''Recovery Road'' is an American teen drama television series based on the 2011 young adult novel of the
same name by
Blake Nelson
Blake Nelson is an American author of adult and children's literature. He grew up in Portland, Oregon, and attended Wesleyan University and New York University. He lives in Hillsboro, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area.
Biography
Nelso ...
. The show was picked up to series by
ABC Family
The American cable television, cable and satellite television network that is now known as Freeform (TV channel), Freeform was originally launched as the CBN Satellite Service on April 29, 1977, and has gone through several different owners (and s ...
on December 16, 2014 and began production in April 2015.
The first three episodes were released on demand on December 18, 2015 and debuted on the new
Freeform on January 25, 2016. On May 13, 2016, it was announced that Freeform had cancelled the series.
Cast and characters
Main
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Jessica Sula
Jessica Bianca Sula (born 3 May 1994) is a Welsh actress known for her portrayal of the character Grace Blood in the third generation of the television series ''Skins'' and for her role in the M. Night Shyamalan-directed horror film ''Split'' ...
as Madeline "Maddie" Graham
*
Sebastian de Souza
Sebastian Denis de Souza (born 19 April 1993)''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England and Wales, 1916–2005'' B100D is an English actor. He is best known for playing Matty Levan in the E4 teen drama series '' Skins''. He has since starre ...
as Wesley "Wes" Stewart
* Alexis Carra as Cynthia Molina
*
Daniel Franzese
Daniel Franzese (born May 9, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, and activist best known for his roles in director Larry Clark's ''Bully'' and as Damian in Tina Fey's 2004 feature film ''Mean Girls''. Franzese is the creator of several live come ...
as Vern Testaverde
*
Kyla Pratt
Kyla Amore Pratt (born September 16, 1986) is an American actress. She provided the voice of Penny Proud in the first animated series for Disney Channel called ''The Proud Family'', and Breanna Latrice Barnes in UPN's '' One on One''. After play ...
as Trish Tomlinson
*
David Witts
David Peter S. Witts (born 30 June 1991) is a British actor and model, best known for his portrayal of Joey Branning in the long-running British television soap opera, ''EastEnders'', in which he appeared from 2012 to 2013.
Early life
Witts a ...
as Craig Weiner
*
Sharon Leal
Sharon Ann Leal is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles in movies such as ''Dreamgirls'', '' This Christmas'', '' Why Did I Get Married?'', ''Why Did I Get Married Too?'' and her roles on the television shows '' Legacy'', '' ...
as Charlotte Graham
*
Lindsay Pearce
Lindsay Heather Pearce (born April 30, 1991) is an American actress and singer best known for her work in musical theatre. She made her Broadway debut as Elphaba in ''Wicked'' in February 2020 and later made her national tour debut as Janis Sar ...
as Rebecca Granger
Recurring
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Paula Jai Parker
Paula Jai Parker is an American actress. She is best known for her supporting roles in the films ''Friday'' (1995), '' Sprung'' (1997), '' Why Do Fools Fall in Love'' (1998), ''Phone Booth'' (2002), '' Hustle & Flow'' (2005), and '' Idlewild'' (20 ...
as Margarita Jean-Baptiste
*
Haley Lu Richardson
Haley Lu Richardson (born March 7, 1995) is an American actress. Following early television roles on the Disney Channel sitcom ''Shake It Up'' (2013) and the ABC Family supernatural drama '' Ravenswood'' (2013–2014), she acted in the coming-o ...
as Ellie Dennis
*
Meg DeLacy
Margaret DeLacy Kelley (born July 9, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Shiv (comics), Cindy Burman in the DC Universe (streaming service), DC Universe series ''Stargirl (TV series), Stargirl''.
Early life
De ...
as Nyla
*
Keith Powers
Keith Tyree Powers (born August 22, 1992) is an American actor and model. He is best known for his roles as Ronnie DeVoe in BET's miniseries ''The New Edition Story'' and Tyree in the film '' Straight Outta Compton''.
Career
After graduating ...
as Zack
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Aubrey Peeples
Aubrey Shea Peeples (born November 26, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Layla Grant in the ABC drama series ''Nashville.'' She can be seen in the upcoming series ''Unconventional'' by show-runner Kit Williams ...
as Harper
*
Emma Fassler
Emma may refer to:
* Emma (given name)
Film
* ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown
* ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow
* ''Emma'' (1996 TV film), a British television film starring Kate Be ...
as Laurel
*
Brad Beyer
Brad Beyer (born September 20, 1973) is an American actor. He may be best-known for his role in the CBS series '' Jericho'', playing Stanley Richmond.
Early and personal life
Beyer was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he graduated from Catho ...
as Paul
Episodes
Reception
''Recovery Road'' was met with a favorable response from critics. On
Metacritic
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, the series holds a rating of 70/100, based on five reviews.
References
External links
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{{Freeform
2016 American television series debuts
2016 American television series endings
2010s American teen drama television series
Freeform (TV channel) original programming
English-language television shows
Television shows about drugs
Television shows based on American novels
Television series about teenagers
Works about addiction
Television series by Disney–ABC Domestic Television