Status: Cancelled
Aired: 2022, One Season Totaling 10 Episodes
Premiere: May 31, 2022
Network: CW
Starring: Tian Richards, Ashleigh Murray, Marquise Vilsón, LeVar Burton
Series Website: http://www.cwtv.com/shows/tom-swift
Description: Tom Swift follows the serialized adventures of its titular Black, gay, billionaire inventor who is thrust into a world of sci-fi conspiracy and unexplained phenomena after the shocking disappearance of his father. Tom takes to the road on a quest to unravel the truth, leaving behind the comforts of his usual moneyed lifestyle, all while fighting to stay one step ahead of an Illuminati-scale group hell-bent on stopping him. Tom’s missions will require his genius and flair for innovation guided by love, romance, friendship and the mysteries of the universe yet-unsolved. CWTV.com
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Why Was It Cancelled? This is the last of the CW shows to get purged prior the new owners take over the network, and the writing was pretty much on the wall before it began. Its LGBTQ+ representation is not in line with “wholesome” programming plans of Nextstar Media, and the show very much fit into the old CW model which the new owners will be breaking away from. Tom Swift may still make an appearance on Nancy Drew (which is was spun out of), but his solo adventures in this incarnation are over.
You can keep up with the renewal/cancellation status of this and all the current sci fi and fantasy shows at the Cancellation Watch Page on CancelledSciFi.com.
