The CW has chosen not to continue with a second season of Katy Keene. Warner Bros. Television, the studio behind The riverdale spin-off led by Lucy Hale, plans to explore options to keep the show going.
CW President and CEO Mark Pedowitz revealed in May that options on the cast, which originally expired on June 30, had been extended as the network was considering its renewal decision. I heard that the extension is until July 31, giving WBTV a window to search for a new home. Dice Katy KeeneThe live streaming deal on WBTV’s corporate brother HBO Max, which currently runs Season 1, the platform is considered the most realistic option to keep Katy Keene live.
Katy Keene It was the only current CW series that didn’t get a renewal for the upcoming season in January. In a vote of confidence, the network at the time gave the mid-season show an order for 13 scripts prior to its premiere. Something surprising given her pedigree like Riverdale branch of Berlanti Productions and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and the star power of Hale and its great following, Katy Keene He was a very modest interpreter of qualifications.
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“The linear ratings have been smooth, but we have seen a good broadcast audience,” Pedowitz said in May before the Katy Keene final. She added that network executives were expecting more streaming data for the show, which was to have its full season on CW’s digital platform and was also available on HBO Max at the platform’s launch in late May.
In the Live + Same Day linear rankings, Katy Keene it’s in the last quarter of the CW series. But as the programs around him excel on digital viewing, I hear Katy Keene It has seen very little increase in delayed viewing, both via DVR and streaming.
Along with other first-year dramas Batwoman and Nancy Drew, Katy Keene It is part of the first vintage of the CW series that has its full seasons available on CW’s digital platforms. Despite the increased use of transmission in recent months, as people stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, I heard Katy Keenethe transmission numbers have not been close to those of Batwoman and Nancy Drew.
Written by Aguirre-Sacasa and Michael Grassi, Katy Keene follow the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters: future fashion legend Katy Keene (Hale), singer-songwriter Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray), performer Jorge Lopez / Ginger (Jonny Beauchamp) and Pepper ” It Girl “Smith (Julia Chan) – as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City. The cast also includes Lucien Laviscount, Camille Hyde, Katherine LaNasa, and Zane Holtz.
The series is produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios. Berlanti, Aguirre-Sacasa, Grassi, Sarah Schechter and Jon Goldwater are executive producers.
