'' Freeridge'' is an American

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television series created by

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, Eddie Gonzalez, Jeremy Haft, Jamie Dooner, and Jamie Uyeshiro that premiered on

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on February 2, 2023. It is a spin-off of ''

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''. In April 2023, the series was canceled after one season.

Cast and characters

Main

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as Gloria, the leader of the friend group *

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as Ines, Gloria's younger sister *

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as Cameron, the only male in the friend group who is a proud bisexual. He has a boyfriend, but is still hung up on Demi whom he has a crush on since they were 12 years old. * Ciara Riley Wilson as Demi, the friend who is interested in spirituality and Cameron's best friend * Peggy Blow as Mariluna, a woman who is interested in getting the box the friend group have

Recurring

* Zaire Adams as Andre, Cameron's boyfriend * Paula Garces as Geny, Gloria and Ines' neighbor. Garces reprises her role from ''

''. * Eric Gutierrez as Ruben, Geny's husband. Gutierrez reprises his role from ''On My Block''. * JeanPaul SanPedro as Javier, Gloria and Ines' dad who is a widower * J.R. Villarreal as Tonio, Gloria and Ines' uncle and Javier's brother * Michael Solomon as Rusty, a new classmate of Gloria and Ines' whom Tonio hired as an assistant

Episodes

Production

On September 27, 2021, a spin-off of ''

'', titled as ''Freeridge'' was ordered to series by

. It is created and executive produced by

, Eddie Gonzalez, Jeremy Haft, Jamie Dooner, and Jamie Uyeshiro. On October 8, 2021,

, Ciara Riley Wilson, and Shiv Pai were cast to star. On November 4, 2022,

and Peggy Blow joined the cast in undisclosed capacities. The series was filmed from May 9 to July 5, 2022, in Los Angeles. On December 16, 2022, it was reported that Michael Solomon was cast to star and Trainor is part of the starring cast. The series was released on February 2, 2023. On April 12, 2023, it was reported that the series was canceled after one season.

Reception

The

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website

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reported an 80% approval rating with an average rating of 6.8/10, based on 10 critic reviews.

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 77 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

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