"The 100" Prequel Series from Jason Rothenberg in the Works at The CW as Backdoor Pilot
by Nellie Andreeva
Oct. 24, 2019


The long-rumored prequel to post-apocalyptic drama "The 100" is getting closer to reality.

The CW has given a backdoor pilot production order to the project, from "The 100" developer/executive producer/showrunner Jason Rothenberg. Written by Rothenberg, the potential prequel is being developed as a planted spin-off and will be introduced in an episode from the upcoming seventh and final season.

https://deadline.com/2019/10/the-100-prequel-series-in-works-the-cw-upcoming-episode-jason-rothenberg-backdoor-pilot-1202768155/

"Arrow" Spin-off, "The 100" Prequel Still Under Consideration at The CW
by Matt Webb Mitovich
May 14, 2020


"Green Arrow and the Canaries" will have to cool their collective, butt-kicking heels a little while longer.

As revealed by The CW’s fall and midseason schedules for the 2020-21 TV season, neither the "Arrow" spin-off nor "The 100‘s" untitled prequel have been been ordered to series. Yet.

But both pilots are “very much alive” and remain under consideration, CW boss Mark Pedowitz said in a Thursday press conference.

https://tvline.com/2020/05/14/green-arrow-and-the-canaries-spinoff-status-cw/

It's a coincidence that tonight's The 100 episode features pandemic, protest and police brutality (https://ew.com/tv/the-100-jason-rothenberg-prequel-series-preview)

Tonight's episode is meant to serve as a backdoor pilot for a potential prequel series, focusing on the immediate aftermath of the nuclear apocalypse that set in motion the events of the original series. Creator Jason Rothenberg says that the pandemic, protest and police storylines are just "weird coincidences." "It is much more timely now than it was when we were making it," he says. "We're talking about people who come from before the apocalypse; they all are from our world, essentially, so they're much more like us than the group of kids and adults that came down from the Ark and met the Grounders. And because of that, we're going to tackle issues in ways that we never really did with this show because those issues are relevant to them, whether it's issues of race or sexual orientation or whatever the case may be. It's much different than Clarke and the gang who came down from space, and that'll be very different." ALSO: Rothenberg: "Something I really wanted to do this season was to connect a lot of the dots, or fill in the blanks, whichever metaphor you want to use." (https://tvline.com/2020/07/07/the-100-prequel-spinoff-explained-jason-rothenberg-interview)

"The 100" Prequel is Still Alive
by Nellie Andreeva
Jan. 8, 2021


While The CW is officially not moving forward with "Green Arrow and the Canaries", its planned spin-off from long-running superhero series "Arrow", "The 100" prequel remains in contention.

https://deadline.com/2021/01/arrow-spinoff-green-arrow-and-the-canaries-dead-not-going-forward-the-cw-the-100-prequel-tbd-still-alive-1234667542/

"The 100" Spin-off “Not Done In Any Way, Shape or Form,” Says The CW’s Mark Pedowitz
by Alexandra Del Rosario
May 25, 2021


The long-gestating spin-off of "The 100" is still in the works at The CW, according to boss Mark Pedowitz.

“There are still discussions going on — it is not done in any way, shape or form,” he said during The CW’s upfront press call. “The discussions are still happening.”

https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-100-spinoff-not-done-in-any-way-shape-or-form-says-the-cws-mark-pedowitz-1234763474/

The CW cancels long-awaited plans for a prequel to The 100 (https://deadline.com/2021/11/the-100-prequel-dead-not-moving-forward-the-cw-1234869233/)

The prequel series, which was greenlighted in October 2019, was kept alive even after The CW opted not to pick it up to series in May 2020.