The CW remains to be wringing its arms over whether or not to choose up a spin-off of its beloved sci-fi present The 100. Although a backdoor pilot, which aired in The 100‘s seventh and ultimate season, gave us some perception into what his new collection may appear like, there are nonetheless a variety of questions left to reply.
The CW first introduced its plans to start out growing 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 collection since then. From backdoor pilot spoilers to casting to pickup information, this is the whole lot we find out about this potential collection.
Will probably be set up to now. This potential spin-off could be set 97 years earlier than the occasions of The 100 pilot, occurring through the time interval when a nuclear apocalypse worn out nearly the entire planet’s inhabitants. It is 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 and create a brand new society.
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There isn’t any title but. TVLine reported that the title for the backdoor pilot episode was “Anaconda,” however showrunner Jason Rothenberg clarified that it will not be the spin-off’s title. Proper now, followers’ favourite potential titles are The Second Daybreak and Praimfaya.
The backdoor pilot aired on July 8. 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 Wednesday, July Eight at 8/7c, 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 capable of reside on the radiation-soaked floor due to their altered blood. The episode is at the moment streaming on CWTV.com.
Iola Evans and Adain Bradley, The 100
The leads for the brand new collection have been solid. Deadline introduced that the spin-off has solid a number of key leads roles for the prequel collection. Up and comers Iola Evans, Adain Bradley, and Leo Howard performed the core characters within the backdoor pilot and the potential new collection.
Evans is Callie, who’s described as, “whip-smart and passionate with a rebellious streak besides.” Although she’s devoted her life to causes she believes in (even once they do not align with excessive expectations others have for her), Callie finds herself in search of a brand new goal after the devastations attributable to the apocalypse.
Bradley’s character, Reese, is definitely Callie’s brother, whose spent his complete life in fierce competitors together with his beloved sister. He is described as, “hard-working and headstrong,” that are two belongings you positively should 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 understand, the type of people that have seen the top coming for many years now? August will discover himself just a little misplaced within the aftermath of the apocalypse, after the earth he is been attempting to avoid wasting has been destroyed.
Flashbacks would play an enormous half within the collection. 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 are able to 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 give attention to 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 house station survivors, and that story could be instructed as effectively. “Someplace in Season 1, probably the start of Season 2, of the brand new present, I’d get us again to house the place we’d meet nice, nice grandpappy — Blake and Clarke’s nice, nice grandparents,” Rothenberg instructed TV Information.
Iola Evans, The 100