''Beyond'' is an American

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television series created by Adam Nussdorf that premiered on Freeform on January 1, 2017. The series stars

Burkely Duffield Burkely Duffield (born August 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor known for his roles as Eddie Miller in ''House of Anubis'' and as Holden Matthews in ''Beyond''. His sister is actress and singer Victoria Duffield. Career Duffield made his screen debut ...

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, Jeff Pierre,

Jonathan Whitesell Jonathan Rae Whitesell (born August 28, 1991) is a Canadian actor known for his role as Luke Matthews in the Freeform 2017 science fiction drama '' Beyond''. He later played several high-profile recurring roles as Bryan and Kurtz respectively in ...

Michael McGrady Michael Steven McGrady (born March 30, 1960) is an American theater, film and television actor. He is known for playing Tom Matthews in Beyond. He is also an artist. Life and work McGrady was born in Federal Way, Washington, to Gloria, a hair s ...

, and

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. On January 10, 2017, Freeform renewed the series for a 10-episode second season, which premiered on January 18, 2018, and finished on March 22, 2018. On March 29, 2018, Freeform announced they had cancelled the series after two seasons.

Plot

Holden Matthews wakes up from a 12-year coma and discovers that he now has supernatural abilities, ones that propel him into the middle of a dangerous conspiracy. Holden wants to figure out what happened to him during the past dozen years and how to live in a world that has changed significantly while he was in his coma. Perhaps the biggest question of all is why it happened to him beyond this Earth's timeline in the hereafter. As Holden tries to adjust to adulthood, a mysterious woman named Willa warns him not to trust the people around him.

Cast and characters

Main

as Holden Matthews *

as Willa Frost *

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as Kevin McArdle *

as Luke Matthews *

as Tom Matthews *

as Diane Matthews * Jeff Pierre as Jeff McArdle * Eden Brolin as Charlie Singer (season 2; recurring season 1)

Recurring

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as Tess Shoemacher *

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as The Man in the Yellow Jacket *

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as Arthur * Toby Levins as Sheriff Dayton *

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as Pastor Ian * Kendall Cross as Mel *

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as Daniel *

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as Isaac Frost *

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as Jamie

Production

A pilot was

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for Freeform, then known as ABC Family, in April 2015. The series was ordered for production in November 2015 with a ten-episode order. A sneak peek aired on January 1, 2017, with the official premiere on January 2, 2017. On January 10, 2017, Freeform renewed the series for a second season; season 2 premiered on January 18, 2018, with a double episode. The 10-episode second season's finale aired March 22, 2018.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2017)

Season 2 (2018)

A recap special entitled "Beyond: What Lies Ahead" aired on December 28, 2017, and drew 357,000 viewers.

Broadcast

Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on FOX8 on January 17, 2017. In the UK and Ireland, all ten first-season episodes were available on Netflix before their U.S. broadcasts, and new second-season episodes were added weekly. The entire first season was released on digital platforms, such as

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, the Freeform App and website, and

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, on January 2, 2017.

Reception

Critical reception

On the

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website

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, the first season holds an approval rating of 42% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 6.10/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "''Beyond'' stays mired in contrived cliché, despite heartwarming performances from a capable cast."

Ratings

Accolades

Notes

References

External links

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