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SARAYU BLUE (Kareema in “No Tomorrow”) In The CW’s new comedy “No Tomorrow,” Sarayu Blue plays Kareema, Evie’s sarcastic co- worker, who is a droll nihilist. Blue is a native of Madison, Wisconsin and began acting in high school. She went on to receive her BA in Theater Arts from The University of Iowa, and her MFA from The American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Blue is best known to television audiences for her portrayal of ‘Dr. Sydney Napur’ in David E. Kelley’s medical drama, “Monday Mornings.” Blue has accumulated many television credits, including recurring roles on the “The Real O’Neals,” “The Sons of Tucson” and “NCIS: LA.” Additional television credits include guest starring roles on “VEEP,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “Franklin & Bash” and “Harry’s Law,” among others. Blue is also no stranger to theater. Some of the roles she has performed include Varya in “The Cherry Orchard” at Yale Repertory Theatre, Belle in ACT’s “A Christmas Carol” and Livia in “The Tamer Tamed” at Shakespeare Santa Cruz. Blue currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

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SARAYU BLUE (Kareema in “No Tomorrow”) In The CW’s new comedy “No Tomorrow,” Sarayu Blue plays Kareema, Evie’s sarcastic co-worker, who is a droll nihilist. Blue is a native of Madison, Wisconsin and began acting in high school. She went on to receive her BA in Theater Arts from The University of Iowa, and her MFA from The American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Blue is best known to television audiences for her portrayal of ‘Dr. Sydney Napur’ in David E. Kelley’s medical drama, “Monday Mornings.” Blue has accumulated many television credits, including recurring roles on the “The Real O’Neals,” “The Sons of Tucson” and “NCIS: LA.” Additional television credits include guest starring roles on “VEEP,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “Franklin & Bash” and “Harry’s Law,” among others. Blue is also no stranger to theater. Some of the roles she has performed include Varya in “The Cherry Orchard” at Yale Repertory Theatre, Belle in ACT’s “A Christmas Carol” and Livia in “The Tamer Tamed” at Shakespeare Santa Cruz. Blue currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

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CORINNE BRINKERHOFF (Executive Producer of “No Tomorrow”) Corinne Brinkerhoff is the Executive Producer of “No Tomorrow.” She is a television writer and producer who began her career on “Boston Legal.” Her first episode “Smile,” won a Planned Parenthood Maggie Award for television highlighting reproductive rights and health care issues. During her time on “The Good Wife,” she and the writing/producing team received two Writers’ Guild of America nominations and one Emmy nomination. An episode she wrote focusing on prescription drug abuse was nominated for a PRISM Award, an honor recognizing television that accurately depicts social issues. Brinkerhoff has also worked on “Elementary” and The CW’s Peabody Award-winning comedy “Jane The Virgin.” She is the creator and executive producer of “American Gothic.” Brinkerhoff currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

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Evie Covington (Tori Anderson) appreciates order. Whenever she’s making a list, “make a list” is both the first thing on it and the first thing crossed off. Such a regimented life has its drawbacks. Her on-again/off-again romance with the sweet, but soft-spoken Timothy (Jesse Rath) has sputtered out, and her boss, Deirdre (Amy Pietz), a petty tyrant with breath that could kill a plant, laughs off her career ambitions. Then Evie meets charming, free-spirited Xavier Holliday (Joshua Sasse), and the attraction is immediate and electric. Xavier brings a jolt of joyful, rollicking romance into her life. Xavier encourages Evie to carpe that diem, because it’s more fun that way and also because, he says the apocalypse is, you know, nigh. He believes humankind has a mere eight months and twelve days until a runaway asteroid smacks us all into stardust. That’s why Xavier made an Apocalyst – a tally of every last thing he wants to do before the world goes kaput. So with the help of her friends – Hank (Jonathan Langdon), a diehard conspiracy theorist, and Kareema (Sarayu Blue), a droll nihilist – Evie must decide whether Xavier is certifiable and whether that even matters, if being with him means living her life more fully. Based on the International Emmy-nominated Brazilian format from Grupo Globo, NO TOMORROW is a romantic comedy with the ultimate ticking clock. NO TOMORROW is from CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television in association with Electus, with executive producers Corinne Brinkerhoff (“American Gothic,” “Jane The Virgin,” “The Good Wife”), Maggie Friedman (“Witches of East End”), Ben Silverman (“Jane The Virgin,” “The Office”), Brad Silberling ("Reign," "Jane the Virgin"), Jose Alvarenga (“Como Aproveitar o Fim do Mundo”), Alexandre Machado(“Como Aproveitar o Fim do Mundo”) and Fernanda Young(“Como Aproveitar o Fim do Mundo”).

