May 21st, 2009 | 203 Comments
The CW Network unveiled the schedule for its 2009-2010 season today at a presentation for advertisers, affiliates and media in the Theater at Madison Square Garden.
On Monday, the powerhouse combination of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill will remain in place. Last fall, this winning team made The CW the Number One network with women, and sent Monday night ratings up 118 percent in women 18-34. Gossip Girl, which continues to be one of the most talked-about shows on television, will return to its 8:00 PM/ET slot, followed by One Tree Hill from 9:00 PM/ET.
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March 10th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Matt Barr has been cast in the CW’s Gossip Girl spinoff as Keith van der Woodsen, a rich and handsome Malibu guy who is the love interest to Lily Rhodes (Brittany Snow). Set in 1980s Los Angeles, the Gossip Girl spinoff chronicles Lily’s wild teen years. While the producers of the show wouldn’t give more clues about the Keith character, speculation is that he could be Lily’s future husband and father of Serena van der Woodsen.
March 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Casting Call brings together the latest casting news to keep you informed on who is showing up on which show. Find out who is joining your favorite show as a series regular, a recurring character, a guest star or special cameo. The Casting Call could reveal upcoming story-lines, so be aware, there may be spoilers ahead.
Body Politic (The CW)
Tim Matheson has been tapped for the DC-set Body Politic. Matheson will play a charming, JFK-type senator. The show revolves around young staffers in Washington.
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February 27th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Brittany Snow is in final negotiations to topline the project as Lily van Der Woodson. Also cast in the spinoff is Shilo Fernandez. The two would be joining previously cast Krysten Ritter. The prequel series centers on then-Lily Rhodes (Snow), who, after a falling-out with her parents, is forced to move in with her sister, Carol (Ritter), the black sheep of the family.
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February 5th, 2009 | 0 Comments
In the first major casting on the CW’s Gossip Girl spinoff, Krysten Ritter has been tapped to play Carol Rhodes, Lily’s older sister. The spinoff, a prequel to Gossip Girl, chronicles the wild teen years of Lily van der Woodsen (Kelly Rutherford) in Los Angeles in the 1980s.
Written by Gossip Girl creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the new project centers on young Lily Rhodes (her maiden name), who, after a falling-out with her parents, is forced to move in with her sister, Carol (Ritter), the black sheep of the Rhodes family. Overnight, Lily has to transition from a life of luxury and education at a wealthy Montecito boarding school to living deep in the San Fernando Valley she once made fun of and going to public school.
The backdoor pilot for the spinoff will air as a Gossip Girl episode May 11.
January 14th, 2009 | 0 Comments
After months of gossip and speculation, Gossip Girl creators/executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are proceeding with a spinoff that will serve as a prequel to the hot sophomore drama and chronicle the wild teen years of Lily van der Woodsen (Kelly Rutherford) in Los Angeles in the 1980s. The network has ordered a backdoor pilot for the project, which will air as a Gossip Girl episode May 11. “There has been a lot of speculation about a ‘Gossip Girl’ spinoff, but we were adamant that it had to be the right time and the right idea,” Schwartz said.
Written by Schwartz and Savage, the spinoff will center on young Lily Rhodes (her maiden name) who, after a falling-out with her parents, is forced to move in with her sister, the black sheep of the Rhodes family. Overnight, Lily has to transition from a life of luxury and schooling at a wealthy Montecito boarding school to living deep in the Valley she once made fun of and going to public school. Caught between two worlds, Lily dives into the fast-paced Sunset Strip and the Hollywood lifestyle of the ’80s, journeying over the hill to a world of wealth and excess that used to be her own.
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