Series synopsis
Summerland is an American drama television series that premiered on The WB on June 1, 2004. It ended on July 18, 2005. It was created by Stephen Tolkin, Lori Loughlin. It stars Lori Loughlin, Shawn Christian, Merrin Dungey and Ryan Kwanten.
Bradin, Nikki and Derrick are three kids from an average normal Kansas household. Their whole life is thrown upside-down when their parents are tragically killed in a car accident. Ava Gregory, their aunt, gets custody of her niece and nephews, and they move into her Californian home, in Summerland.
Premise
Bradin, Nikki and Derrick are three kids from an average normal Kansas household. Their whole life is thrown upside-down when their parents are tragically killed in a car accident. Ava Gregory, their aunt, gets custody of her niece and nephews, and they move into her Californian home, in Summerland.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lori Loughlin as Ava Gregory
- Shawn Christian as Johnny Durant
- Merrin Dungey as Susannah Rexford
- Ryan Kwanten as Jay Robertson
- Jesse McCartney as Bradin Westerly
- Taylor Cole as Erika Spalding
- Kay Panabaker as Nikki Westerly
- Nick Benson as Derrick Westerly
Guest cast
- Serena Scott Thomas as Anastacia Dubois
- Riley Smith as Tanner
- Hunter Parrish as Tracy Hart
- Toby Hemingway as Jason Warner
- Ian Abercrombie as Thomas Lindfield
- Kim Morgan Greene as Sarah's Mom
- Lauren Stamile as Lauren Cooper
- Kate Hodge as Traci
- Christy Carlson Romano as Gigi
- Gary Weeks as Officer Raleigh
- Ashley Rose Orr as Beach Girl
- Abigail Mavity as Martha McFarlane
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 27 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | ||
| Season 1 | 13 | June 1, 2004 | August 17, 2004 |
| Season 2 | 13 | February 28, 2005 | July 18, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Unaired Pilot Ava was exactly where she wanted to be in life. In her thirties, with a close-knit circle of friends, a great house in a beautiful California beach town and a growing career as a fashion designer, the last thing on her mind was settling down and starting a family,but that all changed the day Ava's sister and brother-in-law were killed in an accident, leaving Ava to raise their three children. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Ava was exactly where she wanted to be in life. In her thirties, with a close-knit circle of friends, a great house in a beautiful California beach town and a growing career as a fashion designer, the last thing on her mind was settling down and starting a family,but that all changed the day Ava's sister and brother-in-law were killed in an accident, leaving Ava to raise their three children. |
June 1, 2004 |
| 2 |
And So the Day Begins Ava was exactly where she wanted to be in life. In her thirties, with a close-knit circle of friends, a great house in a beautiful California beach town and a growing career as a fashion designer, the last thing on her mind was settling down and starting a family,but that all changed the day Ava's sister and brother-in-law were killed in an accident, leaving Ava to raise their three children. |
June 1, 2004 |
| 3 |
Fireworks Ava discovers that there is some marijuana in Bradin's jeans. The realty office take all of Johnny's time causing him to break his promise to Derrick. |
June 8, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Wisdom to Know the Difference After months of being gone Johnny returns home he is shocked to learn that Ava asks Simon to marry her. Nikki becomes very upset that Ava has asked Simon to marry her since feels Ava is meant Johnny. On the other hand Derrick very excited at the new because his family will now complete. When Bradin's coach questions his effort on the surf team, he considers trying performance-enhancing drugs to help him be better. |
February 28, 2005 |
| 2 |
I Am the Walrus Three FBI agents come in and they are looking for Susannah and everything Dubois International related. Bradin is suspended from the school surf team. Bradin goes to the hospital. |
March 7, 2005 |
| 3 |
Sledgehammer Nikki helps Cameron run for student president of their school,but Cameron does not want to follow Nikki's plan and winds up embarrassing and annoying Nikki.Ava is angry when after allowing Bradin to return to his surf team,she learns he is skipping his tutoring.Jay sides with Bradin,which causes a rift between the two.Mona questions Johnny about Ava. |
March 14, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | The WB |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 1, 2004 |
| Last aired | July 18, 2005 |
| Runtime | 42 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |