School of Rock (TV series)

This article is about the television series. For the movie, see School of Rock.
School of Rock
Genre Musical
Comedy
Sitcom
Starring
Opening theme "Are You Ready to Rock?" performed by the School of Rock cast
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8 (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setup
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Armogida Brothers Productions
Passable Entertainment
Paramount Television
Distributor Nickelodeon
Release
Original network Nickelodeon
Audio format Stereo
Original release March 12, 2016 (2016-03-12) – present (present)
External links
Official website

School of Rock is an American musical live-action sitcom which premiered March 12, 2016, on Nickelodeon. The show is based on the 2003 film of the same name starring Jack Black. The show stars Breanna Yde, Ricardo Hurtado, Jade Pettyjohn, Lance Lim, Aidan Miner, and Tony Cavalero. On April 5, 2016, Nickelodeon announced that School of Rock had renewed for a 13-episode second season.[1]

Plot

Set in Austin, Texas, the series follows a group of five 12-year-old prep school students - Zack, Laurence, Freddy, Summer and Tomika - who are encouraged to start a rock band by their substitute teacher Dewey Finn, an unsuccessful musician.

Cast

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date[2] Prod.
code[3]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Come Together"Jonathan JudgeJim Armogida
Steve Armogida
Mike White
March 12, 2016 (2016-03-12)1122.37[4]
2"Cover Me"Jonathan JudgeGigi McCreery
Perry Rein
March 19, 2016 (2016-03-19)1021.68[5]
Guest Stars: Pete Wentz
3"Video Killed the Speed Debate Star"Bruce LeddyJeremy HallMarch 26, 2016 (2016-03-26)1041.63[6]
4"The Story of Us (but More about Me)"Bruce LeddyEric FriedmanApril 2, 2016 (2016-04-02)1031.41[7]
5"We're Not Gonna Take It"Trevor KirschnerLaurie ParresApril 9, 2016 (2016-04-09)1051.47[8]
6"A Band with No Name"Michael SheaKevin JakubowskiApril 16, 2016 (2016-04-16)1061.42[9]
7"We Can Be Heroes, Sort Of"Savage Steve HollandJay KogenApril 23, 2016 (2016-04-23)1081.25[10]
8"Should I Stay or Should I Go?"Sean LambertGigi McCreery
Perry Rein
April 30, 2016 (2016-04-30)1071.41[11]
Guest stars: Kendall Schmidt, Sam Horrigan
9"Money (That's What I Want)"[12]TBATBAMay 7, 2016 (2016-05-07)110TBD
10"Freddy Fights for His Right to Party"[13]TBATBAJune 4, 2016 (2016-06-04)109TBD

Production

In August 2014, Nickelodeon announced a TV series adaption of School of Rock,[14] and the cast was revealed in March 2015.[15] The series was renewed for a 13-episode second season on April 5, 2016, and actress Breanna Yde announced on her Twitter account that production of season two began April 24, 2016.[16]

References

  1. Andreeva, Nellie (April 5, 2016). "‘School Of Rock’ Renewed For Season 2 By Nickelodeon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. "School of Rock Episode Guide". Zap2it.
  3. "School of Rock Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
  4. Metcalf, Mitch (March 15, 2016). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals: 3.12.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  5. Metcalf, Mitch (March 22, 2016). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals: 3.19.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  6. Metcalf, Mitch (March 29, 2016). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals: 3.26.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  7. Metcalf, Mitch (April 5, 2016). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals: 4.2.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  8. Metcalf, Mitch (April 12, 2016). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals: 4.9.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  9. Metcalf, Mitch (April 19, 2016). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals: 4.16.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  10. Metcalf, Mitch (April 26, 2016). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals: 4.23.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  11. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.30.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  12. "School of Rock: Money (That's What I Want)". Zap2it. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  13. "School of Rock: Freddy Fights for His Right to Party". Zap2it. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  14. "Nickelodeon Orders ‘School of Rock’ Series". Variety. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  15. "Nickelodeon Reveals Cast for ‘School of Rock’ Series". Variety. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  16. "Twitter / Breanna Yde: Being back on set is great!". Twitter.com. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

External links

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