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Eclectic, 15-year-old, Autumn Bumgarner marches to the beat of her own drum.  Lately life hasn't been easy. With her dad away on sabbatical and the untimely loss of her best friend Kendra, Autumn finds solace spending time with her psychic neighbor Olympia.

Braving her first day of high school, with only Kendra’s BFF necklace to keep her shored, Autumn's life turns totally upside-down as she juggles between an emotionally unavailable mother, an impossible crush, and a rocky start to a new school.

Seeking to fit in, and against better judgement, Autumn turns to the supernatural for guidance. As bad turns to worse, Autumn loses her footing through a series of unexpected events and is ultimately redeemed through the love of her father.

THEMES

  • Coming of age
  • Dealing with loss
  • Unrequited love
  • Supernatural
  • Positive father/daughter relationship
  • Teenage dystopia 
  • Betrayal and Forgiveness

SEASON ONE PLOT POINTS

  • Autumn embarked upon a new world, high school, where she meets her shadow and future crush, Kevin. She faces embarrassment, and is bullied by the mean girls. 
  • Autumn makes two new friends, André, a locker neighbor who secretly crushes on her, and Mattie, a girl in her history class.
  • Autumns father, Dan, returns from sabbatical and promises to not leave her again.
  • Autumn suffers anxiety over the death of her friend Kendra. An otherworld portal has opened since her death. Autumn is seeing apparitions and turns to the super natural for answers.
  • Autumn saves Kevin from an embarrassing situation. They become friends.
  • Dan gets Autumn a project car. They work on the car together on the weekends..
  • Autumn becomes obsessed with Kevin - still reeling from the loss of her best friend, and in an attempt to fit in, Autumn throws all her engergy into reinventing herself to gain popularity and gain Kevin's attention.
  • Mattie and Autumn become close friends spending many afternoons at Raven's, (Mattie's mom) vintage clothing/occult shop.
  • To get what she wants, Autumn turns from the supernatural to the occult transmitting love intentions through the universe to Kevin, despite Olympia's warnings.
  • Autumn, prompted through occult rituals, decides to spy on Kevin for affirmation. She finds herself betrayed when she catches him kissing another boy.

SEASON TWO PLOT POINTS

  • Kevin is incensed Autumn spied on him. He throws confusion on the situation, insisting it is not what it seemed.  Autumn struggles between revenge and forgiveness as they transition between a series of breakups and makeups.
  • Autumn turns to André for advice. He doesn't let on his crush for her.
  • There is a parallel between Autumn's relationship and her parents relationship. Both relationships crumble.
  • Autumn decides to move on from Kevin at about the same time her parents succumb to divorce. Her father breaks his promise and leaves for sabbatical once again not able to face the breakup of his marriage.
  • Shortly after Dan leaves for sabbatical, Autumn's mother brings around a much younger boyfriend and becomes increasingly irritated with Autumn.
  • Not long after the boyfriend comes into the picture, Autumn's mom, emancipates Autumn, kicking her out, leaving her to fend for herself.

SEASON THREE PLOT POINTS

  • Autumn, now essentially homeless, goes on a couch tour.
  • Ending up at André's house, Autumn gleans from his mother that André may have feelings for her.  They remain friends, but this new information puts distance between them.
  • Autumn's couch tour runs out. She resorts to sleeping in her car.
  • Autumns "project car" is a disaster. She can no longer hot wire it to start.
  • Her best friend Mattie, lends Autumn her car without warning her it has major issues.
  • Before long, Mattie's car overheats on Autumn and cracks the block.  Mattie and Autumn's relationship crumbles when Autumn is unable to repair the car.
  • Autumn is struggling between working nights, a place to stay and attending school during the day. 
  • Autumn finally breaks down and tells her dad.  He returns to save Autumn.

SEASON FOUR PLOT POINTS

  • Autumn and Dan move into a new house together. Dan works to put back together Autumn's life. He repays Mattie for the car, and apologizes to Autumn for essentially walking out on her when she needed him most.
  • Autumn develops a crush on her new neighbor Doug, who also goes to her school.  They like each other.
  • Autumn gets in a fight with her mother and misses an important school dance.
  • Mattie and Doug attend the school dance.  Doug asks Mattie to slow dance.  When the dance ends, he takes her by surprise and kisses her.
  • The next day at school, Mattie ashamed, tells on herself.
  • Autumn turns to André for support. He lashes out at her and reveals his feelings for her.
  • Autumn learns her mother Shelly is going to have an in-vitro baby with her new boyfriend.

