I Am Frankie
| I Am Frankie | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Marcela Citterio |
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| Voices of | Mark Jacobson |
| Opening theme | "Getting Real" by Matthew Tishler and Jeannie Lurie |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 19 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Danny Mendoza |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | September 4, 2017 – present |
| Related | |
| Yo Soy Franky | |
I Am Frankie is an American drama television series created by Marcela Citterio that first aired a sneak peek of the pilot on September 4, 2017, and later officially premiered on Nickelodeon on September 11, 2017. The series stars Alex Hook in the titular role of Frankie Gaines, who is an android attempting to pass herself off as a normal school girl.
Plot
Sigourney is a scientist working for the company EGG (short for Electronic Giga Genetics) who has developed a teenage android girl named Frankie. When the head of EGG, Mr. Kingston, plans to use Frankie for the military company WARPA (short for Weaponized Android Research Project Agency) for Project Q, Sigourney quits her job, smuggles Frankie out of EGG, and moves her family as far away from EGG as possible so that Frankie can live a normal life. As Frankie adapts to a normal life as a high school student at Sepulveda High, she befriends a girl named Dayton and gains a rival named Tammy. While she and her family work to keep her secret safe so that EGG doesn't find her Mr. Kingston is determined to do whatever it takes to locate Frankie. Unbeknownst to Mr. Kingston, he's not the only one who's after her.
Cast and characters
Main
- Alex Hook as Frankie, an android girl who was created by Sigourney who used to work for EGG and seeks to become a real human.
- Uriel Baldesco as Lucia, a follower of Tammy and a member of Sepulveda High School's Brain Squad.
- Armani Barrett as Byron, a member of Sepulveda High School's Brain Squad who is into robotics.
- Kristi Beckett as Makayla, a follower of Tammy and a member of Sepulveda High School's Brain Squad.
- Kyson Facer as Andrew, a student at Sepulveda High School who is one of Frankie and Tammy's love interests. He is later revealed to be an android created by James.
- Sophia Forest as Jenny, the daughter of Sigourney who gets Frankie as an older sister.
- Mohana Krishnan as Tammy, a girl and leader of Sepulveda High School's Brain Squad who becomes Frankie's rival and seeks to find the truth about her.
- Jayce Mroz as Robbie, an intelligent student who follows Frankie and Dayton around.
- Nicole Alyse Nelson as Dayton, a girl who becomes Frankie's best friend and one of a few people to know the truth about Frankie.
- Carson Rowland as Cole, the brother of Dayton who is one of Frankie's love interests.
- J.D. Ballard as Mr. Kingston, the head of EGG who seeks to reclaim Frankie to be used in WARPA's Project Q. In "I Am ... Bound for Glory", he is later revealed to be Dayton and Cole's father Tom operating under an alias.
- Todd Allen Durkin as James, a former EGG scientist who used to work with Sigourney and wants to destroy Frankie.
- Joy Kigin as Ms. Hough, the principal of Sepulveda High School.
- Michael Laurino as Will, the father of Jenny and husband of Sigourney who gains Frankie as a daughter.
- Carrie Schroeder as Sigourney, a former EGG scientist who built Frankie.
- Mark Jacobson as the Voice of "PEGS1", a small floating egg-shaped robot that works for Mr. Kingston.
