The Kicks

The Kicks
Genre Family/Teen sitcom
Created by Alex Morgan
David Babcock
Directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Starring
Opening theme "Just Getting Started"
performed by Hawk Nelson
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 1 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Editor(s) Anita Brandt-Burgoyne
Cinematography Krishna Rao
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s)
Release
Original network Amazon Video
Original release June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26)
External links
Website

The Kicks is an American teen comedy television series created by Alex Morgan and David Babcock.[1] Babcock also serves as executive producer alongside James Frey.[2] The pilot premiered on Amazon Instant Video on June 26, 2015.[3]

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old soccer player Devin is on the verge of being named seventh-grade captain on her Connecticut school soccer team when her family moves to California midway through the school year. Now, Devin has to rise to the challenge after discovering that her new school team has been on a losing streak over the last few months and is badly in need of a leader to rally the team together.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Guest cast

Production

The Kicks was ordered to pilot by Amazon on September 15, 2014. The show is based on the best selling book series of the same name, written by U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan.[5] The pilot premiered on Amazon Instant Video on June 26, 2015 as a part of Amazon's fifth pilot season.[3] Amazon ordered the pilot to series on November 6, 2015.[4] Filming for the series began on February 22, 2016.[6]

Reception

On Amazon, 93% of all customer reviews were five-stars, and 97% were either five-stars or four-stars. This was high enough to warrant a series order for the show.[7]

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date Prod.
code
1"Pilot"Elizabeth Allen RosenbaumDavid BabcockJune 26, 2015 (2015-06-26)101

References

  1. Lewis, Hilary (May 11, 2015). "Amazon Greenlights Six Kids Pilots". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  2. "THE KICKS LISTINGS". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Six New Kids Pilots Will Debut June 26 on Amazon in the US, UK and Germany". BusinessWire. June 16, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pedersen, Erik (November 6, 2015). "Amazon Hands Series Orders To Kids Shows ‘Dino Dana’, ‘The Kicks’ & ‘Lost In Oz’". Deadline. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (September 15, 2014). "Amazon Orders Soccer Kids Comedy Pilot ‘The Kicks’". Deadline. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  6. sixxorange (February 22, 2016). "Kicks Day 1!! Let's do this!!!! Feeling like home already❤️☁️🎬⚽️🌞 #TheKicks #DevinBurke…" (Tweet).
  7. "The Kicks". Amazon. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

External links

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