Holly Hobbie (TV series)

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Holly Hobbie
Genre
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Created bySarah Glinski
Theme music composer
  • Cristi Vaughan
  • Matthew Naylor
ComposerAimee Bessada
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • United States
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes50
Production
Executive producers
  • Sarah Glinski
  • Matthew Wexler
  • Sean Gorman
  • Karen Vermeulen
  • Ryan Wiesbrock
Producers
CinematographyMitchell Ness
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16) 
September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)
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Holly Hobbie is a children's television series developed by Sarah Glinski. It is the second television adaptation of the Holly Hobbie franchise after Holly Hobbie & Friends . The series is produced by Aircraft Pictures, in association with Cloudco Entertainment and Wexworks Media, and marks the first time Cloudco has produced a live-action series based on one of its properties. [1] The show was released in the United states on Hulu 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 BYUtv for a fourth season, which premiered in May 2022, and a fifth season, which premiered in August 2022. [2] [3]

Contents

Cast and characters

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
1 10November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
2 10November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
3 10November 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
4 10May 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)
5 10August 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)

Season 1 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"The Show Starter" Stefan Brogren Sarah GlinskiNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
22"The Churlish Cheerleader"Stefan BrogrenCourtney Jane WalkerNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
33"The Savvy Sleuth"Stefan BrogrenCole BastedoNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
44"The Pickle Princess" Mars Horodyski Matt HuetherNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
55"The Chicken Cooper"Mars HorodyskiSarah GlinskiNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
66"The Rabble Rouser" Megan Follows Cole BastedoNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
77"The Birthday Basher"Stefan BrogrenAmanda Joy and Sara PetersNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
88"The Freckled Fugitive"Megan FollowsCourtney Jane WalkerNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
99"The Mad Muralist"Megan FollowsSarah GlinskiNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
1010"The Crushing Criminal"Stefan BrogrenSarah GlinskiNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)

Season 2 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
111"A Whole New Holly" Stefan Brogren Courtney Jane WalkerNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
122"The Thwarted Thespian"Stefan BrogrenCourtney Jane WalkerNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
133"The Salty Songstress"Stefan BrogrenSarah GlinskiNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
144"The Cranky Camper"Mitchell NessSarah GlinskiNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
155"The Puzzled Peacemaker" Jasmin Mozaffari Alejandro AlcobaNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
166"The Night-Crawling Newbie"Mitchell NessAlejandro AlcobaNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
177"The Perplexed Pioneer"Stefan BrogrenCole BastedoNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
188"The Dauntless Daughter"Sarah GlinskiCole BastedoNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
199"The Hesitant Heroine"Stefan BrogrenCourtney Jane Walker & Jessica MeyaNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
2010"The Selfless Starlet"Stefan BrogrenSarah GlinskiNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)

Season 3 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [5]
211"The Jam Jam" Stefan Brogren Sarah GlinskiNovember 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
222"The Shortsighted Scholar"Stefan BrogrenVivian LinNovember 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
233"The Posing Performer"Alison ReidAlejandro AlcobaNovember 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
244"The Grandpa Grenade"Alison ReidMatt HuetherNovember 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
255"The Bumbling Bossgirl"Alison ReidAlejandro AlcobaNovember 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
266"The Slimy Sensation" Faran Moradi Vivian LinNovember 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
277"The Horrible Hero"Faran MoradiAlejandro AlcobaNovember 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
288"The Fairweather Friend"Stefan BrogrenSarah GlinskiNovember 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
299"The Careening Counselor"Sarah GlinskiMatt HuetherNovember 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
3010"The Difficult Decision"Stefan BrogrenSarah GlinskiNovember 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)

Season 4 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [6]
311"The Struggling Songwriter" Stefan Brogren Courtney Jane WalkerMay 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)
322"The Song Circle Surprise"Stefan BrogrenCourtney Jane WalkerMay 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)
333"The Bestie Bonfire"Stefan BrogrenMatt HuetherMay 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)
344"The Aspiring Ally" Karen Chapman Lakna EdilimaMay 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)
355"The Reticent Rulemaker"Sarah GlinskiSarah GlinskiMay 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)
366"The Anxious Achiever"Avi FedergreenAlejandro AlcobaMay 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)
377"The Collinsville Conspiracist"Karen ChapmanMatt HuetherMay 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)
388"The Defiant Dancer"Sarah GlinskiCourtney Jane WalkerMay 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)
399"The Cowering Confidant"Stefan BrogrenAlejandro AlcobaMay 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)
4010"The Friendship Fiasco"Stefan BrogrenSarah GlinskiMay 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)

Season 5 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [7]
411"The Accidental Activist" Stefan Brogren Courtney Jane WalkerAugust 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)
422"The Defensive Driver"Sarah GlinskiSarah GlinskiAugust 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)
433"The Engrossed Essayist"Avi FedergreenLakna EdilimaAugust 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)
444"The Vexed Volunteer"Stefan BrogrenMatt HuetherAugust 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)
455"The Big City Belter"Faran MoradiMatt HuetherAugust 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)
466"The Vegan Veteran"Alison ReidFatuma AdarAugust 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)
477"The Adamant Athlete"Alison ReidCole BastedoAugust 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)
488"The Disappointed Dreamer"Faran MoradiCourtney Jane WalkerAugust 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)
499"The Panicky Promgoer"Sarah GlinskiMatt HuetherAugust 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)
5010"A New Beginning"Stefan BrogrenSarah GlinskiAugust 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)

Production and release

The show was released in the United States on Hulu on November 16, 2018, aired on Family Channel in Canada which co-commissioned the series for production.[ citation needed ] In July 2019, the series was renewed for a second season, [8] which was released on Hulu in November 2019. In June 2020, BYUtv acquired television broadcasting rights in the United States to the series, replacing Universal Kids, who had been broadcasting the series since December 2019. [9] 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, Disney Channel in the United States acquired the rights to broadcast the first three seasons of the series, [2] which began airing in December 2021.

On June 25, 2019, it was confirmed that the BBC had purchased the British broadcasting rights to the series for it to air on the CBBC Channel. [10] Later, on September 25, 2019, Cloudco pre-sold the series to France Télévisions in France, Minimax in Central and Eastern Europe, and the TVA Group in Quebec. [11] On November 6, 2020, the show's Latin American sales partner Spiral International pre-sold the series to Disney Channel in Latin America and Brazil. [12]

Soundtrack

On June 25, 2019, it was confirmed that Cloudco had signed a deal with Warner Music Group subsidiary ARTS Music to release music from the series and that the show's theme tune would be released on that day. [10] A digital album featuring songs from the first season was released on August 30, 2019. [13] A second digital album titled What Comes Next, containing songs from the second season, was released on November 22, 2019. [14] The show's theme song "Be The Change" and all songs on the soundtrack Music From Holly Hobbie [Songs From Season 1] were written by Cristi Vaughan and Matthew Naylor [15]

Awards

The series received eight Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for 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: Stefan Brogren for "The Birthday Basher" and Megan Follows 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".)

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