THE CW NETWORK PICKS UP SEASON 3 OF HIT DRAMA SERIES "SULLIVAN'S CROSSING"

Morgan Kohan, Chad Michael Murray, and Scott Patterson Return for a 10-Episode Third Season in 2025

The CW to Partner with Reel World Management, Bell Media's CTV and Fremantle for Season 3 of Hit Drama

Season 2 Finale Airs Tonight, December 11, at 8:00pm ET/PT on The CW

BURBANK, CA (December 11, 2024) - The CW Network today announced it has picked up the 10-episode third season of the hit series SULLIVAN'S CROSSING, based on the New York Times best-selling book series by Robyn Carr and adapted for television by showrunner and executive producer Roma Roth. Season 3 of the acclaimed drama starring Morgan Kohan ("When Hope Calls"), Chad Michael Murray ("One Tree Hill"), and Scott Patterson ("Gilmore Girls") is currently in production and is set to debut on The CW in 2025.

"We are so excited to return to SULLIVAN'S CROSSING next year for a third season," said Brad Schwartz, President, The CW Network. "Roma, this talented cast, and the entire creative team have built an incredible world full of emotionally charged storytelling that has resonated with viewers over the last two years. And tonight's season finale includes a can't-miss cliffhanger that will leave fans clamoring for more."

Creator, showrunner and executive producer Roma Roth said, "I am beyond thrilled that we get to continue telling this beautiful story about love and family with this extraordinary cast. The love and support from both the fans and The CW has been overwhelming, and we can't wait to show them what we have in store next."

The Season 2 finale of SULLIVAN'S CROSSING airs tonight, December 11 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT), on The CW. Maggie (Morgan Kohan), Cal (Chad Michael Murray), Frank (Tom Jackson) and Edna (Andrea Menard) work together to help Sully (Scott Patterson) keep the Crossing from falling into the wrong hands, but a careless mistake may cost someone their life.

From executive producers Roma Roth and Christopher E. Perry, the team behind the hit series "Virgin River," SULLIVAN'S CROSSING season three is executive produced by Reel World Management in association with CTV, The CW and Fremantle. Marc Tetreault, Mark Gingras and Jason Levangie serve as producers. For Fremantle, Michela Di Mondo and Hilary Martin are executive producing. The series is distributed internationally by Fremantle.

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About The CW Network

The CW is America's fifth major broadcast network and reaches 100% of US television households. The CW delivers 15 hours of primetime entertainment programming per week in addition to over 300 hours of sports per year as the broadcast home to LIV Golf, ACC football and basketball games, Pac-12 football games, "Inside the NFL," WWE NXT and NASCAR Xfinity Series. The fully ad-supported CW App, with more than 100 million downloads to date, is available for free to consumers on all major platforms and is home to the latest episodes and seasons of The CW's primetime programming, live streaming of LIV Golf tournaments and a library of entertaining film and television content for on-demand viewing. The CW is 75%-owned by Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), a leading diversified media company and largest CW affiliate group. For more information about The CW, please visit www.cwtv.com.

About Fremantle

Fremantle is a leading global creator, producer and distributor of some of the world's most successful content across Entertainment, Drama & Film, and Documentaries.

Amplifying local stories on a global scale, Fremantle produces and delivers premium, multi-genre IP across the 27 territories it operates in. Fremantle is a proudly independent group of content creators, and home to some of the biggest entertainment formats, compelling international dramas, award-winning films and high-quality documentaries.

From Got Talent to Neighbours, Password to Poor Things, Fellow Travelers to Queens, Too Hot To Handle to Big Mood, Maxton Hall to Idols, and Priscilla to House of Kardashian, our focus is simple - Fremantle creates and delivers irresistible entertainment.      

Fremantle also represents world-leading digital and branded entertainment, with more than 495 million fans and 300 billion views for its standout content across all platforms.

Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, streaming, content and digital, itself a division of the international media, services, and education company Bertelsmann.      

For more information, please visit www.fremantle.com, follow Fremantle on Twitter @FremantleHQ and Instagram @fremantle or visit Fremantle's LinkedIn page.  

About Reel World Management 

L.A. and Canadian based, Reel World Management, along with its President, Roma Roth and COO, Christopher E. Perry, distribute and produce quality content for film and television. Their extensive credits include producing and distributing over 75 made for TV movies, as well as developing and Executive Producing the hit Netflix Original series, VIRGIN RIVER, which took the #1 position on Netflix in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K and has maintained its position as one of Netflix's top 10 shows for the past four seasons. RWM specializes in collaborating with bestselling authors to adapt their IP for the screen. Roth and Perry jointly oversee production and distribution for the company. Roth is also an established screenwriter and director and is a member of the WGA, WGC, DGC, Canadian Media Producers Association as well as the Producers Guild of America, and the Television Academy. For more information, please visit MyReelWorld.com   

About Bell Media

Bell Media is Canada's leading media and entertainment company with a portfolio of assets in premium video, audio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. This includes Canada's most-watched television network, CTV; the largest Canadian-owned video streamer, Crave, with a premium add-on to include STARZ; a powerful suite of specialty channels; the most-trusted news brand, CTV News; Canada's cross-platform sports leaders, TSN and RDS; leading out-of-home advertising network, Astral; Québec's fast-growing conventional French-language network, Noovo; the country's leading radio and podcast app, iHeartRadio Canada; and a range of award-winning original productions, brands, and services. As a content leader and partner in Sphere Media, Montréal's Grande Studios, and Dome Productions, one of North America's leading production facilities providers, Bell Media is committed to keeping Canadians entertained and informed.

Bell Media also offers best-in-class technology, marketing, and analytics support through Bell Marketing Platform, an omnichannel self-serve platform which includes Bell Analytics, Strategic Audience Management (SAM), and Bell DSP, in addition to advanced advertising solutions, including Linear Addressable TV, Addressable Audio, and ads on Crave. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest communications company. 1 Learn more at BellMedia.ca.

1 Based on total revenue and total combined customer connections.