TCA 2019: CW Drama ‘The 100’ to End After Next Season

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Beverly Hills, Calif. — Post-apocalyptic drama The 100 will sign off after its next season, which is No. 7. The show will air in the mid-season on The CW.

The 100 is about 100 teens sent to Earth to see if the planet is inhabitable following a nuclear apocalypse.

Creator Jason Rothenberg tweeted about the news.

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Season six began in April.

The 100 was inspired by a book series from Kass Morgan.

The cast includes Eliza Taylor, Paige Turco, Bob Morley, Thomas McDonell and Marie Avgeropoulos. 

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.