Colorado Bound

Denver Bound is a American television drama series created by Samantha Raymond which premiered on TV Generation on September 26, 2019. It is a spin-off of Our Lives.

In late February of 2019, the spin-off received a series order from TV Generation. By early June, the cast was filled out.

In February of 2020, Denver Bound was renewed for a second season which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and premiered on November 12, 2020.

In May of 2022, it was announced that Denver Bound was renewed for a fourth season.

Premise
The series follows Alyssa Watkins as she moves from Oakridge, Illinois to as she begins her career working as a 9th and 10th grade English teacher at Thomas Wexler Academy, and the lives of the high school's students and staff.

Cast
Main
 * Soleil Renee Lopez as Alyssa Watkins, who works as a 9th and 10th grade English teacher at Thomas Wexler Academy. She originally resided in Oakridge, Illinois.
 * Kennedy Shaw as Sydney Rollins, Alyssa's co-worker and friend who works at Thomas Wexler Academy as a 10th grade math teacher and is the assistant coach of the girls' volleyball team. In the 2nd season, she begins dating Lucas Clayton, who works as a barista.
 * Brett Oliver as Aidan Jensen, a 9th and 10th grade science teacher at Thomas Wexler Academy who replaces Wesley Boyd after he leaves Denver. He is a former baseball player from whose dreams of going pro ended after a shoulder injury in his last college baseball game. He is known for his sense of humor and teaching methods to make learning fun for his students. [season 1-current]
 * Angela Mercado as Ana Alvarez, the school counselor at Thomas Wexler Academy. She has a Bachelor's degree in psychology and a Master's degree in social work. In the first season, it is revealed that she was previously in an abusive relationship with her ex-boyfriend for 3 years.
 * Kacey Bellamy as Cherie Dawson, a 10th and 11th grade history teacher at Thomas Wexley Academy. She was born and raised in England until she was 13 years old. She has two young sons, Mason and Jude, with whom she shares custody with her ex-husband, Peter. [season 1-current]
 * Jeanine Tyson as Bernadette Barnes, who works as a secretary at Thomas Wexler Academy. She is a single parent and has a son, Seth, who attends the school.
 * Taryn Atkinson as Megan Spaulding, who works as the art teacher at Thomas Wexler Academy. She starts dating Shane Joseph in the 2nd season. [Recurring cast: season 1; main cast: season 2-current]
 * Justin Dennis as Shane Joseph, who works as a physical education teacher at Thomas Wexler Academy. He becomes romantically interested in Megan and they start dating each other in the 2nd season. [Recurring cast: season 1; main cast: season 2-current]
 * Margot Howard as Maureen Jeffries, the principal of Thomas Wexler Academy. She has been been the principal of the school for 17 years (as of the 3rd season). It is revealed that she survived lymphoma during her college years.
 * Miranda Burdette as Abby Lennox, a student in Ms. Hammond's class (later Alyssa's) who is shy and soft-spoken at first, but she later comes out of her shell after joining the girls' volleyball team. [Season 1-current]
 * Austin Sutton as Seth Barnes, a student in Ms. Hammond's class (later Alyssa's) who is quite intelligent for his age. His single mother, Bernadette works as a secretary at the school [seasons 1-current]
 * Hannah Keaton as Chloe Tanner, a student in Alyssa's class who lives with her aunt Brianne and uncle Ezra after she was removed from her mother, Katrina's custody when she failed to protect her from Katrina's abusive boyfriend which makes her distrustful of people at first, but after a while, she begins trusting people again. [Season 2-current]
 * Damien Harrell as JJ Lucas, a student in Alyssa's class whose parents are divorced. He lives with his dad, Mark and his two younger brothers, Tevin and Myles. He has a rocky relationship with his mom, Shayna, who is dating another man, Calvin, whom she later gets engaged to. [Season 2-current]
 * Piper Sutton as Simone Schaeffer, a bright, ambitious student in Alyssa's class who befriends Chloe Tanner and is a member of the student council. [Season 2-current]
 * Jolie Monroe Kemp as Faith Donovan, a student in Alyssa's class who also befriends Chloe Tanner and made friends with Kylie Baker on her first day of school. She has a twin brother named Gideon and her father is a pastor at the local church. She has a half-brother, Benjamin, who is gay. [Season 2-current]
 * Jackson Abrams as Gideon Donovan, a student in Alyssa's class and Faith's twin brother who was friends with Gavin Kaplan until he started bullying Kylie Baker. His father is a pastor at the local church and he has a half-brother, Benjamin, who is gay. [Season 2-current]
 * Darby Sellars as Kylie Baker, a new transfer student in Alyssa's class who was transgendered and was constantly bullied by Gavin Kaplan and his friends which led her to commit suicide. [season 3]
 * Daniel Crismani as Gavin Kaplan, a student in Aidan's class who constantly bullied Kylie Baker along with his friends which drove her to commit suicide. After Kylie's suicide, he is expelled from school for his behavior. [Season 3]
 * Pamela Deaton as Janine Hammond, a 9th and 10th grade English teacher at Thomas Wexler Academy whom Alyssa did her student teaching with. She leaves Colorado in the 2nd season to help take care of her sister's children after she is diagnosed with cancer. Alyssa takes over Janine's position after she leaves the school. [Seasons 1-2]
 * Dominic Keefe as Wesley Boyd, who worked as a 9th and 10th grade science teacher at Thomas Wexler Academy. At first, he treated Alyssa coldly because he saw her as being "too ambitious", but later behaved civil towards her. In the 1st season, Wesley was in a rocky relationship with his girlfriend, Diana, whom he ultimately breaks up with. After Diana begins stalking him and attempts to set his car on fire, Wesley decides to leave town in order to get away from her. He is replaced by Aidan Jensen. [Season 1]
 * Luke Theiss as Spencer Ross, Alyssa's ex-boyfriend who worked as a paramedic for the Denver Emergency Services Department. In the 3rd season, Spencer begins cheating on Alyssa with another girl named Taylor which causes Alyssa to end their relationship. [Seasons 1-3]
 * Joshua Banks as Grant Bowen, a student in Alyssa's English class who is a skilled basketball player with dyslexia. In the second season premiere, it is revealed that Grant and his family have moved to Kansas City, Missouri to live with his relatives after his parents were laid off from their job due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [Season 1].

