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High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is an Emmy winning Disney+ Original Series created by Tim Federle. The series revolves around a fictionalized version of East High School, where the original High School Musical films were filmed, who participate in their first staging in Season 1. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series premiered on Disney Channel, ABC, and Freeform as a preview simulcast on November 8, 2019, ahead of its launch on Disney+ on November 12; its first season consisted of 10 episodes. In October 2019, before the series debuted, Disney+ renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on May 14, 2021, and consisted of 12 episodes. The third season premiered on July 27, 2022, and will consisted of eight episodes. The fourth and final season released on August 9, 2023, with eight episodes.

Plot[]

Season 1[]

Welcome to East High’s first-ever production of High School Musical: The Musical, where a new era of high school kids and their new drama teacher attempt to remake history on stage, nearly 15 years after the Disney Original Movie was filmed there. Taking on the roles of Gabriella, Ricky and the rest of the original characters are Nini, a rising star fresh out of theater camp; Ricky, Nini’s skateboarding ex-boyfriend who joins the theater department to win her back; E.J., Nini’s posh and easy-on-the-eyes new love interest; and Gina, the ambitious new transfer student with skeletons in her closet and theater in her bones. Performing new material and remakes of classic HSM songs, these aspiring actors from East High are determined to bring their meta-version of High School Musical to the stage, along with all the real-life drama that wasn’t in the original script!

Season 2[]

Joining Nini (Olivia Rodrigo), Ricky (Joshua Bassett), E.J. (Matt Cornett), Gina (Sofia Wylie), Big Red (Larry Saperstein), Ashlyn (Julia Lester), Kourtney (Dara Reneé), Carlos (Frankie A. Rodriguez), Seb (Joe Serafini), Mr. Mazzara (Mark St. Cyr), Miss Jenn (Kate Reinders), and there are several new exciting characters. Zack (Derek Hough), Miss Jenn's ex-boyfriend and former high school heartthrob, shakes things up when he returns to Salt Lake City after a successful acting career in NYC to be the new Drama Teacher at East High's rival high school, North High. Antoine (Andrew Barth Feldman), a foreign exchange student at North High, can not help but flirt with Ashlyn. Howie (Roman Banks), a hyper-smart, bespectacled, adorkable high school junior, gets close to a certain Wildcat or two while working after school as a delivery guy for Big Red's family Pizza Shop, Salt Lake Slices. And Lily (Olivia Rose Keegan) is a sugary sweet, energetic East High Student who wants nothing more to be on-stage with the Wildcats, but her sweetness masks her highly competitive nature.

Season 3[]

In the new season, it's summer break! The Wildcats leave the hallways of East High for the ultimate summer at sleepaway camp, complete with campfires, summer romances and curfew-less nights. Camp Shallow Lake, a family-owned sleepaway camp in California. With a high-stakes production of Frozen and a behind-the-scenes “docuseries” of the production in the works, the Wildcats will attempt to show who is “best in snow” without leaving anyone out in the cold.

Season 4[]

In season four of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” after an epic summer at Camp Shallow Lake, the Wildcats return to East High where they will prepare a stage production of “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.” On their first day back, the principal announces that Disney has decided to make the long-awaited “High School Musical 4: The Reunion” movie on location at their beloved high school, and our Wildcats will be playing featured extras in the movie. It’s season four, and it’s now or never.

Production[]

On November 9, 2017, it was announced that Disney was developing a television series adaptation of their High School Musical film series created by Peter Barsocchini. The series was expected to premiere on Disney's then-unnamed upcoming streaming service. The company had planned to adapt the franchise for television and approached creator Tim Federle to develop an idea for a series. Federle pitched the documentary-style series in January 2018 and went on to draft the pilot together with Disney Channel, who contributed to the production of the series. On May 30, 2018, it was announced that Federle would serve as a writer and executive producer for the series. On September 6, Disney officially gave the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. Oliver Goldstick was expected to serve as showrunner and an additional executive producer while Julie Ashton would oversee the casting process. Alongside this announcement, it was also revealed that the show would be of the mockumentary genre and a list of character names and descriptions was released. By May 2019, Goldstick had departed the series over "creative differences", having served as showrunner for the first four episodes.

In October 2019, ahead of the release of the first season, Disney+ renewed the series for a second season. Federle stated that the second season's plot would not revolve around a production of High School Musical 2; it was revealed in February 2020 that the featured production would be Beauty and the Beast. The second season consisted of twelve episodes.

