News: Production Begins on Freeform's The Fosters' Spinoff Good Trouble.

UPDATED Mon 6/11/18 – Production begins on Good Trouble.

FREEFORM STARTS SOME ‘GOOD TROUBLE’ AS PRODUCTION BEGINS

TOMMY MARTINEZ, ZURI ADELE, SHERRY COLA AND ROGER BART

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News: Production Begins on Freeform's <i>The Fosters'</i> Spinoff <i>Good Trouble</i>. 2

GOOD TROUBLE – “Good Trouble” will follow Callie (Maia Mitchell) and Mariana (Cierra Ramirez) as they embark on the next phase of their young adult lives in Los Angeles. (Freeform/Vu Ong)

Freeform officially began production on “Good Trouble,” the spinoff to the critically acclaimed drama “The Fosters,” in Los Angeles. The series, which was announced earlier this year, will follow Callie (Maia Mitchell) and Mariana (Cierra Ramirez) as they embark on the next phase of their young adult lives in Los Angeles.

Joining Maia Mitchell and Cierra Ramirez as series regulars are fellow neighbors at The Coterie apartment complex: Tommy Martinez (“Riverdale”) who will portray Gael, a socially conscious and politically active graphic designer; newcomer Zuri Adele who will portray Malika, a whip-smart former foster kid with a pension for social justice; and Sherry Cola (“I Love Dick”) who will portray Alice, a first-generation Asian American who manages the apartment complex. Roger Bart (“A Series of Unfortunate Events”) will portray conservative Judge Wilson for whom Callie is clerking.

Rounding out the cast are Emma Hunton (“Happy Endings”), who will portray Davia, a no holds barred teacher who also lives at The Coterie, and Ken Kirby (“The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo”), who will portray Benjamin, a conservative fellow clerk who works with Callie.

Joanna Johnson, Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg serve as creators and showrunners; while Gregory Gugliotta, Christine Sacani, Maia Mitchell, Cierra Ramirez, Jennifer Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina serve as executive producers. The series is produced by Nuyorican Productions, Inc. in association with Freeform. Jon M. Chu (“Crazy Rich Asians”) will direct and executive produce the first episode.

Freeform’s growing slate of original scripted dramas includes the mermaid thriller “Siren”; breakout dramedy “The Bold Type”; supernatural drama “Shadowhunters”; fan-favorite “Famous in Love”; and the critically acclaimed “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger.”
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———— Posted May 23, 2018 ————
UPDATED Wed 5/23/18 – Title of new spinoff, Jon M. Chu set to direct first episode

Freeform Announces Official Title GOOD TROUBLE For THE FOSTERS Spinoff with Jon M. Chu Set to Direct First Episode

FREEFORM GETS INTO ‘GOOD TROUBLE’ WITH ‘THE FOSTERS’ SPINOFF

JON M. CHU SET TO DIRECT THE FIRST EPISODE

News: Production Begins on Freeform's <i>The Fosters'</i> Spinoff <i>Good Trouble</i>. 4

GOOD TROUBLE – “Good Trouble” will follow Callie (Maia Mitchell) and Mariana (Cierra Ramirez) as they embark on the next phase of their young adult lives in Los Angeles. (Freeform/Vu Ong)

Freeform announced “Good Trouble” as the official title for the spinoff to the critically acclaimed drama “The Fosters.” The series, which was announced earlier this year, will follow Callie (Maia Mitchell) and Mariana (Cierra Ramirez) as they embark on the next phase of their young adult lives in Los Angeles.

Jon M. Chu (“Crazy Rich Asians”) is attached to direct and executive produce the first episode, which will begin production this summer. Joanna Johnson, Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg serve as creators and showrunners; while Gregory Gugliotta, Christine Sacani, Maia Mitchell, Cierra Ramirez, Jennifer Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina serve as executive producers. The series is produced by Nuyorican Productions, Inc. in association with Freeform.

