The CW Orders Pilots for 'Riverdale,' 'Jane the Virgin' Spinoffs
The worlds of The CW's "Riverdale" and "Jane the Virgin" may be expanding.
The latter's fifth and final season premieres March 27, but fans can look forward to a possible spinoff. The CW began developing a "Jane" spinoff in December and now, the network has ordered a pilot to be shot.
"Jane the Novela" will be a telenovela anthology series, where each season is based on a different fictional novel "written by" Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) and narrated by the author herself. The first season would be set on a Napa Valley vineyard, where family secrets (and family members) don’t stay buried for long.
A pilot for a "Riverdale" spinoff has also been ordered. Titled "Katy Keene," the musical dramedy will follow the lives and loves of four Archie Comics characters, including the titular fashion queen. The twentysomethings go to New York City to chase their dreams of performing on Broadway, strutting down the runway, and becoming a pop star.
The CW also ordered a third pilot titled "The Lost Boys," which is set in a seaside town that is home to a secret underworld of vampires. A grieving family of a mother and her two sons move to Santa Carla to start fresh, but the brothers find themselves drawn to the eternally beautiful and youthful undead.