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California Heaven is the first scripted TV series produced for online audiences, making its debut on Monday, August 1 2005. It subsequently moved to Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. Pacific Time, launching a new episode each week. The series was originally put into production while discussions with AOL acquiring the series were in process. Internal issues within AOL prevented the company from acquiring the show, but St. John-Fisher, the production company behind the series, continued shooting episodes on their own with a skeleton crew and not much budget. Production continued with most footage never aired.

California Heaven was created by Todd Fisher and Stewart St. John, a writer of such television shows as Disney Channel's Seventeen Again, The Incredible Hulk, The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and Sabrina, the Animated Series. St. John and Fisher were also the Executive Producers of the internet series The Spot, which their broadband production company relaunched in 2003 with a brand new cast and the first mobile soap for SPRINT.

In 2011, St. John-Fisher announced a new and completed version of California Heaven would launch as part of their entertainment network web site The SFN - The Online Network, beginning summer 2011.

Premise
California Heaven is a continuing supernatural drama series revolving around the wealthy and mysterious Corrigan family of Malibu Beach, owners of California Heaven & Surf, the largest swimwear and surf shop chain in the nation. The series also reflects a murder mystery when the main character (Heaven) comes to Malibu to investigate her mother's death and becomes the target of her eccentric family as they plot against her. In particular, brother and sister Dominic and KC scheme to drive Heaven out of Malibu, while their older brother James, blacksheep of the family, sides with his cousin while dealing with his alcoholic girlfriend who is secretly sleeping with his younger brother.

Original Main Cast

 * Ciera Rose Allen as Alicia Gabaldon
 * Bruce Blauer as James Corrigan
 * Jacqueline Bradley as Heaven Corrigan
 * Kali Cook as KC Corrigan
 * Tanya Gorlow as Nicolette Tibbets
 * Bram Hoover as Dominic Corrigan
 * Ashley Keene as Brooke Kinkaid
 * Brianna Rose as Lexy Corrigan
 * Michael Myracle as Virginia Corrigan
 * Will Stanfill as Christian Hutton
 * John Stanfill as Walt Hutton
 * Jan Stewart as Dottie Hutton
 * Maya Waterman as Rebecca Corrigan

With

 * Pamela Clay as Ruth Taylor
 * Brendan Gill as Fr. Michael Ramirez
 * Seher Awan as Raven Malick
 * Angelique Mermet as Olivia Hutton
 * Rick Hansen as Smiling Man
 * Porter Hansen as Angela Philastre
 * Original music by Stewart St. John
 * Executive Producers Stewart St. John & Todd Fisher
 * Written and Directed by Stewart St. John

History
Founded in 2011 by Stewart St. John and Todd Fisher, The SFN was launched with its own independently produced 100-episode web soap California Heaven. St. John-Fisher were previously part of the first online network American Cybercast in the late 90s. They were also the creators and producers of the first mobile, cross-convergent soap opera for Sprint - The Spot Wireless - that cross-platformed stories with its web counterpart, The Spot.com

The SFN: The Online Network, Business Model
The SFN showcases original web series created in-house and by select creators in the web community. St. John-Fisher have stated that The SFN is not a dumping ground for web content. They hand-pick each series that airs on the network. The SFN is in further talks with advertisers to sponsor shows and provide product placement. Lifestyle brand 69 Slam sponsored select episodes of The SFN's California Heaven during its first season run of 24 episodes. St. John-Fisher believe that keeping production costs low and working with advertisers to sponsor different series with uniquely designed campaigns tailored for each series is a solid business model for The SFN.

2012

 * Drama series "River Ridge" created by Tyler Ford and executive produced by Ford and Signy Coleman, officially announced its exclusive distribution on The SFN via daytime Emmy nominee Beth Ehlers on December 14, 2011. "River Ridge" was the first exclusive drama to air on The SFN in a designated time slot, Fridays, 6PM pacific. The series premiered on Friday, January 13, 2012.
 * Web soap DeVanity, created by Michael Caruso, was the second web series to join the network. DeVanity's second season premiered on January 12, 2012 with celebrity guest stars including Alana Stewart, Robin Riker, Tiffany Michelle and Kyle Lowder of Days Of Our Lives. New episodes of the series air on Thursday nights at 6PM pacific.
 * The SFN's gothic web drama California Heaven will also return for Season 2, beginning Tuesday, April 10 at 6PM pacific.
 * "Fumbling Thru The Pieces" will return for a second season in 2012. (Star Hillary B. Smith was nominated for an IAWTV Award on December 15 for her role in the series.)
 * "The Update" is a daily news and interview series hosted by The SFN co-founder Todd Fisher featuring news and interviews with the stars of The SFN. The Update airs 6PM, Mondays.
 * "Ragged Isle", a murder mystery series created by Barry Dodd and shot entirely on location in Maine, premiered February 1, 2012 on The SFN.
 * "Gorgeous", a teen soap revolving around Pacific Palisades high school friends and their budding cosmetic empire was greenlit by The SFN on Thursday, March 2, 2012. The series, created by Stewart St. John and Todd Fisher, is scheduled to begin production in May.  Days of Our Lives alum Jillian Clare was announced as the first actor to be cast in the role of Maci Vanowen, the self-proclaimed "queen of the scene".

3rd Annual Indie Soap Awards
The SFN, in conjunction with We Love Soaps, executive produced the 3rd Annual Indie Soap Awards in New York City on Tuesday, February 21. Directed by Stewart St. John, the show opened with a live musical number "Online!" (composed by St. John) and performed by actress Collen Zenk from As The World Turns fame. The show was broadcast on Sunday, March 18 at 6pm pacific on The SFN. According to Google analytics, over 100,000 visitors flooded the site to access the show.

Programs

 * California Heaven
 * River Ridge
 * DeVanity
 * Fumbling Thru The Pieces
 * Ragged Isle
 * AIDAN 5