For those who’re devastated about Supernatural coming to an finish this 12 months, you’ll be able to at the least console your self with the data that Jared Padalecki will nonetheless be exhibiting up on The CW each week even after our beloved Winchesters are gone! Padalecki’s Walker, Texas Ranger reboot was formally picked up straight to series by The CW, and it is already shaping as much as be probably the most anticipated new sequence of the 12 months.
Clearly, nobody will have the ability to recreate the pure magic that was the beloved Chuck Norris unique sequence, however Padalecki is actually going to strive. To get you in control on the information and spoilers we’ve thus far, this is every thing we all know concerning the upcoming Walker, Texas Ranger reboot.
There isn’t any premiere date but. The CW would not normally announce its schedule for the upcoming season till Upfronts in Could, however with coronavirus issues shutting down productions across the globe, it is unclear when this new sequence would possibly get to start out filming, not to mention premiere. Padalecki additionally has to finish filming the final season of Supernatural earlier than he can begin on this reboot, so we might be ready till midseason to look at this sequence.
The sequence will merely be referred to as Walker. Somewhat than simply ripping off the unique title, this reboot has opted to go simply by Walker, and it’s being billed as “a reimagining of the long-running motion/crime sequence Walker, Texas Ranger.”
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Jared Padalecki will star and executive-produce. Padalecki will play Cordell Walker, a widower and father of two. After being undercover for 2 years, Cordell returns residence to Austin in an try and reconnect together with his youngsters whereas dodging dust-ups together with his conservative household. Padalecki will not simply star because the titular character of the sequence, although; he’ll even be executive-producing alongside Anna Fricke, Dan Lin, and Lindsey Libertore.
A couple of supporting characters have already been forged. One of many hurdles Walker will face after transferring again to Austin is having to deal with a brand new accomplice, Micki, who simply so occurs to be one of many first ladies in Texas Rangers’ historical past. The 100‘s Lindsey Morgan has been cast as Micki, whose character description reveals she was raised in San Antonio, and her household has been in Texas since earlier than it was Texas. She’s described as “targeted and perceptive,” and her background within the Military and on the police drive has given her first-hand data about what it is prefer to be singled out and discriminated towards due to her gender.
In the meantime, Pretty Little Liars alum Keegan Allen has been cast as Liam, Cordell Walker’s homosexual, conservative youthful brother, who can also be an assistant district lawyer. He’s described as “sensible, barely smug, however with a robust ethical compass,” and he is vulnerable to sacrificing his private life in favor of household obligations. A type of obligations was caring for Cordell’s children throughout their father’s absence.
There is a thriller on the middle of the present. You may need seen that “widower” bit in Padalecki’s character description, and there is undoubtedly extra to that story. Along with household and office drama, Cordell Walker will even be digging into the suspiciously murky circumstances surrounding his spouse’s dying.
Jensen Ackles is completely keen to direct. Padalecki’s longtime co-star has stepped behind the digicam on Supernatural a number of instances, and when TV Information requested whether or not he’d be fascinated about directing his BFF’s new sequence, he stated he’d completely “come over and boss him round a bit of,” if Padalecki requested.
Extra reporting by Keisha Hatchett
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