TV News Wrap-Up: Marvel Developing Agatha Spinoff, ‘House of the Dragon’ Teaser, Sabrina Heads to ‘Riverdale’

An OG Legend returns to the Waverider, Stargirl recruits Starman full-time, and Riverdale gets even more supernatural.

Prepare your best spells and check out this week’s news!

Marvel Studios in Early Development on Agatha Focused ‘WandaVision’ Spinoff

• There’s powerful magic at work at Marvel Studios, as the superhero giant reportedly has a Agatha Harkness series in development.
• The 10-episode dark comedy will be written and executive produced by WandaVision head writer Jac Schaeffer.
• Kathryn Hahn received an Emmy nomination for her memorable performance of Wanda’s nosey neighbor Agnes, who turns out to be witch Agatha Harkness.
• After Wanda defeats her in a magical battle, she returns Agatha to her Agnes persona and leaves her in Westview.
• Hahn reportedly has a deal to appear as Agatha in other MCU projects.
• WandaVision is streaming on Disney+.

Kiernan Shipka’s Sabrina Headed to ‘Riverdale’

• A familiar member of the Archie Comics TV universe is heading to Riverdale, as Kiernan Shipka will bring Sabrina to The CW series.
• Shipka starred as the title character on Netflix’s supernatural drama Chilling Adventures of Sabrina from 2018 to 2020.
• On Riverdale Season 5 Episode 9, “Chapter Ninety-Five: Riverdale: RIP(?),” Cheryl invoked a centuries old curse that could cause problems for Archie, Betty, and Jughead. This apparently leads to the Season 6 five-episode event “Rivervale.” 
• On Riverdale Season 6 Episode 4, “The Witching Hour,” Sabrina helps Cheryl with a dangerous spell “that may mean the difference between life and death for a beloved member of the Blossom family.”
• “We’ve been talking about having Sabrina visit Riverdale since season 1, so it’s thrilling that this is finally happening, as part of our ‘Rivervale’ special event,” showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa said in a statement. “It’s also perfect that she shows up to help Cheryl Blossom during her hour of greatest need. Everyone on set lost their minds — I think fans will, too. It’s really fun and special.”
• Riverdale Season 6 premieres Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 9/8c on The CW, while Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is streaming on Netflix.

Wentworth Miller Returns to ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ for Episode 100

• The Waverider crew is headed for a milestone in Legends of Tomorrow Season 7, as the series celebrates its 100th episode. TVLine reports, original cast member Wentworth Miller will guest star in the special outing.
• Miller played Leonard Snart/Captain Cold on The Flash, before moving to Legends of Tomorrow. He appeared on Season 1, where he sacrificed himself to save the others in the finale.
• Miller rejoined the franchise in the Arrowverse crossover “Crisis on Earth-X” as Leo-X/Citizen Cold, and popped up as the voice of a parallel Earth Waverider in “Crisis on Infinite Earths.”
• “The whole episode really is predicated on memory and Gideon’s memory,” executive producer Phil Klemmer told TVLine. “It occurred to us, in being forced to do a retrospective of 100 episodes, that Gideon, really, is the only person who saw everything. Obviously, Sara Lance has been there from the very beginning, but she’s just a person. There were things that she missed. And so, we were really excited about going back through the seasons and sort of tracking the evolution of the show and doing that through Gideon’s eyes.”
• Directed by star Caity Lotz, the special episode features Gideon, played in real life and not just voiceover by Amy Louise Pemberton, reliving previous moments. It airs Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 8/7c on The CW.
• “We also wanted to give a chance for the newest generation of Legends, the Astras and Spooners of the team, to meet up with some of the original gang,” Klemmer continued.
• Legends of Tomorrow Season 7 premieres Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 8/7c on The CW.

‘Better Things’ to End With Season 5

• FX is losing one of its most acclaimed and groundbreaking series, as Deadline reports Better Things will end with its upcoming Season 5.
• “I will forever be grateful to FX for allowing me to tell stories the way I see the world, and want the world to be seen,” Pamela Adlon said in a statement to Deadline. “Making this show has been film school for me. I bow down to my crew and my cast. And I can’t wait for people to discover and re-discover Better Things. This is gonna be a wrap on Sam Fox (for now) See you at the after party.”
• Adlon stars, executive produces, writes, directs, and showruns Better Things, which is currently in production for an expected 2022 premiere.
• She also has an overall deal with FX Productions for scripted and unscripted programming.
• In addition to winning a 2016 Peabody Award, Adlon has been Emmy nominated twice for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
• Better Things is currently streaming on FX on Hulu.

Netflix Orders ‘That ’70s Show’ Spinoff ‘That ’90s Show’

• Netflix is bringing back a Fox hit, with the streamer ordering That ’90s Show, a spinoff of That ’70s Show.
• According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 10-episode multi-cam sitcom will feature returning stars Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp as Red and Kitty Forman.
• “Hello, Wisconsin! It’s 1995 and Leia Forman, daughter of Eric and Donna, is visiting her grandparents for the summer where she bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitty and the stern glare of Red. Sex, drugs and rock ’n roll never dies, it just changes clothes.”
• That ’70s Show followed a group of friends navigating the decade, with its cast, including Topher Grace, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Laura Prepon, and Wilmer Valderrama, going on to film and TV fame after it ended.
• Original creators Bonnie and Terry Turner are executive producing alongside Lindsey Turner, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner, with Greg Mettler as showrunner.

‘Stargirl’ Makes Joel McHale Series Regular for Season 3

• Looks like we’ll be seeing more of Starman around Blue Valley, since Joel McHale will become a series regular on DC’s Stargirl Season 3, per TVLine.
•  McHale made his first appearance as Sylvester Pemberton in the series premiere, where he was seemingly killed along with the rest of the JSA. By the end of the episode, viewers learned that he wasn’t as dead as everyone assumed.
• Since then, he has mysteriously popped up looking for his partner Pat, but we haven’t gotten anything close to answers about if he’s really Sylvester, how he survived, or what his plans are.
• McHale announced the news during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show saying, “I’m very happy to be a part of the show, so thank you Geoff Johns who invented it.”
• DC’s Stargirl airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on The CW.

HBO Releases First ‘House of the Dragon’ Teaser

• It’s time to once again swear allegiance to House Targaryen. HBO has released the first footage for Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon.
• Variety reports, the 10 episode series set 200 years before Game of Thrones “tells the story of House Targaryen and the Targaryen civil war that became known as the ‘Dance of the Dragons.’
• The clip features the voice of Matt Smith as Prince Daemon memorably claiming, “Gods, kings, fire and blood. Dreams didn’t make us kings — dragons did.”
• House of the Dragon is set to premiere in 2022, but in the meantime Game of Thrones is available on HBO Max.

‘The Walking Dead’ Set for February Return

• As AMC’s flagship series makes its long trek to the end, the second part of The Walking Dead Season 11 will return Sunday, Feb. 20 at 9/8c, per TVLine.
• The 24-episode final season is being aired in three parts, with the first batch of episodes concluding Oct. 10.
• A trailer for the next eight episodes introduces Pamela Milton’s governor of the Commonwealth, reunites Daryl and Judith, and teases a dangerous storm that could mean disaster for Alexandria.
• The Walking Dead is streaming on AMC+, with Season 11B premiering Sunday, Feb. 20 at 9/8c on AMC. All episodes are available a week before broadcast on AMC+.

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