The CW Renews UK Comedy 'Everyone Else Burns' for Season 2 Ahead of US Premiere

"Everyone Else Burns", a UK-based show about an apocalyptic religious family, is showing globally as The CW partners with Channel 4 to co-produce the second season, aiming to boost their acquisition-heavy fall slate.

• The CW has renewed the UK comedy 'Everyone Else Burns' for a second season, even before its US premiere. The show is set to debut on The CW on Thursday, October 26 at 9:30 p.m. ET.
• 'Everyone Else Burns' is a sitcom about the Lewises, a Manchester family part of a puritanical Christian sect, who believe the world will end within the decade. Each member of the family embarks on their personal journey exploring the impacts of their hyper-religious upbringing.
• The show is part of The CW's recent shift to an acquisition-heavy programming strategy to navigate the effects of a now-concluded writers' strike and ongoing actors' strike.
• The series was originally aired on Channel 4 in the UK, before The CW picked it up. Jax Media, together with Universal International Studios, are the creators of the show. The second season will be co-produced by The CW and Channel 4.
• Brad Schwartz, the President of Entertainment at The CW, lauded the show as a bitingly hilarious series that uniquely explores family dynamics against the backdrop of an impending apocalypse.

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