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Hannah Montana (TV series)
Genre Children's television series/Sitcom
Created by Michael Poryes
Richard Correll
Barry O'Brien
Starring Miley Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus
Emily Osment
Mitchel Musso
Jason Earles
Moises Arias (Season 2+)
Opening theme "The Best of Both Worlds"
Country of origin Flag of United States United States
Language(s) English
No. of episodes 41 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Steven Peterman
Michael Poryes
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 23 minutes (approx.)
Broadcast
Original channel Disney Channel
Picture format 1080i
Original run March 24, 2006 – Present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary
Hannah Montana is an American television series which debuted on March 24,
2006 on Disney Channel. The series focuses on Miley Stewart played by Miley
Cyrus, who lives a double life as an average teenage girl at school during
the day and a famous pop singer, Hannah Montana, at night, concealing her
real identity from the public other than her close friends and family.
Plot
The series is set in Malibu, California. The show centers on 14-year-old
Miley Stewart (played by Miley Cyrus). She's a normal teenage girl who has a
big secret. Only her close family and best friends (including ex-boyfriend
Jake Ryan) knows that she is the famous pop superstar, Hannah Montana. She
lives in a house by the beach with her father Robby Ray (played by Miley's
real life father Billy Ray Cyrus) and 16-year-old brother Jackson (played by
Jason Earles). The Stewarts are from Nashville, Tennessee. Miley's mother
died leaving singer-songwriter Robby a widower and the sole caretaker of
their children, giving up his previous career as a famous country singer. He
is also the disguised father and manager of Hannah Montana. Miley's two best
friends Lilly Truscott (played by Emily Osment) and Oliver Oken (played by
Mitchel Musso) also live nearby and attend school with her. Each episode
deals with life, personal conflicts, or problems that are easily solved,
with lessons learned by the show's end.
Main Characters
* Miley Cyrus as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana
* Emily Osment as Lilly Truscott/Lola Luftnagle
* Mitchel Musso as Oliver Oken
* Jason Earles as Jackson Stewart
* Billy Ray Cyrus as Robby Stewart
* Moises Arias as Rico
* Frances Callier as Roxy (recurring)
* Cody Linley as Jake Ryan (recurring)
Season Ep # First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 1 26 March 24, 2006 March 30, 2007
Season 2 April 23, 2007
Production
The show is co-created by Michael Poryes, who also co-created the hit Disney
Channel Original Series That's So Raven and is produced by It's a Laugh
Productions, Inc., in association with Disney. The series premiere scored
record ratings for Disney Channel: 5.4 million viewers, a response "beyond
our wildest expectations," according to the president of Disney Channel
Entertainment.[1]
The original idea for this show was based on the That's So Raven episode "Goin'
Hollywood" was supposed to be the pilot episode for a sitcom called Better
Days in which a child star of a popular TV show of the same name was to try
her hand at going to a normal school. The episode "New Kid in School" has
the basic premise as that aforementioned episode. The series' working title
was changed to The Idol Life, but was later changed again to Hannah
Montana.[verification needed] Other names considered for the title were The
Secret Life of Zoe Stewart (discarded as too similar to Zoey 101 on
Nickelodeon), The Popstar Life!, and Alexis Texas, (scrapped as it would
portray the state as too hillbilly). Former American Juniors finalist Jordan
McCoy, Pop/R&B singer JoJo (who rejected the role), and actress Alyson
Stoner were considered for the role of Zoe Stewart. Miley Cyrus originally
auditioned for the role of the "best friend"[2] Lilly Romero, later changed
to Lilly Truscott, but they thought she would be better for the main
character, so she tried out for Zoe Stewart/Hannah Montana. Zoe Stewart was
later changed to Chloe Stewart (due mainly to the release of Nickelodeon's
new show Zoey 101), which was eventually changed to Miley when she got the
part. The names of Hannah Montana were changed a few times. Three of the
previous names were Anna Cabana, Samantha York, and Alexis Texas. Alexis
Texas was almost used, but they thought that it would overrate Texas as a
hillbilly state.[citation needed]
In December 2006, Disney announced plans to release Hannah Montana products
including clothing apparel, stationery and dolls.[3] Play Along Toys will be
releasing the Hannah and Miley dolls and other merchandise. Hannah Montana
is signed for at least one more season according to Disney Channel. Filming
for the second season started in December. The new season started in April,
2007, in which she is in high school.[4]
Theme Song & Opening
The theme song for Hannah Montana is "The Best of Both Worlds" written by
Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil, produced by Gerrard and performed by Miley
Cyrus (as Hannah Montana). John Carta, who also composes the music cues to
signify scene changes and commercial breaks, composed the music for the
song. The song's lyrics describe the basic premise of the television series.
The full-length version, which is 2:54 (minutes/seconds) in length, was
included on the show's soundtrack, released in October 2006. For the TV
version of the theme, which lasts only 63 seconds, stanzas one and two and
stanzas seven and eight were used.
"Just Like You" and "The Other Side of Me" were originally tested for the
opening theme song, before "Best of Both Worlds" was chosen as the
theme.[citation needed]
The opening sequence is set on a concert stage and features episode clips of
each cast member when each cast member's name appears. Each cast member's
name is "wiped" on the screen in a marquee light style. The sequence then
switches to full screen episode clips (most of the clips used in the season
one version of the sequence were of the early produced episodes) with the
creator's names appearing in the second-to-last clip. The show's title logo
design appears at the beginning and again at the end of the sequence (the
latter portion as with most other portions of the sequence on the "concert
stage" feature Cyrus as her character Hannah Montana).[5]
Notes
1. ^ Jacques Steinburg, "A Tale of Two Tweens: One Real and One Disney", The
New York Times, April 20, 2006.
2. ^ "'Hannah Montana' Livin' the Rock Star Life! DVD Review". Disney DVD
Reviews (2006-10-20). Retrieved on 2006-10-23.
3. ^ Disney Launches Hannah Montana Products URL accessed December 26, 2006
4. ^ Season 2 episodes
5. ^ Opening sequence
6. ^ Disney Channel, Japan. Retrieved on 2007-02-21. Credited as: Secret
Idol: Hannah Montana
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