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Network: The CW.
Episodes: 52 (hour).
Seasons: Four.
TV show dates: January 15, 2019 — September 5, 2022.
Series status: Cancelled.
Performers include: Jeanine Mason, Nathan Dean, Michael Vlamis, Lily Cowles, Tyler Blackburn, Heather Hemmens, Michael Trevino, Trevor St. John, Karan Oberoi, and Amber Midthunder.
TV show description:
An adaptation of the Roswell High book series by Melinda Metz, the Roswell, New Mexico TV show was developed for television by Carina Adly MacKenzie, a former writer on the cancelled series, The Originals. This is the second time Metz’s books have been adapted for TV, with the first being Roswell, which ran between 1999 and 2002, on The WB and UPN, and starred Shiri Appleby, Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl, and Brendan Fehr.
The supernatural, sci-fi drama unfolds in Roswell, New Mexico — long a magnet for those seeking proof of alien life — and it has become something of a tourist trap. Enter Liz Ortecho (Mason), who shook the city’s dust off her feet a decade prior, when her sister Rosa died. After losing government funding for her biomedical research, Liz returns to her hometown and moves back in with her father, Arturo (Compean).
Back on her old stomping ground, Liz soon meets up with Officer Max Evans (Parsons) of the Roswell PD — for whom she carried a torch in her teens. Their connection is immediate and powerful, but what really rocks Liz’s world is the secret Max has been keeping: he is an alien with some unusual abilities.
Max is not alone, either. His sister Isobel (Cowles) and their friend, Michael (Vlamis), are also aliens. This knowledge weighs on Liz, who feels guilty for not sharing it with her old high school boyfriend, Dr. Kyle Valenti (Trevino), not to mention her best friend, Maria De Luca (Hemmens).
Liz isn’t the only one who keeps the trio’s origins a secret. Isobel hasn’t even told her husband, Noah Bracken (Oberoi). Keeping the truth to themselves has affected them all in different ways, with Michael adopting the lifestyle of a playboy and partier to obscure his true identity.
Rounding out the group are Master Sergeant Jesse Manes (St. John) and his son, Alex Manes (Blackburn), the latter of whom returned from an overseas tour of duty with both physical and emotional injuries. What Alex doesn’t know is that his father is overseeing a huge government conspiracy.
Like people everywhere, the residents of Roswell are not immune to fear, hatred, and the politics of division. These elements all put Max, Isobel, and Michael at risk of exposure and wreak havoc on Max’s relationship with Liz, while endangering all of their lives.
Series Finale:
Episode #52 — How’s It Going to Be
Doubting her abilities, Liz calls for reinforcements, meanwhile, Isobel shows Max a memory, one that will put him on a new trajectory and Michael makes a promise to Alex.
First aired: September 5, 2022.
What do you think? Do you like the Roswell, New Mexico TV series? Should this CW TV show have been cancelled or renewed for a fifth season?
Well, I gave it to episode 3 to lose the politics – it didn’t – so the show lost me.
I agree. I’m just not feeling it like I did in the original Roswell.
Seems like a daytime soap.
Please note that the Air Force Master Sergeant is a Chief Master Sergeant and should be addressed as so.
Awesome show, please renew!!
Very juvenile but when I see it’s adapted from a book called “Roswell High” it makes sense except they didn’t mature the characters considering they’re suppose to be adults. And really, a gay alien? Are we that desperate for viewership?
I don’t mind the gay alien so much (I mean, I would imagine that it is possible). The obvious politics have ruined the show. I stated below I would give it to episode 3 – but I am officially done with the show.
This might actually be a decent show if it wasn’t for all the politics – I don’t watch TV shows – especially Sci-Fi to be confronted by someone else’s OBVIOUS agenda. I’m giving it to episode 3 for some type of change – if no change, good bye.
Please cancel this horrible show! It is an insult to the original! The politics in it makes it unwatchable.
I agree . Roswell New Mexico is a far cry from the Original Series! It’s like a soap opera!
Although II didn’t watch all of the episodes of the first version of Roswell, I find that I’m liking this one a bit better, more relative to our current times. I hope it stays on and doesn’t get canceled
I agree with Mary, Barbara, and Dianna. So far, after 2 episodes, the show stinks. Not even close to the original in quality of storyline and acting. Can’t stand the focus/emphasis on political correctness. Too, bad. I was looking forward to a good show. Oh, well. Better luck next time.
It will be cancelled. It is horrible and boring show.
I watched the old Roswell and was looking forward to the new one. I had a hard time watching after the first 15 min or so. Why did the Network make it political? The first episode was terrible. The audience watches T.V. shows for entertainment not the news.
Sorry but it doesn’t hold a candle to the original series. I don’t plan to follow the show.
I stopped watching after 15 minutes in and I won’t be back. When did entertainment become so politically heavy handed? I watch TV shows to be entertained. Shows use to have a light moral not so now. Now they are heavy handed political statements. I get enough of that on the news.
I liked the original Roswell and liked episode one. Will continue to watch it.
I loved Roswell in 1999 so I had to watch the new Roswell, New Mexico on CW. It is a new show not a remake, based on the book series. I thought it was really good, it was nice to see familiar actors from the Originals, and Pretty Little Liars. I hope Roswell, NM gets a fair chance to survive it was not advertised much! I will be watching every week!
Typical POLITICAL AGENDA…In the first 9 minutes I heard “I will have the ACLU sue you for discrimination…” “someone needs money for a WALL”…… “she tells her father “move to sanctuary city to avoid deportation”…… “why do you stay in this town as an illegal” I will now watch the rest and see what else happens. I loved the old show but not sure of this one yet..