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The CW's latest superhero effort begins with a thud.

A new trailer for Gotham Knights begins with Harvey Dent (Misha Collins) revealing some shocking news to Batman's son Turner (Oscar Morgan).

"It's your father," Harvey says. "He's dead."

What a hook, right?

"My father believed that each of us could become a light and bring a new dawn to Gotham," Turner says at his father's memorial service.

"Batman is dead, and a powder keg has ignited Gotham City without the Dark Knight to protect it," reads the network's official description for the series.

"In the wake of Bruce Wayne’s murder, his adopted son Turner Hayes is framed for killing the Caped Crusader, along with the children of some of Batman’s enemies: Duela, an unpredictable fighter and skilled thief who was born in Arkham Asylum and abandoned by her father."

"Harper Row, a streetwise and acerbic engineer who can fix anything,...

Fallon Smythe (grown-ish) and Tyler Dichiara (The Virgin of Highland Park) are set as series regulars in the CW’s DC universe-set Gotham Knights pilot, Deadline has confirmed

Written by Batwoman trio Chad Fiveash, James Stoteraux and Natalie Abrams, Gotham Knights picks up in the aftermath of Bruce Wayne’s murder, with his rebellious adopted son forging an unlikely alliance with the children of Batman’s enemies when they are all framed for killing the Caped Crusader. As the city’s most wanted criminals, this renegade band of misfits must fight to clear their names. But in a Gotham with no Dark Knight to protect it, the city descends into the most dangerous it’s ever been. However, hope comes from the most unexpected of places as this team of mismatched fugitives will become its next generation of saviors known as the Gotham Knights.

Smythe plays Harper Row. Described as streetwise,...

The “Gotham Knights” pilot at The CW has cast both Fallon Smythe and Tyler Dichiara as series regulars, Variety has learned exclusively.

Smythe and Dichiara are the first announced castings for the pilot, which is based on characters created for DC by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. The one-hour drama takes place in in the wake of Bruce Wayne’s murder. His rebellious adopted son forges an unlikely alliance with the children of Batman’s enemies when they are all framed for killing the Caped Crusader. And as the city’s most wanted criminals, this renegade band of misfits must fight to clear their names. But in a Gotham with no Dark Knight to protect it, the city descends into the most dangerous it’s ever been. However, hope comes from the most unexpected of places as this team of mismatched fugitives will become its next generation of saviors known as the Gotham Knights.

Exclusive: ABC is rounding out the recurring cast for the second season of its popular drama series Big Sky. Jamie-Lynn Sigler (The Sopranos) is set for a key role along with Madelyn Kientz (The Walking Dead: World Beyond), Troy Johnson (On My Block), Lola Reid (Barkskins), Jeremy Taylor (It films) TV Carpio (Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark) and Arturo Del Puerto (Camping).

In Season 2 of the David E. Kelley series based on the books by C.J. Box, when private detectives Cassie Dewell (Kylie Bunbury) and Jenny Hoyt (Katheryn Winnick) reunite to investigate a car wreck outside of Helena, Montana, they soon discover that the case might not be as straightforward as it seems. As they unravel the mystery of the accident, their worlds will collide with a band of unsuspecting teens, a flirtatious face from Jenny’s past and a vicious outsider hellbent on finding answers.

Cast also includes series regulars Janina Gavankar,...

Jessica (Bellamy Young) will be reuniting with an old friend in the final episodes of the first season of Fox’s Prodigal Son.

Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend’s Wedding) will recur in the final five episodes of season 1 as Nicholas Endicott, a charming and sophisticated New York City billionaire and patron of the arts, who is also an old friend of Jessica’s (Young) from before Martin’s arrest. When they both witness a murder, Jessica & Nicholas are once again thrust back into each other’s lives, much to Martin Whitly’s (Michael Sheen) disdain. Mulroney’s character will be introduced in the episode on Monday, March 30.

Tom Payne, Michael Sheen and Bellamy Young star in the series from Chris Fedak, Sam Sklaver, Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros TV.

Written by Feder and Sklaver and directed by Lee Toland Krieger, Prodigal Son centers on Malcolm Bright (Payne), who has a gift.

James Faulkner has signed on to star in Andrew Hyatt’s comedy-drama All Those Small Things, the debut feature from Rebel Kat Productions and Hyatt’s Chi Rho Films. Hyatt is directing the film from his own script, about British game show host Jonathan Robbins who finds himself questioning his mortality and legacy after the recent death of a close friend. When he comes across an unexpected letter from a young fan, he heads into the backwoods of America in search of deeper meaning for his life.

Faulkner and Hyatt previously collaborated on Paul, Apostle of Christ, which was released last year via Sony. Hyatt and Caleb Applegate are producing the pic with Rich Cowan and Marc Dahlstrom of North by Northwest Productions, and Cory Pyke.

Rebecca Petriello and Nike Imoru of Rebel Kat will serve as executive producers on the film, which is currently shooting in Spokane,...

Exclusive: Penelope Ann Miller and Dermot Mulroney will play wife and husband in the indie film The Virgin of Highland Park from director Sonia Sebastian.

Co-written by Sebastian and Miguel Alcantud, the plot follows a virgin teenager who, during a physical test to join the soccer team, is shocked to discover she is pregnant. As her life begins to crumble, she desperately tries to find an explanation of what happened to her. She is not ready to be a mother and she certainly cannot imagine herself as the iconic Virgin.

Miller and Mulroney will play Jessica and Edison, the parents of the teenager. They have been married seventeen years and despite some difficult moments, they love each other the same way they did from the beginning. However, their differences of opinion over their daughter...