Kyle XY is an American science fiction television series produced by ABC Family. The central character is a teenage boy who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newborn and no belly button. He is taken in by a family and given the name Kyle. The series follows Kyle as he tries to solve the puzzles of who he is and why he has no memory before that day. Although set in present-day Seattle, the series was filmed in the Vancouver, British Columbia area. The show premiered June 26, 2006, on the ABC Family cable channel. Episodes were also broadcast on the ABC network the first season, but only for part of the second season, after which it could only be seen on ABC Family. After the 10-episode debut season on ABC Family during summer 2006, news reported a total of 23 new episodes were ordered for the second season, which started on June 11, 2007, with rebroadcasts on ABC beginning on June 15, 2007.
| Genre | Science fiction, Teen drama |
| Created by | Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber |
| Starring | Matt Dallas, Marguerite MacIntyre, Bruce Thomas, April Matson, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Kirsten Prout, Chris Olivero, Jaimie Alexander |
| Narrated by | Matt Dallas |
| Music by | Michael Suby |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 43 |
| Executive producer(s) | Eric Tuchman, David Himelfarb, J. Mackye Gruber, Chris Bender, J.C. Spink, Richard Heus, Eric Bress, Tommy Thompson |
| Producer(s) | Julie Plec, Charlie Gogolak, Curtis Kheel, Richard Heus, Chad Fiveash, S. Lily Hui, James Patrick Stoteraux |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Touchstone Television (season 1), ABC Studios (seasons 2–3), Two Cigarettes and One Match Productions (season 1), Kyle XY Productions, BenderSpink Productions |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Original network | ABC Family |
About Kyle XY
A boy wakes up in the woods naked seeming to be a normal human in every way, except he is lacking a bellybutton. A couple takes him in and names him Kyle. He spends the series discovering who he really is.
Achievement of Kyle XY
An alternate reality game was created so viewers could help discover who Kyle is themselves. The show has syndication in over 50 countries across the world. It also won Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming at the 2007 TCA Awards.
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