Recurring
- Justin Jarzombeck as John
- Rachael Thompson as Engineer
Production
On January 20, 2016, Nickelodeon announced that it had green-lit I Am Frankie to series with its first season to contain 20 episodes. The series is the first global series to be produced at the new Viacom International Studio in Miami, Florida. The series was originally produced as Yo Soy Franky by Nickelodeon Latin America in Colombia and Catharina Ledeboer, who has previously worked on Every Witch Way and Talia in the Kitchen, adapted the series into English for global audiences. It was stated that production of the series would begin sometime in 2016.[1][2][3] The series officially debuted on September 11, 2017,[4] after a special sneak peek of the premiere aired on September 4, 2017. The premiere episode was made available on Nickelodeon streaming platforms starting on August 21, 2017.[5] Nickelodeon renewed the series for a second season on November 13, 2017.[6]
Episodes
Pilot (2017)
| Title [7][8] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [7][8] | Prod. code [7] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| "I Am ... a Gaines" | Steve Wright | Charlotte Owen | September 4, 2017[a] | 101 | 1.27[9] |
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EGG scientist Sigourney Gaines invents an android called Frankie and sneaks her out of EGG to be a birthday present for her daughter, Jenny, as a way to keep Mr. Gilford Kingston from having WARPA use her for Project Q. In order to keep Frankie from being found by EGG, Sigourney moves her family to the next town over and they settle in with the help of former EGG employee James Peters. Once enrolled in school, Frankie befriends a girl named Dayton and gains a girl named Tammy as a rival. Guest stars: JC Casely as Casey, Victor Jones as Mr. Manhart, Kevin Harrison as Night Guard 1, Michael Sanchez as Night Guard 2 Absent: Kyson Facer as Andrew, Jayce Mroz as Robbie | |||||
Season 1 (2017)
| No. | Title [7][8] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [7][8] | Prod. code [7] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "I Am ... in Danger" | Steve Wright | Charlotte Owen | September 11, 2017[a] | 101–102 | 1.47[10] |
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EGG scientist Sigourney Gaines invents an android called Frankie and sneaks her out of EGG to be a birthday present for her daughter, Jenny, as a way to keep Mr. Gilford Kingston from having WARPA use her for Project Q. In order to keep Frankie from being found by EGG, Sigourney moves her family to the next town over and they settle in with the help of former EGG employee James. Once enrolled in school, Frankie befriends a girl named Dayton and gains a girl named Tammy as a rival. Later, after Cole saves Frankie from the rain, Sigourney works to dry her out and finds that some of her circuits got fused together. Meanwhile, Mr. Kingston sends PEGS1 to search Sigourney's old house to find the whereabouts of the Gaines family. Guest stars: JC Casely as Casey, Victor Jones as Mr. Manhart, Kevin Harrison as Night Guard 1, Michael Sanchez as Night Guard 2 Absent: Kyson Facer as Andrew, Jayce Mroz as Robbie | ||||||
| 2 | "I Am ... a Rom-Com Fan" | Steve Wright | Jeff Sayers | September 12, 2017 | 103 | 1.32[11] |
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Guest stars: Katelyn Adair as Student 1, Brian Dijols as Student 2 Absent: Kyson Facer as Andrew, Jayce Mroz as Robbie, Joy Kigin as Ms. Hough | ||||||
| 3 | "I Am ... a Radio?" | Siobhan Devine |
| September 13, 2017 | 104 | 1.46[12] |
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Guest stars: Victor Jones as Mr. Manhart, Justin Jarzombeck as John, Rachael Thompson as Engineer Absent: Kyson Facer as Andrew, Jayce Mroz as Robbie, Joy Kigin as Ms. Hough | ||||||
| 4 | "I Am ... My Enemy's Friend?" | Siobhan Devine | Charlotte Owen | September 14, 2017 | 105 | 1.29[13] |
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Guest stars: Jeanne Bennett as Ms. Kagan, Justin Jarzombeck as John, Victor Jones as Mr. Manhart, Rachael Thompson as Engineer, Zachery Robbins as Football Player Absent: Kyson Facer as Andrew, Jayce Mroz as Robbie, Todd Allen Durkin as James | ||||||
| 5 | "I Am ... Battery Operated" | Siobhan Devine | Jeff Sayers | September 15, 2017 | 106 | 1.30[14] |
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Guest stars: Bob Schenkel as Elderly Man, Fern Katz as Elderly Woman Absent: Kyson Facer as Andrew, Jayce Mroz as Robbie, Joy Kigin as Ms. Hough | ||||||
