2023-24 The CW New Series

Drama

61ST STREET (acquired)
STUDIO: AMC Studios/Outlier Society
TEAM: Peter Moffat (ep), J. David Shanks (ep), Michael B. Jordan (ep), Alana Mayo (ep), Jeff Freilich (ep), Hilary Salmon (ep)
LOGLINE: 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.
CAST: Courtney B. Vance, Aunjanue Ellis, Mark O’Brien, Holt McCallany, Tosin Cole, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Bentley Green

THE SPENCER SISTERS (acquired)
STUDIO: Entertainment One/Buffalo Gal Pictures
TEAM: Alan McCullough (c, ep, co-sr), Jenn Engels (ep, co-sr), Jocelyn Hamilton (ep), Tecca Crosby (ep), Phyllis Laing (ep), Jennifer Beasley (ep)
LOGLINE: The female-led, lighthearted procedural follows mystery novelist Victoria Spencer and her daughter Darby who are mistaken as sisters as they tackle puzzling cases.
CAST: Lea Thompson, Stacey Farber, Thomas Antony Olajide, Edward Ruttle, Husein Madhavji, Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves, Rodrigo Massa, Kaitlyn Leeb, Adam Hurtig

SULLIVAN’S CROSSING (acquired)
STUDIOS: Reel World Management/CTV/Fremantle
TEAM: Roma Roth (sr, ep), Christopher E. Perry (ep), Michela Di Mondo (ep), Hilary Martin (ep), Mike Volpe (p), Mark Gingras (p)
LOGLINE: 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. Looking to distance herself from the fallout, 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
CAST: Morgan Kohan, Scott Patterson, Chad Michael Murray

Comedy

CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING (acquired)
STUDIOS: New Metric Media/CTV
TEAM: Kurt Smeaton (c), Chuck Tatham (ep), Mark Montefiore (ep), Meaghan Rath (ep), Alyson Richards (p)
LOGLINE: Follows Astrid and James as they 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.
CAST: Meaghan Rath, Aaron Abrams, Ennis Esmer, Nazneen Contractor, Logan Nicholson, Mikayla SwamiNathan, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Veena Sood, Lisa Codrington, Darius Rota

EVERYONE ELSE BURNS (acquired)
STUDIOS: JAX Media/Universal International Studios
TEAM: Dillon Mapletoft (c, w), Oliver Taylor (c, w), Tony Hernandez (ep), Brooke Posch (ep), Molly Seymour (p), Nick Collett (d)
LOGLINE: Blessings be upon the Lewises, a strictly religious family who 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.
CAST: Simon Bird, Kate O’Flynn, Harry Connor, Amy James-Kelly

RUN THE BURBS (acquired)
STUDIOS: Pier 21 Films/Fifth Season
TEAM: Andrew Phung (c, ep), Scott Townend (c, ep)
LOGLINE: Follows the Phams, a young, bold Vietnamese-South Asian family taking a different approach to living life to the fullest, while changing the way we think about contemporary family values and life in the burbs. 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.
CAST: Andrew Phung, Rakhee Morzaria, Zoriah Wong, Roman Pesino

SON OF A CRITCH (acquired)
STUDIOS: Project 10 Productions/Take the Shot Productions/CBC/Lionsgate Television
TEAM: Mark Critch (c, ep), Tim McAuliffe (c, ep), Andrew Barnsley (ep), Allan Hawco (ep), Renuka Jeyapalan (d, co-ep), Perry Chafe, (co-ep), Amanda Joy (co-ep), Anita Kapila (co-ep)
LOGLINE: The hilarious and very real story of a young Mark 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.
CAST: Mark Critch, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Claire Rankin, Sophia Powers, Mark Rivera, Colton Gobbo, Malcolm McDowell

Alternative

FBOY ISLAND (previous 2 seasons on HBO Max)
STUDIO: STXtelevision/TheYearOfElan Productions
TEAM: Elan Gale (c, ep), Jason Goldberg (ep), Nikki Glaser (ep), Noah Fogelson (ep), Bob Simonds (ep)
LOGLINE: FBoy Island follows three women who 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.
HOST: Nikki Glaser

FGIRL ISLAND (midseason)
STUDIO: STXtelevision/TheYearOfElan Productions
TEAM: Elan Gale (c, ep), Jason Goldberg (ep), Nikki Glaser (ep), Noah Fogelson (ep), Bob Simonds (ep)
LOGLINE: FGirl Island follows three men who 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.
HOST: Nikki Glaser