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Season 1 – Famous in Love

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Life changes for ordinary college student Paige after she auditions for a movie and lands a role in the big-budget blockbuster. The newfound fame turns Paige into Hollywood's new "it" girl, forcing her to navigate the highs and lows of celebrity life -- all while trying to balance her college workload. While Paige's new career offers her a chance to meet new people -- including attractive co-star Rainer, with whom she develops strong chemistry -- it strains her relationships with her current friends, especially Jake, who may want to be more than just friends. The drama series is based on a novel of the same name written by Rebecca Serle.
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Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter 04/19/2017
It's still hard to fathom how a show developed by the creator of Pretty Little Liars could be so unable to deliver any enticing twists or turns or could lack even the most kid-friendly hints of edginess. Go to Full Review
Ruth Kinane Entertainment Weekly 04/18/2017
B-
Yes, you've seen this story and its fairly flat and uninspired characters a million times before, but, as Hollywood teaches, sometimes a shiny surface is all you need. Go to Full Review
Mandy Treccia TV Source Magazine 01/18/2019
While Famous in Love suffered the standard pilot kinks (awkward chemistry, overzealous line delivery, and too much telling rather than showing), the series delivered on its potential for addictive, soapy drama. Go to Full Review
Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 04/25/2017
3/5
Soapy drama has bright lights, sexuality, and drinking. Go to Full Review
Will Ashton We Got This Covered 04/18/2017
4/10
Freeform's newest YA adaptation, Famous in Love, finds an agreeable, if bland, Bella Thorne in a show that's hard to love. Go to Full Review
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10/05/2018 it's good but not the best. See more 09/24/2017 Cliche. Bad acting. Bad dialogues. Not so interesting plot (unrealistic as well). Don't bother. May impress 12 year olds who love cheesy love triangles and are easy impressed. See more 08/13/2017 Bella Thorne saves this mixed bag of teenage clichés and what you might call "wannabe clichés," meaning dialogue so dumb that not even the most stereotyped teen ever said it. Plot moves like a wooly mammoth! Staged and directed by Captain Obvious! What saves it? Bella Thorne! See more 07/13/2017 Fame. Jealousy. Controversies. The tales of filmdom. SEASON 01: Most surprising series of the year. It's shocking to know it did not get the recognition it deserved. Yes, it was not like you have never heard the story before. The same old film industry formula. How things work, particularly what are all the trouble the newcomers would face stepping inside the studio. Besides, scams, controversies, personal feud, broken friendship, business deal, press meet, public appearance and many more it covers. I am a film fanatic that I only started to watch the television series in the recent years, but reviewing them was only very recently. The reason I like television series is the details. In films, you won't get that kind of details for a 90 or 120 minute film. But a series of ten episodes and each runs for 40 minutes means an average of seven hours per season. There you go, they can cover every minute detail they want and even more. Some of the parts of the story were intentional, but overall it worked out well. The curiosity it created for its viewers was awesome. At the end of each episode I have been always eager to know what might come in the next. Like I said, it was more a curiosity than suspense. That's the major difference that people who watched it not getting, hence showing displeasure. Three freshmen, as well as close friends living under the same roof have their own agenda to be in the city of Angels. When one of them bags the unexpected role for a feature film, becomes an overnight famous. That leads to change many things around. Never sees the solution, but only the issue gets bigger. At one stage, comes the time everything to be sorted out, but again pulls back with a twist. It all consists of fame, jealousy, disputes and other complications. Like any tale, who end where and what will be the conclusion is the final episode that unfolds. Best casting. I liked all the actors, actresses. Bella Thorne exceptional in the lead. Actually, I did not expect that, having seen her in other films. Definitely the best performance so far I've seen. I hope the second season makes its way. Because it did not end properly. I really disappointed with that. I thought it was going to solve all the puzzle in here itself. But it's good they have saved some of it to take forward in the following season. ...Because there's will be something for us to expect from it than guessing what new it going to give us like in the films that ended comfortable, but after its great commercial success, the filmmakers create a new story, a new adventure out of nothing, except with those fine characters to destroy the original. Anyway, this is a fine programme, but now I'm waiting for the next season. Just don't think it's for teenagers, but for grown ups too. Go for it! 8/10 See more 06/24/2017 This show was amazing and addictive! At first, I only watched it because I ADORE Bella Thorne and wanna support anything that allows her incredible acting talents to shine. However, the show is really deep and shows the less glamorous side of Hollywood. A lot of celebs aren't what they appear to be in the public eye, there are a lot of cutthroats that will stomp on people to get what they want, there are manipulative people, you'll have put A LOT of work into something and someone else is going to make it without you being part of it, old friends being at risk of drifting apart, and that celebrities do struggle in life (Fame and fortune doesn't end suffering). The acting (Especially from Bella Thorne as the main character) is wonderful, there are likable characters, it's suspenseful, it feels real and not sugar coated, I never know what will happen, and I absolutely want MORE of this. This better get a season 2 because the only other time I've gotten into a drama show was with Once Upon A Time (Not watching season 7 because season 6 was the perfect ending) and that is saying A LOT! I don't care what the critics say! I read their reviews before watching it and I felt their reactions were absolutely pretentious, rigid, nitpicky, and some things were inaccurate. It's an absolutely wonderful show that I hope to see more of with a season 2 (Plus more seasons). See more 05/27/2017 It was a great show love the plot and how it gives us a. Inside look of how celebrities life are. Also it left us with A bunch of cliff hangers. But after all it's was a amazing show See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 18, 2017 Pilot College student Paige Townsen's life changes forever after she attends an open casting call for the lead role in a major Hollywood production. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 25, 2017 A Star Is Torn Paige tries to find a way to tell her parents she has landed the acting role of a lifetime, knowing that her education is their top priority; Nina attempts to shut down the gossip surrounding Rainer and Jordan's fight. Details Episode 3 Aired May 2, 2017 Not So Easy A Paige leans on Jake and Cassie for help as she attempts to manage her hectic school and work schedules; Nina must trim the film's budget; Jake meets with an agent about his script. Details Episode 4 Aired May 9, 2017 Prelude to a Diss Paige's confidence is shaken following a disastrous first day on the movie set; Rainer asks Paige out on a date; Cassie resorts to desperate measures to pay her tuition bill; Tangey and her mother argue over Tangey's career. Details Episode 5 Aired May 16, 2017 Some Like It Not Paige wants to celebrate her 21st birthday with her best friends; Jake's getaway with Alexis creates tension. Details Episode 6 Aired May 23, 2017 Found in Translation Cassie goes into hiding when her secret gets out. Details Episode 7 Aired May 30, 2017 Secrets & Pies Paige struggles to keep up in school; Cassie tries to tell Paige she doesn't want to be her assistant. Details Episode 8 Aired Jun 6, 2017 Crazy Scripted Love Paige and Cassie have not made up; Alexis learns she will have to deliver some bad news to Jake. Details Episode 9 Aired Jun 13, 2017 Fifty Shades of Red Paige and Cassie's relationship takes another hit when Paige learns that Jake could be leaving Los Angeles for good. Details Episode 10 Aired Jun 13, 2017 Leaving Los Angeles Cast and crew hide their concern for Rainer from the press and try to keep their secrets hidden. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
I. Marlene King, Christopher Fife, Miguel Arteta, Melissa Carter, Dan Farah
Network
Freeform
Rating
TV-14 (D|L)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 18, 2017