Popularity Papers is a British-Canadian youth comedy television series, which premiered in 2023 on YTV and produced by BBC Studios Kids & Family Adapted from Amy Ignatow's middle-grade novel series The Popularity Papers , the series stars Glee Dango and Mia Bella as Julie Graham-Chang and Lydia Goldblatt, two young friends who are trying to discover the secret to being popular as they start junior high school. [1]
The cast also includes Michael Chan, Christopher Jacot, Naomi Snieckus, Millie Davis, Jenna Weir, Callum Shoniker, Seth Murchison, Lyla Elliott, Keegan Hedley, Chris River, Pierre Drivas and Dave Barclay. [1] The series was created by Vivian Lin and Amanda Brooke Perrin for Aircraft Pictures and Corus Entertainment. [1]
The series premiered April 10, 2023, on YTV.
It premiered 5th April 2024 on Nickelodeon UK
The show had premiere on April 19, 2024 on Disney’s Hulu.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. Hulu |
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1 | "New School, New Start" | Stefan Brogren | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | April 10, 2023 | April 19, 2024 (Hulu) |
2 | "Teamwork Makes the Scene Work" | Allana Harkin | Maryan Haye, Vivian Lin | April 17, 2023 | April 19, 2024 (Hulu) |
3 | "My Art Will Go On" | Stefan Brogren | Jeff Detsky, Vivian Lin, Wendy Litner | April 24, 2023 | April 19, 2024 (Hulu) |
4 | "Hike a Pose" | Justin Wu | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | May 1, 2023 | |
5 | "Smells Like Tween Spirit" | Stefan Brogren | Vivian Lin, Wendy Litner | May 8, 2023 | |
6 | "Tears of a Class Clown" | Stefan Brogren | Jeff Detsky, Vivian Lin | May 15, 2023 | |
7 | "Middle School of Rock" | Stefan Brogren | Sara Hennessey, Vivian Lin | May 22, 2023 | |
8 | "Trendship Never Ends" | Unknown | Maryan Haye, Vivian Lin | May 29, 2023 | |
9 | "Ghost Mortem" | Unknown | Evan Thaler Hickey, Vivian Lin | October 22, 2023 | |
10 | "Freaks and Cliques" | Justin Wu | Vivian Lin, Wendy Litner, Amanda Brooke Perrin | October 29, 2023 | |
11 | "Balm Squad" | Sarah Glinski | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin, Shelley Scarrow | November 5, 2023 | |
12 | "Friends in Junior High Places" | Nicole Stamp | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | November 12, 2023 | |
13 | "Pain in the Bat Mitzvah" | Allana Harkin | Jeff Detsky, Vivian Lin | November 19, 2023 | |
14 | "The Athenian Candidate" | Nicole Stamp | Jeff Detsky, Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | November 27, 2023 | |
15 | "Peer Review" | TBD | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | 2024 | |
16 | "We Gonna Party Like It's Your Earth Day" | TBD | Nelu Handa, Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | 2024 | |
17 | "Personality Test" | Romeo Candido | Jeff Detsky, Vivian Lin | 2024 | |
18 | "Skate Expectations" | TBD | Daniel F.K. Fernandes, Vivian Lin | 2024 | |
19 | "Prides-Maids" | Nicole Stamp | Brandon Hackett, Vivian Lin | 2024 | |
20 | "Livin' On a Dare" | TBD | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | 2024 | |
21 | "A Very Middle School" | TBD | Kyah Green, Vivian Lin | 2024 | |
22 | "Odds Squads" | Nicole Stamp | Brandon Hackett, Vivian Lin | 2024 | |
23 | "Notes on a Vandal" | TBD | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | 2024 | |
24 | "Let's Sick Together" | Romeo Candido | JP Larocque, Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | 2024 | |
25 | "The Wonderful World of Mapleview, Pt. 1" | TBD | Maryan Haye, Vivian Lin | 2024 | |
26 | "The Wonderful World of Mapleview, Pt. 2" | Stefan Brogren | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | 2024 |
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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Canadian Screen Awards | May 2023 | Lead performance in a children's or youth program or series | Mia Bella | Pending | [2] |
Glee Dango | Pending | ||||
Supporting performance in a children's or youth program or series | Millie Davis | Pending | |||
Editing in a children's or youth program or series | Mike Reisacher "New School, New Start" | Pending | |||
Writing in a children's or youth program or series | Vivian Lin, Maryan Haye "Teamwork Makes the Scene Work" | Pending | |||
Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin "New School, New Start" | Pending |
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