Summerland (TV series)

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Summerland

The first season cast of Summerland
Genre Drama
Running time 42 mins. (approx)
Creator(s) Stephen Tolkin
Lori Loughlin
Executive producer(s) Stephen Tolkin
Remi Aubuchon
Aaron Spelling
E. Duke Vincent
Starring Lori Loughlin
Shawn Christian
Merrin Dungey
Ryan Kwanten
Jesse McCartney
Taylor Cole
Kay Panabaker
Nick Benson
Zac Efron
Country of origin Flag of United States United States
Language(s) English
Original channel The WB
Original run June 1, 2004–July 18, 2005
No. of episodes 26
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Summerland was an American television series which aired on The WB (now The CW). The series ran from June 1, 2004 to July 18, 2005.

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[edit] Cast

[edit] Crew

[edit] Premise

Fashion designer Ava lives in Playa Linda, a California beach town (a lot of which is filmed in the real city, Hermosa Beach, California) with her three best friends: her former boyfriend Johnny, Australian surf shop owner Jay, and her business partner Susannah. Their life, it seems, is perfect.

Then, Ava's sister and brother-in-law are killed in an accident, and their three children must make the move from rural Kansas, to Ava's home.

Sixteen-year-old Bradin has his own adolescent angst to deal with, but he does his best to help his younger siblings. Thirteen-year-old Nikki has always adored her aunt but sometimes resents Ava's attempts to fill her late mother's shoes. Eight-year-old Derrick has enough on his hands just trying to understand the big issues of life, death and family.

Ava ends up turning to her friends for help in raising her new surrogate children: Susannah's level-headedness, Johnny's abilities as a father figure, and Jay's boyishness. And while Nikki begins puberty, and Derrick deals with the big changes in his life, Bradin is discovering sex and women - particularly in surfing instructor Erika, who is Jay's girlfriend.

[edit] History

Summerland was part of the wave of summer programming that rose after Fox's 2003 success with The O.C.. The first season - of 13 episodes - aired from June - August 2004, and was a reasonable success.

The series benefited largely from the star appeal: Loughlin's return to television, and Dungey - who had become well-known on J.J. Abrams's cult series Alias. Teen star McCartney also launched a singing career during this time, which helped the show appeal to a younger demographic. Australian soap star Kwanten also helped ratings on the show.

However, when the second season began in February 2005, ratings were significantly lower - due possibly in part to the midseason return. In April, after eight episodes had aired, the series was put on hiatus and The WB eventually announced the show's cancellation. The remaining episodes of the season aired in June and July 2005. There were last-ditch fan efforts to save the show, with online petitions and letter writing campaigns focusing on The WB.

Reruns can now be seen Sundays at 5AM ET on The N.

[edit] What Would've Happened in Season 3

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  • Ava and Johnny would have gotten engaged early in the season but then had a sudden break up.
  • Jay and Isobel would have gone through with the kid and eventually gotten married.
  • Cameron would have wanted more out of his relationship with Nikki, towards the end of the season Nikki and Cameron would have almost slept together.
  • Susannah would have had a very serious relationship with someone new.
  • Bradin and Erika would have tried a relationship but would have broken up when Bradin got Erika pregnant.

[edit] External links

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