Wednesday, August 29, 2012

SWITCHED AT BIRTH Returns September 3 ("This is the Color of My Dreams"); New Book On Sale Now

ABC Family’s award-winning hit drama series, SWITCHED AT BIRTH, will return with all new episodes beginning Monday, September 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. In advance of the premiere, Hyperion has released a "Switched At Birth" book (available at online retailers since August 28) divulging the contents of a memoir authored by the character Kathryn Kennish (played by Lea Thompson) in the series.

In addition, the network will air a special  SWITCHED AT BIRTH  marathon (13 episodes) on Monday, September 3, from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. ET/PT, leading up to the fall premiere.

In the fall premiere titled “This is the Color of My Dreams,” Bay returns from her summer trip with a new boyfriend. Kathryn juggles her duties as a wife and mom with her new career as an author. Daphne gets a new job. The kids return to school.



SWITCHED AT BIRTH  is a family drama that explores blended families and deaf culture, with an array of deaf and hard-of-hearing actors, and includes scenes shot entirely in American Sign Language.  SWITCHED AT BIRTH  launched as the network’s #1 series debut of all time in Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Women 18-34, Adults 18-49 and Women 18-49, and overall, ranked as the #1 new cable series of Summer 2011 across its core female demos.

The "Switched At Birth" book by Kathryn Kennish (played by Lea Thompson) is the inside story of the  SWITCHED AT BIRTH  family as only a mother could tell it. In her memoir, Kathryn reveals the surprising and intimate layers of her story—from the private details of the switched-at-birth revelation to all that occurs in its aftermath, including Regina and Daphne's move into the Kennish household. In the wake of this immense shift, secrets and previously unexamined issues from Kathryn's and her family's past surface as they are forced to reexamine everything they assumed about what makes a family a family. The book, like the show, touches on themes that any family who has ever felt different or “not normal” will recognize and appreciate.

SWITCHED at birth won a Television Critics Association Award and Imagen Award this year and  has been honored with AFTRA’s (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) American Scene “Crystal” Award®”, the Producers Guild of America George Sunga Award and a Gracie Award.

The series also stars Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez; Vanessa Marano (GILMORE GIRLS) as Bay Kennish; Constance Marie (GEORGE LOPEZ) as Regina Vasquez; D.W. Moffett (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) as John Kennish; Lea Thompson (Back to the Future) as Kathryn Kennish; Lucas Grabeel (High School Musical) as Toby Kennish; and Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe.

RELATED:
- INTERVIEW: Lea Thompson Previews SWITCHED AT BIRTH
- INTERVIEW: Vanessa Marano Previews SWITCHED AT BIRTH Fall Season

1 comment:

  1. I am so excited. This show started just after I realized I was not hearing what I should have. I am a hard of hearing person who is learning ASL from books and videos because the classes are only free for children where I live. I am unable to work without hearing aids and you can not buy them with nothing so it is a catch 22. I know that I will get this for it is who I am and was meant to be.

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