Utpe (Tue Jan 24 2017 13:32:30)
I know people keep mentioning that station, but you have to remember, Disney owns it. If it was their idea to axe this show to begin with and not have it renewed, then you can bet that there's a 99% chance Freeform is out of the question.
Actually, that might help it more than hurt it. Just because Disney owns it, it doesn't mean that the same rules apply to programming. For example, Switched At Birth deals with some rather mature topics, stuff that you would never see on Disney Channel. Think about it, less licensing issues to deal with, Jacob already has his foot in the door (so to speak)... All he'd need to do is convince those in charge of FreeForm that they could start handling more mature issues in the show, and use the rather strict limits of Disney Channel as a way of saying that the reason it started dropping in ratings is because they couldn't keep it appropriate for the age of the cast. Not in a way that reflects badly on Disney, just a way of saying that it was getting harder to come up with story lines that would stay within the limits that would also fit a high school setting. Sort of how kids graduate from middle school to high school, the show would graduate from Disney to FreeForm, so it's in the same company.
I find it unlikely that Hulu will pick it up, since Netflix carries the show and Hulu doesn't. I'm sure there would be licensing issues, along with the idea that Netflix wouldn't be likely to carry Hulu produced programming (either by choice or by other licensing). Amazon is another possibility (it has all the episodes already available), so if FF doesn't pick it up, I'd say Amazon is the last good chance left.
Mind you, I'm not saying it's very likely that FF will take it, only that it would make sense and probably entail less red tape. Not only that, might be cost less than an outside company trying to continue it.
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