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TORI ANDERSON (Evie Covington in “No Tomorrow”) In The CW’s new comedy “No Tomorrow,” Tori Anderson plays Evie Covington, a risk-averse quality-control assessor, who appreciates order. When Evie meets charming, free-spirited Xavier Holliday, she must decide whether Xavier is certifiable and whether that even matters, if being with him means living her life more fully.

Anderson was born in Edmonton, Alberta and at the age of one moved to Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The second youngest from a family of five children, Anderson and her siblings grew up immersed in the arts and lists upon lists of farm chores. Upon high school graduation she moved to Toronto and received a BFA from York University’s Acting Conservatory. Anderson’s recent television credits include a recurring role on “Killjoys” and a lead role on “The Other Kingdom.” Her other television credits include starring in the series “Open Heart” as well as guest roles on “Heartland,” “Backstrom,” “Reign,” “Warehouse 13,” “Rookie Blue,” “The LA Complex,” “Murdoch Mysteries,” “Mayday,” “The Troop” and “The 4400.” Anderson has appeared in the films “Killing Daddy,” “The Mermaid Chair,” “To Have and to Hold” and “Cable Beach.” Anderson also portrayed Michelle Phillips in “Dream a Little Dream” at the Phoenix Theatre in Arizona and Viv in HABIT at the Luminato Festival. She currently resides in Toronto but manages to sneak away to the West Coast (Vancouver and Los Angeles) whenever she can manage. When she isn’t working you’ll probably catch her making up new dance moves in a grocery store, baking and chasing after dogs at the dog park.

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MAGGIE FRIEDMAN (Executive Producer of “No Tomorrow”) Maggie Friedman is a television writer and executive producer of the new CW comedy “No Tomorrow.” Friedman began her career on the drama “Wasteland,” created by Kevin Williamson. From there she went on to spend three seasons writing and producing on Kevin Williamson’s classic teen drama “Dawson’s Creek,” where for some reason, she seemed to specialize in prom episodes. She co-wrote the acclaimed series finale with Kevin Williamson and Greg Berlanti, with whom she has gone on to develop several pilots. Friedman also worked as a writer and producer on the award-winning drama “Once and Again,” as well as the critically-acclaimed drama “Jack & Bobby.” She also worked as a writer/producer on the dramedy “Related.” Since childhood she’s been drawn to stories of female empowerment and magical realism, and so in 2009 Friedman created the dramedy “Eastwick,” based on the classic John Updike novel The Witches of Eastwick. Her witch-itch was not quite scratched, so in 2013 she created and ran the fantasy-drama series “Witches of East End,” loosely based on the Melissa De La Cruz novel of the same name. It was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Dramatic Series in 2015. Friedman currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

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CREDITS FOR “NO TOMORROW” ON THE CW

Day and time: Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET Network debut: October 4, 2016

Format: Evie Covington is a risk-averse quality-control assessor, who appreciates order. Then Evie meets charming, free-spirited Xavier Holliday, who encourages Evie to carpe that diem, because he believes humankind has a mere eight months and twelve days until a runaway asteroid smacks us all into stardust. That’s why he made an Apocalyst – a tally of every last thing he wants to do before the world goes kaput. So with the help of her friends, Evie must decide whether Xavier is certifiable and whether that even matters, if being with him means living her life more fully.

Cast: Tori Anderson as Evie Covington Joshua Sasse as Xavier Holliday Jesse Rath as Timothy Amy Pietz as Deirdre Sarayu Blue as Kareema Jonathan Langdon as Hank Executive Producers: Corrine Brinkerhoff, Maggie Friedman, Brad Silberling, Ben

Silverman, Jose Alvarenga, Alexandre Machado, Fernanda Young

Origination: Vancouver, Canada Produced by: CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television in

