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TV Show Reviews
Review of "Katy
Keene"
2/15/20 by
Suzanne
airs Thursdays 7pm on The CW
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This is based on a comics character that started in 1945, and appeared in
many comics, such as the Archie comics. I used to read Archie comics, but
I don't remember her. Apparently she got a big revival in the 80's (after I no
longer read comics) and then again in 2005. She was also in the
"Riverdale" comics series. This new TV show is a spin-off of the
"Riverdale" TV series that takes place 5 years later than that show. Katy (Lucy
Hale) grew up in NYC, but her old friend Josie (Ashliegh Murray), from
Riverdale, comes to NYC to make it big as a singer. We learn that Katy's
mom used to sew and makes outfits, and now Katy does that, too. She works
in a department store, similar to Macy's, for an older woman boss that reminds
us of Meryl Streep's character in "The Devil Wore Prada." She also has a
great boyfriend and roommates.
The first part of the show was a bit boring and predictable, but the second
half grabbed me and wouldn't let go. It got interesting once we saw how
Katy helped her gay/trans friend Jorge (AKA Ginger). I liked it more after
that. There's a lot of music in the show as well as comedy and drama. It's not
really at all like "Riverdale." If you liked shows like "Glee" and "Crazy
Ex-Girlfriend," then you'll probably enjoy this one.
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MORE INFORMATION:
“KATY KEENE”
Premieres Thursday,
February 6 at 8pm
KATY KEENE 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.
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.
A spinoff of the hit
series “Riverdale,” KATY KEENE is from
Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros.
Television and CBS Television Studios with executive
producers Greg Berlanti (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl,”
“Riverdale”), Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (“Supergirl,”
“Riverdale”), Michael Grassi (“Riverdale,” “Supergirl”),
Sarah Schechter (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl,”
“Riverdale”) and Jon Goldwater (Archie Comics Publisher &
CEO.)
CREDITS FOR “KATY
KEENE” ON THE CW
Network debut:
Premieres Thursday, February 6 at 8pm
Format: A “Riverdale” spinoff, KATY
KEENE follows
the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters
— fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene, singer/songwriter Josie
McCoy, performer Jorge Lopez/Ginger, and “It Girl” Pepper
Smith — as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New
York City…together.
Cast:
Lucy Hale as Katy Keene
Ashleigh
Murray as Josie McCoy
Katherine LaNasa as
Gloria Grandbilt
Julia Chan as Pepper
Smith
Jonny Beauchamp as Jorge
Lopez/Ginger
Lucien Laviscount as
Alexander Cabot
Zane Holtz as KO Kelly
Camille Hyde as Alexandra
Cabot
Executive Producers: Greg
Berlanti, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Michael Grassi, Sarah
Schechter and Jon Goldwater
Origination: New York, New
York
Produced by: Berlanti
Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and
CBS Television Studios
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