Beyond the Break (TV series)
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Genre | Teen drama |
Creator(s) | Michael D. Jacobs David Brookwell Sean McNamara |
Starring | Tiffany Hines Suzie Pollard Natalie Ramsey Ross Thomas Michael Copon Jason Tam Sonya Balmores David Chokachi |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 20 (List of episodes) |
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Executive producer(s) | Matt Dearborn |
Running time | 30 minutes |
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Original channel | The N |
Original run | June 2, 2006 – Present |
Beyond the Break is a new drama series which debuted on The N in June 2006. Beyond the Break is about four women in the sport of professional surfing. Birdie Scott (Tiffany Hines), Lacey Farmer (Natalie Ramsey), Dawn Preston (Suzie Pollard), and Kai Kealoha (Sonya Balmores) must overcome their differences in order to capture surf stardom. David Chokachi, Baywatch star also stars as the girls' surfing instructor. [1] Ross Thomas and Jason Tam round out the cast as two male surfers who have their eyes on Birdie and Dawn. Michael Copon has a recurring role as both Kai and Lacey's love interest. Season 2 premieres with an hour long episode January 5, 2007. The theme song for Beyond the Break is Car Song by the New York City band, Telenovela Star
The show debuted in June 2006. There are 20 episodes that have finished production. Season one consisted of ten episodes and the remainder ten episodes are for Season 2. The show has started production on season 3, consisting of 14 episodes, and premieres in early 2008. One new episode confirmed in the third season is called "Work." It has been confirmed by Suzie Pollard. Work is the 13th episode. [2]
[edit] Trivia
- Fans of the G4 network may recognize one of Kai's best friends. She's played by Olivia Munn, co-host of G4's entertainment news show Attack of the Show.
- The cast of Beyond the Break currently appears in promos for The N in which they interact with characters from other shows such as Degrassi: The Next Generation and South of Nowhere.
- The series spawned an online spin-off called Island Sage about a professional female surfer named Sage. The series consists of internet "webisodes" which can be seen on The N's web site and is sponsored by Tampax.