'Switched at Birth' Final Season News: Air Date Will Be in 2017 Yet
"True fans will wait," "Switched at Birth" series creator Lizzy Weiss tells fans on Twitter, after she announced in an earlier tweet that the family drama TV series will not be returning until next year. Earlier, the fans of the show had been treated to more dismaying news---that the next season will be the last one.
"This season of #SwitchedatBirth will be our final one. We are ending the show after an amazing 103 episodes with pride, love, and gratitude," Weiss had announced.
A more specific date for the "Switched at Birth" season five premiere has not been announced, but the next season will have only ten episodes, leaving only a short time for viewers to come to terms with the show ending. Although 90 minutes for the finale will surely be enough to say goodbye.
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On another note, and since there is truly no other option for fans but to wait, it would do well to see what we can expect in the next season.
Season five will see cast additions, Tristin Mays (Vampire Diaries) being one; she will play a character with some unexpected ties to the Vasquez/Kennish family, speculated to be Angelo's (Gilles Marini) long-lost child. Also joining the show is Valery Ortiz as Noelle, a tattoo artist with whom Bay Kennish (Vanessa Marano) will want to work with. Then there's Michael Galante who will play Luca, a UKMC student who makes close ties with Regina.
"Switched at Birth" premiered five years ago on June 6, 2011 on what had still been ABC Family. The story is of two teens who were switched at birth and grew up in different social classes. It is set in Kansas City. The show is the first mainstream TV show that has featured deaf and hard of hearing regulars.
The show stars Marano and Katie Leclerc (Daphne Vasquez) as the two teenagers switched at birth.
