The L.A. Complex | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Martin Gero |
Directed by |
Martin Gero Stefan Brogren |
Starring |
Jonathan Patrick Moore Joe Dinicol Andra Fuller Chelan Simmons Cassie Steele Benjamin Charles Watson Jewel Staite Georgina Reilly Dayle McLeod Michael Levinson Jarod Joseph |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 19 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Martin Gero Stephen Stohn Linda Schuyler Troy Miller |
Location(s) | Los Angeles, California |
Production company(s) | Epitome Pictures |
Distributor |
MuchMusic The CW Bell Media |
Release | |
Original network | MuchMusic |
Original release | January 10 – September 24, 2012 |
External links | |
Official website |
The L.A. Complex (originally Highland Gardens) is a Canadian drama series which premiered on CTV on January 10, 2012, subsequently airing on MuchMusic. It also began airing in the United States on April 24, 2012 on The CW. The series stars Cassie Steele as Abby Vargas, an aspiring actress who moves to Los Angeles with nothing but her Maple Leafs hockey bag and dreams of being a famous actress. As described in CTV publicity materials, "The L.A. Complex follows the lives of twenty year olds living in the same apartment complex in L.A. trying to make it as actors, dancers, producers and comedians. Relationships begin and end, the need to succeed is tested and all characters are pushed to their breaking points."
On December 3, 2012, it was announced that The L.A. Complex was not renewed for a third season by Much and Bell Media, but with a possibility that the series can be picked up by another network. On December 20, 2012, The CW announced that the series was not going to be picked up by the network, making it officially cancelled.
CTV's parent company, Bell Media, ordered six episodes of the series in August 2011. Shooting and production of the series began in the summer of 2011, with both Toronto and Los Angeles as primary locations.
Several hours prior to the series premiere, Bell Media announced that The L.A. Complex had been picked up by The CW to air in the United States later in the spring.
On March 22, 2012, Bell Media ordered a further 13 episodes to be produced for the first season.
The CW picked up the second season of the show for the network's summer schedule, to begin airing on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Later, starting on August 27, 2012, the series moved to Mondays 8/7c as a lead-in for repeats of the new season of America's Next Top Model.