All Eight Writers Selected for Disney/ABC Writing Prgoram Staffed for 2016-17 TV Season
by Caryn Robbins - August 16, 2016 With the announcement of ABC's new primetime line-up came an abundance of support from new and returning showrunners striving to incorporate diversity into writers' rooms. For the sixth consecutive year, all eight of the writers selected for the Disney|ABC Writing Program have been staffed on DATG ...
ABC Family Gives Series Orders to Scripted Dramas GUILT and BEYOND
by Caryn Robbins - November 05, 2015 ABC Family delivers on its promise to increase its original programming slate by picking up two new scripted dramas, “Guilt” and “Beyond,” to series...
Production Underway for New Freeform Series FAMOUS IN LOVE, Starring Bella Thorne
by Caryn Robbins - July 22, 2016 Production has begun in Los Angeles on Freeform's highly anticipated new original series FAMOUS IN LOVE, a one-hour soapy drama putting the spotlight on the dark side of fame, from I. Marlene King (“Pretty Little Liars”) and Warner Horizon Television....
Freeform Orders Sixth Season of Hit Comedy BABY DADDY
by Caryn Robbins - June 27, 2016 Freeform's No. 1 comedy BABY DADDY has been picked up for a sixth season which will take the series to 100 episodes, Karey Burke, executive vice president, Programming and Development, Freeform, announced today....
Freeform to Premiere 'Bachelor' Follow-Up Series BEN & LAUREN: HAPPILY EVER AFTER?, 10/11
by Caryn Robbins - August 15, 2016 Freeform announced today that new unscripted series BEN & LAUREN: HAPPILY EVER AFTER? and THE LETTER will premiere on the network TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11....
ABC Family Becomes 'Freeform' Starting Today
by TV News Desk - January 12, 2016 ABC Family will officially be renamed Freeform today, January 12, the same day as the season premiere of its #1 hit series, 'Pretty Little Liars,' and the world premiere of its new original series, 'Shadowhunters.'...
Jenn Lyon, Harold Perrineau Join Cast of TNT's Dramedy Pilot CLAWS
by Caryn Robbins - July 08, 2016 TNT, a division of Turner, has cast Harold Perrineau (The Matrix trilogy, Lost, OZ) and Jenn Lyon (Justified) in the dramedy pilot CLAWS, from Warner Horizon Television....
ABC Family Sets Cast of New Series FAMOUS IN LOVE
by Tyler Peterson - November 23, 2015 ABC Family announces the cast of “Famous in Love” as the pilot from Warner Horizon Television begins production this week. ABC Family is becoming Freeform in January 2016. ...
ABC Family Greenlights Production on Drama Pilot FAMOUS IN LOVE, Starring Bella Thorne
by Caryn Robbins - October 14, 2015 ABC Family continues its original programming momentum with new pilot production “Famous In Love” from Warner Horizon Television, hot off the heels of the network picking up a scripted comedy project with Nicki Minaj....
ABC Family to Double Original Programming Over Next Four Years
by Caryn Robbins - April 15, 2015 Tom Ascheim, President, ABC Family, will announce at its network upfront today in New York that ABC Family is doubling-down on the life stage that has made it a leading voice in entertainment...
Freeform Orders Mermaid Thriller THE DEEP; Production to Begin This September
by Caryn Robbins - July 25, 2016 Freeform greenlit new drama pilot THE DEEP, on the heels of greenlighting comedy pilot “Alone Together,”...
TNT Orders Pilot for Original Hour-Long Drama HINGES
by Caryn Robbins - September 26, 2016 TNT, a division of Turner, has ordered a pilot for HINGES from John Wells Productions, which is being produced in association with Warner Horizon Television and Turner's Studio T....
Freeform to Premiere 'Bachelor' Follow-Up Series BEN & LAUREN: HAPPILY EVER AFTER?, Today
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2016 Freeform announced today that new unscripted series BEN & LAUREN: HAPPILY EVER AFTER? and THE LETTER will premiere on the network TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11....
Freeform Orders New Comedy Pilot ALONE TOGETHER from Andy Samberg
by Caryn Robbins - July 05, 2016 As Freeform's summer slate rolls out, Karey Burke, executive vice president, Programming and Development, announced a new comedy pilot ALONE TOGETHER by The Lonely Island team of Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer....
Bella Thorne Co-Executive Produced DRINK, SLAY, LOVE Begins Production
by Caryn Robbins - August 25, 2016 Vancouver-based Sepia Films, Los Angeles-based Just Singer Entertainment and Bella Thorne have announced the start of production on DRINK SLAY LOVE, a television movie based on the popular young adult novel of the same name written by Sarah Beth Durst....
OWN Unveils Extended Trailer for New Original Drama Series QUEEN SUGAR
by Caryn Robbins - July 20, 2016 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network revealed today an extended trailer of its new original drama series QUEEN SUGAR, from award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay, executive producer Oprah Winfrey and Warner Horizon Television....
Freeform Announces 'Bachelor' Spin-Off Series BEN AND LAUREN: HAPPILY EVER AFTER
by Caryn Robbins - June 22, 2016 Continuing to grow its original programming slate, Freeform has greenlit a “Bachelor” spin-off series titled BEN AND LAUREN: HAPPILY EVER AFTER starring the series' most recent happily engaged couple, former Bachelor Ben Higgins and fiancée Lauren Bushnell...
ABC Family to Become 'Freeform' Beginning 1/12
by Caryn Robbins - December 10, 2015 Today ABC Family announced that the network will officially be renamed Freeform on Tuesday, January 12, the same day as the season premiere of its #1 hit series, “Pretty Little Liars,” and the world premiere of its new original series, “Shadowhunters.”... |