It was created by
The Bay showrunner Gregori J. Martin, as well as Wendy Riche (executive story editor and executive producer of
The Bay), and it is produced by LANY Entertainment.
yA is a coming of age young adult series that follows teens Frankie Sanders and Regan Sanders played by
The D'Ambrosio Twins, as they relocate to sunny California, where they are exposed to the cruel new social atmosphere of Bay City High.
They will be joined by Emmy award-winning actor and producer Kristos Andrews, who reprises his role as Pete Garrett, and Michael Copon who plays Officer Colton Kurosaki. Vivica A. Fox will also crossover as Dr. Angela Foster.
Speaking of Andrews, he also serves as director of
yA with Gregori J. Martin. The first season of
yA is comprised of 10 episodes, which were co-written by Wendy Riche and Gregori J. Martin.
Other
yA actors include Dante Aleksander (Xander Castro), and such new talent as Damoni Burkhardt, Logan Garretson, Brady Gentry, Tyler C. Lofton, and Bella Martinez; moreover, they will be joined by such social media influences as Tessa Brooks, who plays the resident mean girl Evelyn, as well as Indiana Massara, who portrays a troubled teen named Lindsay.
Several other noteworthy performers include Emmy winner Ian Buchanan (
Twin Peaks and
General Hospital), Galadriel Stineman (Until Dawn), Mark Famiglietti (
Terminator 3), Jacob Young (
The Bold and The Beautiful), as well as Wanda De Jesus (
Sons of Anarchy) and
Gilles Marini, who is playing Judge Nazar Zekarain.
The first season will feature such guest stars as Kane Hodder from
Friday the 13th as the school security guard Pooch, and Emmy-nominated actor
Brad Maule from
General Hospital as Mr. Ford, among others.