Recurring
 * Evan Bernard as Tucker Godfrey, the vice-principal of Thomas Wexler Academy. [Season 1-current]
 * Abigail Whelan as Deanna O'Connell, Alyssa's next-door neighbor who is divorced with an 8-year-old daughter named Julia. [Season 1-current]
 * Paige Deaver as Julia O'Connell, Alyssa's 8-year-old next-door neighbor and Deanna's daughter. [Season 1-current]
 * Justine Powell as Brianne Tanner, Chloe's aunt. She and her husband, Ezra have full custody of Chloe after she was removed from the custody of her mother, Katrina (who is Brianne's sister) after she failed to protect Chloe from her abusive boyfriend. [Season 2-current]
 * Kimberly Everett as Diana McCormick, Wesley's ex-girlfriend. [season 1]
 * Patrick Guidry as Ezra Tanner, Chloe's uncle. He and his wife, Brianne have full custody of Chloe after she was removed from the custody of her mother, Katrina (who is Brianne's sister) after she failed to protect Chloe from her abusive boyfriend. [Season 2-current]
 * Sean Perry as Mark Lucas, JJ's father. He is divorced from his ex-wife, Shayna and shares custody of JJ and his two younger sons, Tevin and Myles with her. [Season 2-current]
 * Sheila Bauer as Sue Ann Baker, the mother of Kylie Baker. [Season 3]
 * Kevin Rossi as Dennis Baker, the father of Kylie Baker. [Season 3]
 * Alana Clare Parsons as Holly Lawson, Alyssa's best friend who works as a midwife. She originally moved to Dupree City, Illinois to live with her father, John after graduating from high school, but after reconnecting with Alyssa, she decides to relocate to Denver to live with her. [Season 3-current]

Guest Starring
 * Alicia Nolan as Andrea Watkins-Samuels, Alyssa's mother. In the series premiere, she helps Alyssa and Spencer settle into their new apartment along with her younger sister, Caroline.
 * Genevieve Carey as Caroline Carson, Alyssa's maternal aunt and the younger sister of Andrea. In the series premiere, she helps Alyssa and Spencer settle into their new apartment along with Andrea.
 * Darryl Barnett as Mitch Samuels, Alyssa's stepfather.
 * Marisa Raye Lopez as Karina Kirkland, Alyssa's older sister.