''School of Rock'' is an American musical-comedy television series developed by Jim Armogida and Steve Armogida that premiered on

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on March 12, 2016. It ran for three seasons, with its final episode airing on April 8, 2018. The series is based on the 2003 film of the same name and stars

Breanna Yde Breanna Nicole Yde (born June 11, 2003) is an American child actress. She portrayed Frankie Hathaway on the television series ''The Haunted Hathaways'', Tomika on ''School of Rock (TV series), School of Rock'', Zoey in the television film ''San ...

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, Aidan Miner, Tony Cavalero, and

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Plot

Set in

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, the series follows a group of rule-abiding students who learn to take risks and reach new heights thanks to substitute teacher Dewey Finn, a down-on-his-luck musician who uses the language of

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to inspire his class to form a secret band. Throughout the school year, these middle-school classmates find themselves navigating relationships, discovering their unknown talents and learning lessons on loyalty and friendships.

Episodes

Cast and characters

Main

as Tomika, a 12-year-old schoolgirl who is best friends with classmate Summer. She plays the

electric bass The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck The ...

and is also the lead singer in the band. *

as Freddy, a 12-year-old schoolboy who is considered the most handsome guy in his class and plays the

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

in the band. His best friends are classmates Zack and Lawrence. Unbeknownst to him, Summer has a huge crush on him. At the end of the second season, he begins to have feelings for her. *

as Summer, a 12-year-old schoolgirl who is best friends with Tomika and plays the

tambourine The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though ...

in the band and also is the manager. She has a crush on Freddy. *

as Zack, a 12-year-old schoolboy who is best friends with Lawrence and Freddy. He plays the electric guitar. * Aidan Miner as Lawrence, a 12-year-old schoolboy who is best friends with Zack and Freddy and is considered the smartest kid in his class. He plays the

electronic keyboard An electronic keyboard, portable keyboard, or digital keyboard is an electronic musical instrument, an electronic derivative of keyboard instruments. Electronic keyboards include synthesizers, digital pianos, stage pianos, electronic organs an ...

. * Tony Cavalero as Mr. Finn, the new substitute teacher and an ex-rock musician who teaches the kids how to play and work together as a band. In the second season, he is promoted to a regular teacher. *

as Principal Mullins, the principal of the school. In the first season, she is a recurring character, but is promoted to a main character in the second season.

Recurring

* Ivan Mallon as Clark *

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as Kale (seasons 2–3) * Will Kindrachuk as Asher (seasons 2–3)

Production

In August 2014, Nickelodeon announced a TV series adaptation of ''School of Rock'', and the cast was revealed in March 2015. On April 5, 2016, Nickelodeon announced that ''School of Rock'' had been renewed for a 13-episode second season, and actress

announced on her Twitter account that production of season two began April 24, 2016. In April 2016,

was promoted to the regular cast for the series' second season. The second season premiered on Nickelodeon on September 17, 2016. Nickelodeon renewed the series for a 20-episode third season on December 2, 2016. The third season premiered on July 8, 2017. On November 15, 2017, Nickelodeon announced that the third season would be the last. Tony Cavalero reported on social media that the series finale was airing on April 8, 2018. The last episode of the third season as well as the series aired on April 8, 2018.

Release

On June 25, 2018, it was announced that ''School of Rock'' would stream on

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Ratings

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Former Nickelodeon original series 2016 American television series debuts 2018 American television series endings 2010s American musical comedy television series 2010s Nickelodeon original programming English-language television shows Live action television shows based on films Television series by Paramount Television