The CW Announces Programming for the 2022/2023 Season

The CW has announced its programming plans for its seven-night 2022/2023 primetime schedule, starting in the fall of 2022. The network’s line-up will include returning shows like All American and DC’s Stargirl and new series like The Winchesters and Walker Independence.

Mark Pedowitz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The CW Network, unveiled the new schedule, stating, “As The CW looks towards the future, we are evolving and adapting to become more than just a network. We are a brand that drives our passionate and dedicated audiences to engage directly with our programming across all platforms, both linear and digital.”

Pedowitz spoke about the network’s newest additions, adding, “In the tradition of The CW’s commitment to high-quality programming that features diverse and inclusive storytelling and characters, we are rolling out a fall lineup that features an exciting new crop of series…,” including The Winchesters, Walker Independence, Professionals, Family Law, and Magic with the Stars.

The network will hold The CW DC Universe Gotham Knights until midseason, according to Pedowitz and The CW. Also, “We will also be saying goodbye to an iconic CW series that shaped and defined popular culture, Riverdale,” Pedowitz announced.

Along with Gotham Knights, The Flash (Season 9), Nancy Drew (Season 4), Superman & Lois (Season 3), Masters of Illusion (Season 9), and the new alternative series Recipe for Disaster will air on the network in its 2023 midseason. Additionally, Riverdale will debut its seventh and final season this midseason.

“All of these new series will also bolster The CW’s growing digital footprint by adding to the growing library of content available to fans on our free, ad-supported CW App,” Pedowitz shared.

The network also announced a new partnership with the United States Surgeon General “on his effort to tackle the number one issue facing America’s youth: mental health.”

The CW will work closely with Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, to launch “a new initiative next season that will address this important issue by developing storylines across its programming, collaborating with advertisers and affiliates, and using the network’s expansive social media reach to engage directly with viewers.”

Take a look at The CW’s Fall Schedule below. Stargirl and Coroner air on new nights. Note that all new and returning series will be available to stream on The CW’s free ad-supported App following its broadcast on The CW Network.

THE CW FALL 2022/2023 SCHEDULE 

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 PM ALL AMERICAN

9:00-10:00 PM ALL AMERICAN: HOMECOMING

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM THE WINCHESTERS (new series)

9:00-10:00 PM PROFESSIONALS (new series)

WEDNESDAY 

8:00-9:00 PM DC’S STARGIRL

9:00-10:00 PM KUNG FU

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 PM WALKER

9:00-10:00 PM WALKER INDEPENDENCE (new series)

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 PM PENN & TELLER: FOOL US

9:00-9:30 PM & 9:30-10:00 PM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?

SATURDAY

8:00-9:00 PM MAGIC WITH THE STARS (new series)

9:00-10:00 PM WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS

SUNDAY

8:00-9:00 PM FAMILY LAW (new series)

9:00-10:00 PM CORONER

The Winchesters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCL_vwl4XUw

Before Sam and Dean and Supernatural, “there were their parents, John and Marry.” The Winchesters is told from the perspective of Jensen Ackles’ Dean Winchester as the narrator, and the series is described as “the epic, untold love story of how John Winchester met Mary Campbell and put it all on the line to not only save their love, but the entire world.”

Drake Rodger and Meg Donnelly star as John Winchester and Mary Campbell in the Supernatural prequel series. John returns home from fighting in Vietnam and experiences “a mysterious encounter sparks a new mission to trace his father’s past.” That mission leads him to “19-year-old demon hunter Mary, who is also searching for answers after the disappearance of her own father.”

John and Mary “join forces with young hunter-in-training Latika (Nida Khurshid) and easygoing hunter Carlos (Jonathan “Jojo” Fleites) to uncover the hidden truths about both their families.” During their investigation, they meet Ada (Demetria McKinney), the owner of a rare book emporium, who “takes an interest to the occult and could provide the missing pieces to their puzzle.”

As the official description states, “But secrets run deep for both the Winchesters and Campbells, and despite the best efforts of John’s mother Millie (Bianca Kajlich) to protect her son from pursuing a dangerous life of demon hunting, John and Mary are both determined to work together to uphold their families’ legacies while beginning to form a family of their own.”

The Winchesters is written and executive produced by Robbie Thompson. Jensen Ackles and Danneel Ackles executive produce via their Chaos Machine Productions. Glen Winter directed, and executive produced the pilot. David H. Goodman joined the creative team as an executive producer for the series. McG serves as an executive producer. The series is from Chaos Machine Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios.

Professionals

Starring Smallville‘s Tom Welling, Professionals follows Vincent Corbo, described as “a top-tier security operative who is paid to protect the interests of rich and powerful clients by any means necessary – legal or not. After a next-gen medical-data satellite explodes on launch, Corbo is hired by the rocket’s designer, billionaire futurist Peter Swann (Brendan Fraser), who suspects sabotage.”

Swann’s fiancée and Corbo’s former paramour, “medical visionary” Dr. Grace Davila (Elena Anaya), “who is racing to help stave off a global catastrophe,” complicates the situation. 

