Falcon Beach is a Canadian TV show, filmed in Winnipeg and Manitoba and aired on both Canadian and American networks. It first deputed in 2005 as a movie in Canada, but then produced in 2006 as a TV series. It's unique because each episode has two versions: one for Canada with Canadian references and one for the US with American references. The film is set in the fictional resort town of Falcon Beach, Manitoba (New England for U.S. viewers); the program is a teen drama similar in style to The O.C. Despite the decline in rates, the show got renewed for a second season, which aired in 2007.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Pilot movie

Season 1

Season 2

Cancellation

Global TV announced on April 20, 2007 that it was cancelling the series after ABC Family announced they would not be renewing the series for summer of 2008. Fans organized an effort to save the show during mid-2007 that did not succeed. The final episode aired on March 30, 2007; it was broadcast on July 3, 2007 in the United States. The cancellation of the series was a result of ABC Family's decision to decline bringing it back for a third season. Without the financial support from the U.S. cable channel, continued production of the series was not possible. Executive producer Kim Todd remarked that Global offered to pick the show up for a third season but at a substantially lower cost than the first two seasons. Falcon Beach's audience was made up of predominantly 12- to 17-year-old girls, among whom the show was popular. However, the series failed to attract many outside that age group and ABC Family wanted a broader demographic – i.e. 18 to 49 viewers.

Music

The music on Falcon Beach is composed by Ari Wise and the music supervisor Sarah Webster. In the movie pilot in 2005, the music was supplied by many Canadian indie acts as well major label Canadian artists. The title theme song "Beautiful Blue" is sung by Winnipeg-born Holly McNarland.

DVD release

BCI Eclipse released Falcon Beach - The Complete First Season on DVD in the US on September 4, 2007. As of 2009, this release has been discontinued and is out of print as BCI Eclipse ceased operations.