The 100 will return for its fourth season later tonight, and the man in charge has teased the new season in an interview with TV Line. Jason Rothenberg spoke about the real world parallels between season four and the world today.

He said the following about season four of the The CW series:

“The truth is, you never really know how much real world stuff filters through in the subconscious when you develop story, especially in the room with 12 other people that are all living in the real world, but we wrote these first episodes over the summer, so I’d say that any similarity to events or people or events real or otherwise is purely coincidental.”

He further teased the upcoming season of The 100 by saying that, “The earth is striking back. The environment is turning on the people who live on the planet. And I think that’s something we all have to worry about, unfortunately, in the not-too-distant future.”

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