“As Corbo and his team of veteran security professionals investigate the rocket disaster, they expose a lethal conspiracy of Swann’s corporate rivals, corrupt government officials, and a shadowy crime syndicate – all working to destroy Swann and take control of his tech empire. Worse, Corbo must also contend with Swann’s spoiled, troublemaking teen daughter (Jazzara Jaslyn) and a rogue Europol agent (Ken Duken) who is hellbent on busting him for past sins.”

A production of Most Media, Subotica, Spier Films, and Roadside Attractions in association with Jeff Most Productions, LEONINE Studios, NENT Group, and The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, Professionals was created by Jeff Most and Michael Colleary. They both serve as co-showrunners and executive producers.

They are joined by fellow executive producers Tristan Orpen Lynch, Michael Auret, Howard Cohen, Eric d’Arbeloff, Jennifer Berman, Maijang Mpherwane, Dipak Chiba, William Smith, Herbert Kloiber, Thomas Augsberger, Cosima von Spreti, Fredrik Ljungberg, Maxim Korostyshevsky, Daniel Wagner, Bharat Nalluri, Brendan Fraser, Tom Welling, and Elena Anaya.

The producers are Katy Most, Lwazi Manzi, and Aoife O’Sullivan. Executive producer Bharat Nalluri directed three episodes of the series, including the pilot. Hollard Film Guarantors, represented by Paul Raleigh, provided a Completion Guarantee. Professionals is distributed by Rainmaker Content for LEONINE Studios.

Walker Independence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOVevaEv014

Walker Independence is a Walker origin story set in the late 1800s. The series follows Katherine McNamara as Abby Walker, “an affluent and tough-minded Bostonian whose husband is murdered before her eyes while on their journey out West,” and she seeks justice for her husband. Abby crosses paths with “a curious Apache tracker” Calian (Justin Johnson Cortez) before she arrives at the town of Independence, Texas.

Abby encounters residents who are “running from their pasts, chasing their dreams, and keeping their own secrets, including Kate Carver (Katie Findlay), an idiosyncratic burlesque dancer with perhaps too keen an interest in Abby’s origins, and Kai (Lawrence Kao), a soulful Chinese immigrant who runs a local restaurant/laundry and offers Abby friendship without agenda.”

Abby literally runs into Hoyt Rawlins, played by Walker‘s Matt Barr. Hoyt is described as “a slippery rogue, thief, and con artist with a dented heart of gold who quickly eyes Abby as a mark until she turns the tables on him.”

Also, “Abby encounters Independence’s noble deputy sheriff, Augustus (Philemon Chambers), and his new boss, Sheriff Tom Davidson (Greg Hovanessian), who she has reason to believe is a very bad man indeed. Abby and Hoyt soon find themselves precariously aligned, both seeking to uncover the truth about the identity of Abby’s husband’s killer, and vow to save Independence – a frontier boomtown where nothing is what it seems.”

Walker Independence is from CBS Studios with a teleplay written by Seamus Kevin Fahey from a story co-written by him and Anna Fricke of Pursued By a Bear. Both serve as executive producers along with Jared Padalecki, Dan Lin, and Lindsey Liberatore of Rideback and Laura Terry of Pursued by a Bear. Larry Teng serves as executive producer and director on the pilot.

Magic with the Stars

Magic with the Stars sees “two celebrities train with professional magicians and compete to create a show-stopping series of magic performances.” The celebrity competitors must master three major categories of magic, which they then perform in front of a panel of judges — led by magician Criss Angel. The highest-scoring contestants will return for the finale to compete for the golden wand.

 Produced by Angel Production Worldwide, Inc., Magic with the Stars is executive produced by Criss Angel, Dave Baram, and Erich Recker.

Family Law

Family Law centers around Jewel Staite as Abigail Bianchi, described as “a high-paid personal-injury lawyer who’s good at blaming others – particularly when it comes to her own problems.” Abby is suspended, fined, and can only practice law again if she finds a senior lawyer who is willing to take her on and mentor her for a one year probationary period” after going on a bender and showing up drunk at her workplace after her husband kicks her out of the family home.

The only man willing to take a risk for Abby is her estranged father, Harry Svensson, played by Victor Garber, “who runs the top family law practice in the city.” Harry left Abby and her mother when she was seven. Now Abby must work for her father and “work with her half-siblings: Daniel (Zach Smadu), from Harry’s subsequent marriage, and Lucy (Genelle Williams), from Harry’s third marriage.”

Abby endures her new workplace’s odd dynamic to “put her shambles of a life back on track, all while dealing with family on three different levels: Other people’s families in her cases, the family she was born into, and her family: her husband and two children, all of whom she desperately wants back.”

As the official description states, “Abigail not only has to prove herself in a new realm of law; she also has to work with and build relationships with a family she barely knows. Most challenging of all, she must work under the thumb of the man she’s spent a lifetime resenting.”

Produced by SEVEN24 Films and Lark Productions for Corus Entertainment’s Global (Canada), Family Law is created, written, and executive produced by award-winning author Susin Nielsen. The series is executive produced by SEVEN24’s Jordy Randall and Tom Cox, and Lark’s Erin Haskett and Andy Mikita serve as executive producers. eOne holds international distribution rights to the series.

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