association with Electus

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AMY PIETZ (Deirdre in “No Tomorrow”) In The CW’s new comedy “No Tomorrow,” Amy Pietz plays Deirdre, Evie’s boss who is a petty tyrant that likes to undermine her staff. Pietz was raised in a rural suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and attended the Milwaukee High School of the Arts as a theatre major and the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music studying opera at age sixteen. Graduating high school with honors, she received a scholarship to The Theatre School at DePaul University, where she has funded a scholarship for students since 1998 and was later awarded with “Excellence in the Arts” for her work in radio, television and theatre by her alma matter. Pietz has appeared in over three hundred episodes of television, including series regular roles on “The Nine Lives of Chloe King,” “Caroline in the City,” (for which she received a SAG Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy), the critically acclaimed “Aliens in America,” “The Amazing Mrs. Novak,” “Rodney,” “The Weber Show” and “Muscle.” She has had recurring roles on television shows such as “The Magicians,” “The Office,” “Trust Me” and “Ally McBeal.” Pietz has been a guest star on “Maron,” “How to Get Away With Murder,” “Backstrom,” “Devious Maids,” “Dexter,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Necessary Roughness,” “The Closer,” “Medium,” “Nip/Tuck,” “Bones,” “Burn Notice,” “Law and Order: SVU,” “ER,” “CSI,” “Ghost Whisperer,” “The Drew Carey Show,” “I’m With Her,” “Conrad Bloom” and “The Division.” Pietz’s film credits include “The Year of Spectacular Men,” “Halfway,” “Prom,” “The Pact II,” “Autumn Leaves,” “Rudy,” “Jingle All the Way,” “Dysenchanted,” “Jell-oh Lady,” “The Whole Ten Yards,” “Reunion” and “You.” Pietz has done numerous plays with LA Theatre Works, which broadcasts on NPR, including: “Enron,” “A View From The Bridge,” “The South Paw,” “After the Fall,” “Voir Dire,” “California Suite,” “The Cherry Orchard,” “Middle of the Night” and the musical “Falsettos.” She also toured China for LA Theatre works and the US State Dept. portraying Washington Post Publisher Katherine Graham in “Top Secret: The Battle For The Pentagon Papers.” Her other theater credits include the musical “Enter Laughing” at The Ahmanson Center for the Performing Arts, “Stupid Fucking Bird” (Drama Critics Circle and Ovation Awards winner) at the Theatre at Boston Court, “A View From The Bridge” and “You Can’t Take It With You” (Steppenwolf Theatre), “In The Flesh” (Organic Theatre), “The Love of the Nightingale” (The Next Theatre), “Waiting for Lefty” (Artistic Home), “A Dead Man’s Apartment” (Met Theatre),

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“The Boswell Sisters,”(Old Globe), “Christmas in Naples” (Williamstown Theatre Festival), “Lobby Hero” (Ovation nomination-Odyssey Theatre), “Fiorello” and “Company” (Ovation nominee -Best Featured Actress in a Musical, LA Reprise). In 2001, Pietz produced a musical adaptation of the movie, “Xanadu,” at the Gascon Center Theatre. The show went on to Broadway, earning Tony nominations, and later had a national tour. Pietz currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

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JONATHAN LANGDON (Hank in “No Tomorrow”) In The CW’s new comedy “No Tomorrow,” Jonathan Langdon plays Hank, Evie’s friendly, loveable co-worker who is also a diehard conspiracy theorist. Raised in Pickering, Ontario, Langdon always had a dream to make people laugh as a full time profession, but it wasn’t until his time at the University of Toronto, when he was given the chance to perform in the sketch troupe, “Kathleen Turner Overdrive!” that he realized his dream. It was during this time that he met his beautiful wife, Christina, and graduated with an Honors Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Drama. With his future wife by his side, he continued with his dream, which led to winning awards at the Toronto Sketch Festival, as well as the spin off troupe “Reverse Oreo.” Langdon continued to further his education, and graduated from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education with a second degree. With his Bachelor of Education, he became an Elementary school teacher to help kids and make them laugh, just like an amazing teacher helped him when he was a child. During this time, Langdon was asked to join the multi-award winning Toronto sketch troupe “The Sketchersons” and married Christina, all while pursuing his degree in education. Langdon’s television credits include Ricky Gervais’ “Special Correspondents,” “Sensitive Skin,” alongside Kim Cattrall and Don McKellar, and a YTV series called “The Game,” alongside Samantha Bee and Jonathan Torrens.

