Freeform Announces Summer Premiere Dates for 7 Shows

Heating up the summer are new blockbuster dramas “Dead of Summer” from Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis (“Once Upon a Time”), and “Guilt” from Lionsgate TV and Thunderbird Films, along with cheerleading docuseries “Cheer Squad.” Fan favorite comedies “Young & Hungry” and “Baby Daddy” bow first on Wednesday, June 1, followed by “Guilt” on Monday, June 13, and “The Fosters” one week later on Monday, June 20. Social phenomenon “Pretty Little Liars” will kick off its summer season with a supersized episode on Tuesday, June 21, with highly anticipated “Dead of Summer” debuting on Tuesday, June 28. On Monday, August 22, “Cheer Squad” will join the lineup airing weeknights at 10:00 p.m. EDT. Procedural drama “Stitchers” is currently airing its second season Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. EDT and will finale Tuesday, May 24 with “Monica the Medium,” debuting its sophomore season later this month on Monday, April 25 at 10:00 p.m. EDT and will air with all-new episodes through Monday, June 27.

Premiering in 2017 are sci-fi series “Beyond” and unscripted series “The Letter.” “Peabody Award -Winning “Switched at Birth” will end its five-season run after more than 100 episodes, in early 2017 with a special 90–minute series finale. Also returning is the hit epic saga “Shadowhunters,” which will premiere its recently announced second season

Summer Premieres

Young & Hungry
“Young & Hungry” returns with more episodes, and more ups and downs in Gabi and Josh’s relationship! This season, Gabi, reeling from her discovery of Josh with his therapist, meets a brokenhearted stranger (guest star Tyler Ritter) and they decide to commiserate together. Elliot and his husband Alan make a major life change, and Yolanda celebrates a big milestone. “Young & Hungry” stars Emily Osment, Jonathan Sadowski, Rex Lee, Aimee Carrero and Kym Whitley. Premieres Wednesday, June 1 at 8:00 p.m. EDT.

Baby Daddy
“Baby Daddy” picks up right where it left off in the spring finale, with Ben finally deciding to be with Zoey (guest star Jonna Walsh), just as her son’s father reappears in her life. Riley is heartbroken after learning Danny hooked up with Sam (guest star Daniella Monet) in high school, and decides to put him on “trial” for his misdeeds with Bonnie acting as his lawyer. Tucker tries to further his career as an entertainment reporter, and Bonnie reunites with a relative she’d rather forget. “Baby Daddy” stars Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Derek Theler, Tahj Mowry, Melissa Peterman and Chelsea Kane. Guest stars this season include Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Loni Anderson, Eddie Cibrian and Jackée Harry. Premieres Wednesday, June 1 at 8:30 p.m. EDT.

Guilt
The definition of guilt is being responsible for wrongdoing or a crime. In the murder of Molly Ryan, many are guilty in different ways, but only one is truly guilty of her murder. When Natalie’s sister Grace becomes the prime suspect in her roommate Molly’s murder and popular target for the press and in social media, Natalie leaves her life in Boston and heads to London to defend her. With the help of an ethically questionable ex-pat lawyer Stan Gutterie, Natalie starts to question how innocent her sister may really be as more ugly truths start to emerge. In this one-hour soapy drama, the mystery will twist through all layers of London society – from a posh but depraved sex club and all the way up to the Royal Family itself. “Guilt” stars Billy Zane, Emily Tremaine, Daisy Head, Cristian Solimeno, Naomi Ryan, Kevin Ryan, Zachary Fall, Simona Brown and Sam Cassidy. “Guilt” comes from Lionsgate TV and Thunderbird Films. The series is executive-produced by Kathryn Price, Nichole Millard, Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer, Larry Shaw and Stephen McPherson. Premieres Monday, June 13 at 9:00 p.m. EDT.

The Fosters
The new season picks up immediately from the dramatic cliffhanger finale with Mariana’s emotionally devastated boyfriend Nick bringing a gun to school. Now that Callie’s moms know she slept with Brandon, Callie worries they may not want her to remain part of the family. “The Fosters” stars Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Hayden Byerly, Noah Centineo, David Lambert, Maia Mitchell, Danny Nucci and Cierra Ramirez. Premieres Monday, June 20 at 8:00 p.m. EDT.

