Freeform Cancels Drama ‘Dead of Summer’

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Freeform has canceled ratings-challenged horror series Dead of Summer. The summer camp drama came from Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, along with writer Ian Goldberg. It debuted June 28.

Set in the late 1980s, the show was described as “part coming-of-age story, part supernatural horror story,” according to Freeform, back when it was known as ABC Family.

Freeform acknowledged at the time of its straight-to series order a year ago that horror was a new genre for the network.

Dead of Summer is produced by ABC Signature Studios and Kitsis/Horowitz.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.