Freeridge is an Americanteencomedy-drama television series created byLauren Iungerich, Eddie Gonzalez, Jeremy Haft, Jamie Dooner, and Jamie Uyeshiro that premiered onNetflix on February 2, 2023. It is a spin-off ofOn My Block.[1][2] In April 2023, the series was canceled after one season.[3]
Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Cameron,[2] the only male in the friend group who is a proud bisexual. He has a boyfriend, but is still hung up on Demi whom he has a crush on since they were 12 years old.
Ciara Riley Wilson as Demi,[2] the friend who is interested in spirituality and Cameron's best friend
Peggy Blow as Mariluna, a woman who is interested in getting the box the friend group have
On September 27, 2021, a spin-off ofOn My Block, titled asFreeridge was ordered to series byNetflix. It is created and executive produced byLauren Iungerich, Eddie Gonzalez, Jeremy Haft, Jamie Dooner, and Jamie Uyeshiro.[1] On October 8, 2021,Bryana Salaz,Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Ciara Riley Wilson, and Shiv Pai were cast to star.[4] On November 4, 2022,Tenzing Norgay Trainor andPeggy Blow joined the cast in undisclosed capacities.[5] The series was filmed from May 9 to July 5, 2022, in Los Angeles.[6] On December 16, 2022, it was reported that Michael Solomon was cast to star and Trainor is part of the starring cast. The series was released on February 2, 2023.[2] On April 12, 2023, it was reported that the series was canceled after one season.[3]
Thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes reported an 80% approval rating with an average rating of 6.8/10, based on 10 critic reviews.[7]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 77 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]