SEASON FIVE PLOT POINTS

  • Shelly gives birth to a baby girl, gets offered a new job, and moves away with her new family.
  • Autumn forgives Mattie.
  • Autumn realizes that she does have feelings for André and they start to date.
  • Autumn, Mattie, and André go through the process of applying for colleges.
  • Autumn, Mattie and André get accepted to different out-of-state colleges.
  • Autumn, who has just lost her mother, says goodbye to her friends and prepares to leave for college.
  • Dan keeping his promise, gets a transfer so he can be close to Autumn.

 

CHARACTERS

Autumn Bumgardner

Actor Rowan Blanchard

Autumn Bumgarner (15) loves all things retro. An only child of professional parents, she is half lone wolf, half fashionista with a love of oddities, retro rock bands and clunky shoes. Autumn’s struggling with the absence of her recently deceased best friend and only confidant. Through her psychic neighbor, Olympia, Autumn is tapping into the metaphysical world looking for answers and a way to fit in. 

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Kendra Sidell

Actor Veronika Bonell

Kendra, studious, wears glasses, an only child, passed away at the age of 14 and was Autumn’s best friend since Kindergarten. Kendra followed the rules and was wary of her overly strict parents unlike the rarely supervised Autumn who marched to the beat of her own drum.

They where soul-mate sisters, inseparable, and always had each other’s back.

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Kevin Willis

Actor Will Verchere-Gopaulsingh

Captain of the football team and school heartthrob, Kevin has never had a problem with popularity. His entire life seems to have been planned out for him since he can remember, but he has never had a say. Not wanting to upset anyone, he carries his conflicted feelings close to the vest.

It’s a new school year and he has been assigned to shadow an odd, awkward, and strangely interesting girl, freshman Autumn Bumgarner.

Little does he know, things are about to get interesting.

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Dan Bumgarner

Actor Fred Savage

Dan a lovable, supportive father has a tight relationship with Autumn.

As a field geologist, Dan spends long stretches away from his wife and daughter Autumn, his greatest joy. Kind of a nerd, he sees life through the lens of earth sciences, guiding Autumn using scientific metaphors.

Having just returned from sabbatical, Dan finds his life in disarray. Something has shifted in his marriage and he realizes Autumn’s been facing the death of her best friend and the challenges of adolescence without parental support.

Dan struggles for balance as he attempts to save his family.

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Shelly Seifert

Actor Maggie Q

A pediatric doctor, Maggie, a well put together, organized, no nonsense woman, is dedicated to her work. Her family takes a back seat when it comes to her time which, many times, leaves her husband and daughter Autumn to fend for themselves emotional and otherwise.

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Olympia Johnson

Actor Pam Grier

Olympia a widow with no children, is Autumn’s very attentive next door neighbor.

A psychic and graduate of paranormal studies, Olympia has taken Autumn under her wing, sharing psychic skills, encouraging Autumn to look to the paranormal for help and answers.

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André Jordan

Actor Tyree Brown, Emjay Anthony

Andrés zest for life and confidence renders him irresistible. A bit of a dork and class clown, he’s intelligent, and very outgoing. He rides the margins of popularity, not really belonging to any one group in school. His secret crush on Autumn does not stop him from becoming her close confident.

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Mattie Jack

Actor Ellis Ann Jackson

Mattie Jack (15) is a goth flower child. She dyes her hair all colors of the rainbow, wears dramatic makeup and is always pushing the envelope. She and Autumn become fast friends spending many afternoons at Mattie’s mother’s, Raven, occult/vintage clothing store.

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Raven Jack

Actor Catherine Zeta-Jones, Karolina Wydra

Raven is true to her name. The black haired beauty is the mysterious, mystical mother of Mattie, Autumn’s new friend. Raven owns an occult/vintage clothing store. She is also a mystic who introduces Autumn to a whole other level of the magical and obscure.

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