Doom Patrol & The CW Arrowverse Schedule | Weekly News Episode 172

Superhero Slate is here to talk about the new Deadpool movie, what your CW viewing schedule is like this fall, if Agents of SHIELD was canceled or not, and more!

 

Motor City Comic-Con

• Gregg Phelps Shoutout

News

• Deadpool 2 (7:10)
  • Review Episode
  • Box Office Update
    • Over $300 million total
    • $176 internationally (highest Fox)
  • Invades blu-ray slip covers
• The Happytime Murders (11:30)
  • Trailer with Deadpool
• Avengers: Infinity War (16:12)
  • Box Office at $1.8+ billion
  • Home release dates
    • July 31st
    • August 14th
• Eternals (21:45)
  • Marvel Studios has tapped Matthew Firpo and Ryan Firpo to pen the script for The Eternals.
• Agents of SHIELD (24:55)
  • Season 6 confirmed!
    • 13 episode season
    • Summer 2019 - May 18
• Daredevil (28:00)
  • Season 3 - Kingpin wraps production
  • Bullseye may be introduced
• Solo: A Star Wars Story (30:00)
  • Release on Thursday
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (31:10)
  • Rumored plot details
  • “Obi-Wan is on Tatooine being an elusive hermit and stuff, but secretly watches over an infant Luke Skywalker, whom he delivered to his uncle, Owen. Tensions between the local farmers and a tribe of Sand People — headed by a ruthless war chief — eventually brings Obi outta hiding … and into Jedi kickass mode. Scene.”
• Gotham (33:40)
  • Season 5 will be final season
  • Show cannot used name “Joker” from higher ups
• Pennyworth (35:55)
  • Alfred spinoff at Epix
  • 1960’s London set from Gotham producer
• Doom Patrol (39:15)
  • Live action series on DC Universe
  • Backdoor pilot on Titans
    • Greg Berlanti production
• Arrowverse (44:11)
  • Batwoman coming to CW Universe event this fall
• CW (47:05)
  • Fall Schedule
    • Sunday - Supergirl
    • Monday - Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow
    • Tuesday - The Flash, Black Lightning
  • iZombie
    • Season 5 will be last of series
• Deadly Class (48:55)
  • Syfy Series first look
• She-Ra (50:50)
  • First look at Netflix Series
• Thundercats (53:15)
  • Cartoon Network revival in the vein of Teen Titans Go!

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