB and UPN, it debuted on screens back in September 2006. From America's Next Top Model to WWE's Friday Night SmackDown, it attempted to offer something new to the already diverse landscape of American television while also carrying on its predecessors' programming like Supernatural and Smallville.
Partially due to those two aforementioned shows, it would quickly find its niche in young adult programming that often contained themes of the supernatural and science fiction - something that was taken to a whole new level when The Vampire Diaries broke records with its premiere in 2009.
In the years that followed it has become something of a home for some of DC Comics' most famous superheroes, with the success of Arrow spawning an entire universe.
As a result, The CW has never been better. The-powers-that-be at the network know exactly what kind of audiences they appeal to and, furthermore, know how to produce quality programming that they can enjoy. And, by the looks of these upcoming shows, it's going to continue going from strength to strength.
7. The Lost Boys
We all know how The CW loves resurrecting old properties for a new generation, so it's only fitting that one of their upcoming reboots revolves around the undead. Yes, the network has been planning a reimagining of the classic 1987 film for quite some time, but they've been having a little trouble getting it off the ground.
Originally announced in 2016, it was envisioned as a seven-year anthology series, with each season set in a different decade while flipping out the cast (save for the vampires). Though a pilot wasn't ordered, The CW remained invested in the project and it was soon redeveloped.
It was later reimagined again and a pilot was actually filmed (with the likes of Tyler Posey and Kiele Sanchez being cast as main characters), but the network passed on it earlier this year and decided to redevelop it once again - releasing all of the main actors with the exception of Medalion Rahimi and Dakota Shapiro, both of whom will stay on and film new scenes with a new cast for the next iteration of the pilot episode.
According to the show's executive producer, this retooling isn't as extensive as the previous ones, so hopefully this time the Lost Boys will stop resting in peace and actually return to our screens.