12 CW Shows Score Early Renewals Including “Walker”, “The Flash”, & “Riverdale”

Grant Gustin in
Grant Gustin in "The Flash"

The CW has given early renewal to 12 of its scripted series.

The shows being renewed are Walker, All American, Batwoman, Charmed, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Dynasty, The Flash, In the Dark, Legacies, Nancy Drew, Riverdale, and Roswell, New Mexico

Shows not part of the renewal are Kung Fun, Superman & Lois, and The Republic of Sarah, which haven’t premiered on the CW yet. Stargirl wasn’t renewed by the network either.

The CW has also ordered five additional episodes of Season 1 of Walker and two additional for Superman & Lois, bringing Walker to 18 episodes and Superman & Lois to 15.

“Though we’re just a few weeks into the new season, we wanted to get a strategic head start on next season with these early renewals, which allows our production teams to start laying out story arcs and hiring staff, and at the same time, continues to provide us with a strong, stable schedule to build on for next season,” Mark Pedowitz, chairman and CEO of The CW said in a statement.

The network also has potentinal spinoffs of multiple shows in the works including ones for Black Lightning and All American.