Baxter is a Canadian children's comedy television series. The series is produced by Shaftesbury Films

Shaftesbury Films

Shaftesbury Films is a Canadian film and television production company founded by Christina Jennings and is based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1987, Shaftesbury is a leading creator and producer of original content for television and multiple platforms, with programming available in more than...

, in association with Family Channel

Family Channel

Family is a Canadian English language Category A premium television service marketed to children and teenagers aged 2-15. It is owned by Astral Media...

. The series ran from May 24, 2010 to January 2, 2011.

Plot

Baxter is a half hour live-action comedy that follows slacker student and wannabe comedian Baxter McNab and his friends at Northern Star School of the Arts.

Cast

• Evan Williams
  Evan Williams (actor)
  Evan Williams is a Canadian actor and musician. He is best known for playing Kelly Ashoona in Degrassi: The Next Generation. He is a series regular. Evan Williams was born in Alberta and spent most of his childhood in Calgary...
  
   as Baxter McNab, a slacker student when he accepted into his father's old high school, his acting style is a comedy winging it and has a love for improv acting. He also has a not so hidden crush on the new girl to the school Tassie Symons, and may develop a relationship with his best friend Emma Ruby. The two also share the first kiss of the series in "Trust Game" during an improv show down.
• Holly Deveaux as Emma Ruby, Baxter's best friend and aspiring actor who has shown an affinity towards dance, and accidental improv as shown when she and Baxter make fun of Shakespeare in "Trust Game". And she might develop feelings for Baxter.
• Kyle Mac as Marcus Crombie, Baxter's main rival in the series. He and Baxter prefer are polar opposites in almost every way from their attitudes to their acting styles. Marcus prefers heavily scripted works of art but has shown to be able to adapt rather quickly to new events as shown in "Cindy and the Prince of Rock".
• Brittany Bristow as Tassie Symons, a new girl who came to Northern Star to help launch an acting career. Baxter has a crush on her but she likes his rival Marcus.
• Shannon Kook-Chun as Devon Phillip, a street dancer who came to Northern Star because his mom felt he needed a more control when he dances.
• Tara Joshi as Jenna Jacovitch, the star of the hit TV show "My Girlfriend Is an Alien". She takes dance and is over dramatic.
• Dewshane Williams as Jackal Corman, a director in the making. He also has an affinity towards dance getting along well with Devon even making their own hit dance together, called Dance Craz-Y.

Recurring cast:

• Baxter's Mom, a small-time actress who is shrewd but caring when raising her three children.
• The twins, Baxter's younger brother and sister. One or both are usually are involved in a parallel to Baxter's dilemma, which may or may not inspire him.
• Professor Kingsfield, the drama teacher at Northern Star. He is quite stern and takes his role as a teacher seriously, but is not without a heart. He is the only person other than Emma at Northern Star to know who Baxter's father is.

Episodes

Episode #		|Original air date

Production

The series was commissioned by Family Channel

Family Channel

Family is a Canadian English language Category A premium television service marketed to children and teenagers aged 2-15. It is owned by Astral Media...

 and then produced by Shaftesbury Films

Shaftesbury Films

Shaftesbury Films is a Canadian film and television production company founded by Christina Jennings and is based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1987, Shaftesbury is a leading creator and producer of original content for television and multiple platforms, with programming available in more than...

. The series was created by Alex Pugsley and Daphne Ballon with Christina Jennings and Scott Garvie as executive producers. Season one will air on May 24, 2010 and will finish on January 2, 2011.