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Before Luke Mitchell made a home on Chicago Med this season, the ubiquitous Australian actor appeared on many, many TV shows, including Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Blindspot, The Code, Legacies and Big Sky.
But it’s Mitchell’s breakout Stateside role on The CW’s The Tomorrow People, where he played the superpowered group’s leader John Young, that stands out for the actor. When asked which of his past characters he would like to revisit, Mitchell is quick to single out the short-lived series, which aired during the 2013-14 TV season.
“The Tomorrow People always deserved more than one season, and I think that was underappreciated,” Mitchells tells TVLine. “I just think that was poor timing. It was kind of like the year before all the superhero shows kind of broke out.” (While Arrow was in its second season at the time, The Flash and the rest of the CW’s Arrowverse spinoffs had yet to premiere.)
Mitchell adds that he “loved” his character on The Tomorrow People, which “will always hold a special place in my heart.”
Another gone-too-soon CW series also made Mitchell’s list of gigs he wishes had lasted longer: The Republic of Sarah, about a small New Hampshire town that claims independence, courtesy of a mapping loophole, to stop mining trucks from destroying the picturesque hamlet. Mitchell co-starred as Danny, a lawyer for the mining company who also happened to be the brother of the town’s new leader, high school history teacher Sarah (played by Stella Baker).
“I think Republic of Sarah was such a beautiful little show, and I definitely would’ve loved exploring that character more and playing in that world more,” Mitchell says.
The drama tackled a difficult topic with nuance in its depiction of the complicated relationship between Danny and his alcoholic mother Ellen (Megan Follows), who physically abused her son when he was younger. Danny’s attempts to deal with the trauma and an emotionally challenging confrontation with his mom earned Mitchell a spot in TVLine’s Performer of the Week column.
When I mention that the storyline was not one that you see very often on TV, Mitchell affirms, “No, and certainly not [on] The CW. It was pretty heavy subject matter.”
“I know for a fact that Jeffery [Paul] King, our showrunner, had five, six seasons mapped out already. So there was definitely plenty more story there to tell,” Mitchell continues.
Which of Mitchell’s past characters do you wish could be “resurrected”? Hit the comments to share!
This is what makes me nervous about Luke Mitchell joining the Med cast. Why do so many of the shows he joins get cancelled or get cancelled shortly after he joins? This season of Med has been awful and I’m worried season 10 will be its last.
Agents of Shield went on for four more seasons after they killed him off. And that show didn’t get near the ratings Med does. They’ll be fine.
That’s not such a bad track record, now if Brit Robertson was starring then yes cancellation worry would definitely be merited, she’s had pretty bad luck.
I thought The Code should have gotten more of a chance than it did.
Definitely “The Code”. Such a great show that deserved more than a single season. Luke was fantastic on it.
Exactly go with you!!
I loved The Tomorrow People
It definitely ended too soon, it had so much potential.
That said, I’d watch anything with Luke Mitchell!
Lincoln Campbell from Agents of SHIELD. We had “Ascension” surely we can have “Resurrection” 😂 Daisy and Lincoln endgame in Avengers: Secret Wars like Peggy and Steve endgame in Avengers: Endgame…😂
The Republic of Sarah was a terrific show. Such a shame that so many people missed it as it was buried in a spring or summer slot on the CW.
I was so mad when The CW canceled The Tomorrow People. It was an updated version of The Tomorrow People from the 90’s. I loved that show as well. I remember when The CW canceled The Tomorrow People. It sucked but I could somewhat understand it if it was the lowest rated show at the time. It wasn’t tho. At the time Beauty and the Beast was and it got renewed instead because I think it was under Warner Bros. Studio. Where is The Tomorrow People wasn’t. I could be wrong about that. I know The CW had different metrics for ratings than the other Big Networks. It still sucked when The Tomorrow People got canceled because I thought it had so much potential. And since it wasn’t the lowest rated show at the time it should have gotten renewed. As you can tell I’m still hot about this issue lol.
I’d watch Luke Mitchell in anything tbh.
Yeah. I was definitely annoyed when The Tomorrow People got canceled. I also watched ‘The Code’ for the first time last year on Paramount+ and that was pretty solid too.
I wanted more of both of these, but I especially love him saying that about Tomorrow People
Dr. Connor needs to come back and April and her husband
I like Luke wish they can keep him