The TV series has won a Peabody Award as well as a Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming. It also won an Imagen Award for Best Primetime Program.
The show features Daphne Vasquez and Bay Kennish who were switched at birth. The cast of the TV series also includes Constance Marie, D.W. Moffett, Lea Thompson, Lucas Grabeel, and guest stars Sean Berdy and Marlee Matlin.
In addition to Weiss, the other executive producers of “Switched at Birth” include Constance Matlin, Paul Stupin, and Linda Gase.
Season 5 shall pick up from the cliffhanger finale of Season 4 with Daphne and Bay already living in China. A mysterious call has them packing their bags and returning home to the US where they try to settle back in.
But 10 months have brought some changes. Daphne finds herself in the middle of racial tension at the university and witnesses racism as experienced by her black friends Iris, Sharee, and new baseball star named Chris, in an episode dedicated to the controversial societal issue.
Season 5 of “Switched at Birth” shall have a shortened final year and shall only feature 10 episodes but Weiss says that it is a lot better than facing a cancellation that would leave her and the production team the opportunity to give the show a satisfying conclusion.