TV Bits: ‘Arrow’ Spin-Off, ‘Thirtysomething’ Sequel, ‘American Gods’ Casting, And More
In this edition of TV Bits:
The long-running CW seriesArrowisgetting a spin-off, withKatherine McNamaraplaying Oliver Queen’s daughter in a far-flung future. It’ll begin as a backdoor pilot in the eighth and final season of Arrow, and actressesKatie CassidyandJuliana Harkavywill be along for the ride, reprising their roles as Canaries Laurel Lance and Dinah Drake.
Here’s thefirst lookatDEVS, the anticipated new FX thriller series fromAnnihilationandEx MachinadirectorAlex Garland. He wrote and directed all eight episodes of the tech-based series about a young software developer (Sonoya Mizuno) who begins to suspect that a secret division of her company may have murdered her boyfriend. The show drops on FX sometime in2020.
Deadlinereports that the ABC dramathirtysomethingis getting a sequel series from original creators Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, which “revolves around the children of the characters in the original show, which are now 30-something themselves.” Apparently the plan is for the original cast members to come back and play their old characters again, but it’s still too early for offers to have been made. The show is currently searching for a home.
Tonight marks the twenty-third season premiere ofSouth Park, but creatorsTrey ParkerandMatt Stonearen’t approaching the finish line just yet. Comedy Central has renewed the show for three more seasons, taking the longest-running primetime scripted series in cable through an unprecedented 26th season and at least 327 episodes. That’s quite an accomplishment, and I’m looking forward to seeing if the show can bounce back after last season, which was a bit flat at times.
Craig T. Nelson, who played the title character in the ABC sitcomCoachin the ’80s and ’90s, has been cast to play a different coach on CBS’sYoung Sheldon. ComingSoon says he’ll play “Coach Dale Ballard, a Little League baseball coach who comes to blows with George Sr. (Lance Barber) over Missy (Raegan Revord) joining the team.” I’d recommend telling your parents so they can get excited about this news, but they’re probably the only ones who are watchingYoung Sheldonanyway, so let’s just let them experience the surprise in real time.
Yep, theLiev Schreiberfixer seriesRay Donovanis still chugging along on Showtime. Can someone drop me a line and let me know if this one’s worth diving into? Seven seasons is a big commitment these days.
A goddess in her own right, Blythe Danner will be joining the#GodSquadin Season 3 as Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest who has an unresolved romantic history with Mr. Wednesday.#AmericanGodspic.twitter.com/2rpI42lI8Z
— American Gods US (@americangodsus)August 24, 2025
I read Neil Gaiman’sAmerican Godsand wasn’t super into it, so I still haven’t watched the Starz adaptation. But my understanding is that the show is now taking things in directions the book never went; I certainly don’t remember the Greek goddess Demeter being involved on the page, so maybe this is worth catching up with, too.
Shondaland’s#NotesOnLoveis an anthology series that explores the all-consuming ways love intersects with life. Each standalone ep hails from a prolific visionary:@shondarhimes, Norman Lear & Aaron Shure,@jennyhan, Steve Martin,@Diane_Warren, Lindy West & Ahamefule J. Oluopic.twitter.com/ssoP0z7QwS
— Netflix Queue (@netflixqueue)August 02, 2025
This is interesting not only because of the talented group of peopleShonda Rhimeshas gathered here, but specifically because it’ll mark the first timeSteve Martinhas directed anything since 1986.
TheJim CarreyShowtime seriesKiddingwas originally scheduled to return for its second season on November 3 of this year, but it’s beenbumped backtoFebruary 9, 2020so it can be paired up with the last season ofHomeland.
The sixth and final season of the beloved comedySchitt’s Creekwillpremiereon Pop TV onJanuary 7, 2020. The show will close out its run with 14 new episodes, so savor the freshness of them while you can.
Mark-Paul Gossalaar, who played Zack Morris onSaved by the Bell,says he was blindsidedby the news that Disney+ was developing a continuation of the original series. Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkeley are producing and will be reprising their roles, but as of now, it’s unclear if Gossalaar will be a part of the production – even though Zack Morris is supposed to be the governor of California in the new iteration.Crazy Rich AsiansauthorKevin Kwanand Emmy-nominated documentarianEddie Schmidthavecreated a new showfor Quibi calledEmpires of Luxury, which is being described as a docuseries about the family dynasties behind the world’s most desired goods.
