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March 6th 2025

Powerpuff Girls Chloe Bennet Dove Cameron Yana Perrault Blossom Buttercup Bubbles

The Wild Trailer for the CW’s Powerpuff Girls Reboot Has Leaked Online

The adult-oriented, live-action Powerpuff Girls certainly looked like a CW show.

Trailers Isaiah Colbert Mar 6

August 25th 2024

The Librarians’ Next Show Comes Back Home to TNT

After nearly a decade on the shelf and getting pulled by the CW, the fantasy TV series returns with Librarians: The Next Chapter.

Movies Justin Carter Aug 25

August 4th 2023

It’s Time For Even More Casting Rumors for Fantastic Four

Plus, Emily Blunt really wants to do an Edge of Tomorrow sequel.

io9 Gordon Jackson Aug 4

August 1st 2022

The Flash Will End After 9 Seasons

The beloved CW show starring Grant Gustin as Barry Allen will reach the finish line in 2023.

Television Linda Codega Aug 1

May 15th 2022

What is (or Was) Your Favorite CW Show?

Some kind of change is in the air for the network, so let's look back on it now.

Television Justin Carter May 15

May 14th 2022

The CW’s Recent Cancellations are All Because of Streaming and Mergers

And from the sound of things, the shows that were cancelled are gone gone.

Television Justin Carter May 14

February 4th 2022

The CW Reveals New Details About Its Next DC Comics Show

Plus, Supernatural lives once more, as a new prequel series gets a pilot order.

io9 James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Feb 4

January 14th 2022

Image: AMC, Starz, BBC America, FX, and Toonami

All the Sci-Fi, Superhero, and Fantasy TV Coming to Screens in 2022 (So Far)

Let's look ahead to all the fun shows debuting—or returning—across TV early this year, as well as what lies beyond.

Television James Whitbrook & Cheryl Eddy Jan 14

January 6th 2022

Warner and ViacomCBS Could Sell Off The CW, Pushing DC TV’s Future Further Towards Streaming

HBO Max has already been a key home to Warner's DC projects, big screen or small--but it might be about to become the only one

Television James Whitbrook Jan 6

November 6th 2021

That The 100 Spinoff You Probably Forgot About Ain’t Happening

The CW pulls the plug on the long gestating post-apocalypse prequel.

Television Justin Carter Nov 6

September 10th 2021

Image: Lucasfilm, Amazon Studios, Netflix, and Disney

2021 Fall TV Preview: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Shows to Get Excited For

From sci-fi bounty hunting to epic fantasy, this autumn's going to be a great time to stay inside for new and returning television.

Television James Whitbrook & Rob Bricken & Germain Lussier & Cheryl Eddy & Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 10

July 12th 2021

Photo: Stan Alley/New Zealand Documentary Board Ltd.

Wellington Paranormal Has Arrived, and It’s a Demonically Good Time

The Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement-produced What We Do in the Shadows spin-off is now available for streaming courtesy of the CW.

Television Cheryl Eddy Jul 12

June 15th 2021

CW Sets Return Dates for All Its DC Superhero Shows (and Then Some)

Thought you were finished with CW superheroics for a while? Get ready for more!

Television James Whitbrook Jun 15

May 5th 2021

Image: Netflix, HBO Max, Marvel Studios, and CBS

2021 Summer TV Preview: All the Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy to Stay at Home With

Surprisingly even with a pandemic, there are plenty of new shows and long-awaited returns on the way.

Television Cheryl Eddy & Jill Pantozzi & Germain Lussier & Charles Pulliam-Moore May 5

May 1st 2021

Legends of Tomorrow’s Jes Macallan Talks Ava Sharpe Stepping Up and Missing Sara Lance

It’s Jes Macallan’s time in the spotlight! As Legends of Tomorrowenters its sixth season, Sara Lance is on a spaceship far, far away as an alien captive. With the team without a leader, Ava Sharpe is stepping up. Much like her character, Macallan, is taking charge behind the camera with her first directorial experience on…

Books & Comics Valerie Complex May 1

March 24th 2021

What We Do in the Shadows Spinoff Wellington Paranormal Is Finally Coming to the U.S.

You’ve seen the movie. You’ve seen the show. But unless you live on the other side of the planet, you probably haven’t seen the spinoff. That’s set to change this summer as Wellington Paranormal, the cop-centric What We Do in the Shadows spinoff created by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, is coming to the CW…

io9 Germain Lussier Mar 24

February 13th 2021

Wonder Girl Didn’t Get Picked Up at The CW Because We Can’t Have Nice Things

Well, what would have (should have) been DC’s first Latina superhero to headline her own show, is no more. The CW has decided not to move forward with Wonder Girl. Dailyn Rodriguez, who wrote the pilot, broke the news/our hearts on social media Friday. Rodriguez wrote on Twitter, “So some sad news. For all of…

Books & Comics Courtney Enlow Feb 13

January 20th 2021

Your Guide to 2021’s Biggest TV, Part 2

Early on into our prep for all the television our readers might like to watch in 2021, we realized there was a lot. Like, a lot a lot. That’s not even accounting for the fact that io9 typically only covers sci-fi, fantasy, and horror creations. So we broke up our recommendations into three parts; yesterday…

io9 Io9 Staff Jan 20

September 10th 2020

The 100 Did a Murder

I am consistently impressed by The 100, a CW show originally about criminal teens sent to a raditation-ravaged Earth as proverbial canaries in the coal mine, but is now about some kind of massive war that spans time and space and is just loaded with religious zealots and apocalypse cults. Few shows are so accomplished…

io9 Alex Cranz Sep 10

May 19th 2020

Holy Exits, Batwoman: Ruby Rose Is Leaving the DC Universe

If there’s one thing you can expect from 2020 it’s bad news and here’s some more of it. Ruby Rose is leaving the title role of Batwoman on the CW. “I have made the very difficult decision to not return to Batwoman next season,” Rose said in a statement. “This was not a decision I…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier May 19

The CW

The Wild Trailer for the CW’s Powerpuff Girls Reboot Has Leaked Online

The Librarians’ Next Show Comes Back Home to TNT

It’s Time For Even More Casting Rumors for Fantastic Four

The Flash Will End After 9 Seasons

What is (or Was) Your Favorite CW Show?

The CW’s Recent Cancellations are All Because of Streaming and Mergers

The CW Reveals New Details About Its Next DC Comics Show

All the Sci-Fi, Superhero, and Fantasy TV Coming to Screens in 2022 (So Far)

Warner and ViacomCBS Could Sell Off The CW, Pushing DC TV’s Future Further Towards Streaming

That The 100 Spinoff You Probably Forgot About Ain’t Happening

2021 Fall TV Preview: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Shows to Get Excited For

Wellington Paranormal Has Arrived, and It’s a Demonically Good Time

CW Sets Return Dates for All Its DC Superhero Shows (and Then Some)

2021 Summer TV Preview: All the Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy to Stay at Home With

Legends of Tomorrow’s Jes Macallan Talks Ava Sharpe Stepping Up and Missing Sara Lance

What We Do in the Shadows Spinoff Wellington Paranormal Is Finally Coming to the U.S.

Wonder Girl Didn’t Get Picked Up at The CW Because We Can’t Have Nice Things

Your Guide to 2021’s Biggest TV, Part 2

The 100 Did a Murder

Holy Exits, Batwoman: Ruby Rose Is Leaving the DC Universe

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