On September 13, 2021, Disney+ renewed the series for a third season. It was revealed within the announcement that production of the series would relocate from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles, and would begin later in the year. The season was announced to be set at a sleep-away theater camp taking place over the summer school break.[1]

Cast[]

Actor Character # of Appearances Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4
Joshua Bassett Ricky Bowen 38/38 Main
Olivia Rodrigo Nini Salazar-Roberts 25/38 Main Recurring N/A
Matt Cornett E.J. Caswell 33/38 Main Recurring
Sofia Wylie Gina Porter 37/38 Main
Julia Lester Ashlyn Caswell 38/38 Main
Frankie Rodriguez Carlos Rodriguez 38/38 Main
Dara Reneé Kourtney Greene 37/38 Main
Larry Saperstein Big Red 26/38 Main Guest Star Recurring
Kate Reinders Miss Jenn 33/38 Main Recurring Main
Mark St. Cyr Mr. Mazzara 20/38 Main N/A Recurring
Joe Serafini Seb Matthew-Smith 27/38 Recurring Main Guest Star Recurring
Saylor Bell Maddox 13/38 N/A Main Recurring
Adrian Lyles Jet 13/38 N/A Main Recurring
Liamani Segura Emmy 11/38 N/A Recurring Main
Alexis Nelis Natalie Bagley 11/38 Recurring N/A Guest Star
Alex Quijano Mike Bowen 17/38 Recurring N/A Recurring
Beth Lacke Lynne Bowen 6/38 Recurring Guest Star N/A Guest Star
Michelle Noh Dana Salazar-Roberts 5/38 Recurring N/A Guest Star N/A
Nicole Sullivan Carol Salazar-Roberts 3/38 Recurring N/A Guest Star N/A
Jeanne Sakata Malou 3/38 Recurring N/A
Valente Rodriguez Principal Gutierrez 7/38 Recurring N/A
Deepti Gupta Kalyani Patel 3/38 Recurring Guest Star N/A
Derek Hough Zack 3/38 N/A Recurring N/A
Olivia Rose Keegan Lily 10/38 N/A Recurring Guest Star
Roman Banks Howie 8/38 N/A Recurring N/A
Andrew Barth Feldman Antoine 3/38 N/A Recurring N/A
Kimberly Brooks Michelle Greene 10/38 N/A Recurring Guest Star
Corbin Bleu Himself 5/38 N/A Recurring
Jason Earles Dewey Wood 7/38 N/A Recurring
Ben Stillwell Channing 5/38 N/A Recurring
Aria Brooks Alex 3/38 N/A Recurring
Meg Donnelly Val 5/38 N/A Recurring
Kylie Crantall Dani TBA N/A Recurring
Vasthy Mompoint Krystal TBA N/A Recurring
Caitlin Reilly Quinn TBA N/A Recurring
Matt Sato Mack TBA N/A Recurring
Kaycee Stroh Herself/Martha Cox 1 Guest Star N/A Recurring
Lucas Gabreel Himself/Ryan Evans 1 Guest Star N/A Recurring
Addison Morgan Emily Pratt 2/30 Guest Star N/A
Napiera Groves Terri Porter 1 Guest Star N/A
Jacob Young Cash Caswell 1 N/A Guest Star N/A
Asher Angel Jack 1 N/A Guest Star N/A
Jordan Fisher Jamie Porter 1 N/A Guest Star N/A
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Marvin 1 N/A Guest Star
JoJo Siwa Madison 1 N/A Guest Star
Monique Coleman Herself/Taylor McKessie TBA N/A Recurring
Bart Johnson Himself/Coach Bolton TBA N/A Recurring
Alyson Reed Herself/Ms. Darbus TBA N/A Recurring
Kenidee Allen Dancer Kenidee TBA Background Dancer N/A Background Dancer
Adeline Baker Dancer Addie TBA Background Dancer N/A Background Dancer
Lauryn Carino Dancer Lauryn TBA Background Dancer N/A Background Dancer
Kaison Cotton Dancer Kaison TBA Background Dancer N/A Background Dancer
Kaden Dayton Dancer Kaden TBA Background Dancer N/A Background Dancer
Buddy Hills Dancer Buddy TBA Background Dancer N/A Background Dancer
Nicki Ouk Dancer Nicki TBA Background Dancer N/A Background Dancer
Andres Penate Dancer Rico TBA Background Dancer N/A Background Dancer
Bryan Rey Dancer Bryan TBA Background Dancer N/A Background Dancer
Stephani Sosa Steph TBA Background Dancer N/A Background Dancer
Jason Hancock Dancer Jason
Mackenzie Jarrett Dancer Mackenzie
Jarred Manista Dancer Jarred
Alyssa Massimiani Dancer Alyssa
Caden Miller Dancer
Bailey Munoz Dancer Johnny "Crash"
Lauren Wallingford Dancer Lauren
Arielle Wilson Dancer Arielle

Episodes[]

Season 1 (2019-2020)
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Title Directed by Written by Original release date
1 1 The Auditions Tamra Davis Tim Federle November 8, 2019
2 2 The Read-Through Tamra Davis Oliver Goldstick November 15, 2019
3 3 The Wonderstudies Tamra Davis Zach Dodes November 22, 2019
4 4 Blocking Chad Lowe Margee Magee November 29, 2019
5 5 Homecoming Joanna Kerns Tim Federle December 6, 2019
6 6 What Team? Kimberly McCullough & Joanna Kerns Oliver Goldstick December 13, 2019
7 7 Thanksgiving Kimberly McCullough Ann Kim December 20, 2019
8 8 The Tech Rehearsal Joanna Kerns Natalia Castells-Esquivel December 28, 2019
9 9 Opening Night Kabir Akhtar Oliver Goldstick January 3, 2020
10 10 Act Two Kabir Akhtar Tim Federle January 10, 2020


