Freeform’s “Switched at Birth” TV show stars Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez and Vanessa Marano as Bay Kennish. (Freeform/Todd Wawrychuk)
All good things must come to an end… eventually. Freeform confirms the fifth and final season of its Switched at Birth TV series will not premiere until 2017. A couple of weeks before Switched at Birth creator Lizzy Weiss announced the delay on Twitter, she also announced season five would be Switched at Birth‘s last, leaving the show effectively cancelled. This is the first time Freeform has addressed when the show, which ended its fourth season on a cliffhanger, would return.
Switched at Birth stars Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez and Vanessa Marano as Bay Kennish, who were, as the title spells out, switched at birth. The cast also includes Constance Marie, D.W. Moffett, Lea Thompson, Lucas Grabeel, and guest stars Sean Berdy and Marlee Matlin. Weiss, Paul Stupin, and Linda Gase executive produce.
A family drama, Switched at Birth explores early adulthood, blended families, deaf culture, and includes scenes shot in American Sign Language. The series has won a Peabody Award as well as a Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming, and an Imagen Award for Best Primetime Program.
Freeform says:
“Switched at Birth” will end its five-season run after more than 100 episodes, in early 2017 with a special 90–minute series finale.
The Peabody Award-winning drama series begins its fifth and final season – including the milestone 100th episode – in 2017. The upcoming season picks up from the cliffhanger finale with Daphne and Bay living in China. A mysterious call has them packing for home, where they try to settle back in, but ten months has brought some changes. Daphne finds herself in the midst of racial tensions at the university and witnesses the racism faced by her black friends Iris, Sharee, and new baseball star Chris, in an episode told solely from their perspectives. The 100th episode sees the return of Angelo Sorrento (guest star Gilles Marini) as a vision brought about by a young woman with an unexpected link to the Kennish/Vasquez families. The series is executive-produced by Lizzy Weiss, Paul Stupin and Linda Gase. The series stars Katie Leclerc, Vanessa Marano, Constance Marie, D.W. Moffett, Lea Thompson, Lucas Grabeel, with guest stars Sean Berdy and Marlee Matlin.
Are you a fan of the Switched at Birth TV show? Are you frustrated by the delay? Do you think it is ending at the right time, or should it have been renewed? Let us know, below.
Seriously! I have been watching this show and the Foster’s since the beginning and now your cancelling it. Making the final show in 2017 is crazy too! Looks like I won’t be watching this network channel anymore.
I can’t believe that you would even consider canceling Switched at Birth!!!!Please, Please, Please…reconsider your decision !
The show should not be ending its a great show very disappointed
Why end it?
Please keep this show going, don’t end it. It’s such a great show. I love it and there’s so much more that could be added to the story line. Yes I agree all good things come to an end sometimes but it doesn’t always have to be. It’s upsetting for me to hear this when so many of my favorite shows are being cancelled. I can’t take another show that I love being cancelled
YES! All of the good shows are coming to an end and I don’t know what I’m going to do about it!
What the heck?!? Why are they can Elina the show??? This is one of my favorite shows! I came here looking for when the new season was going to start. So, there will be one last 90 minute show and that’s it?!? Ugh I’m so angry about this.
I love this show please keep it on and Bay and Emmet should be together for the rest of their live they should get married at the season finale they are right for each other when they broke up I was hella mad please make them get back together
I love this show. It’s not even the type of show that I normally watch but I caught it on Netflix and totally fell in love with the characters. Super bummed that it’s getting cancelled not to mention that I have to wait this long until the final season. What’s up with that?
This is messed up its a great show.its hard enough to now wait till 2017 but its the final season. Too sad
Noooooooooooooo……………Don’t cancel this show!!!!!!!!!! It’s sooooo good. Why do they cancel the good stuff and all the garbage on TV lasts for years?? Now I’m going to pout….
I love this show! I’ll be sorry to see it go! Not much left on “freeform” that holds my interest. Poor network choice.
It was one of my favorite shows on tv.
If the show is not coming backuntil 2017 I am upset. This is stupid making everyone wait.
I agree with with rest of fans what they’re are saying… I would too.but ,why cancel ??? I’m deaf and I know american sign language. This show is amazing and loving it. I never miss every single show and Its the best show ever!! I want the show come back immediately but ,why wait???
Why do you guys end up cancelling the good shows like that’s not fair. Switched at birth, the fosters, and two other more are like my favorite shows i try to catch up on. It’s sad that it’s going to cancel and i just hope ya definitely don’t cancel the fosters cause ya will lose a lot of viewers from abc family.
Where did you hear the Fosters was cancelled?
I think she is just saying that the fosters is one of her favorite shows. They better not cancel the fosters too!!
Where does it say it was cancelled? Lol with all due respect please re-read the comment. The poster said that it was a favorite not that it was being cancelled
itzel wrote that its been cancelled