Freeridge

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Freeridge
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Genre
Created by
Starring
Music by KOVAS
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Lauren Iungerich
  • Eddie Gonzalez
  • Jeremy Haft
  • Jamie Dooner
  • Jamie Uyeshiro
Producers
  • Eric Gutierrez
  • Will Rack
  • David Berke
Cinematography
  • Eric Treml
  • Logan Schneider
Editors
  • Adam Burr
  • Edwin Ulysses Rivera
  • Anthony M. Ocasio III
Running time25–31 minutes
Production companyCrazy Cat Lady Entertainment
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseFebruary 2, 2023 (2023-02-02)
Related
On My Block

Freeridge is an American teen comedy-drama television series created by Lauren Iungerich, Eddie Gonzalez, Jeremy Haft, Jamie Dooner, and Jamie Uyeshiro that premiered on Netflix on February 2, 2023. It is a spin-off of On My Block . [1] [2] In April 2023, the series was canceled after one season. [3]

Contents

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"The Box" Lauren Iungerich Jamie Uyeshiro
Lauren Iungerich
Eddie Gonzalez
Jeremy Haft
Jamie Dooner
February 2, 2023 (2023-02-02)
2"Cake"Lauren IungerichLauren IungerichFebruary 2, 2023 (2023-02-02)
3"Cinnamon"Eli GondaJamie UyeshiroFebruary 2, 2023 (2023-02-02)
4"Dead Mom"Arlyn RichardsonVeronica RodriguezFebruary 2, 2023 (2023-02-02)
5"Edward Claw Hands"Joe SuarezChristy StrattonFebruary 2, 2023 (2023-02-02)
6"Revenge" Paula Garces Jamie UyeshiroFebruary 2, 2023 (2023-02-02)
7"Karmic Coincidence"Eli GondaLauren Iungeric
Jamie Uyeshiro
February 2, 2023 (2023-02-02)
8"Thanksgiving"Lauren IungerichLauren IungerichFebruary 2, 2023 (2023-02-02)

Production

On September 27, 2021, a spin-off of On My Block , titled as Freeridge was ordered to series by Netflix. It is created and executive produced by Lauren Iungerich, Eddie Gonzalez, Jeremy Haft, Jamie Dooner, and Jamie Uyeshiro. [1] On October 8, 2021, Bryana Salaz, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Ciara Riley Wilson, and Shiv Pai were cast to star. [4] On November 4, 2022, Tenzing Norgay Trainor and Peggy Blow joined the cast in undisclosed capacities. [5] The series was filmed from May 9 to July 5, 2022, in Los Angeles. [6] 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. [2] On April 12, 2023, it was reported that the series was canceled after one season. [3]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 80% approval rating with an average rating of 6.8/10, based on 10 critic reviews. [7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 77 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [8]

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