The CW Picks Up Carrie Diaries, Arrow, Cult, First Cut and Beauty and the Beast

The CW Picks Up Carrie Diaries, Arrow, Cult, First Cut and Beauty and the Beast

The CW has picked up five new series for the 2012-2013 season, marking a more-than-normal order size for the smaller network.  The Sex and the City prequel The Carrie Diaries will join superhero drama Arrow, thriller Cult, medical drama First Cut and the updated Beauty and the Beast.

These five new shows join veteran series Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries and 90210 on the schedule for next season.  America's Next Top Model was also given a renewal for the fall.  Gossip Girl is generally considered a safe bet for a shorter season next year, but the fate of freshman series The Secret Circle, Hart of Dixie and Ringer are currently unknown.

Updated: Nikita was just renewed for season 3.

Here's what we know about the new shows:

The Carrie Diaries

It’s 1984, and life isn’t easy for 16-year-old Carrie Bradshaw.

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