This was kind of a shocker for me, but it’s a go for NBC’s Dracula…

As we stated earlier in the pilot season, Dracula is based on Bram Stoker’s novel of the same name, the 10-episode series finds Dracula preparing to unleash hell on the Victorian society responsible for ruining his life. But he’s thrown when he falls for a woman who’s a dead ringer for his beloved, long-deceased wife.

The show stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jessica De Gouw, Katie McGrath, and Nonso Anozie.

Will Dracula be coupled with Grimm for a “Supernatural: Tuesday night? We shall see.

The 100, starring: Eliza Taylor, Henry Ian Cusick (Lost), Kelly Hu (Arrow), Isaiah Washington (Grey’s Anatomy), Eli Goree, Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropoulos (Cult), Paige Turco, Thomas McDonell, Christopher Larkin. The series is set 97 years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization. A spaceship housing the lone human survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth to investigate the possibility of re-colonizing the planet. The project is based on upcoming Alloy books written by Kass Morgan and published by Little, Brown. Warner Bros TV, which owns Alloy Entertainment, is producing, with Rothenberg and Alloy’s Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo executive producing.

EPs: Jason Rothenberg & Leslie Morgenstein.

Star-Crossed (nee Oxygen), starring: Aimee Teegarden, Matt Lanter (90210), Malese Jow, Titus Mankin Jr., Grey Damon, Natalie Hall, Chelsea Gilligan, Greg Finley, Maggie Elizabeth Jones. The series is described as follows: Passion and politics threaten the peace and an epic romance ignites between a human girl and an alien boy when he and eight others of his kind are integrated into a suburban high school ten years after they and hundreds of others landed on Earth and were immediately consigned to an internment camp where they’ve been imprisoned ever since.

EPs: Meredith Averill, Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Scott Rosenberg, Richard Shepard, Bryan Furst, Sean Furst, Daniel Gutman; D Gary Fleder

The Tomorrow People, starring: Robbie Amell, Peyton List (Mad Men), Luke Mitchell, MarkPellegrino, Madeleine Mantock, Aaron Yoo. The show is based on the U.K. series created by Roger Price, the drama tells the story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work to defeat the forces of evil.

EPs: Phil Klemmer; EP Greg Berlanti; Julie Plec; co-EP Melissa Kellner Berman; D Danny Cannon

Believe: Starring Johnny Sequoyah as Bo and Jake McLaughlin as Tate. The series revolves around a little orphan girl named Bo. Since Bo turned two she has mastered levitation, telekinesis, and the ability to control nature and even predict the future. She’s been raised by a small group known as True Believers, who safeguarded her from “harmful outsiders who would use her forces for personal gain.”

It seems like team LOST has set-up shop in FOX.

The following shows have been given a series order:

Almost Human: Starring Karl Urban, Michael Ealy, Lili Taylor, Minka Kelly, Michael Irby, Mackenzie Crook, & Mekia Cox. The series is an action-packed buddy cop show set in the near future when all LAPD officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids.

The EPs for Almost Human are J.H. Wyman, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk.

Sleepy Hollow: Starring Orlando Jones, Katia Winter, Nicole Beharie, Tom Mison, & guest star John Cho. This show is a modern-day supernatural thriller based on the legend of the titular Westchester Country, N.Y. town.

The EPs are Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci.

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The CW announced today that The Vampire Diaries will be returning for its fifth season, while Arrow is being renewed for a second, and Supernatural, which is the network’s longest-running scripted series, will be back for it’s 9th season!

Congrats to these fan favorites. Now, we just have to wonder about Beauty and the Beast?

The following is the press release from the CW:

Press Release: February 11, 2013 (Burbank, California) ? The CW Network has given early pickups to three of its hit series for next season, including freshman hit ARROW, its top-rated drama THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and fan favorite SUPERNATURAL, it was announced today by Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW. All three shows will return in Fall 2013.

“We said last year that one of our goals was to establish building blocks to grow on, and now with our new hit ARROW and fan favorite SUPERNATURAL on Wednesday night, and the continued success of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES on Thursday, we’ve been able to do that,” said Pedowitz. “Not only do ARROW, SUPERNATURAL, and THE VAMPIRE DIARIES perform well on-air, they’re also extremely successful for us both digitally and socially. I’m thrilled to have all three shows returning to our schedule next season.”

One of the true breakout hits of the season, ARROW posted The CW’s best series premiere since 2009 and currently stands as the network’s most watched show (4.3mil). Heading into its fifth season next fall, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES remains The CW’s highest rated series in target demographics, including adults 18-34 and women 18-34. THE VAMPIRE DIARIES also continues to be one of the network’s top performing shows digitally and socially; in fact, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES recently topped Trendrr’s list as network TV’s #1 social program for the week of January 21–27

The Winchester brothers of SUPERNATURAL will continue to fight the forces of evil for a ninth season. Since being paired with ARROW on Wednesday this year, SUPERNATURAL has seen a dramatic uptick in its ratings from last season, rising 15% among total viewers, 10% in adults 18-34 and 18% in adults 18-49.

One of the TCA panels that we were waiting to see revolved around the CW. As we all know Supernatural fans are waiting to hear if they will continue to see the Brothers Winchester next year. Mark Pedowitz stated the following on the future of this long-running fan favorite:

“We are pleased with how Wednesday night has turned out, with Arrow being a bonafide hit and Supernatural actually gaining viewers again,” he said. “I think creatively the show is in a great place and there’s always a good shot.”

I think there is a good chance that this show will return because the WB has finalized deals with Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, but I think we should all pray to St. Jude when the CW makes their decision for a 9th season pick-up.

Regarding the freshman show Beauty and the Beast, Pedowitz went on to say:

“We’re very pleased with it creatively,” he said. “It’s on par with Secret Circle in terms of total viewers. Based on the passion of fans, we think we have something.”

This can mean anything because at the 11th hour of renewal decision time the Secret Circle was cancelled.

We also heard of some pilot potentials, first up was The Selection. If you recall, the pilot for the tv adaptation of the popular YA book series by Kiera Cass was given a pass, but the network asked for a retooling of the script. Pedowitz has read the new script and thinks that the script remains in contention for a possible series pick-up.

The CW is also at starting an origin story for Wonder Woman. Amazon‘s Diana is being cast as they await a final pilot script.

Showtime is entering the sci-fi genre with a straight to series show that is described as “a psychological horror drama series with literary underpinnings, including Dr. Frankenstein and his creature and is set in 1800′s London. No title yet for this series.

The Hunger Games won for best franchise, fave movie, action movie and on-screen chemistry!

Well deserved!