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JESSE RATH (Timothy in “No Tomorrow”) In The CW’s new comedy “No Tomorrow,” Jesse Rath plays Timothy, Evie’s sweet but soft-spoken, on-again/off-again boyfriend. Born and raised in Montreal, Rath is best known for his role as Alak Tarr in the television series “Defiance.” Rath previously starred as Carter Boyd in the show “18 to Life,” for which he received a 2010 and 2011 Gemini Award nomination. Other small screen credits include lead roles in the live action/animated television show “Mudpit” and “Aaron Stone.” He also had appearances in “Cra$h and Burn,” “My Babysitter’s a Vampire” and “Being Human.” Rath’s feature film credits include “The Greatest Game Ever Played,” “Prom Wars” alongside Ricky Ullman and Alia Shawkat, “The Trotsky” opposite Jay Baruchel and most recently “The Howling: Reborn.” Rath is also featured in the 2009 online miniseries “Assassin’s Creed: Lineage,” a prequel to Ubisoft’s bestselling videogame Assassin’s Creed II. A diehard comic book fan, when Rath isn’t working he can be found scouring local stores around Los Angeles, Toronto and Montreal. He is also one of the creators and stars of the popular web series “Fans.” Rath currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

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JOSHUA SASSE (Xander Holliday in “No Tomorrow”) In The CW’s new comedy “No Tomorrow,” Joshua Sasse plays Xavier Holliday, a charming, free-spirit who believes humankind has a mere eight months and twelve days until a runaway asteroid smacks us all into stardust. That’s why he made an Apocalyst – a tally of every last thing he wants to do before the world goes kaput. Born in London, Sasse spent his early childhood in Nepal before returning to England for his education and his theatre training at the age of 15, first at Hurtwood House and then at Peter Brooks Cygnet Training Theatre. After nine years of working in the theater, including the West End, Sasse moved his endeavor to film and television, landing his first role in the 2010 British film “The Big I Am,” and then the horror film “Frankenstein’s Army” before starring in the DirecTV drama series “Rogue.” Most recently, he played the title role in the comedy “Galavant,” created by Dan Fogelman with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater. Sasse currently lives and works in London and Los Angeles.

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BEN SILVERMAN (Executive Producer of “No Tomorrow”) Ben Silverman, Executive Producer of “No Tomorrow,” is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning show creator and media executive, as well as Chairman and Co-CEO of Propagate Content, uniting producers, creators, and advertisers to create all forms of content for distribution across a variety of platforms around the world. Pioneering content at the forefront of the entertainment industry, Silverman has executive produced recent major network, cable, and digital platform hits, including the Golden Globe and Peabody award-winning “Jane The Virgin” at The CW, the transformative TV commerce show “Fashion Star,” “Marco Polo” and “Flaked,” “Separation Anxiety,” “Fameless” and “Running Wild with Bear Grylls.” Silverman has produced feature films including “Mansome” and “Hands of Stone,” the upcoming biopic of Robert Duran starring Robert De Niro, Usher and Edgar Ramirez, which just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Silverman is currently producing feature films “Clemente,” the Roberto Clemente biopic, and “The Search,” from Viktor Frankl’s best-selling memoir Man’s Search for Meaning. Additionally, Silverman is in production on new series’ including Apple’s just announced first ever TV show, “Red Team” for Amazon off the best-selling book, Isn’t That Rich adapted by Amy Harris from Richard Kirshenbaum’s best-selling book, Persiguiendo El Sol produced with Latin rock star Juanes, a groundbreaking Latin cultural documentary produced with Golden Globe winning Gina Rodriguez and filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, and various other series and pilots across broadcast, cable and digital networks. Furthermore, Silverman continues the business he pioneered by creating globally successful shows from international formats, including most recently Televisa’s “Cuna de Lobos” and “Petito Feo,” as well as RCN’s “El Café” and “La Mariposa.” Silverman is formerly the Founder and Chairman of international production studio Electus, Co-Chairman of NBC Universal and Universal Media Studios, and Founder of Reveille where he was the executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning comedy “The Office,” Golden Globe-winning comedy “Ugly Betty,” co-creator and executive producer of hit reality show “The Biggest Loser,” and co-creator and executive producer of critically acclaimed series, “The Tudors.” At Reveille, Silverman leveraged relationships with the world’s top broadcasters and producers to acquire, produce, and distribute entertainment programming across all television genres. He made Reveille the leading creator of integrated marketing opportunities for advertisers and developed alternative financing paradigms for the television business. He won a series of awards across the hundreds of hours of programming he executive produced and co-created including the Peabody and Emmy award winning 9/11 documentary. Previously, Silverman was in charge of the international packaging division at the William Morris Agency (WMA), where he was the company’s youngest division head, inventing reality

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television and the format packaging, distribution and global financing deals that have made reality TV so successful and fueled the current golden age of television. In total, Silverman is responsible for more than thirty television series that encompassed over one thousand produced episodes just in his time at WMA, including “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” “The Weakest Link,” “Big Brother,” “Fear Factor” and “Queer as Folk.”

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