Tonight’s the premiere of the final season of Jane the Virgin and we’re about to get all our answers about the return of Michael answered.
Showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman chatted with TV Guide about the comeback of the character, played by Brett Dier, into Jane’s (Gina Rodriguez) life.
“His return just turns [Jane’s] life upside down in every single way,†she shared. “The events of the finale and that last image of this person…is ostensibly Michael—you will find out right away if it is or isn’t Michael, and it throws everything into flux, every character into flux.”
She adds, “It affects the whole season. It really sets us up on our arc for the season.â€
How does that change Jane and Rafael’s (Justin Baldoni) relationship, if at all?
“What I can say is that the selfless act of Rafael bringing Michael back, hearing that Michael is alive and bringing him back to her, is a sacrifice and a move that I don’t think Season 1 Rafael would have done.”
Jennie continues, “The selflessness of it is romantic for Jane. But the events of the finale resonate throughout this whole [season].â€
Jane the Virgin is back TONIGHT @ 9PM ET/PT on The CW.
Gina Rodriguez strikes a pose on the blue carpet at the 2019 PaleyFest on Wednesday night (March 21) at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
The 34-year-old actress looked pretty in a black blouse and leopard-print skirt as she attended the event to promote the final season of Jane the Virgin.
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Other cast members at the event included Justin Baldoni, Brett Dier, Yael Grobglas, Jaime Camil, and Andrea Navedo.
The fifth and final season of Jane the Virgin premieres on Wednesday, March 27 at 9pm ET on The CW.
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Justin Baldoni is the director of the movie Five Feet Apart and he got support from Jane the Virgin co-star Gina Rodriguez at the film’s premiere!
The event took place on Thursday evening (March 7) in Los Angeles.
Justin was joined by his wife Emily while Gina brought her fiance Joe LoCicero. This is Justin‘s feature film directorial debut.
Also seen at the event were Justin‘s co-producer Cathy Schulman, as well as cast members Cole Sprouse, Haley Lu Richardson, and Moises Arias. The film hits theaters on March 15.
The trailer for the new movie Someone Great is out now!
The upcoming Netflix movie stars Gina Rodriguez, Brittany Snow, DeWanda Wise, and Lakeith Stanfield.
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Someone Great follows “aspiring music journalist Jenny (Rodriguez) has just landed her dream job at an iconic magazine and is about to move to San Francisco. Rather than do long distance, her boyfriend of nine years (Stanfield) decides to call it quits. To nurse her broken heart, Jenny gathers up her two best friends, Erin (Wise) and Blair (Snow), for one outrageous last adventure in New York City.”
Someone Great hits Netflix on April 19. Watch the trailer below!
Gina Rodriguez wears a vintage inspired green dress for the Jane the Virgin panel during the 2019 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel on Thursday (January 31) in Pasadena, Calif.
The actress and producer, along with showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman, opened up about the recently announced spin-off of the show.
Titled Jane the Novela, the new series was described as a telenovela anthology series where each season is based on a different fictional novel “written by†Jane Villanueva (Rodriguez) and narrated by the author herself.
The first installment takes place at a Napa Valley Vineyard, where family secrets (and family members) don’t stay buried for long.
While fans are excited for the spin-off, don’t expect to see your fave Jane the Virgin characters in the first season.
“Once we get a year where we establish new characters, then we can see what comes… I love [the Jane the Virgin] cast I’d be lucky to work with every single one of them again and I really hope to,” Jennie shared.
Gina added that the spin-off is “fantastic. The pilot is unbelievable. We hope we can give something just as great as we did with Jane the Virgin.â€
The shock of the century was when Michael (Brett Dier) walked through that door in Jane The Virgin‘s season finale last year, right? Right.
Now, we finally know just why the show brought the character back from the dead.
Showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman reveals that Michael is back because the series is a telenovela.
During the show’s panel during the 2019 Television Critics Association press day on Thursday (January 31), she shared she was “encouraged to go for the shocking twist by show writer Carolina Rivera.”
She adds that she “knew it was a trope that we were going to save up till the end,” but that it was crucial to do it “in a way that is both believable enough and also true to the tone and the spirit of the show.”
Brett always knew that there was a possibility Michael could return to the series.
“He knew it was a telenovela and there was always a possibility, but I also knew that his death had to land and that the show had to exist without him for a certain amount of time,” Jennie added.
And yes, Gina Rodriguez so knew about Brett coming back, saying that Jennie told her the twist way before everyone else knew and then swore her to secrecy.
Jane the Virgin returns in March on The CW.
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Jenna Ortega grabs a hug from Gina Rodriguez at the red carpet premiere of Miss Bala held at Regal L.A. Live Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (January 30).
If you don’t know, the 16-year-old actress actually plays a younger version of Jane in Jane the Virgin and came out to support her co-star for her new film.
“@hereisgina never fails to amaze me,” Jenna wrote on Instagram afterwards. “So happy I was able to attend the #MissBalaPremiere tonight, watch it when it hits theatres!! you won’t regret it â¤ï¸ #bigjaneliljane #janethevirgin.”
Yael Grobglas, Chachi Gonzales, Lauren Giraldo, Chrissie Fit, and singer Leslie Grace were also seen at the premiere.
Miss Bala hits theaters THIS Friday, February 1st.
