ABC Family Renews Comedies, Orders Pilots About Addiction, Tennis And Saudi Arabia
ABC Family made several major announcements on Monday, including the renewals of its hit comedies Baby Daddy and Melissa & Joey.
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Both sitcoms, currently in their third seasons, were renewed for Season 4. Melissa & Joey's fourth season will include its milestone 100th episode. (Proposal, anyone?)
In addition to those renewals, the network has also ordered three new drama pilots:
* Alice in Arabia focuses on a rebellious American teenager who gets kidnapped by her Saudi Arabian extended family following her parents' death. Before making her escape, Alice will need to learn how to survive as a prisoner in her grandfather's royal compound.
* Recovery Road is the story of a party girl named Maddie who comes to the realization that she's, in fact, an addict. By day, she'll lead the life of a normal high school student; by night, she'll live among other recovering addicts at a rehab facility.
* Unstrung takes viewers into the world of professional tennis through the eyes of brother and sister Luke and Ellie Holt. In addition to competing — often with each other — Luke and Ellie's futures will be placed in jeopardy by the revelation of a huge family secret.