Backstage (2016 TV series)
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| Genre | Teen drama |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Brian Irving |
| Editor(s) | Ellen Fine, CCE |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22–25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Fresh TV |
| Distributor | DHX Media |
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| Original release | March 18, 2016 – present |
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Backstage is a Canadian teen drama series, which has been commissioned by DHX Media. It is created and produced by Fresh TV. The series premiered on Family Channel in Canada on March 18, 2016.
Plot
Backstage follows a group of outstandingly talented teenagers as they live through the highs and lows that come with attending the prestigious Keaton School of the Arts, an arts school and a key to their future and rise to their stardom, from the angst and disappointments to the new friendships and crowning achievements. Through diary-style confessionals and dramatic cliffhangers, Backstage will lift the curtain on these would-be stars as they chase their dreams and deal with the day-to-day reality of being a student, a sister, a son, a brother, a daughter, a boyfriend or a girlfriend, and a teenager. However, only a few of them can make it to the graduation.
Characters
- Vanessa (Devyn Nekoda) is a ballet dancer. Vanessa attends Keaton upon insistence from her best friend, Carly. Although their friendship hits a few snags when Vanessa is chosen to dance with the Primas, the best dancers in the school, they care about each other deeply and are always there to support one another. She's also known by her nickname, Vee.
- Carly (Alyssa Trask) is a ballet dancer. Carly is close friends with Vanessa and begs her to join Keaton with her. Although Vanessa thinks highly of Carly's dance skills, Carly doesn't and believes Vanessa to be much better than her. She's also known by her nickname, Cee.
- Miles (Josh Bogert) is a music student. He plays guitar, percussion, and can also sing. He has a rare form of kidney disease. Despite being considered attractive by a large majority of the girls in school and seen as pretentious by several others, he's quiet and a little shy, though he shows special interest in Alya.
- Alya (Aviva Mongillo) is a music student. She plays guitar and sings. She also has a low self-esteem, fueled by teasing from Bianca. She is friends with Miles and has a small crush on him.
- Jax (Matthew Isen) is a music student. He is a self-proclaimed professional deejay, by the name of DJ G. He tends to be a bit self-centered and easily offended, feeling slighted when Miles gets away with things he is punished for. He also doesn't work well with others.
- Bianca (Julia Tomasone) is a music student and a singer. Bianca is an actress from a number of shows, most recently Chase on Chase and Chance. Because of this, she believes herself to be above the rest of the students of Keaton, only attending to better herself and not because she needs to learn anything.
- Jenna (Adrianna Di Liello) is a dance student. Jenna is one of the first people to meet Carly and Vanessa and is partnered with Vanessa by Helsweel.
- Sasha (Colin Petierre) is a dance student. Sasha has taken Helsweel's class before and has learned how to figure out her compliments disguised as insults. He also is responsible for TMK, Keaton's gossip blog.
- Scarlett (Mckenzie Small) is a tenth-grade music student and a singer. Scarlett is called Scarlett the Starlet by most students of Keaton and considered one of the most talented singers at the school. She is also somewhat of a control freak, which causes trouble between her and Julie, who is similarly bossy.
- Kit (Romy Weltman) is a music and an art student. Kit is a producer, considered talented by even Jax, and an artist. She is friends with Denzel, as they both have the same art and production classes.
- Denzel (Isiah Hall) is a visual arts student. Denzel is a producer and an artist and close friends with Kit.
- Julie (Kyal Legend) is the student body president. Julie is responsible for the freshman orientation, though it's usually a failure due to her being a control freak. She shows up to school dressed in different costumes every day and is considered an amazing artist.
- Park (Chris Hoffman) is the music teacher. Unlike Helsweel, Park shows compassion toward his students.
- Helsweel (Jane Moffat) is the dance teacher. Helsweel is harsh and rather emotionless, making vaguely nice statements as opposed to directly complimenting her students. She is also considered scary by several students, including Sasha, even though he's worked with her before.
Episodes
- Mckenzie Small, Romy Weltman, Isiah Hall, and Chris Hoffman are absent for one episode each.
