The CW has handed out new season orders for eight of its current series, renewing perennial hits “The Vampire Diaries” and “Supernatural” as well as new breakouts “The Flash” and “Jane The Virgin,” and practically every show in between.
“Arrow” has been ordered for a fourth season to run in the 2015-2016 season, while “Reign” will return for Season 3 as willl “Vampire Diaries” spinoff “The Originals.”
“Each of these series have helped define what The CW is today, a network that is home to smart, provocative, quality programming, targeting a savvy adult audience,” said CW President Mark Pedowitz in a statement.
He continued, “By picking up these shows now, our executive producers can start planning next season’s storylines, and rolling these shows out throughout next season guarantees The CW will have more proven original series for our fall, midseason and summer 2016 line-ups.”
The series that are returning for the 2015-2016 season are “Arrow” (Season 4), “Jane The Virgin” (Season 2), “Reign” (Season 3), “Supernatural” (Season 11), “The 100” (Season 3), “The Flash” (Season 2), “The Originals” (Season 3), and “The Vampire Diaries” (Season 7).
Specific premiere dates for each series will be announced at a later time.
The fates of “Hart of Dixie” and “Beauty and the Beast” will also be determined at a later date.