The Wannabes (TV series)


The Wannabes is an American television sitcom, created by Doreen Spicer-Dannelly, which follows the lives of classical performing arts high school students who want to be popstars. The five stars of the series are from the pop recording group, Savvy. Despite not having been produced or filmed in Australia, the series premiered on June 14, 2010, on both ABC1 and ABC3 in a "tween" oriented time slot.

Plot

The Wannabes follows six high school students attending an arts academy boarding school in hope that they will become popstars, until they realize the oppressive academy only teaches classical music and dance. Throughout the series they face issues about their careers, normal teen lives and are always trying to avoid their mean principal at every cost because he loves detentions.

Cast

The filming for series one and two started on August 3, 2009 in Howell, Michigan. 26 episodes were filmed. Filming was proposed to be done in Houston, Texas, however the location was changed to Howell, Michigan. The school they film at is Parker High School campus. The series is produced by Savvy Productions, LLC and Stern-LeMaire Productions Inc., and distributed by Bradford Licensing LLC. One of the producers, Christine LeMaire, explained the series is not going to be a Disney Channel Original series, "No, it is an independent production licensed to overseas networks. " Starz Kids & Family picked up American rights.

Series overview

Season 3

Episodes

Season 1: 2009–10

Season 2: 2010–2011

International Broadcasts

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