Mustangs FC

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Mustangs FC
Mustangs fc logo.png
Genre
Created by
Directed by
Starring
Narrated by Celia Pacquola
Composer Bryony Marks
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39
Production
Executive producerDebbie Lee
Producers
CinematographyKath Chambers
Running time24 minutes
Production company Matchbox Pictures
Original release
Network ABC Me (2017–present)
Release11 October 2017 (2017-10-11) 
present (present)

Mustangs FC is a 2017 Australian comedy-drama TV series aimed at young teenagers and starring Emmanuelle Mattana as the lead character. The show is set in suburban Australia, and focuses on Mustangs FC, an all-girls soccer team, and focuses on Mattana's character, Marnie, who lives with her mother, Jen (played by Pia Miranda), her mother's boyfriend, Kev, and Kev's daughter, Lara, as well as Marnie's friends and teammates.

Contents

Launched on International Day of the Girl in 2017, [1] the show explores the relationship between team members, and the struggle to be taken seriously as an all-girls team. Mustangs FC was renewed for two seasons, the last being in 2020.

Mustangs FC was created by Amanda Higgs and Rachel Davis and produced by Davis and Higgs, with Debbie Lee serving as executive producer. The show was produced by Matchbox Pictures for ABC Me alongside the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Screen Australia in association with Film Victoria. [2] In October 2017, the show was nominated for Best Children's television series at the AACTA Awards [3]

The show aired in the US on Universal Kids. [2]

Cast

Supporting

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)October 23, 2017 (2017-10-23)
213January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)January 16, 2019 (2019-01-16)
313January 1, 2020 (2020-01-01)January 1, 2020 (2020-01-01)

Reception

The show received positive reviews, [4] with Melinda Houston of The Canberra Times rating the show four out of five stars [5] and receiving an AACTA award nomination for Best Children's television series. [3] The show's premiere drew an audience of 38,000. [6]

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  2. 1 2 Tracey Taylor (10 February 2017). "Girls Kicking Goals on ABC ME". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 31 October 2017.
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