“Roswell, New Mexico” Showrunner Carina Adly Exits

Roswell, New Mexico co-showrunner Carina Adly MacKenzie is exiting the series ahead of the third season “due to fundamental differences”, MacKenzie said Friday in a statement posted on social media.

I’m gonna let him fly. pic.twitter.com/lA2ghvzuwP

— carina adly mackenzie (@cadlymack) July 10, 2020

“Carina Adly MacKenzie has departed as executive producer/co-showrunner of Roswell, New Mexico,” the show’s producer Warner Bros. TV confirmed. The show’s third season is on track to premiere in midseason 2021. We hear a showrunner will be announced in the coming weeks.

There has been some tension boiling over the last few weeks as evidenced by MacKenzie’s’ recent tweets.

Really, really, REALLY upset to hear that @itv cut out a (pretty tame) love scene between two men and kept a (much more raunchy) heterosexual sex scene in their airing of an episode of #RoswellNM tonight. There are a lot of angry tears happening at my house tonight.

— carina adly mackenzie (@cadlymack) June 24, 2020

It’s just… super upsetting not to have any advance notice of the way that my own work gets sliced and diced. The gay sex scene was about love, and was a major part of a long term character arc; the straight sex scene was about… fucking.

— carina adly mackenzie (@cadlymack) June 24, 2020

It’s just blatant homophobia/biphobia/bigotry and I’m so, so sorry and so, so angry. Frankly I’d be fine never watching another straight white couple bone on TV EVER AGAIN. 😡😡😡

— carina adly mackenzie (@cadlymack) June 24, 2020

Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell, New Mexico is an American science fiction drama television series, named after the city of Roswell, New Mexico, developed by Carina Adly Mackenzie for The CW that debuted as a midseason entry during the 2018–19 television season on January 15, 2019. The series is the second television adaptation of the Roswell High book series by Melinda Metz. In January 2020, The CW renewed the series for a third season.

Roswell, New Mexico: Development

In January 2018, The CW ordered the show to pilot, with Julie Plec set to direct. Production companies involved with the pilot include Amblin Television, Bender Brown Productions, CBS Television Studios, and Warner Bros. Television. The CW ordered the show to series on May 11, 2018. On April 24, 2019, The CW renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 16, 2020. On January 7, 2020, the series was renewed for a third season.

Roswell, New Mexico: Filming

Filming for the pilot took place in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Production on the pilot begins on March 14, 2018, and ended on March 30, 2018. The rest of the episodes began filming August 13, 2018, in Las Vegas, New Mexico; Nevada; and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Roswell, New Mexico: Cast and Characters

Jeanine Mason as Liz Ortecho, a jaded biomedical researcher and the daughter of undocumented immigrants. Nathan Dean Parsons (credited as Nathan Dean in season 2) as Max Evans, a natural-born leader and dedicated Roswell deputy sheriff, who has kept his true identity a secret for years. Michael Vlamis as Michael Guerin, a troubled but brilliant alien drifter, who survived a traumatic childhood and is trying to find a way to escape Earth. Lily Cowles as Isobel Evans, an alien and sister to Max, who keeps her true identity a secret by living her life with grace and enthusiasm. Tyler Blackburn as Alex Manes, a military veteran with his fair share of physical and psychological trauma. Alex prepares to abandon his dreams and the possibility of a future with the man he loves to fulfill his father’s expectations.

Heather Hemmens as Maria DeLuca, Liz and Rosa’s best friend, who is a bartender at the popular saloon The Wild Pony, and was previously oblivious to the existence of aliens. Michael Trevino as Kyle Valenti, a doctor and the son of the town sheriff, who learns about horrible things that have happened in his family’s past. Trevor St. John as Jesse Manes, Alex’s homophobic and violent father (seasons 1–2), a senior master sergeant with a secret to hide. Karan Oberoi as Noah Bracken (season 1; guest season 2), Isobel’s charming, devoted lawyer husband, who senses a secret in his wife. Amber Midthunder as Rosa Ortecho (season 2; recurring season 1), Liz’s older sister, who was apparently killed in a car crash while driving high on drugs, killing two other girl passengers in the process. Liz gradually comes to realize that Max may have been involved in her death.

Rosa Arredondo as Michelle Valenti, Kyle’s mother, who succeeded her late husband, Jim Valenti, as sheriff of Roswell. Carlos Compean as Arturo Ortecho, Liz’s father, who runs the Crashdown Cafe diner. He is an illegal immigrant from Mexico and has been hiding his undocumented status for nearly 30 years. Riley Voelkel as Jenna Cameron, Max’s fellow deputy and partner. Sherri Saum as Mimi DeLuca, Maria’s mother, who suffers from an undiagnosed mental illness typified by some temporary memory loss and her belief in aliens. Claudia Black as Ann Evans, Max, and Isobel’s adoptive mother. Dylan McTee as Wyatt Long, the brother of one of the girls Rosa Ortecho killed in a car accident, who harbors a grudge against her family. Justina Adorno as Steph (season 2), the daughter of the hospital’s Director of Surgery who catches Kyle’s attention.