‘While You Were Breeding’ Not Going Forward At Freeform, Could Be Shopped Elsewhere
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Freeform has opted not to proceed with While You Were Breeding, the upcoming Kristin Newman hourlong comedy series based on her memoir, Deadline has learned.
Producers of the series, from Freeform Studios, will have the opportunity to shop it elsewhere. The 10-episode series had wrapped production and was headed into post-production when it paused days into the WGA strike.
Newman on May 13 wrote an emotional Facebook post explaining her decision to shut down post-production. As a result, While You Were Breeding, starring Chelsea Frei, missed its August premiere date.
After a review of Freeform’s pipeline in the context of Disney’s companywide content spend trim and emphasis on curation, it was determined that the comedy no longer fit the linear network’s programming strategy, sources said.
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