Hyperlinked

Hyperlinked
Genre	Autobiography
Created by	Juliette Brindak Blake Hermine Brindak Larry Reitzer
Directed by	Kimmy Gatewood Amelia French
Starring	Mariangeli Collado McKenzie Mack Jenna Raine Simmons Lexi Drew Tati McQuay
Opening theme	"Hyperlinked"
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Juliette Brindak Blake Hermine Brindak Larry Reitzer Jason Berger Amy Laslett Mads Munk Hermione Ross Rachel Specter Audrey Wauchope
Producers	Doug Bilitch Danny Daneau Sarah Dignan
Production locations	Los Angeles, California
Editors	Blayne Rabanal Alex Szabo Evan Watkins
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Disney Digital Network IT Girls and Friends LLC.
Original release
Network	YouTube Premium
Release	May 31 (2017-05-31) – June 1, 2017 (2017-06-01)

Hyperlinked is an American semi-autobiography streaming television series produced exclusively for YouTube Premium, featuring the now-disbanded music group L2M. ^[1] The series was created by Juliette Brindak Blake, Hermine Brindak and Larry Reitzer. ^[2] 10 episodes released on May 31, 2017. The 22-minute-long series is produced and distributed by Disney. ^[3] The aim of this series was to get young girls into STEM. ^[4]

The five members of L2M (McKenzie Mack, Tati McQuay, Mariangeli Collado, Jenna Raine Simmons, and Lexi Drew) takes on the roles of five friends in Hyperlinked named Justine, Izzy, Juliette, Olivia, and Ella respectively, along with actress Nicole Laeno frequently recurring as the character Harlie. The 10-episode series follows a groups of girls as they come together to create their own website aimed towards girls, while also dealing with tween issues involving friendship and growing up. The show was written and directed by a women's team. ^[5]

Cast

• Mariangeli Collado as Juliette, the creator of the website Miss O and Friends, who also hosts the "Answer Girl" segment. The character is based on experiences of the real Juliette Brindak Blake.
• McKenzie Mack as Justine, the primary programmer for Miss O and Friends.
• Jenna Raine Simmons as Olivia, the namesake of Miss O and Friends and Juliette's softball-playing younger sister.
• Tati McQuay as Izzy, a dancer who frequently is seen on Miss O. McQuay additionally choreographed all of the music videos for the show.
• Lexi Drew as Ella, a fashionista whose parents are divorced.
• Nicole Laeno as Harlie, a camera operator for the website's videos and close friend of Olivia's.
• Whitney Avalon and Matt Corboy as Hermine and Paul, Juliette and Olivia's parents.

Additionally, Hayden Summerall, a social media influencer and singer, makes a cameo appearance along with Nadia and Ruby Rose Turner in "Ticket Giveaway", and Juliette Brindak and Susan Wojcicki appear as executives from the fictional tech company Global Tech in "The Offer".

Episodes

No.	Title	Release date
1	"Dance-It-Off"	May 31, 2017
2	"No Easy Fix"	May 31, 2017
3	"Three's a Crowd"	May 31, 2017
4	"Ask A Boy"	May 31, 2017
5	"R.I.P. Computer"	May 31, 2017
6	"It's a Girl's World"	May 31, 2017
7	"Rivals"	May 31, 2017
8	"The Interview"	May 31, 2017
9	"Ticket Giveaway"	May 31, 2017
10	"The Offer"	June 1, 2017

References

1. Disney (May 17, 2017), Hyperlinked – Official Trailer , retrieved June 16, 2017– via YouTube
2. "YouTube Red's Latest Kids' Series, 'Hyperlinked', Aims To Get Girls Into STEM – Tubefilter". Tubefilter. May 17, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
3. Villarreal, Yvonne (February 13, 2017). "YouTube Red launches slate of original children's programming". Los Angeles Times. ISSN   0458-3035 . Retrieved June 16, 2017.
4. "Disney's YouTube Red Series About Girls In STEM Has Arrived". Tubefilter. May 31, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
5. Webster, Emma Sarran (May 31, 2017). "Miss O and Friends Creator Juliette Brindak On Her Early Success and Upcoming TV Show, Hyperlinked". Teen Vogue.