Freeridge (TV series)

***Freeridge*** is an upcoming coming-of-age television series, created by Lauren Iungerich, Eddie Gonzalez, Jeremy Haft, Jamie Uyeshiro and Jamie Dooner. The first season was announced on September 27, 2021 by Netflix. Production is scheduled to begin on May 9th, 2022 and through July 5th, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Filming completely ended on July 9, 2022. It was released on February 2, 2023.

## Premise

This "On My Block" spinoff follows a new crew of friends who may or may not have unleashed a deadly curse, kicking off an unforgettable adventure.

## Cast

### Main

* Keyla Monterroso Mejia as Gloria, a Latino/Hispanic who is described as the “secret glue of the crew” and a highly driven individual.
* Bryana Salaz as Ines, who is also a member of the Latino/Hispanic community and Gloria’s little sister but super smart given that she got to skip a grade at school.
* Ciara Riley Wilson as Demi, who is a second-generation Asian-American who is an optimist and a social worker. Demi is a hard-core romantic but can’t find anyone to match her levels of energy.
* Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Cameron, who is a BIPOC who hasn’t dated any girls because he’s petrified of them. He does, however, date many boys. He’s been raised by his co-dependent divorced parents who still talk.

### Recurring

* Eme Ikwuakor as Dwayne Turner
* Rashuana Simmons as Mrs. Turner
* Peggy Blow as Mariluna
* Eric Neil Guiterrez as Ruben Martinez
* Paula Garces as Geny Martinez
* Michael Solomon as Rusty
* JR Villarreal as Tonio
* Jean Paul San Pedro as Javier
* Abraham Rodriguez as Benji
* Jami Alix as Cinnamon
* Cyndee Rivera as Lucia

### Guest

*Cast members who appeared in 2 episodes or less.*

* Zaire Adams as Andre
* Christopher W. Jones as Manotaur
* Felice Heather Monteith as Coach Lisa
* Innocent Ekakitie as Young Rusty
* Zuleyka Silver as Valeria
* Tiffany Bank as Unmanned Teacher

## Production

### Development

In September 2021, the show was announced, ahead of its predecessors fourth season run.

### Casting

On October 8, 2021, it was announced that the series would star Bryana Salaz, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Ciara Riley Wilson and Shiv Pai and that the latter would appear in the series finale as a segue to the upcoming spinoff.

In November 2022, it was announced that Eme Ikwuakor, Rashuana Simmons, Eric Neil Guiterrez and Paula Garces would be reprising their recurring roles from the original series. Peggy Blow, who played Abuelita in On My Block, was also announced to appear in the show, however it is unknown whether or not she will reprise the role of Abuelita or play a different role.

### Filming

Filming is scheduled to begin on May 9th, 2022 and through July 5th, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

## Trivia

* When we first got word of the show it was dubbed as a “planted spin-off” meaning that filming likely took place on a pilot episode with the view to possibly air it within season 4 of *On My Block*. But, that didn’t come to pass, however, but we did get the picture from a set.

## Gallery

* Posters
* Promotional
* Screencaps
* Character Portraits
* Behind the Scenes

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ‘On My Block’ Spinoff ‘Freeridge’ Ordered to Series at Netflix Ahead of Final Season Premiere
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 On My Block Spinoff ‘Freeridge’: Everything We Know So Far
3. ↑ After 3 months and 237 trips to crafty, that’s a production wrap on Season 1 of Freeridge. It’s a good one.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "FREERIDGE"
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 ‘On My Block’ Spinoff ‘Freeridge’ Sets Its New Core Four
6.https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a41887120/on-my-block-spin-off-freeridge-news-cast/