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Hannah Montana is an American Emmy Award-nominated[1]
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 show centers on 14-year-old Miley Stewart and takes place in Malibu,
California. She's a teenage girl who has a big secret. Only her close family, best friends Lilly and Oliver, ex-boyfriend
Jake Ryan, and bodyguard Roxy 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 (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
end of the show.
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.[2]
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.
Former American Juniors finalist Jordan
McCoy and Pop/R&B singer JoJo (who rejected the role)[3] were considered for the role of Zoe Stewart. Miley Cyrus originally auditioned
for the role of the "best friend"[4] 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, jewelery, apparel, and dolls
at select stores. .[5] 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.[6]
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 only
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).
Lawsuit
On August 23rd, 2007 Buddy Sheffield, a comedy writer who wrote for
The Smothers Brothers Show, The Dolly Parton Show and
In Living Color, sued Disney over Hannah Montana alleging that he
originally came up with the idea for Hannah Montana but was never compensated by Disney. The lawsuit claims breach of contract, breach of confidence, unfair competition and
unjust enrichment. Sheffield, in the lawsuit claims that he pitched an idea for a TV
series with the name of "Rock and Roland" to Disney Channel in 2001 with the plot of a
junior high student who lived a secret double life as a rock star. The lawsuit claims that Disney Channel executives at first
liked the idea but passed on the series. Sheffield claims that he deserves a share of the revenue generated by Hannah Montana.[7]
Cast
Main
Recurring
Minor
-
Guest
See List of Hannah Montana episodes
Episodes
-
Movie
Hannah Montana: The Movie has been confirmed by many of the stars from the
show. However it will not be a Disney Channel Original Movie
instead it will be released in theaters. Filming should take place sometime in Spring 2008, and should be released in late 2008
or early 2009. [1]
Songs
-
- Soundtrack
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
(released June 26, 2007)
This DVD features the first four episodes featuring Jake Ryan.
Special features:
Volume 3: Life's What You Make It
(released October 9, 2007)
Special Features:
(will be released November 27, 2007)
Special Features:
- "I Wish I May, I Wish I Might: A Guide to Making Wishes" hosted by Jason Earles of
Hannah Montana. (Hannah Montana Bonus)
International
Hannah Montana is broadcast on the following stations around the world:
| Region |
Network(s) |
Series premiere |
| Asia
|
Disney Channel Asia |
September 23, 2006 |
| Africa
|
Disney Channel South Africa |
July, 2006 |
 Australia |
Disney Channel Australia
Channel Seven
|
August 7th, 2006
April 7, 2007
|
 New Zealand |
Disney Channel New Zealand |
2006 |
 Belgium |
VT4 |
September 3, 2007 |
 Brazil |
Disney Channel |
November 26, 2006 |
| Middle East
|
Disney Channel |
March 24, 2006 |
 Canada |
Family Channel |
August 4, 2006 |
 Chile |
Latin Disney Channel |
November 11, 2006 |
 Denmark |
Disney Channel Denmark
DR 1
|
September 29, 2006
January 2007
|
 Norway |
Disney Channel Norway |
September 29, 2006 |
Dominican Republic |
Latin Disney Channel |
November 12, 2006 |
 France |
Disney Channel France |
October 3, 2006 |
 Germany |
Disney Channel Germany |
September 23, 2006 |
 India |
Disney Channel India, Nickney
Network |
September 23, 2006 |
 Ireland |
RTÉ2, Disney Channel |
July 13, 2007 |
 Israel |
Arutz Ayladim (Kids Channel) |
June 6, 2007 |
 Italy |
Disney Channel (Italy) |
September 21, 2006 |
 Colombia |
Latin Disney Channel |
November 12, 2006 |
 Japan |
Disney Channel Japan[9] |
- |
 Mexico |
Latin Disney Channel
Azteca 7 TV Azteca |
November 12, 2006
July 6,2007 |
 Peru |
Latin American version of the Disney
Channel |
November 11, 2006 |
 Sweden |
Swedish version of the Disney Channel |
September 29, 2006 |
 Finland |
Finnish version of the Disney Channel |
Taiwan |
Disney Channel Taiwan |
November 4, 2006 |
United Kingdom |
Disney Channel UK
Five US
|
May 6, 2006
October 21, 2007
|
 Spain |
Disney Channel Spain |
 Poland |
Disney Channel Poland |
December 2, 2006 |
 Portugal |
Disney Channel Portugal |
2006 |
 Romania |
TVR 1 |
July 3, 2007 |
Video Games
Other
Notes
- ^ The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards and Creative Arts Emmy Awards Nominees. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
- ^ Jacques Steinburg, "A Tale
of Two Tweens: One Real and One Disney", The New York Times, April 20, 2006.
- ^ JoJo Feature
Story. Santa Monica Report. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
- ^ [Disney DVD Reviews "'Hannah Montana' Livin' the Rock Star Life! DVD Review"] (2006-10-20). Retrieved on 2006-10-23.
- ^ Disney Launches Hannah Montana Products URL accessed December 26,
2006
- ^ Season 2 episodes
- ^ Ryan, Joal (August 24,
2007). A
Roundhouse Blow to Hannah Montana. E! News. Retrieved on 2007-08-25. “Sheffield's
lawsuit states Disney could owe him "millions of dollars" in profits and damages.”
- ^ FOX.com. "TEEN CHOICE 2007", FOX Broadcasting Company, 2007-08-26.
- ^ Disney Channel, Japan. Retrieved on 2007-02-21. Credited as: Secret Idol:
Hannah Montana
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