Popularity Papers
Popularity Papers is a British-Canadian youth comedy television series, which premiered in 2023 on YTV and produced by BBC Studios Kids & Family Adapted from Amy Ignatow's middle-grade novel series The Popularity Papers, the series stars Glee Dango and Mia Bella as Julie Graham-Chang and Lydia Goldblatt, two young friends who are trying to discover the secret to being popular as they start junior high school.[1]
The cast also includes Michael Chan, Christopher Jacot, Naomi Snieckus, Millie Davis, Jenna Weir, Callum Shoniker, Seth Murchison, Lyla Elliott, Keegan Hedley, Chris River, Pierre Drivas and Dave Barclay.[1] The series was created by Vivian Lin and Amanda Brooke Perrin for Aircraft Pictures and Corus Entertainment.[1]
The series premiered April 10, 2023, on YTV.
It premiered 5th April 2024 on Nickelodeon UK
The show had premiere on April 19, 2024 on Disney’s Hulu.
Characters
Main Characters
Episodes
Season 1 (2023-2024)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. Hulu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "New School, New Start" | Stefan Brogren | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | April 10, 2023 | April 19, 2024 (Hulu) |
| 2 | "Teamwork Makes the Scene Work" | Allana Harkin | Maryan Haye, Vivian Lin | April 17, 2023 | April 19, 2024 (Hulu) |
| 3 | "My Art Will Go On" | Stefan Brogren | Jeff Detsky, Vivian Lin, Wendy Litner | April 24, 2023 | April 19, 2024 (Hulu) |
| 4 | "Hike a Pose" | Justin Wu | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | May 1, 2023 | |
| 5 | "Smells Like Tween Spirit" | Stefan Brogren | Vivian Lin, Wendy Litner | May 8, 2023 | |
| 6 | "Tears of a Class Clown" | Stefan Brogren | Jeff Detsky, Vivian Lin | May 15, 2023 | |
| 7 | "Middle School of Rock" | Stefan Brogren | Sara Hennessey, Vivian Lin | May 22, 2023 | |
| 8 | "Trendship Never Ends" | Unknown | Maryan Haye, Vivian Lin | May 29, 2023 | |
| 9 | "Ghost Mortem" | Unknown | Evan Thaler Hickey, Vivian Lin | October 22, 2023 | |
| 10 | "Freaks and Cliques" | Justin Wu | Vivian Lin, Wendy Litner, Amanda Brooke Perrin | October 29, 2023 | |
| 11 | "Balm Squad" | Sarah Glinski | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin, Shelley Scarrow | November 5, 2023 | |
| 12 | "Friends in Junior High Places" | Nicole Stamp | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | November 12, 2023 | |
| 13 | "Pain in the Bat Mitzvah" | Allana Harkin | Jeff Detsky, Vivian Lin | November 19, 2023 | |
| 14 | "The Athenian Candidate" | Nicole Stamp | Jeff Detsky, Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | November 27, 2023 | |
| 15 | "Peer Review" | TBD | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | 2024 | |
| 16 | "We Gonna Party Like It's Your Earth Day" | TBD | Nelu Handa, Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | 2024 | |
| 17 | "Personality Test" | Romeo Candido | Jeff Detsky, Vivian Lin | 2024 | |
| 18 | "Skate Expectations" | TBD | Daniel F.K. Fernandes, Vivian Lin | 2024 | |
| 19 | "Prides-Maids" | Nicole Stamp | Brandon Hackett, Vivian Lin | 2024 | |
| 20 | "Livin' On a Dare" | TBD | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | 2024 | |
| 21 | "A Very Middle School" | TBD | Kyah Green, Vivian Lin | 2024 | |
| 22 | "Odds Squads" | Nicole Stamp | Brandon Hackett, Vivian Lin | 2024 | |
| 23 | "Notes on a Vandal" | TBD | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | 2024 | |
| 24 | "Let's Sick Together" | Romeo Candido | JP Larocque, Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | 2024 | |
| 25 | "The Wonderful World of Mapleview, Pt. 1" | TBD | Maryan Haye, Vivian Lin | 2024 | |
| 26 | "The Wonderful World of Mapleview, Pt. 2" | Stefan Brogren | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | 2024 |
Awards
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | May 2023 | Lead performance in a children's or youth program or series | Mia Bella | Pending | [2] |
| Glee Dango | Pending | ||||
| Supporting performance in a children's or youth program or series | Millie Davis | Pending | |||
| Editing in a children's or youth program or series | Mike Reisacher "New School, New Start" |
Pending | |||
| Writing in a children's or youth program or series | Vivian Lin, Maryan Haye "Teamwork Makes the Scene Work" |
Pending | |||
| Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin "New School, New Start" |
Pending |
References
- ^ a b c Jesse Whittock, "‘Popularity Papers’: Watch Corus Entertainment’s Quirky Live-Action Kids Comedy Put Social Status In Spotlight". Deadline Hollywood, March 22, 2023.
- ^ Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Pinecone & Pony leads the Canadian Screen Awards kids field". Kidscreen, March 6, 2024.