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Family’s Springboard in production

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TORONTO – Family Channel, CBBC and Beachwood Canyon Productions said Monday production is underway in Toronto on the new 15-episode tween live-action gymnastics series Springboard (formerly Up In the Air).

Created by Frank van Keeken (The Next Step, Lost & Found Music Studios), the half-hour drama series is scheduled to debut on Family Channel in Canada and CBBC in the U.K. in 2020.

“Family Channel has seen tremendous success working with Frank van Keeken in the past on such shows as Wingin' It, Lost & Found Music Studios, and of course, The Next Step. We are excited to collaborate with his team at Beachwood Canyon Productions, and with CBBC to bring this new aspirational and heartfelt intergenerational series to our audience,” said Joe Tedesco, executive vice president and general manager of DHX Television, Family Channel’s owner, in the press release.

Springboard follows young gymnast Jenny Cortez (played by Morgan Wigle), who moves to a new city when her family gets the opportunity to run their own gymnastics club. “With new friends and an intimidating new school, Jenny looks to persevere and become the gymnastics legend she was born to be,” reads the release.

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