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''Holly Hobbie'' is a children's TV series developed by Sarah Glinski. It is the second TV adaptation of the Holly Hobbie franchise after ''
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''. The series is produced by Aircraft Pictures, in association with
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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
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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
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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 *
Evan Buliung Evan Buliung is a Canadian actor.
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
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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,
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acquired television broadcasting rights in the United States to the series, replacing
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, 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,
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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
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had purchased the British broadcasting rights to the series for it to air on the
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. Later, on September 25, 2019, Cloudco pre-sold the series to
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in France,
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in Central and Eastern Europe, and the
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in Quebec. On November 6, 2020, the show's Latin American sales partner Spiral International pre-sold the series to
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in
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and
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.


Soundtrack

On June 25, 2019, it was confirmed that Cloudco had signed a deal with
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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 ongs From Season 1' were written by Cristi Vaughan and Matthew Naylor


Awards

The series received eight
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nominations at the
8th Canadian Screen Awards The 8th annual Canadian Screen Awards were originally scheduled to be held on March 29, 2020, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2019.Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series, Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series (3: Chaudry, Dillon, Moyer), Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series (2:
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for "The Birthday Basher" and
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for "The Freckled Fugitive") and Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series (2: Sarah Glinski for "The Mad Muralist" and Cole Bastedo for "The Rabble Rouser".)


References


External links

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