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8 'Moons' rising for ABC Family cable channel

Posted on: Monday, 9 January 2006, 03:28 CST

By Kimberly Speight

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC Family has ordered eight episodes of the quirky drama series "Three Moons Over Milford," which is set for a possible summer premiere.

The show is set in a small town whose residents take their lives to the extreme -- quitting jobs, indulging vices and basically living as if today were their last -- upon learning that a cosmic explosion is threatening Earth's existence.

Cast members include Sam Murphy, Nora Dunn, Samantha Quan and Rob Boltin. Production is set to start in the spring,

ABC Family is making a big push into the world of drama. The cable channel recently picked up two other series: "Kyle XY," which centers on a mysterious teenage boy who appears to be a newborn based on his actions, and "Balancing Act" (working title), about a young cop who moves his family back to the inner-city neighborhood where he was raised in the hopes of making a difference. In addition, new episodes of the drama "Beautiful People" are set to premiere in March.

Just last Monday, the network's first-ever original drama, "Wildfire," set a network viewership record as 2.3 million viewers tuned in to its second-season premiere.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Source: REUTERS

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