Madison High
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Madison High is an American
television pilot
and a High School Musical
spin-off that is in production for the Disney Channel
in the United States.
Written by Lester Lewis
, executive producer of Jonas L.A., and directed by DCOM director Paul Hoen
, director of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
, Madison High began production for the pilot episode in March 2011. The series marks the first time that a Disney Channel Original Series is based on a Disney Channel Original Movie and the first crossover between a Disney Channel Original Movie and a Disney Channel Original Series.
television pilot
and a High School Musical
spin-off that is in production for the Disney Channel
in the United States.
Written by Lester Lewis
, executive producer of Jonas L.A., and directed by DCOM director Paul Hoen
, director of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
, Madison High began production for the pilot episode in March 2011. The series marks the first time that a Disney Channel Original Series is based on a Disney Channel Original Movie and the first crossover between a Disney Channel Original Movie and a Disney Channel Original Series.
television pilot
and a High School Musical
spin-off that is in production for the Disney Channel
in the United States.
Written by Lester Lewis
, executive producer of Jonas L.A., and directed by DCOM director Paul Hoen
, director of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
, Madison High began production for the pilot episode in March 2011. The series marks the first time that a Disney Channel Original Series is based on a Disney Channel Original Movie and the first crossover between a Disney Channel Original Movie and a Disney Channel Original Series.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
and a High School Musical
High School Musical
High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
spin-off that is in production for the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
in the United States.
Written by Lester Lewis
Lester Lewis
Lester Lewis is an American television writer and producer, whose credits include sitcoms such as Flight of the Conchords, Caroline in the City and The Larry Sanders Show. He is currently a supervising producer and writer on The Office and is developing a musical series for Disney Channel...
, executive producer of Jonas L.A., and directed by DCOM director Paul Hoen
Paul Hoen
Paul Hoen is an American director and producer.Hoen has directed and produced projects such as Cheetah Girls 3 and Dadnapped.Hoen studied drama, film and television at the University of Santa Clara. He was admitted to the Directors Guild of America in 1987...
, director of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam is a 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie and sequel to the 2008 film Camp Rock. Production commenced in August 2009 in Toronto, Ontario and at area summer camps. The movie premiered on on Disney Channel in the USA, along with a live simulcast on Radio Disney...
, Madison High began production for the pilot episode in March 2011. The series marks the first time that a Disney Channel Original Series is based on a Disney Channel Original Movie and the first crossover between a Disney Channel Original Movie and a Disney Channel Original Series.
Main characters
- Devin Daniels (played by Luke BenwardLuke BenwardLuke Aaron Benward is an American teen actor and singer, best known for his starring role as Billy Forrester in How to Eat Fried Worms and as Charlie Tuttle in the 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie, Minutemen. He also played the role of "Nicky" in Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? and...
) – a confident, laid-back athletics expert with more intelligence than he lets on. Even though he's masculine and athletic in motocrossMotocrossMotocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
, he yearns for something more. - Wednesday Malone (played by G. HanneliusG. HanneliusGenevieve Hannelius is an American child actress and singer, better known professionally as G. Hannelius. She has played the role as Emily in Den Brother, a Disney Channel Original Movie also starring Hutch Dano and for her co-starring role as Amy Little on the Disney's Channel Original short...
) – an overachiever driven to be an actress. So focused on success, she skipped a grade or two and tries to look older than she actually is. - Peyton Hall (played by Leah Lewis) – an indie-rock band member at Madison High. She is a fiercely independent, witty socialite and a natural actress unaware of her talent.
- Cherry O'Keefe (played by Katherine McNamara) – a future-chic fashionistaFashionistaFashionista or fashionistas may refer to*Fashionista , an Australian TV series*Fashionistas, an American pornographic film*The Fashionistas, minor villains in the Kim Possible series*Fashion victim, an avid follower of fashion...
who found stardom among her peers by starting an extremely popular high school gossip blog. Initially shy, she has morphed into a self-entitled celebrity who will do anything to get what she wants. She's also the villain and is similar to Sharpay Evans. - Harvey Flynn (played by Mark IndelicatoMark IndelicatoMark Indelicato is an American actor, singer, fashion blogger, and photographer best known for his role in the ABC comedy series Ugly Betty, as Justin Suarez, the fashion-obsessed nephew of series protagonist Betty Suarez....
) – a know-it-all perfectionist who is president of the drama club and a stage manager. With his sights on Broadway, Harvey will do anything to get his way. - Colby Baker (played by Nolan SotilloNolan SotilloNolan Sotillo is an American actor. Sotillo played Lucas on the 2011 film, Prom. He also starred in the Disney TV series Corey and Lucas For The Win...
