ABC FAMILY HAS BEGUN PRODUCTION ON THE NEW PILOT "INTERCEPT"

BURBANK, CA (November 18, 2011) - ABC Family has begun production on their new pilot, "Intercept," filming in Los Angeles. "Intercept" stars Danielle Panabaker ("Shark"), Austin Butler ("Switched At Birth"), Chloe Wang ("The Nightlife") and Nolan Gerard Funk ("Aliens in America").

"Intercept" is a one-hour technology and action driven drama about a group of college students who get roped into solving crimes when one of them creates a high-tech communication device that intercepts conversations throughout the West Coast. "Intercept" will be executive-produced and written by Ray Wright ("The Crazies," "Case 39," "Pulse"), as well executive produced and directed by Kevin Hooks ("Prison Break," "Detroit 187," "Bones").

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