Season 1 (Katy Keene)

Season 1 of The CW American musical comedy-drama television series Katy Keene was picked up on May 7, 2019. The series will premiere on February 6, 2020.

Synopsis
A RIVERDALE spinoff, KATY KEENE follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene (Lucy Hale), singer/songwriter Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray), performer Jorge Lopez/Ginger (Jonny Beauchamp), and “It Girl” Pepper Smith (Julia Chan) — as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City…together. Katy designs clothes for anyone she can, including her friend and roommate Josie, whose singing talent catches the attention of Alexander Cabot (Lucien Laviscount), a CEO who hopes to reboot the record label division of his father’s corporate empire. But Alexander’s dream of signing Josie to a recording contract meets resistance from Cabot Media’s powerful senior vice president Alexandra (Camille Hyde), who also happens to be his twin sister. Josie and Katy’s roommate Jorge works at his family’s bodega and has his eye on Broadway, but after a series of rejections, he hopes to take his drag performance career as Ginger to the next level. The mysterious Pepper Smith plans to open her own version of Andy Warhol’s Factory. She has the connections, but no one seems to know where she got her money — or if she really has any at all. Katy struggles to manage the pressures of her day job at Lacy’s Department Store and her very demanding boss, Gloria (Katherine LaNasa), who is a legendary personal shopper. But Katy has the support of her longtime boyfriend, Ko Kelly (Zane Holtz), who has his own dream of becoming a professional boxer. As these aspiring artists take on the runway, the recording studio, Broadway, and the NYC social scene, they will find more than just a career in the big city — they’ll find long-lasting friendship. Executive produced by Greg Berlanti (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”), Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (“Supergirl,” “Glee”), Michael Grassi (“Riverdale,” “Supergirl”), Sarah Schechter (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”) and Jon Goldwater (Archie Comics Publisher & CEO), KATY KEENE is from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios.

Main

 * Lucy Hale as Katy Keene
 * Zane Holtz as Ko Kelly
 * Katherine LaNasa as Gloria Grandbilt
 * Camille Hyde as Alexandra Cabot
 * Lucien Laviscount as Alexander Cabot
 * Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy
 * Jonny Beauchamp as Jorge/Ginger Lopez
 * Julia Chan as Pepper Smith

Supporting

 * Daphne Rubin-Vega as Luisa Lopez
 * Robin Givens as Sierra McCoy
 * Bernadette Peters as Ms. Freesia

Production Notes

 * On January 23, 2019, Katy Keene received a pilot order.
 * On February 4, 2019, The CW annouced that Riverdale's Ashleigh Murray would be joining the series.
 * On February 21, 2019, Jonny Beauchamp and Julia Chan were cast in starring roles.
 * On February 26, 2019, Camille Hyde and Lucien Laviscount were cast in starring roles.
 * On March 11, 2019, Lucy Hale was cast in a starring role.
 * On March 26, 2019, Zane Holtz And Katherine LaNasa were cast in starring roles.
 * On May 7, 2019, The CW announced that Katy Keene had been ordered to series.