Freeform Renews ‘Shadowhunters’

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Freeform will deliver a second season of its fantasy drama series Shadowhunters, the show’s cast announced Monday during a Facebook live chat.

The series, based on the fantasy book series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, stars Katherine McNamara as teen Clary Fray who finds out on her birthday that she comes from a long line of human-angel hybrids who hunt down demons.

Shadowhunters launched in January as the network’s second most watched premiere among adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, according to the network.

Shadowhunters’ renewal announcement via social media comes on the heels of the recent news via Twitter revolving around the cancellation of long-running Freeform drama series Switched At Birth.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.