Ava DuVernay superhero drama Naomi to head The CW mid-season line-up

US free-to-air network The CW has unveiled its mid-season schedule, which includes new superhero drama Naomi from Ava DuVernay and All American spin-off series All American: Homecoming.

Produced by DuVernay’s Array Filmworks in association with Warner Bros Television, Naomi is about a teenage girl as she sets out to uncover the origins of a supernatural event that has shaken the small town where she lives.

Based the DC comic of the same name that was first published in 2019, Naomi has been written and exec produced by DuVernay alongside Jill Blankenship (Arrow), with Paul Garnes serving as executive producer. Amanda Marsalis (Echo Park, Queen Sugar) directed and co-executive produced the pilot episode.

Meanwhile, All American: Homecoming is a young-adult sports drama that follows young tennis hopeful Simone (Geffri Maya) and elite baseball player Damon (Peyton Alex Smith) as they contend with the high stakes of college sport at a historically black college and university.

The series is produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros Television and is written and executive produced by Nkechi Okoro Carroll, with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, David Madden and Robbie Rogers also serving as exec producers. Michael Schultz (All American, Black Lightning) directed the pilot episode.

Returning series on The CW’s mid-season line-up include teen drama Riverdale, the reboot of 1980s glamour soap Dynasty and superhero drama Superman & Lois.

The CW mid-season 2021 schedule (new shows in caps)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2021
20.00-21.00 Dynasty (Season 5 premiere)
21.00-22.00 Dynasty (Original episode)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2022
20.00-21.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us
21.00-22.00 Nancy Drew

SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2022
20.00-20.30 Whose Line is it Anyway? (original episode)
20.30-21.00 Whose Line is it Anyway?
21.00-21.30 World’s Funniest Animals (original episode)
21.30-22.00 World’s Funniest Animals

SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2022
19.00-22.00 The 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022
20:00-21:00 Superman & Lois
21.00-22.00 NAOMI

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2022
20.00-21.00 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
21:00-22:00 Batwoman

SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 2022
20.00-21.00 Legends of the Hidden Temple
21.00-21.30 Two Sentence Horror Stories
21.30-22.00 Two Sentence Horror Stories

MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2022
20.00-21.00 NAOMI
21.00-22.00 4400

THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2022
20.00-21.00 Walker
21.00-22.00 Legacies

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2022
20.00-21.00 All American
21.00-22.00 ALL AMERICAN: HOMECOMING

SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2022
20.00-21.00 Riverdale

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022
20.00-21.00 The Flash
21.00-22.00 Kung Fu

FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2022
20.00-21.00 Charmed
21.00-22.00 Dynastymi is about a teenage girl as she sets out to uncover the origins of a supernatural event that has shaken the small town where she lives.

Based the DC comic of the same name that was first published in 2019, Naomi has been written and exec produced by DuVernay alongside Jill Blankenship (Arrow), with Paul Garnes serving as executive producer. Amanda Marsalis (Echo Park, Queen Sugar) directed and co-executive produced the pilot episode.

Meanwhile, All American: Homecoming is a young-adult sports drama that follows young tennis hopeful Simone (Geffri Maya) and elite baseball player Damon (Peyton Alex Smith) as they contend with the high stakes of college sport at a historically black college and university.

The series is produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros Television and is written and executive produced by Nkechi Okoro Carroll, with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, David Madden and Robbie Rogers also serving as exec producers. Michael Schultz (All American, Black Lightning) directed the pilot episode.

Returning series on The CW’s mid-season line-up include teen drama Riverdale, the reboot of 1980s glamour soap Dynasty and superhero drama Superman & Lois.

The CW mid-season 2021 schedule (new shows in caps)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2021
20.00-21.00 Dynasty (Season 5 premiere)
21.00-22.00 Dynasty (Original episode)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2022
20.00-21.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us
21.00-22.00 Nancy Drew

SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2022
20.00-20.30 Whose Line is it Anyway? (original episode)
20.30-21.00 Whose Line is it Anyway?
21.00-21.30 World’s Funniest Animals (original episode)
21.30-22.00 World’s Funniest Animals

SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2022
19.00-22.00 The 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022
20:00-21:00 Superman & Lois
21.00-22.00 NAOMI

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2022
20.00-21.00 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
21:00-22:00 Batwoman

SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 2022
20.00-21.00 Legends of the Hidden Temple
21.00-21.30 Two Sentence Horror Stories
21.30-22.00 Two Sentence Horror Stories

MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2022
20.00-21.00 NAOMI
21.00-22.00 4400

THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2022
20.00-21.00 Walker
21.00-22.00 Legacies

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2022
20.00-21.00 All American
21.00-22.00 ALL AMERICAN: HOMECOMING

SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2022
20.00-21.00 Riverdale

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022
20.00-21.00 The Flash
21.00-22.00 Kung Fu

FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2022
20.00-21.00 Charmed
21.00-22.00 Dynasty