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Holly Hobbie
Genre
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Created bySarah Glinski
ComposerAimee Bessada
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • United States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
  • Sarah Glinski
  • Matthew Wexler
  • Sean Gorman
  • Karen Vermeulen
Producers
CinematographyMitchell Ness
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16) –
November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)

Holly Hobbie is a children's TV series based on the media franchise of the same name. The series is produced by Aircraft Pictures, in association with Cloudco Entertainment and Wexworks Media, and marks the first time Cloudco has produced a live-action series based on one of its properties.[1] The show was released in November 2018 on Hulu, and in January 2019 on Family Channel. In July 2019, the series was renewed for a second season,[2] which was released on Hulu in November 2019.

Cast

  • Ruby Jay as Holly Hobbie, a teenage aspiring singer-songwriter living with her family in the small town of Collinsville[3]
  • Evan Buliung as Robert, Holly's father
  • Erin Karpluk as Katherine, Holly's mother
  • Charles Vandervaart as Robbie, Holly's older brother
  • Kate Moyer as Heather, Holly's younger sister
  • Sara Botsford as Helen, Holly's grandmother
  • Hunter Dillon as Tyler Flaherty, Collinsville's "rebel" boy
  • Saara Chaudry as Amy, one of Holly's best friends
  • Kamaia Fairburn as Piper, another one of Holly's best friends

Soundtrack

On June 25, 2019, it was confirmed that Cloudco had signed a deal with Warner Music Group subsidiary ARTS Music to release music from the series and that the show's theme tune would be released on that day.[4] A digital album featuring songs from the first season was released on August 30, 2019.[5] A second digital album titled "What Comes Next", containing songs from the second season, was released on November 22, 2019.[6]

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"The Show Starter"Stefan BrogrenSarah GlinskiNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
22"The Churlish Cheerleader"Stefan BrogrenCourtney Jane WalkerNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
33"The Savvy Sleuth"Stefan BrogrenCole BastedoNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
44"The Pickle Princess"Mars HorodyskiMatt HuetherNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
55"The Chicken Cooper"Mars HorodyskiSarah GlinskiNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
66"The Rabble Rouser"Megan FollowsCole BastedoNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
77"The Birthday Basher"Stefan BrogrenAmanda JoyNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
88"The Freckled Fugitive"Megan FollowsCourtney Jane WalkerNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
99"The Mad Muralist"Megan FollowsSarah GlinskiNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
1010"The Crushing Criminal"Stefan BrogrenSarah GlinskiNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)

Season 2 (2019)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
111"A Whole New Holly"Stefan BrogrenCourtney Jane WalkerNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
122"The Thwarted Thespian"Stefan BrogrenCourtney Jane WalkerNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
133"The Salty Songstress"Stefan BrogrenSarah GlinskiNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
144"The Cranky Camper"Mitchell NessSarah GlinskiNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
155"The Puzzled Peacemaker"Jasmin MozaffariAlejandro AlcobaNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
166"The Night-Crawling Newbie"Mitchell NessAlejandro AlcobaNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
177"The Perplexed Pioneer"Stefan BrogrenCole BastedoNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
188"The Dauntless Daughter"Sarah GlinskiCole BastedoNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
199"The Hesitant Heroine"Stefan BrogrenCourtney Jane WalkerNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
2010"The Selfless Starlet"Stefan BrogrenSarah GlinskiNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)

Broadcast

The series was released on Hulu in the United States, and aired on Family Channel in Canada, who co-commissioned the series to be produced. In June 2020, BYUtv acquired television broadcasting rights in the United States to the series, replacing Universal Kids, who had been broadcasting the series since December 2019.[7]

On June 25, 2019, it was confirmed that the BBC had purchased the British broadcasting rights to the series for it to air on the CBBC Channel.[4] Later, on September 25, 2019, Cloudco pre-sold the series to France Télévisions in France, Minimax in Central and Eastern Europe, and the TVA Group in Quebec.[8] On November 6, 2020, the show's Latin American sales partner Spiral International pre-sold the series to Disney Channel in Latin America and Brazil.[9]

Awards

The series received eight Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series, Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series (3: Chaudry, Dillon, Moyer), Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series (2: Stefan Brogren for "The Birthday Basher" and Megan Follows for "The Freckled Fugitive") and Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series (2: Sarah Glinski for "The Mad Muralist" and Cole Bastedo for "The Rabble Rouser".)

References

  1. ^ "American Greetings Entertainment rebrands as Cloudco". Kidscreen. August 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Greg David (July 11, 2019). "Family Channel's Holly Hobbie renewed for Season 2". TV, eh?.
  3. ^ Jeremy Dickson (July 11, 2019). "Authentically rural: How Hulu's Holly Hobbie landed a second season". Kidscreen.
  4. ^ a b "Holly Hobbie sings a new tune". Kidscreen. June 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Music from Holly Hobbie (Songs from Season 1) by Holly Hobbie" – via music.apple.com.
  6. ^ "What Comes Next (Music from Season 2) by Holly Hobbie" – via music.apple.com.
  7. ^ "BYUtv Premieres Free Fun-Filled Scripted Shows for Entire Family this Summer" (Press release). BYUtv. May 29, 2020 – via PR Newswire.
  8. ^ Jordan Pinto (September 25, 2019). "Holly Hobbie sings internationally". Kidscreen.
  9. ^ "Holly Hobbie joins Disney Channel Lat Am". c21media.net.
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