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LA Screenings 2023: The CW announced its new lineup for 2023/24

LA Screenings 2023: The CW announced its new lineup for 2023/24
The CW’s 2023 fall schedule will be rich in acquisitions and unscripted programs, but will feature just one returning original scripted series, high school football drama All American. As of now, there is no mention of other CW’s scripted shows returning soon. This schedule reflects Nexstar’s new strategy for the network, which has planned to lower its programming costs including more acquired shows, and to appeal to an older audience.


Scripted

61st Street (thriller drama, acquired): the propulsive thriller courses through the dark heart of the infamous Chicago criminal justice system as police and prosecutors investigate a deadly drug bust that threatens to unravel the police department’s code of silence.

STUDIO: AMC Studios, Outlier Society

PRODUCERS: Peter Moffat, J. David Shanks, Michael B. Jordan

CAST: Courtney B. Vance, Aunjanue Ellis, Mark O’Brien, Holt McCallany, Tosin Cole


The Spencer Sisters (procedural drama, acquired): the female-led, lighthearted procedural follows mystery novelist Victoria Spencer and her daughter Darby who are mistaken as sisters as they tackle puzzling cases.

STUDIO: Entertainment One, Buffalo Gal Pictures

PRODUCERS: Alan McCullough (creator, showrunner), Jenn Engels (showrunner)

CAST: Lea Thompson, Stacey Farber, Thomas Antony Olajide, Edward Ruttle, Husein Madhavji


Sullivan’s Crossing (drama series, acquired): Maggie Sullivan is a star neurosurgeon who seemingly has it all, until her business partner is indicted for fraud and she finds herself charged with negligence. Maggie decides to leave Boston and return to her childhood home of Sullivan’s Crossing, a rustic and remote campground set against the stunning coastline still run by her estranged father. As Maggie works on clearing her name and reputation, she is forced to confront her painful past, as she attempts to reconnect with a side of herself she had long forgotten.

STUDIOS: Reel World Management, CTV, Fremantle

PRODUCERS: Roma Roth (showrunner), Christopher E. Perry

CAST: Morgan Kohan, Scott Patterson, Chad Michael Murray


Children Ruin Everything (comedy, acquired): Astrid and James raise their two young children in the city, while struggling to hold onto their pre-kid life. Illustrating the hilarious and varied ways kids can wreck happiness, alter plans, annihilate goals and dreams, and force parents to re-invent their lives, the series also explores how maybe that re-invented life is somewhat okay, too. Nowhere near as good as that old, really great life, but still kind of nice.

STUDIOS: New Metric Media, CTV

PRODUCERS: Kurt Smeaton (creator), Chuck Tatham, Mark Montefiore

CAST: Meaghan Rath, Aaron Abrams, Ennis Esmer, Nazneen Contractor, Logan Nicholson


Everyone Else Burns (comedy, acquired): the Lewises, a strictly religious family, believe the world will end within the decade. Patriarch David longs for the church to promote him. Long-suffering Fiona hungers for a life beyond sermons and squash. Aaron is a model young believer, except his drawings feature the rest of the family burning in hell. And anxious 17-year-old Rachel is about to fall for someone who could save her social life, but also damn her soul.

STUDIOS: JAX Media, Universal International Studios

PRODUCERS: Dillon Mapletoft (creator, writer), Oliver Taylor (creator, writer), Nick Collett (director)

CAST: Simon Bird, Kate O’Flynn, Harry Connor, Amy James-Kelly


Run The Burbs (comedy, acquired): the Phams are a young, bold Vietnamese-South Asian family taking a different approach to living life to the fullest. Often the instigators of community events and always the first to know what’s going on in the neighborhood, the Phams have become the heart of their cul-de-sac. Through all the challenges and stresses of everyday suburban life, the Phams take on the world as a cohesive unit. Because together, nothing can beat phamily.

STUDIOS: Pier 21 Films, Fifth Season

PRODUCERS: Andrew Phung (creator), Scott Townend (creator)

CAST: Andrew Phung, Rakhee Morzaria, Zoriah Wong, Roman Pesino


Son Of a Critch (comedy, acquired): the hilarious and very real story of young Mark’s coming of age in the 1980s. The series is a heartfelt window in the life of a child — who is much older inside than his 11 years — using comedy and self-deprecation to win friends and connect with the small collection of people in his limited world. Based on the bestselling memoir from Mark Critch.

STUDIOS: Project 10 Productions, Take the Shot Productions, CBC, Lionsgate Television

PRODUCERS: Mark Critch (creator), Tim McAuliffe (creator), Allan Hawco, Renuka Jeyapalan (director)

CAST: Mark Critch, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Claire Rankin, Sophia Powers, Mark Rivera


Unscripted

FBoy Island (dating reality show): three women move to a tropical paradise where they’re joined by 26 men — 13 self-proclaimed “Nice Guys” looking for love, and 13 self-proclaimed “FBoys,” there to compete for cold, hard cash. The women will navigate the dating pool together with the hope of finding a lasting love connection. By the finale, all will be revealed: who is a Nice Guy, who is an FBoy, who the women ultimately choose, and who walks away with the prize money.

STUDIO: STXtelevision, TheYearOfElan Productions

PRODUCERS: Elan Gale (creator), Jason Goldberg, Nikki Glaser

HOST: Nikki Glaser


FGirl Island (dating reality show, midseason): three men move to a tropical paradise where they’re joined by 26 women — 13 self-proclaimed “Nice Girls” looking for love, and 13 self-proclaimed “FGirls,” there to compete for cold, hard cash. The men will navigate the dating pool together with the hope of finding a lasting love connection. By the finale, all will be revealed: who is a Nice Girl, who is an FGirl, who the men ultimately choose, and who walks away with the prize money.

STUDIO: STXtelevision, TheYearOfElan Productions

PRODUCERS: Elan Gale (creator), Jason Goldberg, Nikki Glaser

HOST: Nikki Glaser
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