Ghosts, Criminal Minds: Evolution, Chucky, All American… Update on the latest renewals

Which series are guaranteed to return for a new season? Let’s take a look at the latest renewal announcements from channels and streaming platforms.

Ghosts

The comedy Ghosts will return for a third season on CBS. A decision that won’t come as a surprise since all the numbers are in the green. The series improved its average audience in its second season and Ghosts ranks as the number one comedy on the Paramount+ streaming service.

Adapted from the British series of the same name, Ghosts follows Samantha (Rose McIver) and Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar), a young couple whose dreams come true when they inherit a beautiful country house only to find it is falling apart and is inhabited by many of the deceased previous residents.

Criminal Minds: Evolution

Two years after the end of Criminal Minds on CBS, the BAU team made its return on the small screen in Criminal Minds: Evolution. A successful return as Paramount+ has just ordered a new season of the series starring Paget Brewster (Emily Prentiss), Joe Mantegna (David Rossi), A.J. Cook (Jennifer Jareau), Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia), Aisha Tyler (Tara Lewis) and Adam Rodriguez (Luke Alvez).

In the first season of Criminal Minds: Evolution, the team tracks down a serial killer who has used the pandemic to create an entire network of serial killers. As the world reopens, the network becomes operational and the team must track them down, one murder at a time.

Chucky

The notorious killer doll isn’t done with her massacres and the series Chucky will be back on USA Network and Syfy for a season 3.

In the first two seasons, Chucky (Brad Dourif) seeks to invade children’s hospitals before his plan is foiled. He then seeks revenge on those he holds responsible for his failure: Jake (Zackary Arthur), Devon (Björgvin Arnarson), Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind) and his ex-girlfriend Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly), now his sworn enemy.

Minx

Renewed then cancelled by HBO Max, the series Minx will be back for a second season. The creation of Ellen Rapoport has been saved by Starz and the second season will soon be available on the American channel.

As a reminder, Minx follows the adventures of Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond), a young feminist who joins forces with a low-cost editor (Jake Johnson) to create the first erotic magazine for women.

Abbott Elementary

Abbott Elementary, which won both at the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards, will continue to be a hit on ABC and will return for a third season in the fall.

Following the renewal, Channing Dungey, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group, said, “This renewal is a richly deserved feather in the cap of Quinta Brunson, Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker and Randall Einhorn, as well as the rest of the cast and crew of Abbott Elementary. Each week, this talented group of artists celebrates true unsung heroes — public school teachers. […] I look forward to many more magnificent episodes of this brilliant, authentic and just plain funny series.” (Source)

The cast of this comedy includes Quinta Brunson (Janine Teagues), Tyler James Williams (Gregory Eddie), Janelle James (Ava Coleman), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Barbara Howard), Lisa Ann Walter (Melissa Schemmenti), Chris Perfetti (Jacob Hill) and William Stanford Davis (Mr. Johnson).

Reginald The Vampire

Chucky is not the only Syfy series that will return for a new season. The American network has confirmed that Reginald The Vampire, starring Jacob Batalon in the lead role, has gotten a second season.

The series follows Reginald Andres, a vampire far from the standard of his species, which is essentially composed of beautiful, muscular and vain vampires. Having to overcome many obstacles, such as a tyrannical boss and the vampire leader who wants him dead, Reginald will discover that he himself has unknown powers.

All American

If The CW makes some cleaning in its schedule, All American is assured not to know a fatal fate at the end of its fifth season. The American network has indeed decided to make a sixth season.

A choice explained by Brad Schwartz, president of entertainment at the CW: “Over the last five seasons, All American has established itself as one of the all-time CW flagship franchises. All American is not only the network’s youngest series, but also the strongest performer when combining all our platforms. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, the entire creative team and the incredible cast for another season of captivating family drama.”

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap, reboot of the eponymous cult series, will return to NBC in 2023-2024. The American network decided to offer a second season to its series carried by Raymond Lee (Ben Song), Ernie Hudson (Herbert Williams), Caitlin Bassett (Addison Augustine), Mason Alexander Park (Ian Wright) and Nanrisa Lee (Jenn Chu).

The new version of Quantum Leap takes place 30 years after the events of the original series. It focuses on Dr. Ben Song, who has been hired to revive the Quantum Leap project started by Dr. Sam Beckett. But after Song makes an unauthorized jump into the past and gets stuck in the 1980s, his team in the present tries to figure out why he made the jump.

The Santa Clauses

Disney+ doesn’t want to leave the North Pole and has decided to offer a second season to the series The Santa Clauses, sequel of the eponymous movies.

In the first season, we followed Scott Calvin (Tim Allen), about to celebrate his 65th birthday, who starts to lose his footing as Santa Claus. Scott begins the search for a replacement while preparing his family for a new life in the South of the Pole.

Tim Allen and Elizabeth Mitchell (Carol / Mrs. Claus) will be returning to their respective roles in this new season.

Grown-ish

While Grown-ish season 5 is currently airing on Freeform, the Black-ish spin-off will be back for a season 6.

The upcoming season will once again focus on Junior (Marcus Scribner) as he tries to step out of his sister Zoey’s (Yara Shahidi) shadow and make his mark on the Cal U campus.

Pitch Perfect: Bumper In Berlin

Update: Peacock has cancelled its order for a second season due to the strike in Hollywood.

The serialized spin-off of Pitch Perfect focused on the character of Bumper (Adam Devine) has been renewed for a season 2 by Peacock.

According to information revealed by the streaming service, the series was watched at its launch by more accounts than all the other original comedies launched so far by Peacock.

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin follows Bumper as he tries to re-launch his career in Germany after one of his songs became a hit in that country.