''Holly Hobbie'' is a children's TV series developed by Sarah Glinski. It is the second TV adaptation of the
Holly Hobbie franchise after ''
Holly Hobbie & Friends
''Holly Hobbie & Friends'' is a series of American animated specials produced by Nickelodeon and American Greetings. It is the first series to star the Holly Hobbie doll, albeit redesigned from her traditional look. The specials aired on both Nic ...
''. The series is produced by Aircraft Pictures, in association with
Cloudco Entertainment
Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC, officially trading as Cloudco Entertainment and formerly AG Properties and American Greetings Entertainment, is an American company which formerly traded as American Greetings' former character brand division. ...
and Wexworks Media, and marks the first time Cloudco has produced a live-action series based on one of its properties. The show was released in the United States on
Hulu
Hulu () is an American subscription streaming service majority-owned by The Walt Disney Company, with Comcast's NBCUniversal holding a minority stake. It was launched on October 29, 2007 and it offers a library of films and television serie ...
in November 2018, and in Canada on
Family Channel in January 2019. The second season was released on Hulu in November 2019. In early 2021, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on Hulu on November 23, 2021. It was further renewed by
BYUtv
BYU TV (stylized as BYUtv) is a television channel, founded in 2000, which is owned and operated as a part of Brigham Young University (BYU). The channel, available through cable and satellite distributors in the United States, produces a number ...
for a fourth season, which premiered in May 2022, and a fifth season, which premiered in August 2022.
Cast and characters
* Ruby Jay as Holly Hobbie, a teenage aspiring singer-songwriter living with her family in the small town of Collinsville
*
as Robert, Holly's father
*
Erin Karpluk
Erin Karpluk (born ) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Erica Strange on the CBC Television series ''Being Erica'' from 2009 to 2011.
Early life
Karpluk was born in Jasper, Alberta to a mother who was a high-school princ ...
as Katherine, Holly's mother
* Charles Vandervaart as Robbie, Holly's older brother
*
Kate Moyer
Kate Moyer (born ) is a Canadian actress.
Career
In 2018, Moyer portrayed Heather Hobbie, the younger sister of Holly Hobbie in season 1 of the series ''Holly Hobbie'', which aired on Hulu in the United States and subsequently on the Famil ...
as Heather, Holly's younger sister
*
Sara Botsford
Sara Botsford (born August 4, 1951) is a Canadian television and film actress. She starred in the CTV drama series ''E.N.G.'' (1989-1994) for which received Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role.
Career
Sh ...
as Helen (seasons 1–3), Holly's grandmother
* Hunter Dillon as Tyler Flaherty, Collinsville's "rebel" boy
*
Saara Chaudry
Saara Chaudry (born June 7, 2004) is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her performances in '' The Breadwinner'', for which she won an ACTRA Award for Best Voice Performance as Amy, one of Holly's best friends
* Kamaia Fairburn as Piper (seasons 1–3), another one of Holly's best friends
* Athena Park as Savannah (seasons 4–5; recurring, seasons 1–2), a rival of Holly who later becomes friends with Amy and Holly
* Marcus Cornwall as Levi (seasons 4–5; recurring, seasons 1–3), a friend of Heather's
* Tomaso Sanelli as Oscar (seasons 4–5; recurring, seasons 2–3), Holly's friend and music partner
* Ava Ro as Claudia (seasons 4–5; recurring, seasons 2–3), a friend of Heather's
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2018)
Season 2 (2019)
Season 3 (2021)
Season 4 (2022)
Season 5 (2022)
Production and release
The show was released in the United States on
Hulu
Hulu () is an American subscription streaming service majority-owned by The Walt Disney Company, with Comcast's NBCUniversal holding a minority stake. It was launched on October 29, 2007 and it offers a library of films and television serie ...
on November 16, 2018, aired on
Family Channel in Canada which co-commissioned the series for production. In July 2019, the series was renewed for a second season, which was released on Hulu in November 2019. In June 2020,
BYUtv
BYU TV (stylized as BYUtv) is a television channel, founded in 2000, which is owned and operated as a part of Brigham Young University (BYU). The channel, available through cable and satellite distributors in the United States, produces a number ...
acquired television broadcasting rights in the United States to the series, replacing
Universal Kids
Universal Kids is an American children's television Specialty channel, channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming unit of Comcast's NBCUniversal.
The channel launched on September 26, 2005, as PBS Kids Sprout, a preschool-oriented ...
, who had been broadcasting the series since December 2019.
In early 2021, ''Holly Hobbie'' was renewed for a third season, which was released on Hulu on November 23, 2021, as well as for planned fourth and fifth seasons which will be broadcast by BYUtv. In addition,
Disney Channel
Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...
in the United States acquired the rights to broadcast the first three seasons of the series,
which began airing in December 2021.
On June 25, 2019, it was confirmed that the
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...
had purchased the British broadcasting rights to the series for it to air on the
.
in Quebec. On November 6, 2020, the show's Latin American sales partner Spiral International pre-sold the series to
.
subsidiary ARTS Music to release music from the series and that the show's theme tune would be released on that day.
A digital album featuring songs from the first season was released on August 30, 2019. A second digital album titled ''What Comes Next'', containing songs from the second season, was released on November 22, 2019. The show's theme song "Be The Change" and all songs on the soundtrack ''Music From Holly Hobbie