) – an eccentric otakuOtakuis a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...
and the cousin of Peyton who sees the world like a comic-book. Obsessed with manga, he is a great artist but shy about his talent.
Recurring characters
- Ms. Darbus (played by Alyson ReedAlyson ReedAlyson Reed is an American dancer and actress.Reed grew up in Anaheim, California and attended Anaheim High School, where she graduated in 1976. She was a varsity songleader for two years, and was ASB President as a senior. She began performing in high school, and one of her major roles was as...
) – the drama teacher who gets relocated from East High to Madison High. She occasionally mentions the characters from the High School Musical filmsHigh School Musical (film series)The High School Musical film series consists of three Disney musical films directed by Kenny Ortega and created by Peter Barsocchini. It stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, and Monique Coleman. The original film was released simply as a Disney Channel...
.
External links
Madison High is an AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
and a High School Musical
High School Musical
High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
spin-off that is in production for the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
in the United States.
Written by Lester Lewis
Lester Lewis
Lester Lewis is an American television writer and producer, whose credits include sitcoms such as Flight of the Conchords, Caroline in the City and The Larry Sanders Show. He is currently a supervising producer and writer on The Office and is developing a musical series for Disney Channel...
, executive producer of Jonas L.A., and directed by DCOM director Paul Hoen
Paul Hoen
Paul Hoen is an American director and producer.Hoen has directed and produced projects such as Cheetah Girls 3 and Dadnapped.Hoen studied drama, film and television at the University of Santa Clara. He was admitted to the Directors Guild of America in 1987...
, director of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam is a 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie and sequel to the 2008 film Camp Rock. Production commenced in August 2009 in Toronto, Ontario and at area summer camps. The movie premiered on on Disney Channel in the USA, along with a live simulcast on Radio Disney...
, Madison High began production for the pilot episode in March 2011. The series marks the first time that a Disney Channel Original Series is based on a Disney Channel Original Movie and the first crossover between a Disney Channel Original Movie and a Disney Channel Original Series.
Main characters
- Devin Daniels (played by Luke BenwardLuke BenwardLuke Aaron Benward is an American teen actor and singer, best known for his starring role as Billy Forrester in How to Eat Fried Worms and as Charlie Tuttle in the 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie, Minutemen. He also played the role of "Nicky" in Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? and...
) – a confident, laid-back athletics expert with more intelligence than he lets on. Even though he's masculine and athletic in motocrossMotocrossMotocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
, he yearns for something more. - Wednesday Malone (played by G. HanneliusG. HanneliusGenevieve Hannelius is an American child actress and singer, better known professionally as G. Hannelius. She has played the role as Emily in Den Brother, a Disney Channel Original Movie also starring Hutch Dano and for her co-starring role as Amy Little on the Disney's Channel Original short...
) – an overachiever driven to be an actress. So focused on success, she skipped a grade or two and tries to look older than she actually is. - Peyton Hall (played by Leah Lewis) – an indie-rock band member at Madison High. She is a fiercely independent, witty socialite and a natural actress unaware of her talent.
- Cherry O'Keefe (played by Katherine McNamara) – a future-chic fashionistaFashionistaFashionista or fashionistas may refer to*Fashionista , an Australian TV series*Fashionistas, an American pornographic film*The Fashionistas, minor villains in the Kim Possible series*Fashion victim, an avid follower of fashion...
who found stardom among her peers by starting an extremely popular high school gossip blog. Initially shy, she has morphed into a self-entitled celebrity who will do anything to get what she wants. She's also the villain and is similar to Sharpay Evans. - Harvey Flynn (played by Mark IndelicatoMark IndelicatoMark Indelicato is an American actor, singer, fashion blogger, and photographer best known for his role in the ABC comedy series Ugly Betty, as Justin Suarez, the fashion-obsessed nephew of series protagonist Betty Suarez....
) – a know-it-all perfectionist who is president of the drama club and a stage manager. With his sights on Broadway, Harvey will do anything to get his way. - Colby Baker (played by Nolan SotilloNolan SotilloNolan Sotillo is an American actor. Sotillo played Lucas on the 2011 film, Prom. He also starred in the Disney TV series Corey and Lucas For The Win...
) – an eccentric otakuOtakuis a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...
and the cousin of Peyton who sees the world like a comic-book. Obsessed with manga, he is a great artist but shy about his talent.
Recurring characters
- Ms. Darbus (played by Alyson ReedAlyson ReedAlyson Reed is an American dancer and actress.Reed grew up in Anaheim, California and attended Anaheim High School, where she graduated in 1976. She was a varsity songleader for two years, and was ASB President as a senior. She began performing in high school, and one of her major roles was as...
