paulvdb 3.7k February 5 Freeform Comedy ‘Besties’ To Star Jordin Sparks, Matt Shively And Brooks Brantly Quote Freeform’s forthcoming new series Besties (w/t) revealed today that American Idol alum and Sparkle star Jordin Sparks will star in the highly anticipated comedy alongside Matt Shively (The Real O’Neals) and newcomer Brooks Brantly. The new series features Sparks as Becca, an ambitious overachiever from a hard-working, conservative African-American family, who learns that her birth mother is actually white. Shively is set to play Matt, a former athlete and current bar manager, who can’t completely let go of his glory days. Rounding out the cast is Brantly, who play Becca’s brother Todd, a mama’s boy who still lives in their parent’s basement. Set in Los Angeles, the series will follow Becca and her newly discovered half-sister Jesi, as they’re thrown into each other’s lives by an online genetics test and have to figure out how to go from strangers to sisters. Share this post Link to post
paulvdb 3.7k February 21 Freeform Comedy ‘Besties’ Casts Gigi Zumbado, Jessika Van & Davi Santos Quote Zumbado will play Jesi, a free-spirited 23-year-old Cuban American, raised by two adoring gay dads, who is more than thrilled to find out she has a half-sister (Zumbado). Van will portray Luna, Becca’s (Sparks) roommate and a brilliant med student who is No. 1 in her class but has no intention of being a doctor. Santos will play Simon, the assistant to a high-powered agent, who is constantly at odds with Jesi. Share this post Link to post
paulvdb 3.7k March 6 Freeform Begins Production on "Unrelated" (FKA "Besties") Quote Today, Freeform began production on its highly anticipated upcoming comedy series "Unrelated" (fka "Besties"), with actor and director Michael McDonald ("MADtv," "Brooklyn Nine Nine") set to direct the first episode. Share this post Link to post
paulvdb 3.7k July 3 Kenya Barris’ ‘Unrelated’ Comedy Series Not Going Forward, Will Be Redeveloped At Freeform Quote Freeform will not proceed with its straight-to-series order to multi-camera comedy Unrelated, which was fully cast and heading into production. Instead, the project, from Kenya Barris, Ranada Shepard and ABC Signature will go into redevelopment at the cable network. Share this post Link to post
