''Hardball'' is an

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set to screen on

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. The series is produced by Northern Pictures with

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(ACTF). It was released to stream on the ABC Me app on April 1, 2019, and aired on April 22, 2019 the second season came out in 2021. The series is filmed at La Perouse Public School in La Perouse, NSW,

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Plot

Mikey moves to Western Sydney, where he meets Jerry and Salwa, who want to help him win at handball. The elected school principal is Ms. Crapper and Tiffany's dads are Steele and Stone.

Cast

* Semisi Cheekam as Mikey * Reannah Hamdan as Salwa * Holly Simon as Prisha * Logan Reberger as Jerry * Erin Choy as Tiffany *

Helen Dallimore Helen Dallimore (born 31 October 1971) is an Australian actress, known for originating the role of Glinda the Good Witch, Glinda in the West End Theatre, West End production of ''Wicked (musical), Wicked''. Early life Dallimore grew up in Oxfor ...

as Ms. Crapper * Daya Sao-Mafiti as Daddy * Maria Walker as Auntie *

Sam Everingham Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional c ...

as Viktor * Ella Holowell as Ivanka * Jack Scott as Kevin *

Nicholas Cradock Nicholas Cradock is an Australian actor, most commonly known for his role in the 2014–2016 production of ''Les Misérables'' touring Australia. Cradock has performed in multiple musicals, stage plays and films. Cradock recently starred in bo ...

as Lance * Tilly Jefferson as Lily * Taylan Gogan as Bao * Mahdi Mourad as Mustafa

Guests

Guy Edmonds Guy Edmonds is an Australian born director, writer, actor and author. He co-created, wrote, acted in and directed the Emmy award-winning comedy series Hardball. He co-authored the hit book series Zombie Diaries and Zoo Crew. As an actor he is b ...

as Stone *

Matt Zeremes Matt Zeremes (aka ''Matthew Zeremes'') is an Australian creator, actor, writer, director known for his television, theatre and film work. He was the co-creator and co-writer of the International Emmy Award-winning kids comedy TV Series Hardball fo ...

as Steele *

Wendy Strehlow Wendy Strehlow ( 1958) is an Australian actress, particularly in soap opera and theatre, she has appeared in numerous TV series and tele-dramas but is probably best known for her role as the much loved nurse sister Judy Loveday in the televisio ...

as Tuck Shop Lady/Food Truck Lady/Chip Shop Lady *

Hugo Johnstone-Burt Hugo Kingsley Johnstone-Burt (born 1988) is a Scottish-Australian actor. He grew up in Sydney and decided to become an actor after attending his first drama class. Johnstone-Burt graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2009. He ...

as Connor McCaan * Sam Alhaje as Chicken Billy *

Jay Laga'aia Jay Laga'aia (born 10 September 1963) is a New Zealand-Australian actor and singer. He is known internationally for his role as Captain Typho in the films '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' and '' Star Wars: Episode III – Rev ...

as Mr Butte * Haiha Le as Miss Bahm *

Andrew Ryan Andrew Ryan may refer to: * Andrew Ryan (''BioShock''), a character in the 2007 video game ''BioShock'' *Andrew Ryan (rugby league) (born 1978), Australian rugby league player * Andrew Ryan (diplomat) (1876–1949), British diplomat *Andrew Ryan (a ...

as Garry Garrison * Madeleine Jones as Reporter

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2

The second season of ''Hardball'' screened from 25 June 2021.

References

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