Almost Never (TV series)

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Almost Never
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Genre
Created by
Directed by
  • Ben Kellett
  • Jack Casey
  • Akaash Meeda
Starring
Music by
  • Marcos D'Cruze
  • Ale Martí
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes36 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Jeremy Salsby
  • Jed Leventhall
CinematographySteve Lawes
EditorMark Lawrence
Camera setup Single camera
Running time26 minutes
Production companies
  • Saltbeef TV
  • Dynamic Television
  • Cutting Edge Group
Original release
Network CBBC (United Kingdom)
Release15 January 2019 (2019-01-15) 
14 July 2021 (2021-07-14)

Almost Never is a British musical dramedy series that premiered on CBBC on 15 January 2019. The series details the experiences of two fictional bands after their appearances on a reality television competition and features performances from cast members in each episode. Almost Never stars Nathaniel Dass, Harry Still, Oakley Orchard, Mya-Lecia Naylor and Kimberly Wyatt. In 2020, it was announced that Almost Never had been renewed for a third season, which premiered in July 2021. After the third season the show has been cancelled and will not renew for a 4th season.

Contents

Premise

Almost Never follows the lives of two bands, the Wonderland and Girls Here First, following their appearance on the fictional music competition series The Spotlight. [1]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Production

The first series of Almost Never filmed in Belfast from 12 August to 15 November 2018. [2] The series was announced on 18 December 2018. [3] Three months after the debut of the first series, it was announced that cast member Mya-Lecia Naylor had died by misadventure. [4] [5] [6] For the second series, the part of Mya was not recast; instead, her absence was explained by her having left Girls Here First following the group's disastrous European tour. [7]

The cast was increased in the second series, with the additions of Aston Merrygold [8] and Tyra Richardson, [9] as well as Stephen Rahman-Hughes and Victoria Ekanoye in recurring capacities. [10] On 2 January 2020, it was announced that CBBC has renewed Almost Never for a third series. [11] On 29 May 2020, the Almost Never Instagram account uploaded an open casting call for children aged between 13 and 17 to audition for the third series. [12]

International broadcast

In August 2021, it was announced that Almost Never had been acquired by Disney Channel; the series began airing in the United States on 4 September 2021. [13]

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 1315 January 2019 (2019-01-15)
2 1329 October 2019 (2019-10-29)31 December 2019 (2019-12-31)
3 1014 July 2021 (2021-07-14)

Music

TitleDetailsRef.
Almost Never [14]
Almost Never 2
  • Released: 3 January 2020
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
[15]
Almost Never 3
  • Released: 9 July 2021
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
[16]

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