Middle School Moguls

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Middle School Moguls
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Genre
Created by
  • Gina Heitkamp
  • Jenae Heitkamp
Directed by William Reiss
Voices of
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Gina Heitkamp
  • Jenae Heitkamp
ProducerLouis J. Cuck
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Nickelodeon
ReleaseSeptember 2 (2019-09-02) –
September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)

Middle School Moguls is an American animated television miniseries [1] [2] created by Gina and Jenae Heitkamp. The series stars Laurie Hernandez, Daniella Perkins, Haley Tju and Jade Pettyjohn. The series premiered on September 2 on Nickelodeon, [3] [4] [5] and aired through September 29, 2019. Gina and Jenae Heitkamp originally started the idea for the series as "a doll and book line" sold in Target stores in 2016, [6] [7] and they were contracted by Nickelodeon afterward. [8] [9]

Contents

Plot

Mogul Academy is an entrepreneurial school where its students work to make their businesses come true. Students Valeria, Winnie, Yuna, and Celeste work to establish their businesses and make them come true. [10]

Characters

Main

Guest stars

Episodes

No.Title  [19] [20] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date  [19] [20] Prod.
code  [19] 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Making of a Mogul" William Reiss Adeline ColangeloSeptember 2, 2019 (2019-09-02)1010.40 [21]
2"Mo'gul Money, Mo Problems"William ReissEmilia Resella-HowardSeptember 15, 2019 (2019-09-15)1030.51 [22]
3"Mogulize, and a Side of Fries"William ReissSarah Eisenberg & Becky WangbergSeptember 22, 2019 (2019-09-22)1020.73 [23]
4"Mogul on a Mission"William ReissAdeline ColangeloSeptember 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)1040.58 [24]

Reception

Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media described the show as likable and praised its "themes of diversity and perseverance." [25] She also pointed out that the values of "thinking big and working hard" can apply to any situation, with any "failures" as an opportunity for success in the future as a major theme in the show, along with characters which challenge stereotypes. This includes, she argues, a female student is a "tech whiz," one character has two mothers, a non-binary teacher, and a new designer who draw inspiration from herself to "create fashion choices for body types that run the gamut," meaning that the show shares the message of "being unique, challenging stereotypes, and following your dreams." Producer, writer, and teacher Gina Catanzarite noted that show's scripts "are peppered with business terms," with the teenage characters using their skills to solve problems, and celebrates smart girls who "exhibit the skills, vision, and persistence" to achieve career goals. [26]

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