Kat and Dom are joined in a special interview by some of Dom’s fantastic castmates from his new movie, Eraser: Reborn. Jacky Lai, Eddie Ramos, and McKinley Belcher III will stop by to answer some questions: how does the Shadow World fit into this movie? Are ostriches trainable? Will there be crocodiles? Eraser: Reborn is available on Blu-ray, DVD and digital.

Kat made a appearance at a new convention on June 11th-12th for The Hunters of Shadow 4 in France. This one was for her old tv show Shadowhunter and she was joined by Alberto Rosende, Dominic Sherwood, Harry Shum Jr, Jack Yang, Jacky Lai, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Luke Baines, Matthew Daddario, Nicole Correia-Damude, Sydney Meyer, Tessa Mossey and Will Tudor. Kat did both group and individual panels, Autos and photoshoots on both days and she looks to have had a amazing time at it. You can find photos from the event in the gallery now and thanks to Rostercon for most of the photos.

On this week’s rewatch, we dive into all the ways our favorite Shadowhunters have been influenced (read: messed up) by their parental figures. But that’s not all! We also get to hear about some early Malec moments, Dom’s love of dogs and fear of spiders, and how Kat always ends up being the third wheel… hey, Domberto is real!

comicbook – Earlier this season on The Flash, fans of the Arrowverse got a bit of an Arrow crossover when Mia Smoak (Katherine McNamara) showed up in Central City 2021, chasing down clues to her brother’s kidnapping as part of the five-part ‘Armageddon” storyline. It was a brief appearance, and one that offered a bit of new life to the cliffhanger for the backdoor pilot for the Mia-centric series the network ultimately passed on, giving fans hope for more Mia in the future. And, according to series showrunner Eric Wallace, The Flash does hope to bring Mia back.

“Not this year, but I do hope to have her back in Season 9,” Wallace told TVLine.

In a sense, it’s probably a good thing that Mia isn’t returning before the end of Season 8. Only a few episodes remain for the season and Team Flash still has a lot of territory to cover, particularly when it comes to dealing with Iris (Candice Patton), her time sickness, and being missing as a result. However, an appearance in Season 9 could still be a bit of a challenge. McNamara is starring in another The CW series, Walker prequel Walker Independence, next fall. That series is set in the late 1800s and follows McNamara’s Abby Walker, an affluent Bostonian whose husband is murdered before her eyes while on their journey out West. The series is set to air on Thursdays this fall.

With The Flash not returning to The CW for Season 9 until mid-season next cycle — which puts its season premiere into 2023 — it is possible that production schedules will line up for Mia to make a return to Central City. And McNamara herself has said that she’d be happy to return to the Arrowverse anytime.

“Anytime somebody needs a girl in a green suit to come and shoot some arrows and fight some bad guys, just project a green arrow in the sky and I’ll come a-running,” McNamara said. “But now… there’s always a cliffhanger and there’s always a question mark and there’s so much that’s been set up in the story and so much moving forward that is a possibility, especially now that she’s reconnected with her Uncle Barry and Aunt Iris in a lot of ways.”

Kat and Dom sit down with Harry Shum Jr., AKA Magnus Bane, The High Warlock of the Shadow World. They talk about turning movement to magic, his first impression of Matt Daddario, and the epic life journey that led him to the Shadowfam. Oh, and they try to figure out his secret to life, as he is so good at quite literally everything.

On June 05th Kat did a new event for The Point Foundation’s Annual Point Honors Gala in LA. Kat was there to Introduces her friend, actor and activist Point Impact Award Winner Javier Muñoz for there award for making a significant impact on the LGBTQ & allied community. Again there is not a lot of photos from the event out but we do have some of her on the red carpet that are up in the gallery and the video of her on stage that you can see below.

On June 04th Kat with her co-stars Matt Barr, Justin Johnson-Cortez, series executive producer/showrunner Seamus Fahey and the panel being mediated by jared padalecki were at the ATX TV Fest for there new show Walker: Independence. They did a Q&A about the show and did show the full pilot episode to the people there. No official HQ photos from the event have come out but some photos that were taken by the people in the audience have come out and you can view them in the gallery,

tvinsider – The CW is taking on another western in Walker: Independence. A prequel to Jared Padalecki‘s Walker, this new series stars Katherine McNamara as Cordell Walker’s ancestor, Abigail Walker. Speaking at The CW upfront on May 19 in New York, McNamara told TV Insider what to expect with this new series that she and her co-stars agree is “not your mama’s western.”

For starters, the Arrowverse alum tells TV Insider “it’s great to go from playing Stephen Amell‘s daughter in the future, and then Jared Padalecki’s great-great-great-great grandma.” And like Misha Collins‘ Gotham Knights — a new CW Batman show coming this fall — Walker: Independence is “saddled with tragedy” in the first moments of the pilot.

After Abby’s husband is murdered on their journey West, she makes her way to their destination — the small town of Independence, Texas — with the help of an Apache tracker named Calian (Justin Johnson Cortez). Once there, she’s able to create a life for herself on her own. But she soon discovers her husband’s killer was the town’s sheriff, who now has the position her husband was meant to fill.

Abby sets off on a mission to avenge her husband, recruiting con artist Hoyt Rawlins (played by Matt Barr, who also played a different Hoyt Rawlins in Walker) to help her. This new Hoyt, according to Barr, is the “same DNA, same core,” but “dangerous.” And while the show will feel familiar, McNamara says viewers will quickly learn that Walker: Independence sets itself apart from the genre with a diverse cast of actors and modern storytelling.

