The CW is definitely looking to be the genre destination for a lot of fans, likely seeing not only the solid results of the shows they have on air now but also the way cable networks are producing them. Amid the pilot season, they’ve added one for The Messengers, which comes from CBS TV Studios and film produced Basil Iwanyk of the Clash of the Titans films. This new series is bringing on some interesting talent with Teen Wolf writer Eoghan O’Donnell while Ted Humphrey of The Good Wife is on as a supervising producer. The Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Televsion group is working on this alongside CBS TV Studios in the hopes of making the cut on the growing genre side of the network. The CW already has pilot orders in for The Flash, which is practically guaranteed a lock unless it screws up badly, iZombie and a Supernatural spinoff series called Identity.
Plot concept: The Messengers starts with a mysterious object crashing down to earth. A group of seemingly unconnected strangers die from the energy pulse, but then awaken to learn that they have been deemed responsible for preventing the impending Apocalypse. (A previous description identified the awoken strangers as angels of the coming Apocalypse).