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[01/18/18 - 06:31 PM] Freeform Sends Zoey Off to Sophomore Year with a Season 2 Order of "grown-ish" The premiere boasted Freeform's highest debut for a comedy in nearly six years. |
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FREEFORM SENDS ZOEY OFF TO SOPHOMORE YEAR WITH
SEASON 2 ORDER OF 'GROWN-ISH'
NETWORK ORDERS 20-EPISODES OF CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED SERIES
At today's inaugural Freeform Summit, during kickoff panel conversation featuring Kenya Barris and Yara Shahidi, among others, "grown-ish" executive producer alongside executive vice president, programming & development, Karey Burke, surprised series lead, Shahidi, with the news that the network has ordered a second season of the critically-acclaimed breakout comedy. The premiere, which boasted Freeform's highest debut for a comedy in nearly six years, also earned critical praise from Deadline, which called the series "straight up good, no -ish required," and BuzzFeed declared, "glows from the inside out."
Freeform's "grown-ish," a half-hour comedy tackling current social issues and complexities facing both students and administrators, follows Zoey (Yara Shahidi), Dre (Anthony Anderson) and Rainbow's (Tracee Ellis Ross) popular, entitled, stylish and socially active 17-year-old daughter from ABC's Emmy(R)-nominated comedy "black-ish," as she heads into her freshman year of college at Cal U.
The series is produced by ABC Signature Studios and is executive produced by Kenya Barris, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne and Julie Bean. "grown-ish" airs Wednesday nights at 8/7c on Freeform.
About Freeform
Part of Disney|ABC Television, Freeform connects to audiences and goes beyond entertainment with bold, original programming and immersive social engagement. As Disney's young adult television and streaming network, it delivers a unique mix of quality original and acquired series, plus fan-favorite movies and the holiday events "13 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas." The Freeform app allows viewers access to 24/7 live viewing of the network, as well as continued on-demand access via a wide array of devices.
About ABC Signature Studios
ABC Signature Studios is a division of ABC Studios spearheading development and production in premium and basic cable, as well as streaming platforms. The artist-driven arm provides a year-round destination for development and production across the cable and streaming landscape. Most recently, their critically acclaimed comedy "SMILF," created by Frankie Shaw, who also stars and directs, has been renewed for a second season by Showtime. Signature is currently airing the half-hour "black-ish" spinoff, "grown-ish," from creator/executive producer Kenya Barris and starring Yara Shahidi, on Freeform. Additionally, Marvel Television and ABC Signature Studios "Marvel's Runaways" is streaming on Hulu and was recently renewed for a second season, and "Marvel's Cloak & Dagger" is set to premiere on Freeform this year. Netflix recently ordered Amblin TV and ABC Signature's "Rev Run" straight to series which will go into production this year. Signature's previous series include "Guerrilla," "Dead of Summer," "Blood & Oil," "Benched" and the Emmy(R)-nominated HBO film "Confirmation," starring Kerry Washington and Wendell Pierce.
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[05/09/25 - 01:18 PM] ABC News Announces Primetime Special on the Historic Election of the First-Ever American Pope The one-hour special, "The American Pope: Leo XIV - A Special Edition of 20/20," airs tonight, Friday, May 9 on ABC.
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[05/09/25 - 12:30 PM] FOX Greenlights "The Faithful," A Powerful Three-Week Biblical Event Series, for Broadcast Spring of 2026 This landmark drama is based on The Old Testament's Book of Genesis and told through the eyes of the courageous and passionate, yet flawed women whose descendants would shape three of the world's great faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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[05/09/25 - 12:01 PM] ID Announces May 19 Premiere Date for "Trapped: What Is Happening to Wendy Williams?" The hour-long special presented by "Extra" will premiere Monday, May 19 at 8:00/7:00c on ID and will be available to stream on Max.
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[05/09/25 - 11:00 AM] FOX Greenlights "Best Medicine," An Irreverent Medical Series Based on the Critically Acclaimed Global Hit "Doc Martin" Wholly owned by FOX Entertainment, the series comes from executive producers Ben Silverman, Rodney Ferrell, Liz Tuccillo, Mark Crowdy and Philippa Braithwaite, and is set to debut in the 2025-2026 season.
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[05/09/25 - 10:01 AM] Peacock Announces a Compelling, Heartwarming and Villainous Slate of New Unscripted Series New series greenlights include "Tiffany Haddish Goes Off" and "Nelly & Ashanti: We Belong Together;" a third season of "House of Villains," along with true crime documentaries "Gilgo Beach Killer: The House of Secrets" and "The Idaho Student Murders" as well as "Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks" docuseries.
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[05/09/25 - 10:01 AM] Video: BET+ Original Movie - "Onyx" Three friends try and escape the daily grind and support their friend recovering from a bad breakup by going on a rural Arizona adventure camp when they inadvertently get caught in an alien invasion.
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[05/09/25 - 09:04 AM] Season Two of the Max Original Series "Peacemaker," From DC Studios, Debuts August 21 John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, Steve Agee, and Robert Patrick return for season two.
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[05/09/25 - 08:51 AM] Peacock Announces Series Pickup of Seth MacFarlane's "Ted" Animated Spin-Off MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried and Jessica Barth will all reprise their roles from the film franchise.
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[05/09/25 - 08:19 AM] Now Filming: Hulu Original Series "Rivals" Season 2 The drama returns with an extended season of 12 episodes - and even more wit, desire, and dramatic twists.
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[05/09/25 - 07:01 AM] "A Man on the Inside" Season 2 - Now in Production! Created by Mike Schur, season two will see Charles (Ted Danson) going undercover at a college.
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[05/09/25 - 06:02 AM] Lifetime Greenlights New Original Movie, "Pretty Hurts," Starring Haylie Duff, Sarah Borne, and Kaci Barker Premiering June 28 Brought to You by GSK The film includes a storyline that highlights meningococcal disease, known as meningitis, to help educate parents of teens and young adults about the uncommon, but potentially life-threatening illness for which 16- to 23-year-olds are at increased risk.
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[05/09/25 - 05:01 AM] Netflix Announces Its First-Ever Nordic Medical Drama Starring Sara Khorami in the Lead Role At the emergency ward, it doesn't matter who you are - rich or poor, influencer, carpenter, or minister.
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[05/08/25 - 05:01 PM] SO JI-SUB Returns with Cold and Intense Noir Action Series "Mercy for None", Premiering June 6 Joining him are Huh Joon-ho, Gong Myoung, Choo Young Woo, An Kil-kang, Tiger Lee, Cho Han-cheul, along with special appearances by Cha Seung Won and Lee Jun-hyuk.
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[05/08/25 - 01:01 PM] Video: "The Survivors" - Official Trailer - Netflix 15 years ago, the loss of three young people tore this sleepy seaside town apart. Now, the mysterious death of a young woman dredges up the past.
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[05/08/25 - 12:59 PM] Lifetime Announces New Original Movie "Dateless to Dangerous: My Son's Secret Life" Starring Jodie Sweetin, Alexander Elliot and Nikki Roumel Premiering June 21 The gripping drama deals with teens as they navigate identity, acceptance, social alienation and explores the rising subculture of incels - usually involuntarily celibate men.
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