The CW’s Riverdale gets its first spin-off series (although Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is sort of one as well) with Katy Keene, which sees Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale take on the lead role.
The new series 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.
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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.
The series stars Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars) as Katy Keene, Ashleigh Murray (Riverdale) as Josie McCoy, Katherine LaNasa (Dynasty) as Gloria Grandbilt, Julia Chan (Saving Hope) as Pepper Smith, Jonny Beauchamp (Penny Dreadful) as Jorge Lopez/Ginger, Lucien Laviscount (Snatch) as Alexander Cabot, Zane Holtz (From Dusk Till Dawn) as KO Kelly, and Camille Hyde (American Vandal) as Alexandra Cabot.
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.
Katy Keene premieres February 6th on The CW.
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Lucy Hale as Katy Keene 
Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy 
Jonny Beauchamp as Jorge Lopez 
Jonny Beauchamp as Ginger 
Julia Chan as Pepper Smith 
Katherine LaNasa as Gloria Grandbilt 
Zane Holtz as KO Kelly 
Lucien Laviscount as Alexander Cabot 
Camille Hyde as Alexandra Cabot
