The 100 could also be approaching the end line of its last season, however that does not imply we’ll must say goodbye to this space-tastic world. The CW has developed a attainable spin-off, which might function a prequel sequence to the present everyone knows and love.
The CW first introduced its plans to start out creating a spin-off of The 100 in October of 2019, and TV Information has been eagerly compiling any and all scraps of details about this potential new sequence since then. From spoilers to casting to pickup information, this is all the pieces we learn about this attainable sequence.
It’s set prior to now. This potential spin-off can be set 97 years earlier than the occasions of The 100 pilot, occurring through the time interval when a nuclear apocalypse worn out virtually all the planet’s inhabitants. It’s going to depict the beginning of the tradition The 100 followers know because the Grounders, as survivors of the apocalypse band collectively in an try to create a brand new society.
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There is not any title but. TVLine reported that the title for the backdoor pilot episode was “Anaconda,” however showrunner Jason Rothenberg clarified that it might not be the spin-off’s title. Proper now, followers’ favourite potential titles are The Second Daybreak and Praimfaya.
The backdoor pilot already aired. Like so many different CW reveals earlier than it, The 100 tried to launch its first spin-off with a backdoor pilot episode. The episode aired on July 8, and it gave the present a slight rankings bump. In it, we noticed Becca’s (Erica Cerra) return to Earth and the creation of the primary Nightbloods when an rebellion occurred contained in the bunker of the Second Daybreak cult survivors after the bombs went off. The members of this rebellion escaped the bunker and have been in a position to stay on the radiation-soaked floor due to their altered blood. The episode is presently streaming on CWTV.com.
Iola Evans and Adain Bradley, The 100
The leads for the brand new sequence have been forged. Deadline introduced that the spin-off has forged a couple of key leads roles for the prequel sequence. Up and comers Iola Evans, Adain Bradley, and Leo Howard performed the core characters within the backdoor pilot and the potential new sequence.
Evans is Callie, who’s described as, “whip-smart and passionate with a rebellious streak as well.” Although she’s devoted her life to causes she believes in (even after they do not align with excessive expectations others have for her), Callie finds herself on the lookout for a brand new goal after the devastations brought on by the apocalypse.
Bradley’s character, Reese, is definitely Callie’s brother, whose spent his complete life in fierce competitors along with his beloved sister. He is described as, “hard-working and headstrong,” that are two stuff you positively must be to outlive (and probably succeed within the aftermath of) the apocalypse.
Howard performs August, a “rebellious and passionate musician,” who additionally occurs to be a member of a radical environmentalist group. You recognize, the type of people that have seen the top coming for many years now? August will discover himself slightly misplaced within the aftermath of the apocalypse, after the earth he is been making an attempt to avoid wasting has been destroyed.
Flashbacks would play a giant half within the sequence. Rothenberg told TV Guide, “I do plan on utilizing flashbacks to the pre-apocalypse time very often.” He additionally revealed that in these flashbacks, we will anticipate to see Callie and Reese’s father, Invoice Cadogan (John Pyper-Ferguson).
We would additionally get the Ark’s origin story. Whereas the present would predominantly concentrate on the beginnings of the Grounder civilization, that is not the one group of survivors coming collectively throughout this time interval. The Ark was additionally being fashioned out of all of the worldwide area station survivors, and that story can be informed as effectively. “Someplace in Season 1, probably the start of Season 2, of the brand new present, I might get us again to area the place we might meet nice, nice grandpappy — Blake and Clarke’s nice, nice grandparents,” Rothenberg informed TV Information.
Iola Evans, The 100