“It’s not the western you’re expecting,” she explains. “Every character is not what they seem on the surface. It has the feel and the nostalgia of a western, but it’s a very modern story with characters that are going through real things that are so fascinating.”

Philemon Chambers (Augustus, Single All the Way) tells TV Insider Walker: Independence rewrites “narratives that have been used in westerns so often.” Their Wild West showcases the true diversity of the time period, which too often is ignored in other stories in the genre.

“The frontier, in reality, was deeply diverse and queer, and all kinds of things,” adds Katie Findlay (Kate Carver, How To Get Away With Murder). “You don’t often get to see that because history is written by white guys. It’s really nice to be in a cast that represents more of the reality of the landscape of a time where so many people were coming together and struggling to survive.”

Walker: Independence is like Bridgerton in this way, even when it comes to music choices.

“[The music] is not quite what Bridgerton does, but they make a choice a la Bridgerton that is very modern,” McNamara reveals. As Cortez adds, “it has this modern twist that’s kind of rock ‘n roll,” and Barr compares the musical choices to Baz Luhrmann and Guy Ritchie films.

“We’re a little bit country, a little bit rock ‘n roll,” McNamara explains. “And it’s like Katie said, it’s ultimately a story about people coming together and surviving in the best and worst of circumstances.”

Walker: Independence, Thursdays, 9/8c, Fall 2022, The CW

tvline – On Walker Independence, is Katherine McNamara’s Abigail a Walker by blood or by marriage? –Ivan
First off, for the uninitiated: McNamara explained to TVLine at the CW Upfront that she is playing Cordell’s “great-great-great-great grandmother — so I’ve gone from playing Stephen Amell’s daughter in the future [on Arrow] to Jared Padalecki’s grandmother, several times removed!” But as for why Abby bears the Walker surname…. you’ll have to tune in Thursday nights this fall. As showrunner Seamus Fahey tells Inside Line, “We will learn of the origins of the Walkers in every sense.”

the nerds of color – While covering The CW’s Upfront 2022 Red Carpet, I had the pleasure of chatting with Katherine McNamara and Matt Barr about Walker Independence. The new show is set in the late 1800s and will serve as an origin story of The CW’s current hit series Walker. We discussed what made Walker Independence stand out to them, their individual characters, how it adds to the world of Walker, dream storylines, and more. Keep reading for everything they shared with me!

What made the project stand out to you?
Katherine McNamara: I think what made it stand out to me is that it’s a Western that tries to refresh and reinvent what a Western is. We take the term independence very interestingly, and it comes with its pros and cons, but it’s about this woman who comes into the West and has a clean slate but is surrounded by people who are willing to be there and they survive together.
Matt Barr: I think it was sort of our… I guess the music video version of a Western, but it feels fresh. We got some modern music and the characters feel fresh and very, very current, and the dynamics are all relatable. I’m excited for a new generation to meet Westerns. It’s a fun sandbox.
McNamara: It’s a very magical world.

You led me into my next question perfectly, because I am a such fan of the different dynamics and relationships. Do you have a personal favorite that you’re most excited for fans to see?
McNamara: I don’t think I have a favorite because all of the characters are so rich. I have no idea where it’s gonna go, we have so much opportunity with all of the different intersections of people.
Barr: I’m excited about ours, Abby and Hoyt’s, because we’re just from different worlds, two different people. It’s like gonna be the whole Romancing the Stone thing, you know? City girl, kind of country boy, but it’d be fun to see us kind of come together too.
McNamara: Very strait-laced, very wild and then it’s…
Barr: I could use a little of this, you can maybe use a little of this.
McNamara: Yeah, they complement each other very well, but they butt heads a lot.

What has it been like to see the fan excitement for Walker Independence?
McNamara: It’s been really wonderful. Today we’re just now starting to see photos go out and people are really excited, I think.
Barr: Yeah, they are. It’s fun to see all the people that are loyal to Walker, to kind of hear them wanting to come check out this new world of Walker.
McNamara: It’s a family and I think people are gonna like it.

Walker is so big, what do you think that this show is going to add to that world?
McNamara: I think there are so many things that people expect from Westerns and we give you a bit of that with the expansiveness, the feel, and the nostalgia, but we also give you a lot of what you wouldn’t expect. I think that’s what people are going to really enjoy.
Barr: You know how Walker is set in Austin? I think of our show as like, here’s how Austin was built, here’s how the Texas Rangers were born. This is the beginning.
McNamara: This is the OG story of how the Walkers came to be and I think it’s gonna be an exciting history to tell.

Are there any dream storylines that you would like to eventually see with your characters?
McNamara: I think the biggest thing is I can’t wait to see the West affects Abby because she is very educated, very straight-laced, very driven to what she wants, but the West is never straightforward. I’m curious to see how her strength and flaws combine as she has to negotiate that world.
Barr: Good question. I want Hoyt to have like a little son or daughter that’s a mini Hoyt that he has to teach how to be a little mini gunslinger. It would be cute if it was a little daughter and she’s got a little hat on, her boots and he’s teaching her how she can walk into any bar and like con the guys out of their cards or something.
McNamara: We’ll get Hoyt a little tumbleweed eventually.
Barr: Yeah, a little mini Hoyt!