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TCA17: Freeform Renews Rookie Drama ‘Beyond’

michael.malone@futurenet.com (Michael Malone) — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:48:00 +0000

Freeform has given a second season to drama Beyond, as Tom Ascheim, network president, surprised the cast and executive producers with the announcement during their TCA Winter Press Tour panel in Pasadena, Calif.

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Adam Nussdorf and Tim Kring are among the exec producers on the rookie drama, which launched Jan. 2. In a break from its norm, Freeform made the entire season available for binge watching.

Watch the Beyond season 1 trailer.

”Our goal for launching Beyond was to give the audience outstanding content in the way they want to watch it,” Ascheim said. “The response has far exceeded our greatest expectations, both quantitatively and qualitatively, and we can’t wait to bring more Beyond to its growing fan base.”

Freeform to Launch Full Season of ‘Beyond’ Series

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 02:05:00 +0000

Freeform viewers will be able to binge-watch the first season of the network’s new sci-fi series Beyond when it launches Jan. 2, Freeform officials said Friday during its New York Comic Con session.

The series, which follows a young man who wakes up from a coma after 12 years and discovers new abilities that propel him into the middle of a dangerous conspiracy, will launch all 10 of its episodes on the Freeform app as well as via Freeform.com, On Demand and Hulu, according to network officials.

“The premiere of Beyond marks an important milestone in the history of Freeform, nearly a year since our rebrand,” said Tom Ascheim, president of Freeform in a statement. “One of the promises we made to our audience at the time was to create content they love and to make that content easily accessible. Beyond helps us live up to both promises. In the same way we modernized our brand, we are modernizing how we bring our shows to our audience. Beyond is our first, and definitely not our last, ‘binge-from-the-start’ show.”

ABC Family Greenlights 'Guilt,' 'Beyond' to Series

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 23:45:00 +0000

ABC Family has given series orders to drama series as it continues to build its original programming lineup prior to its rebranding to Freeform in January.

The new series include Guilt, a one-hour soapy drama about a young American woman in London who becomes the prime suspect in the savage murder of her roommate, and Beyond, a one-hour drama about a young man who wakes up from a coma after 12 years and discovers new supernatural abilities that propel him into the middle of a dangerous conspiracy.

“These two shows are an exciting part of our evolution into Freeform,” said Burke. “Guilt is a sexy, sophisticated event series whose European location feels bigger than anything we have ever done. Beyond introduces our audience to a new hero and takes them into a complex supernatural universe with great suspense and deep emotion.”

ABC Family Orders Comedy, Supernatural Pilots

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:30:00 +0000

ABC Family continues to add to its original programming lineup with the greenlighting of two new pilots, the network said Friday.

The comedy Gorgeous Morons focuses on the lives of two handsome but simple brothers who take in a brilliant female literature PhD, said network officials. The series is produced by Lee Eisenberg & Gene Stupnitsky (The Office, Bad Teacher,) alongside former The Office head writer Danny Chun, said network officials.

Supernatural series Beyond, created, written and executive produced by Adam Nussdorf (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland), follows a young man who wakes up from a coma after 12 years and discovers new supernatural abilities that propel him into the middle of a dangerous conspiracy.

“Quality comedies and epic adventures are key elements of our programming strategy," said Karey Burke, Executive Vice President, Programming and Development in a statement. "The teams behind these pilots have a history of creating amazing series in those genres, and I am thrilled to have them creating for ABC Family."