“We’re seeing millennials in this country doing extraordinary things, making noise, taking action. Stirring up ‘Good Trouble’ as they grow, strive and struggle to make the mess of their early twenties into the message,” said Joanna Johnson, Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg in a joint statement. “As Callie and Mariana venture to Los Angeles to start their adult lives and embark on their separate but intertwined journeys to change the world, they’re going to have all the ‘Good Trouble’ they can handle.”

Chu most recently directed the highly anticipated adaptation of “Crazy Rich Asians,” which will hit theaters on August 17. He is also set to direct the upcoming film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony^® Award-winning musical “In the Heights.”

Freeform’s growing slate of original scripted dramas includes the mermaid thriller “Siren”; breakout dramedy “The Bold Type”; supernatural drama “Shadowhunters”; fan-favorite “Famous in Love”; and the highly anticipated “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger.”

Don’t miss the three-night series finale event of “The Fosters” beginning Monday, June 4 at 8 p.m. EDT, through Wednesday, June 6.
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FREEFORM ORDERS A THREE-PART LIMITED SERIES EVENT OF ‘THE FOSTERS’ FOR SUMMER 2018 CONCLUDING THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DRAMA

AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ORDERS A NEW 13 EPISODE SERIES STARRING

CIERRA RAMIREZ AND MAIA MITCHELL TO CONTINUE ITS LEGACY (TITLE TBA)

Freeform, Disney’s young adult television and streaming network, announced that the GLAAD award-winning series Vanity Fair calls “groundbreaking,” and Refinery29 calls “consistently revolutionary week-in, week-out,” will conclude with a special three-night limited series finale event this summer, which will lead into a new series following the lives of Callie (Maia Mitchell) and Mariana (Cierra Ramirez) as they embark on the next phase of their young adult lives. “The Fosters” will return for season 5B with ten episodes on Jan. 9 at 8:00 p.m. EST, including a monumental 100th episode.

Joanna Johnson, Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige said: “First and foremost, we want to thank our fans – our supportive ‘Fosters Family’ – and Freeform for fostering this show. It’s been the privilege of our lives to get to shepherd this beautiful family through five seasons of love, laughter, heartbreak, tribulation, and triumph – and message to the world that DNA doesn’t make a family, love does. All while allowing us to explore some of the most pressing social issues of our era. Now that the kids are growing up, it’s time to take them out into the world, to see them make their way into adulthood, continuing their search for identity and love, and the pursuit of their dreams and purpose in this ever-changing world.”

News: Production Begins on Freeform's <i>The Fosters'</i> Spinoff <i>Good Trouble</i>. 6

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“The Fosters” is a compelling, one-hour drama about a multi-ethnic family mix of adopted and biological teenaged kids being raised by two moms. Stef Adams Foster, a dedicated police officer, and her wife, Lena Adams Foster, a school vice principal, have built a close-knit, loving family with Stef’s biological son from a previous marriage, Brandon; their adopted twins, Mariana and Jesus; and adopted siblings Jude and his half-sister, Callie.

Winner of a Television Academy Honors Award and GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series, “The Fosters” is executive produced by Jennifer Lopez, (“Shades of Blue,” “World of Dance”) and created by Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige (“Queer As Folk”), who also serve as executive producers and writers, along with Joanna Johnson (“The Bold and the Beautiful,” “Hope & Faith”). The original producing team will also helm “The Fosters” limited series finale event as well as the new series.

“The Fosters” stars Teri Polo (“Meet the Parents”) as Stef Adams Foster; Sherri Saum (“In Treatment”) as Lena Adams Foster; Hayden Byerly (“Parenthood”) as Jude Adams Foster; Noah Centineo (“How to Build a Better Boy”) as Jesus Adams Foster; David Lambert (“Aaron Stone”) as Brandon Foster; Maia Mitchell (“Teen Beach Movie”) as Callie Adams Foster; and Cierra Ramirez (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager”) as Mariana Adams Foster.

Greg Gugliotta, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina also serve as executive producers. The series is produced by Nuyorican Productions, Inc. in association with Freeform.

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