) – the drama teacher who gets relocated from East High to Madison High. She occasionally mentions the characters from the High School Musical filmsHigh School Musical (film series)The High School Musical film series consists of three Disney musical films directed by Kenny Ortega and created by Peter Barsocchini. It stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, and Monique Coleman. The original film was released simply as a Disney Channel...
.
External links
Madison High is an AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
and a High School Musical
High School Musical
High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
spin-off that is in production for the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
in the United States.
Written by Lester Lewis
Lester Lewis
Lester Lewis is an American television writer and producer, whose credits include sitcoms such as Flight of the Conchords, Caroline in the City and The Larry Sanders Show. He is currently a supervising producer and writer on The Office and is developing a musical series for Disney Channel...
, executive producer of Jonas L.A., and directed by DCOM director Paul Hoen
Paul Hoen
Paul Hoen is an American director and producer.Hoen has directed and produced projects such as Cheetah Girls 3 and Dadnapped.Hoen studied drama, film and television at the University of Santa Clara. He was admitted to the Directors Guild of America in 1987...
, director of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam is a 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie and sequel to the 2008 film Camp Rock. Production commenced in August 2009 in Toronto, Ontario and at area summer camps. The movie premiered on on Disney Channel in the USA, along with a live simulcast on Radio Disney...
, Madison High began production for the pilot episode in March 2011. The series marks the first time that a Disney Channel Original Series is based on a Disney Channel Original Movie and the first crossover between a Disney Channel Original Movie and a Disney Channel Original Series.
Main characters
- Devin Daniels (played by Luke BenwardLuke BenwardLuke Aaron Benward is an American teen actor and singer, best known for his starring role as Billy Forrester in How to Eat Fried Worms and as Charlie Tuttle in the 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie, Minutemen. He also played the role of "Nicky" in Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? and...
) – a confident, laid-back athletics expert with more intelligence than he lets on. Even though he's masculine and athletic in motocrossMotocrossMotocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
, he yearns for something more. - Wednesday Malone (played by G. HanneliusG. HanneliusGenevieve Hannelius is an American child actress and singer, better known professionally as G. Hannelius. She has played the role as Emily in Den Brother, a Disney Channel Original Movie also starring Hutch Dano and for her co-starring role as Amy Little on the Disney's Channel Original short...
) – an overachiever driven to be an actress. So focused on success, she skipped a grade or two and tries to look older than she actually is. - Peyton Hall (played by Leah Lewis) – an indie-rock band member at Madison High. She is a fiercely independent, witty socialite and a natural actress unaware of her talent.
- Cherry O'Keefe (played by Katherine McNamara) – a future-chic fashionistaFashionistaFashionista or fashionistas may refer to*Fashionista , an Australian TV series*Fashionistas, an American pornographic film*The Fashionistas, minor villains in the Kim Possible series*Fashion victim, an avid follower of fashion...
who found stardom among her peers by starting an extremely popular high school gossip blog. Initially shy, she has morphed into a self-entitled celebrity who will do anything to get what she wants. She's also the villain and is similar to Sharpay Evans. - Harvey Flynn (played by Mark IndelicatoMark IndelicatoMark Indelicato is an American actor, singer, fashion blogger, and photographer best known for his role in the ABC comedy series Ugly Betty, as Justin Suarez, the fashion-obsessed nephew of series protagonist Betty Suarez....
) – a know-it-all perfectionist who is president of the drama club and a stage manager. With his sights on Broadway, Harvey will do anything to get his way. - Colby Baker (played by Nolan SotilloNolan SotilloNolan Sotillo is an American actor. Sotillo played Lucas on the 2011 film, Prom. He also starred in the Disney TV series Corey and Lucas For The Win...
) – an eccentric otakuOtakuis a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...
and the cousin of Peyton who sees the world like a comic-book. Obsessed with manga, he is a great artist but shy about his talent.
Recurring characters
- Ms. Darbus (played by Alyson ReedAlyson ReedAlyson Reed is an American dancer and actress.Reed grew up in Anaheim, California and attended Anaheim High School, where she graduated in 1976. She was a varsity songleader for two years, and was ASB President as a senior. She began performing in high school, and one of her major roles was as...
) – the drama teacher who gets relocated from East High to Madison High. She occasionally mentions the characters from the High School Musical filmsHigh School Musical (film series)The High School Musical film series consists of three Disney musical films directed by Kenny Ortega and created by Peter Barsocchini. It stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, and Monique Coleman. The original film was released simply as a Disney Channel...
.
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