| 6 | "I Am ... Heartbroken" | Siobhan Devine |
| September 18, 2017 | 107 | 1.14[15] |
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Guest star: Justin Jarzombeck as John | ||||||
| 7 | "I Am ... Lost" | Siobhan Devine | Jeff Sayers | September 19, 2017 | 108 | 1.22[16] |
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Guest stars: Constance Fields as Judge, Eric Garduno as Competition Student, Justin Jarzombeck as John | ||||||
| 8 | "I Am ... Disconnected" | Steve Wright | Elle Andrews | September 20, 2017 | 109 | 1.19[17] |
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Guest stars: Victor Jones as Mr. Manhart, Rachael Thompson as Engineer Anderson Absent: Uriel Baldesco as Lucia, Kristi Beckett as Makayla | ||||||
| 9 | "I Am ... Crashing" | Siobhan Devine | Jeff Sayers | September 21, 2017 | 110 | 1.10[18] |
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Guest stars: Justin Jarzombeck as John, Victor Jones as Mr. Manhart, Rachael Thompson as Engineer Anderson Absent: Michael Laurino as Will | ||||||
| 10 | "I Am ... Speechless" | Siobhan Devine | Jeff Sayers | September 22, 2017 | 111 | 1.33[19] |
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Guest stars: JC Casely as Casey, Justin Jarzombeck as John, Katherine McDonald as Mrs. Mulligan, Rachael Thompson as Engineer Anderson Absent: Michael Laurino as Will | ||||||
| 11 | "I Am ... Hungry" | Siobhan Devine | Elle Andrews | September 25, 2017 | 112 | 1.17[20] |
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As Sepulveda High's halls have been vandalized by an unknown person, Frankie discovers that she has two dates to the prom. To help her blend in with her dates, Dayton works with Frankie and Sigourney into making an E-Stomach so that Frankie can eat food easily. Meanwhile at EGG, Mr. Kingston and PEGS1 start to put their plans to reclaim Frankie into motion. Guest stars: JC Casely as Casey, Anna Hinsley as Figueroa Team Member, Justin Jarzombeck as John, Nicole Kinzel as Smoothie Barista, Rita Manyette as Proctor, Rachael Thompson as Engineer Anderson | ||||||
| 12 | "I Am ... Remote Controlled" | Steve Wright | Charlotte Owen | September 26, 2017 | 113 | 1.07[21] |
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Guest stars: Rachael Thompson as Engineer Anderson, Welder Santos as Busboy Absent: Jayce Mroz as Robbie, Todd Allen Durkin as James, Joy Kigin as Ms. Hough | ||||||
| 13 | "I Am ... Suspended" | Steve Wright | Elle Andrews | September 27, 2017 | 114 | 1.11[22] |
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In light of the recent actions at Sepulvada High, Ms. Hough blames Frankie and has her suspended from school for the recent violent conduct. James orchestrates events that involves him deleting specific files from Frankie which leads to Sigourney having to take an action to keep Frankie from becoming a violent android. Meanwhile, representatives from WARPA confiscate PEGS1 upon Mr. Kingston's failure to reclaim Frankie as he finds a clue on where Sigourney is hiding Frankie. At the same time, Tammy still wants to prove that Frankie is a robot and plans to get her unsuspended by pinning the blame of recent happenings at Sepulvada High on someone else. Guest stars: Justin Jarzombeck as John, Victor Jones as Mr. Manhart, David Kelley as Warpa Agent, Rachael Thompson as Engineer Anderson Absent: Kyson Facer as Andrew | ||||||
| 14 | "I Am ... Not Alone" | Steve Wright | Jeff Sayers | September 28, 2017 | 115 | 1.09[23] |
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Now that Tammy's plot to get Frankie unsuspended has succeeded, she still makes plans to expose Frankie as a robot where she, Lucia, and Mikayla work on a pulley-activated device that will enable her to spill water on Frankie at the Emoji-themed dance. Suspicious at the bounty fliers that Mr. Kingston has printed out, Sigourney forbids Frankie to go to the dance just in case someone catches her. Guest stars: Justin Jarzombeck as John, Elgin Aponte as DJ Absent: Jayce Mroz as Robbie, Joy Kigin as Ms. Hough | ||||||
| 15 | "I Am ... Hot on the Trail" | Steve Wright | Charlotte Owen | October 2, 2017 | 116 | 1.35[24] |
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Now that Frankie and Dayton know that Andrew is an android, they plan to find out who created him. Ms. Hough begins an investigation on who attempted the water prank on Frankie. Meanwhile, operatives from WARPA plan to use PEGS1 as leverage on Mr. Kingston in order to reclaim Frankie, but PEGS1 plans his escape from WARPA. Guest stars: Justin Jarzombeck as John, Elgin Aponte as DJ, Susan Dean as Ms. Fleckenstein, David Kelley as Warpa Agent Absent: J.D. Ballard as Mr. Kingston | ||||||
