[socialpoll id=”2435384″] From PromaxBDA: As it prepares to say good-bye to “Pretty Little Liars,” Freeform has picked up five new primetime series, including its first Marvel-themed comedy. “With compelling programming and innovative viewing experiences that combine linear with on-demand, Freeform is redefining what it means to be a television network for today’s consumer,” said Freeform […]
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Freeform, Marvel Television and ABC Signature today announced their second project together, “Marvel’s New Warriors,” a new comedic live-action adaptation of the popular Marvel comic featuring young adult heroes. This marks Marvel’s first foray into comedy for a television series. The network has ordered ten 30-minute episodes slated to debut in 2018. The logline: “Marvel’s […]
Freeform ordered single camera half-hour comedy “Alone Together” to series for 2017, which stars Esther Povitsky (“Lady Dynamite,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”) and Benji Aflalo (“Not Safe with Nikki Glaser”) as platonic best friends who want nothing more than to be accepted by the vain and status-obsessed culture. Despite their sometimes contentious relationship, when push comes to […]
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Freeform has swung the proverbial axe on horror themed drama “Dead of Summer,” which debuted on June 28 and could not find enough of an audience to stay afloat out of “Pretty Little Liars.” Executive produced by Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Ian Goldberg, Steve Pearlman, “Dead of Summer” was set in the late 1980s at […]
Freeform has picked up a fifth season of original comedy series “Young & Hungry,” which will kick off production next week and will premiere in 2017. Debuting on June 25, 2014, the San Francisco based sitcom focuses on a wealthy entrepreneur named Josh (Jonathan Sadowski) who hires a food blogger named Gabi (Emily Osment) to […]
Freeform just put a new comedy into development produced by “Veep” star Timothy Simons. called “Bad Dates,” which will showcase regular everyday people’s worst and most awkward dating experiences, reenacted. The proposed series is co-written by Derek Elliott and Jack Donaldson, who also have a CBS series in development called “The Whole Nine.” Simons, who […]
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Freeform has opted against a second season of procedural drama “Guilt.” Debuting on June 13 with only 486,000 viewers and reminiscent of the Amanda Knox murder mystery, “Guilt” revolved around an American girl named Grace (Daisy Head) who, when abroad in London, becomes the prime suspect in the savage murder of her roommate. The series […]
Freeform announced at Comic Con in New York that the first full season of drama “Beyond” will be available digitally after its linear launch on Freeform with a two-hour installment on Monday, January 2. All first season episodes of “Beyond” will be immediately available on multiple digital platforms, including the Freeform app, Freeform.com, On Demand […]
Freeform has greenlit procedural drama “Stitchers” for a third season, with an unconfirmed number of new episodes for 2017. Debuting on Sept. 29, 2014, follows Kirsten Clark (Emma Ishta), who has been recruited into a government agency to be “stitched” into the memories of people recently deceased to investigate murders and mysteries that otherwise would […]