Season 2 (2021)
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Title Directed by Written by Original release date
11 1 New Year's Eve Kimberly McCullough Tim Federle May 14, 2021
12 2 Typecasting Kimberly McCullough Ann Kim May 21, 2021
13 3 Valentine’s Day Paul Hoen Zach Dodes May 28, 2021
14 4 The Storm Paul Hoen Ritza Bloom June 4, 2021
15 5 The Quinceañero Kimberly McCullough Emilia Serrano June 11, 2021
16 6 Yes, And... Kimberly McCullough llana Wolpert June 18, 2021
17 7 The Field Trip Paul Hoen Carrie Rosen June 25, 2021
18 8 Most Likely To Paul Hoen Nneka Gerstle July 2, 2021
19 9 Spring Break Brent Geisler Natalia Castells-Esquivel July 9, 2021
20 10 The Transformation Joanna Kerns Jessica Leventhal July 16, 2021
21 11 Showtime Joanna Kerns Zach Dodes July 23, 2021
22 12 Second Chances Kimberly McCullough & Joanna Kerns Zach Dodes & Tim Federle July 30, 2021
(2022) Season 3
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No.in Season Title Directed by Written by Original

release date

23 1 Happy Campers Kimberly McCullough Zach Dodes July 27, 2022
24 2 Into the Unknown Kimberly McCullough llana Wolpert August 3, 2022
25 3 The Woman in the Woods Angela Tortu Natalia Casttells-

Esquivel

August 10, 2022
26 4 No Drama Angela Tortu Nneka GerstIe August 17, 2022
27 5 The Real Campers of Shallow Lake Ann Marie

Pace

Jessica Leventhal August 24, 2022
28 6 Color War Christine

Lakin

Chandler Turk August 31, 2022
29 7 Camp Prom Kim McCullough Zach Dodes September 7, 2022
30 8 Let it Go Kimberly McCullough Tim Federle September 14, 2022
Season 4 (2023)
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Title Directed by Written by Original

release date

31 1 High School Musical 4 Hisham Abed Tim Federle August 9 2023
32 2 HSM vs. HSM Kimberly McCullough IIana Wolpert August 9 2023
33 3 A Star is Reborn Kimberly McCullough Ann Kim August 9 2023
34 4 Trick or Treat Ann Marie Pace Elisabeth Kiernan Averick August 9 2023
35 5 Admissions Ann Marie Pace Nneka GerstIe August 9 2023
36 6 Trust the Process Kimberly McCullough Chandler Turk August 9 2023
37 7 Night of Nights Kimberly McCullough Zach Dodes August 9 2023
38 8 Born to be Brave Tim Federle Tim Federle August 9 2023

Awards[]

Nominations
Award Year Category Nominee(s) Results
GLAAD Media Award 2020 Outstanding Kids & Family Programming High School Musical: The Musical The Series Won
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2020 Favorite Male TV Star Joshua Bassett Nominated
Directors Guild of America Award 2021 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs Kabir Akhtar (for Opening Night) Nominated
Artios Awards 2021 Outstanding Achievement in Casting: Children's Pilot and Series (Live Action) Julie Ashton Nominated
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2021 Favorite Female Star Sofia Wylie Nominated
The DisInsider’s Awards 2021 Best Original Song The Rose Song performed by Olivia Rodrigo[2] Nominated
The DisInsider’s Awards 2021 Best Original Song Let You Go performed by Joshua Bassett[2] Nominated
The DisInsider’s Awards 2021 Best Supporting Actor (Disney+ Original Series) Joshua Bassett[3] Nominated
Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards 2022 Favorite Kid's TV Show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Won
Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards 2022 Favorite Male TV Star (Kids) Joshua Bassett Won
Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards 2022 Favorite Female TV Star (Kids) Olivia Rodrigo Won
Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards 2022 Favorite Female TV Star (Kids) Sofia Wylie Nominated
Children's and Family Emmys 2022 Outstanding Young Teen Series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Nominated
Children's and Family Emmys 2022 Outstanding Choreography High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Nominated
Children's and Family Emmys 2022 Outstanding Costume Design/Styling High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Nominated
Children's and Family Emmys 2022 Outstanding Makeup and Hairstyling High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Nominated
Children's and Family Emmys 2022 Outstanding Lighting Design for a Live Action Program High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Nominated
Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2022 Song- TV Show/Limited Series "Right Place" Written by: William Behlendorf, Jason Mater, and Brandon C. Rogers. Performed by Adrian Lyles Nominated
Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards 2023 Favorite Kid's TV Show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Nominated
Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards 2023 Favorite Male TV Star (Kids) Joshua Bassett Won
Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards 2023 Favorite Female TV Star (Kids) Sofia Wylie Nominated
Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards 2023 Favorite Female TV Star Olivia Rodrigo Won
Nickelodeon Kid's

Choice Awards

2023 Favorite Male TV Star Joshua Bassett Won

Trivia[]

References[]

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