| 16 | "I Am ... Hanging Out with a Boy" | Steve Wright | Elle Andrews | October 3, 2017 | 117 | 1.29[25] |
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Andrew begs Frankie not to tell Sigourney about him. After her Sepulveda High School's Brain Squad rejects her upon learning the truth, Tammy comes clean to Ms. Hough about falsely accusing Robbie of the school vandalism. Ms. Hough announces to the school that Robbie is exonerated, but she threatens to punish the entire school if the person responsible for the vandalism doesn't come forward. Meanwhile, Frankie plays minigolf with Cole. Also, James orders Andrew to lure Frankie into a trap that James and Mr. Kingston have devised. Guest stars: Justin Jarzombeck as John, Katrina Rose Tandy as Girl with Phone, David Kelley as Warpa Agent 1 | ||||||
| 17 | "I Am ... Bound for Glory" | Siobhan Devine | Jeff Sayers | October 4, 2017 | 118 | 1.19[26] |
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WARPA has started making threats to Mr. Kingston and James to get them Frankie or else. This causes James to have Andrew lure Frankie to a position where he must get Frankie near WARPA's clutches or else be deactivated. After Mr. Kingston visits his children in his true name of Tom Reyes, Dayton enlists Jenny to help warn Frankie as Cole wonders if Tammy is right about Frankie being a robot. Guest stars: Richard Litz as Large Student, South Miami Senior High School Cobra Band and Color Guard as Marching Band, Rachael Thompson as Engineer Anderson, Dan Johnson as Mechanic, David Kelley as Warpa Agent Absent: Michael Laurino as Will, Carrie Schroeder as Sigourney, Mark Jacobson as Voice of "PEGS1" | ||||||
| 18 | "I Am ... Caught" | Steve Wright | Elle Andrews | October 5, 2017 | 119 | 1.28[27] |
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After Cole figures out that Frankie is a robot, Dayton frantically tries to warn Frankie that her father and WARPA are closing in. Upon hearing about what happened when Cole visited Frankie, Sigourney considers moving the family again to keep Frankie safe. In addition, Dayton persuades Tammy to help her get into WARPA's classified website in order to find out more about WARPA. Guest star: David Kelley as Warpa Agent Absent: Mark Jacobson as Voice of "PEGS1" | ||||||
| 19 | "I Am ... a Sitting Duck" | Steve Wright | Charlotte Owen | October 6, 2017 | 120 | 1.13[28] |
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Before the competition starts Tammy returns to the team after being taken by WARPA, who did something to her so that the team question her actions. During the Brain Squad competition, Dayton and Cole work to try to warn Frankie that WARPA is closing in on her as Andrew starts to reveal his true allegiance. Meanwhile, a girl arrives at the Gaines residence who is revealed to be Eliza, an android that Doctor Gaines made before Frankie who has a evil agenda, as Sigourney and Will look for possible places to relocate. Guest stars: Alex Hook as Eliza, David Kelley as Warpa Agent 1, Eric Gaunaurd as Stage Manager, Jake Little as Morlock Player 1, Natalia Patino as Morlock Player 2, Ame Livinston as Head Judge, Rob Iberg as Brain Squad Security 1 Absent: Sophia Forest as Jenny, Joy Kigin as Ms. Hough, Mark Jacobson as Voice of "PEGS1" | ||||||
Notes
- ^ a b The first half of "I Am ... in Danger" was aired as the sneak peek on Nickelodeon on September 4, 2017, and is titled "I Am ... a Gaines". The full episode was then shown as part of the official Nickelodeon premiere on September 11, 2017. The second half is also known as "I Am ... in a Math Bee".
Special
| Title [7][8] | Original air date [7][8] | Prod. code [7] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| "I Am Frankie ... the Download" | September 29, 2017 | 998 | 1.14[29] |
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A clip show on what has transpired through "I Am ... Not Alone", as well as clips from the remaining episodes of the season. | |||
Ratings
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) |
18–49 rank | ||
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| Date | Viewers (millions) |
Date | Viewers (millions) | ||||
| 1 | 19 | September 11, 2017 | TBD | October 6, 2017 | TBD | 1.24 | TBD |
References
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External links
- I Am Frankie at IMDb