Pretty Little Liars
In the seventh season of the hit drama series “Pretty Little Liars,” the PLLs band together to unearth answers to the last remaining secrets and take down “Uber A” for good in the most romantic season of PLL yet. “Pretty Little Liars” stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Tyler Blackburn, Lucy Hale, Laura Leighton, Shay Mitchell, Andrea Parker and Shay Mitchell. Premieres Tuesday, June 21 at 8:00 p.m. EDT.

Dead of Summer
Set in the late 1980s, school is out for the summer and a sun-drenched season of firsts beckons the counselors at Camp Stillwater, a seemingly idyllic Midwestern summer camp, including first loves, first kisses — and first kills. Stillwater’s dark, ancient mythology awakens, and what was supposed to be a summer of fun soon turns into one of unforgettable scares and evil at every turn. From ABC Signature Studios and executive producers Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, Ian Goldberg and Steve Pearlman, the series stars Elizabeth Mitchell, Elizabeth Lail, Zelda Williams, Mark Indelicato, Alberto Frezza, Eli Goree, Ronen Rubinstein, Amber Coney and Paulina Singer. Premieres Tuesday, June 28 at 9:00 p.m. EDT.

Programming Coming in Early 2017

Beyond
“Beyond” is a one-hour drama about Holden, a young man who wakes up from a coma after 12 years and discovers new abilities that propel him into the middle of a dangerous conspiracy. Now Holden must try and figure out what happened to him during those 12 years; how to survive a world that changed while he was gone; and answer the question, why did this happen to him? The series stars Burkely Duffield, Romy Rosemont, Michael McGrady, Jonathan Whitesell, Dilan Gwyn, and Jeff Pierre. From Imperative Entertainment and Automatik, “Beyond” is created, written a executive produced by Adam Nussdorf. Tim Kring, David Eick, Steven Adelson, Zak Kadison, Justin Levy and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones will serve as executive producers.

Shadowhunters
Season two of “Shadowhunters” will pick up where the dramatic season one finale left off, with Jace standing alongside Valentine and his friends fearing the worst. Clary, Alec and Isabelle will stop at nothing to bring their brother back, along with help from Luke, Magnus, Simon and a now awake Jocelyn. Season two will bring fans more demon fighting, more werewolves and vampires, and a lot more Malec. The series stars Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Matthew Daddario, Emeraude Toubia, Alberto Rosende, Isaiah Mustafa and Harry Shum Jr.

Switched at Birth
The Peabody Award-winning drama series begins its fifth and final season – including the milestone 100th episode – in 2017. The upcoming season picks up from the cliffhanger finale with Daphne and Bay living in China. A mysterious call has them packing for home, where they try to settle back in, but ten months has brought some changes. Daphne finds herself in the midst of racial tensions at the university and witnesses the racism faced by her black friends Iris, Sharee, and new baseball star Chris, in an episode told solely from their perspectives. The 100th episode sees the return of Angelo Sorrento (guest star Gilles Marini) as a vision brought about by a young woman with an unexpected link to the Kennish/Vasquez families. The series is executive-produced by Lizzy Weiss, Paul Stupin and Linda Gase. The series stars Katie Leclerc, Vanessa Marano, Constance Marie, D.W. Moffett, Lea Thompson, Lucas Grabeel, with guest stars Sean Berdy and Marlee Matlin.

FREEFORM SUMMER PREMIERE DATES

Wednesday, June 1
Young & Hungry (season 3B), 8 p.m.
Baby Daddy (season 5B), 8:30 p.m.

Monday, June 13
Guilt (new series), 9 p.m.

Monday, June 20
The Fosters (season 4), 8 p.m.

Tuesday, June 21
Pretty Little Liars (season 7), 8 p.m.

Tuesday, June 28
Dead of Summer (new series), 9 p.m.

Monday, August 22
Cheer Squad (new series), 10 p.m.

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