The 100
The CW’s sci-fi drama “The 100” has set a May 20th premiere date for its seventh and final season. Executive producer Jason Rothenberg has said they went in this season knowing it would be the last, in fact it was by choice rather than a network mandate. Meanwhile a prequel spin-off series remains in the works. [Source: TV Line]
The Flash
“The Shape of Water” actor Brandon McKnight’s Chester P. Runk character is being upgraded to a series regular for the upcoming seventh season of The CW’s “The Flash”. Runk is a DIY tech genius who has appeared in three episodes so far. [Source: Deadline]
BritBox
BBC Studios and ITV’s streaming service BritBox will launch in Australia in late 2020, joining its existing markets in the US, Canada and the UK. The U.S. service just this week passed one million subscribers, and the service has handed out a two-season order for a reboot of iconic puppet comedy satire “Spitting Image” to air this Fall. [Source: Financial Review]
Stranger Things
The fourth season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” is currently in production in Atlanta and the cast and crew have shared a new behind-the-scenes video provided by vintage handheld camcorder (with digital touchups). Nothing much is revealed in the clip, but the series is expected to return very early 2021.
Ozark
Netflix has premiered the trailer for the third season of its Emmy-winning dark crime drama “Ozark”. Set six months on, Marty wants to keep the status quo and Wendy wants to grow their popular business with the help of some dubious partners. Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Julia Garner, Janet McTeer, Tom Pelphrey, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Charlie Tahan, Lisa Emery, and Jessica Frances Dukes star in the series which returns March 27th.
