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The long-rumored prequel to post-apocalyptic drama The 100 is getting closer to reality. The CW has given a backdoor-pilot production order to the project, from The 100 developer/executive producer/showrunner Jason Rothenberg. Written by Rothenberg, the potential prequel is being developed as a planted spinoff and…

The 100 developer, executive producer and showrunner Jason Rothenberg has signed a multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, the studio behind the CW’s post-apocalyptic science fiction drama series. Under the pact, Rothenberg will continue at the helm of The 100, which is returning for a fifth season in…

The CW continues its annual round of early renewals with a nod to midseason staple The 100, which has been picked up for a fifth season. The serialized sci-fi drama, which successfully weathered a controversy over the killing off of a lesbian character last season, was one of the first CW series designed for shorter…

Greg Berlanti Productions is capping a very prolific development season with another sale at the CW. The Warner Bros. TV-based company has teamed with Jason Rothenberg, developer, executive producer and showrunner of the CW/WBTV series The 100, for action/adventure drama project Searchers. Written by Rothenberg, Search…

Back in March, on an episode of The 100, lesbian character Lexa (Alycia Debnam-Carey) was killed by a stray bullet. The plot move set off a firestorm on social media over her death and the treatment of LGBTQ characters in general. Fans went after the CW show's writers, accusing them of the "Bury Your Gays" or "Dead…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of the March 3 episode of the CW’s The 100. Right from the start, today’s The 100 panel at Wondercon 2016 addressed the still-lingering elephant in the room: the death of lesbian character Lexa, played by Alycia Debnam-Carey, that enraged fans of the CW’s hit series three…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of the March 3 episode of the CW’s The 100. It has been three weeks since lesbian character Lexa (Alycia Debnam-Carey) was killed by a stray bullet on The 100, sparking a controversy over her death and the treatment of LGBTQ characters in general. Fans accused the CW show’s…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has set Josh Trank to develop to direct The Red Star, an adaptation of a graphic novel that will be scripted by Jason Rothenberg. Neal Moritz will produce through his Original Film shingle. Trank made his feature directing debut on Chronicle and after the $12 million film grossed $116 million…