ITV2 Picks Up CW’s ‘Roswell, New Mexico’ With June UK Premiere Date
One of The CW shows which has been missing this side of the Atlantic has finally found a UK home on ITV2, as the broadcaster announces a June premiere date for ‘Roswell, New Mexico‘ Season 1.
More than maybe anywhere else on Earth, Roswell, New Mexico is ground zero for those who seek proof that aliens exist. Roswell native Liz Ortecho (Jeanine Mason – ‘Grey’s Anatomy’) left it all behind 10 years ago, after the death of her beloved older sister, Rosa. But with her father ailing, she reluctantly returns to her tourist-trap hometown to move back in with him.
When Liz arrives, she reconnects with Max Evans (Nathan Parsons – ‘The Originals’, ‘Once Upon a Time’), her teenage crush who is now a Roswell police officer. Their chemistry is instantly electric. But Liz soon discovers a shocking truth: Max is an alien who has kept his unearthly abilities hidden his entire life. As the two grow closer after a decade apart, Liz finds it difficult to keep the truth from her best friend, Maria De Luca (Heather Hemmens – ‘Yellowstone’, ‘Hellcasts’), and her trusting high school ex, Dr. Kyle Valenti (Michael Trevino – ‘The Vampire Diaries’).
Also hiding their extraterrestrial origins are Isobel (Lily Cowles – ‘BrainDead’) and Michael (Michael Vlamis), with Isobel not even revealing the truth to her husband, Noah (Karan Oberoi – ‘Counterpart’), and Michael keeping his identity hidden beneath a bad-boy exterior of hard living and casual hookups. Meanwhile, a long-standing government conspiracy spearheaded by Master Sgt. Jesse Manes (Trevor St. John – ‘Containment’), along with the politics of fear and hatred that run rampant in Roswell, threatens to expose Max and his family, and could endanger his deepening romance with Liz…as well as their lives.
If any of this sounds familiar, it is not the first time a tv show has been based on Melinda Metz’s ‘Roswell High’ YA book series. The series ‘Roswell’ ran for 3 Seasons from 1999-2002 on CW’s predecessor networks WB and UPN in the US, and had a similar premise.
The series comes from Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios, in association with Amblin Television and Bender Brown Productions, with executive producers Carina Adly MacKenzie (‘The Originals’), Chris Hollier (‘Once Upon A Time’), Julie Plec (‘The Vampire Diaries’), Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey (‘The Americans’), Lawrence Bender (‘Pulp Fiction’) and Kevin Kelly Brown (‘Roswell’).
‘Roswell, New Mexico‘ Season 1 premieres Monday 22 June at 8pm on ITV2.
