THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF A CHILDHOOD FRIEND SENDS THE GUYS INTO A TAILSPIN, ON ABC'S "OCTOBER ROAD"

"Stand Alone By Me"� While Nick, Eddie, Phil and Owen have problems with the women in their lives, they learn of the untimely death of their childhood crush, Angela Ferilli. Flashbacks of the boys' lives at age 10 show the powerful effect that Angela had on them, one they discover has carried over to present day, on "October Road," MONDAY, MARCH 3 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

The series stars Bryan Greenberg as Nick Garrett, Laura Prepon as Hannah Daniels, Geoff Stults as Eddie Latekka, Brad William Henke as Owen Rowan, Jay Paulson as "Physical Phil," Tom Berenger as "The Commander," Evan Jones as Ikey, Slade Pearce as Sam, Warren Christie as Ray Cataldo, Odette Yustman as Aubrey, Rebecca Field as Janet and Lindy Booth as "Pizza Girl."

Guest starring are Elizabeth Bogush as Alison Rowan, Destiny Grace Whitlock as Caitlin, Bryce Robinson as Connor, Zach Mills as young Nick, Remy Thorne as young Eddie, Alex Biats as young Owen, Joey Wagner Luthman as young Physical Phil, Matthew Josten as young Ikey, Cameron Palatas as young Ray Cataldo, Bella Thorne as Angela Ferilli, Bridger Zadina as Grizzly, Brien Perry as Rob Bear, Jerry Sherman as old man and Jean Sincere as old woman.

"Stand Alone By Me" is written by Phil M. Rosenberg and Scott Rosenberg and directed by Sandy Smolan.

"October Road" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. A TV parental guideline will be posted closer to airdate.

This episode of "October Road" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.