Recovery Road is an American teen drama television series based on the 2011 young adult novel of the same name by Blake Nelson. The show was picked up to series by ABC Family on December 16, 2014[1][2] and began production in April 2015.[3] The first three episodes were released on demand on December 18, 2015[4] and debuted on the new Freeform on January 25, 2016.[5] On May 13, 2016, it was announced that Freeform had cancelled the series.[6]
Recovery Road | |
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Genre | Teen drama |
Based on | Recovery Road by Blake Nelson |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Running time | 41–43 minutes |
Production company | Pilgrim Studios |
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Network | Freeform |
Release | January 25 March 28, 2016 | –
Cast and characters
editMain
edit- Jessica Sula as Madeline "Maddie" Graham[3][7]
- Sebastian de Souza as Wesley "Wes" Stewart[3][7]
- Alexis Carra as Cynthia Molina[3][7]
- Daniel Franzese as Vern Testaverde[3][7]
- Kyla Pratt as Trish Tomlinson[3][7]
- David Witts as Craig Weiner[3][7][8]
- Sharon Leal as Charlotte Graham[3][7]
- Lindsay Pearce as Rebecca Granger[8]
Recurring
edit- Paula Jai Parker as Margarita Jean-Baptiste[9]
- Haley Lu Richardson as Ellie Dennis[10]
- Meg DeLacy as Nyla
- Keith Powers as Zack
- Aubrey Peeples as Harper[11]
- Emma Fassler as Laurel
- Brad Beyer as Paul
Episodes
editNo. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Blackout" | Lawrence Trilling | Bert V. Royal & Karen DiConcetto | January 25, 2016 | 101 | 0.46[12] |
2 | "The Art of the Deal" | Larry Shaw | Bert V. Royal & Karen DiConcetto | February 1, 2016 | 102 | 0.41[13] |
3 | "Surrender" | Michael Schultz | Patricia Resnick | February 8, 2016 | 103 | 0.45[14] |
4 | "Parties Without Borders" | Joanna Kerns | Holly Sorensen | February 15, 2016 | 104 | 0.49[15] |
5 | "My Loose Thread" | David Paymer | Nic Sheff | February 22, 2016 | 105 | 0.46[16] |
6 | "Heaven Backwards" | Chris Grismer | Michael Gans & Richard Register | February 29, 2016 | 106 | 0.45[17] |
7 | "Sick as Our Secrets" | Jennifer Lynch | Julia Cox | March 7, 2016 | 107 | 0.48[18] |
8 | "The Weaklings" | Andy Fickman | Nic Sheff | March 14, 2016 | 108 | 0.44[19] |
9 | "Your Side of the Street" | Bethany Rooney | Karen DiConcetto | March 21, 2016 | 109 | 0.49[20] |
10 | "(Be)Coming Clean" | Lawrence Trilling | Bert V. Royal & Karen DiConcetto | March 28, 2016 | 110 | 0.46[21] |
Reception
editRecovery Road was met with a favorable response from critics. On Metacritic, the series holds a rating of 70/100, based on five reviews.[22]
References
edit- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (December 16, 2014). "ABC Family Gives Series Order to Addiction Drama 'Recovery Road'". Variety. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ "ABC Family's 'Recovery Road' Ordered to Series". The Hollywood Reporter. December 16, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Recovery Road: Production Begins on New ABC Family TV Series". TVSeriesFinale.com. April 24, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ McLennan, Cindy (December 18, 2015). "Recovery Road: ABC Family Releases First Three Episodes". TV Series Finale. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "ABC Family to Become Freeform on January 12". The Futon Critic. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ Gelman, Vlada (May 13, 2016). "Recovery Road Cancelled at Freeform". TVLine. Archived from the original on May 15, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Andreeva, Nellie (February 10, 2015). "ABC Family Series 'Recovery Road' Tweaks Cast; Jessica Sula To Play Lead". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (March 6, 2015). "David Witts & Lindsay Pearce Join ABC Family Series 'Recovery Road'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ^ "TV One's 'The Summoning': Actress Paula Jai Parker plays a dangerous game with her ex-husband". Rolling Out. 6 June 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ Swift, Andy (April 22, 2015). "Recovery Road: ABC Family Rehab Drama Adds Ravenswood Alumna". TVLine. Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ Bell, Crystal. "Aubrey Peeples Faces The Dark Side Of Addiction In This Exclusive Recovery Road Clip". MTV News. Archived from the original on February 12, 2016. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (January 26, 2016). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals Update: 1.25.2016". ShowBuzzDaily.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 2, 2016). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.1.2016". ShowBuzzDaily.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 9, 2016). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.8.2016". ShowBuzzDaily.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 17, 2016). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.15.2016". ShowBuzzDaily.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 23, 2016). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals Update: 2.22.2016". ShowBuzzDaily.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (March 1, 2016). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals Update: 2.29.2016". ShowBuzzDaily.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (March 8, 2016). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals Update: 3.7.2016". ShowBuzzDaily.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (March 15, 2016). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals Update: 3.14.2016". ShowBuzzDaily.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (March 22, 2016). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals Update: 3.21.2016". ShowBuzzDaily.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (March 29, 2016). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals Update: 3.28.2016". ShowBuzzDaily.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016.
- ^ "Recovery Road: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 16, 2022.