ABC FAMILY UNLOCKS ‘FALLEN’ ANGELIC MYSTERY

IN AN ALL NEW ONLINE GAMING EVENT LAUNCHING

SUNDAY, JULY 23

Groundbreaking Interactive Experience Inspired by FALLEN Movie

Two-Hour Broadcast of FALLEN to Feature Important Game Clues

Burbank, CA (July 13, 2006) – ABC Family will transport viewers into a secret realm of online adventure with the launch of a thrilling interactive event, steeped in angelic mythology and international intrigue. The online game will launch in conjunction with FALLEN, a two- hour movie premiering Sunday, July 23 (8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET/PT), starring Paul Wesley and Tom Skerritt.

After watching the premiere of FALLEN, which contains special clues for the online game, users can log onto www.abcfamily.com/fallen to jump into the online world of Faith – a girl whose mysterious origins put her life in danger as she travels around the world over eight weeks this summer - in real time. Each week as the online series unfolds, players will find themselves propelled into a universe that travels between fantasy and reality, connecting them to people and places all over the globe. This is possible through a carefully designed combination of gameplay, video-rich media and online storytelling which revolves around a mystery so compelling, it will shake the very foundation of humanity.

“We wanted to find a way to build upon the on-air program and keep viewers engaged and involved, in anticipation of the additional installments slated for 2007,” said Paul Lee, president, ABC Family. “Our millennial audience is on the move and our content needs to move with them and this real time online experience will do just that.”

“Video-game design sensibility coupled with this cutting-edge online format is a big part of the future of gaming,” said Matt Wolf, producer of the game. “We feel privileged to be partnered with a network that is so visionary in its approach to reaching audiences in compelling new ways.”

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This online game establishes FALLEN as a truly pioneering franchise - ABC Family began with a popular series of books by Tom Sniegoski, adapted it into a two-hour movie, and extended that movie to live on through a real time online gaming experience. In addition, ABC Family is in pre-production on four additional hours for FALLEN slated to air in 2007.

FALLEN, the movie and the online gaming event, both depict a classic battle of good versus evil where characters struggle with their newfound identities as they aim to stay alive in a world where angels -- good and evil – can save or destroy them.

FALLEN, the movie is executive produced by Sara Cooper (“House”), Mikael Salomon (“Alias”), Jay Sanders (“December Boys”) and Peter Donaldson, and also stars Fernanda Andrade, Alex Ferris, Chelah Horsdal, Lisa Lackey, and Russell Porter.

For this incredible online experience, ABC Family has partnered with top game producer/director Matt Wolf in tandem with online game studio, Xenophile Media. Boesky & Co was onboard to broker Wolf’s involvement.

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Contacts: Amy Maloney

ABC Family Media Relations

(818) 973-4138