▁bas ▁de ▁Soph ie ▁Pa quin . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Richard ▁B laim ert ▁and ▁its ▁executive ▁producer ▁is ▁J oc ely n ▁D esch ê nes , ▁the ▁same ▁cre ative ▁team ▁behind ▁the ▁original ▁series . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁C BC ' s ▁second ▁attempt ▁in ▁as ▁many ▁years ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁English ▁adaptation ▁of ▁a ▁successful ▁series ▁from ▁its ▁French ▁sister ▁network , ▁following ▁the ▁less ▁successful ▁Rum ours . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁show ▁had ▁been ▁bought ▁by ▁ABC ▁Family , ▁part ▁of ▁Disney – ABC ▁Television ▁Group ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁network ▁signed ▁on ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 3 ▁episodes , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁option ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁cancel led ▁by ▁C BC ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁ratings . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Soph ie ▁Parker ▁( N atal ie ▁Brown ) ▁is ▁a ▁business w oman ▁and ▁single ▁mother ▁who ▁runs ▁her ▁own ▁talent ▁ag ency . ▁Just ▁hours ▁after ▁being ▁told ▁by ▁a ▁psych ic ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁about ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁worst ▁year ▁of ▁her ▁life , ▁her ▁boy friend ▁Rick ▁ran ▁off ▁with ▁her ▁best ▁friend ▁Mel issa ▁while ▁Soph ie ▁was ▁still ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁what ▁she ▁and ▁Rick ▁thought ▁was ▁Rick ' s ▁baby . ▁So on ▁after ward , ▁she ▁gave ▁birth ▁and