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Hannah Montana
File:HM Title Card.jpg
Created byMichael Poryes
Richard Correll
Barry O'Brien
StarringMiley Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus
Emily Osment
Mitchel Musso
Jason Earles
Moises Arias (Season 2+)
Opening theme"The Best of Both Worlds"
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes42 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersSteven Peterman
Michael Poryes
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time23 minutes (approx.)
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseMarch 24, 2006 –
Present

Hannah Montana is an American children's 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.

Premise

The series is set in Malibu, California. The show centers on 14-year-old Miley Stewart. She's a teenage girl who has a big secret. Only her close family, best friends Lilly and Oliver, and ex-boyfriend Jake Ryan know that she is living a double life as "Teen Pop Sensation," 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 older brother Jackson (played by Jason Earles), who works down at Rico's Surf Shop by the beach. The Stewarts are from Nashville, Tennessee. Miley's mother died before the show began, 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.

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. It is filmed at Tribune Studios in Hollywood, CA. 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" which 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. 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 and Pop/R&B singer JoJo (who rejected the role) 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]

Opening Sequence

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 50 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. 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

Cast

Main

Minor

Guest

See List of Hannah Montana episodes

Episodes

Season Ep # First Airdate Last Airdate Viewers per Episode
Season 1 26 March 24, 2006 March 30, 2007 4.0 million[citation needed]
Season 2 April 23, 2007 4.44 million[citation needed]

Hannah Montana: The Movie

At the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix premiere, Miley Cyrus confirmed a Hannah Montana movie. She also confirmed that Billy Ray Cyrus would be producing the film, which will have a theatrical release. The release date has not yet been announced. [1]

Main article: Hannah Montana: The Movie

Nominations and Awards



DVD Releases

Volume 1: Living the Rock Star Life

(released October 24, 2006)

Special Features:

  • Miley Cyrus Exclusive Interview on Following Your Dreams
  • Miley's Audition Tapes
  • "The Best of Both Worlds" music video

(released January 16, 2007)

Special Feautres:

  • "Who Said" Music Video (Hannah Montana Bonus)

Volume 2: Pop Star Profile

This DVD features the first four episodes featuring Jake Ryan. (released June 26, 2007)

Special features:

Volume 3: Life's What You Make It

(will be released October 9, 2007)

Special Features:

International

Hannah Montana is broadcast on the following stations around the world:

Country Network(s) Series premiere
Asia Disney Channel Asia September 23, 2006
Australia Australia Disney Channel Australia

Channel Seven

???, 2006

April 7, 2007

New Zealand New Zealand Disney Channel New Zealand 2006
Brazil Brazil Disney Channel November 26, 2006
Middle East Disney Channel March 24, 2006
Canada Canada Family Channel August 4, 2006
Chile Chile Latin Disney Channel November 11, 2006
Denmark Denmark Disney Channel Denmark

DR 1

September 29, 2006

January 2007

Norway Norway Disney Channel Norway September 29, 2006
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Latin Disney Channel November 12, 2006
France France Disney Channel France October 3, 2006
Germany Germany Disney Channel Germany September 23, 2006
India India Disney Channel India September 23, 2006
Republic of Ireland Ireland RTÉ2 July 13, 2007
Israel Israel Arutz Ayladim (Kids Channel) June 6, 2007
Italy Italy Disney Channel (Italy) September 21, 2006
Colombia Colombia Latin Disney Channel November 12, 2006
Japan Japan Disney Channel Japan[5] -
Mexico Mexico Latin Disney Channel
Azteca 7 TV Azteca
November 12, 2006
July 6,2007
Peru Peru Latin American version of the Disney Channel November 11, 2006
Sweden Sweden Swedish version of the Disney Channel September 29, 2006
Finland Finland Finnish version of the Disney Channel
Taiwan Taiwan Disney Channel Taiwan November 4, 2006
United Kingdom United Kingdom Disney Channel UK May 6, 2006
Spain Spain Disney Channel Spain
Poland Poland Disney Channel Poland December 2, 2006
Romania Romania TVR 1 July 3, 2007

Video Games

Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour

Hannah Montana: Music Jam

Hannah Montana DS

Notes

  1. ^ Jacques Steinburg, "A Tale of Two Tweens: One Real and One Disney", The New York Times, April 20, 2006.
  2. ^ [Disney DVD Reviews ""'Hannah Montana' Livin' the Rock Star Life! DVD Review""]. 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2006-10-23. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Disney Launches Hannah Montana Products URL accessed December 26, 2006
  4. ^ Season 2 episodes
  5. ^ "Disney Channel, Japan". Retrieved 2007-02-21. Credited as: Secret Idol: Hannah Montana