- Kyal Legend and Jane Moffat are absent for two episodes each.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Canadian air date | U.S. air date [1][2] | Prod. code [1] | Canada viewers (millions) | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "The First Day" | RT! | Lara Azzopardi | March 18, 2016 | March 25, 2016 | 101 | N/A | 1.23[3] |
| It is the first day at Keaton for a group of ninth graders, including dance students and best friends Carly and Vanessa, and music students Jax, Miles and Alya. They get a welcome plus a first lesson on the difficulties they will experience at the prestigious arts school. Carly and Vanessa meet a tenth grader, Sasha, a dance student who has taken their teacher Helsweel's class before and helps the two freshmen get through their first day with Helsweel. After the dance auditions, Helsweel selects Vanessa to train with the Primas, an elite group of fourth-year dance students. Meanwhile, Alya's late arrival to class prompts music teacher Park to choose her to showcase her singing, but she freezes and it leads a fellow student, Bianca, to quickly pass judgment on her. Bianca's negative comments eventually become enough for Alya to contemplate quitting after the first day, but Miles persuades her not to after he had heard her sing. Alya regains her confidence and gets another chance to perform her song in class. Also, Jax struggles with his music assignment as he is not used to the equipment he and his partner Kit are using. | ||||||||
| 2 | "Groups of Two" | RT! | Jennifer Pertsch | March 25, 2016 | April 1, 2016 | 102 | N/A | 1.12[4] |
| Absent: Romy Weltman as Kit, Isiah Hall as Denzel, Kyal Legend as Julie | ||||||||
| 3 | "The Brightside" | Warren P. Sonoda | Jennifer Pertsch | April 1, 2016 | April 8, 2016 | 103 | N/A | 1.25[5] |
| Absent: Jane Moffat as Helsweel | ||||||||
| 4 | "Stand Tall" | Warren P. Sonoda | Matt Schiller | April 8, 2016 | April 15, 2016 | 104 | N/A | 1.07[6] |
| Absent: Mckenzie Small as Scarlett, Jane Moffat as Helsweel | ||||||||
| 5 | "Take Me Out" | Wendy Morgan | Matt Schiller | April 15, 2016 | April 29, 2016 | 105 | TBD | 1.18[7] |
| Absent: Kyal Legend as Julie, Chris Hoffman as Park | ||||||||
| 6 | "Dig Deeper" | TBA | TBA | April 22, 2016 | May 6, 2016[8] | 106 | TBD | TBD |
| 7 | "In Their Shoes" | TBA | TBA | April 29, 2016 | May 13, 2016[9] | 107 | TBD | TBD |
| 8 | "On Deck" | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 20, 2016[10] | 108 | TBD | TBD |
Production
Actors in the series are all real dancers and musicians embodying the true spirit of the performing arts.[11]
Directors for the series include top music video directors such as RT!, Director X, Wendy Morgan, and Warren Sonoda as well as Mario Azzopardi and Lara Azzopardi.
Broadcast
The series premiered on Family Channel in Canada on March 18, 2016. In the United States, the series premiered on the Disney Channel on March 25, 2016. It will premiere on May 9, 2016 on Disney Channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[12]
Disney Channel secured the license for the series in several countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle-East as well as for the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.[13]
References
- 1 2 "Backstage Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
- ↑ "Backstage Episode Guide". Zap2it.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (March 28, 2016). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (April 4, 2016). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (April 11, 2016). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (April 18, 2016). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (May 2, 2016). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Backstage: Dig Deeper". Zap2it. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Backstage: In Their Shoes". Zap2it. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Backstage: On Deck". Zap2it. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Cummins, Julianna (July 6, 2015). "Family Channel Goes Backstage". Playback Online. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Disney Channel UK". Disney UK. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ "DHX Media Licenses Backstage to Disney Channel in the US and Internationally". PR Newswire. February 8, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
External links
- Backstage at Family Channel (Canada)
- Backstage at Disney Channel (U.S.)
- Backstage at the Internet Movie Database
- Backstage at epguides.com
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