EXCLUSIVE: Facebook has given a ten-episode straight-to-series order to a half-hour female-driven dramedy, starring and executive produced by Elizabeth Olsen. The untitled series (fka Widow), which will run on streaming platform Facebook Watch, was created and written by Kit Steinkellner (Z: The Beginning of Everything…

EXCLUSIVE: One of the most popular surf movies, Blue Crush, is headed to television. NBC has given a script commitment with penalty to a series based on the 2002 Imagine feature directed by John Stockwell, which starred Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez and Sanoe Lake. Lizzy Weiss, who co-wrote the movie with…

Freeform’s Switched At Birth won’t return for its final season until sometime next year, series creator Lizzy Weiss announced on Twitter late last night. After her first Tweet imploring fans’ patience, Weiss followed up with a somewhat more encouraging message, noting that while the delay is “a bummer,” she shares her…

Series creator/executive producer Lizzy Weiss just tweeted the news. “This season of #SwitchedatBirth will be our final one. We are ending the show after an amazing 103 episodes with pride, love, and gratitude.” Switched At Birth launched on ABC Family in 2011 with the network’s then-highest premiere ratings to date…