Sing It!

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Sing It!
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GenreSituation comedy
Created by Benny Fine and Rafi Fine
Directed byTyler Spindel
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 [1]
Production
Executive producers
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time21–26 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network YouTube Red
ReleaseMay 25 (2016-05-25) 
July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06)

Sing It! is an American situation comedy streaming television series created by Benny Fine and Rafi Fine. It is executive produced by Benny Fine, Rafi Fine, Max Benator, Todd Lieberman, David Hoberman, Laurie Zaks, Barry Safchik, and Michael Platt, and produced by Mandeville Films, Potvin Sucks Productions, and Fine Brothers Entertainment. [2] The pilot had a premiere on April 21, 2016, during the Tribeca Film Festival. [3] The show debuted on May 25, 2016, on YouTube Red, a paid service of streaming original series and movies, similar to Netflix. [2] It stars Mircea Monroe, Mark Sullivan, Debby Ryan, Preston Jones, Alex Désert, Todrick Hall, Missi Pyle and Ace Young. [4] On December 3, 2017, creator Benny Fine confirmed that the series would not return for a second season. [5]

Contents

Premise

The cast of Sing It!. Sing It! Cast.jpg
The cast of Sing It!.

Stacey Needles (Mircea Monroe) is the underrated production assistant from Sing It!, a television music competition series. When the original executive producer was fired, she sees an opportunity to fill the position and be valued for their work. But her plan to take charge is thwarted with the arrival of newcomer indie production assistant, Drew (Mark Jude Sullivan). He is inexperienced, but creative and excited, stealing the attention of executives, becoming the potential future executive producer, which makes Needles try to overcome every day.

The program includes the sexy and charismatic presenter Troy Blue (Preston Jones) and the judges Holli Holiday (Debby Ryan), a famous and egocentric singer, who uses the program to self-promote, and Barry (Alex Désert), an artist manager and television producer, who is rarely impressed by a contestant. During the program, ten contestants was selected at the auditions to compete, where each week one of them was eliminated. [6]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

No.TitleWritten byOriginal air date
1"The Show Begins!" Benny Fine and Rafi Fine May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
2"The Chicken Theory!" Alex Jenkins Reid May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
3"Stripped Down!"Lauren BachelisMay 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
4"Coming Out?!"Allen ZipperMay 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
5"We Have to Sing What?!"Joanna Lewis and Kristine SongcoJune 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)
6"Destiny is Calling!"Nick Cron-DevicoJune 8, 2016 (2016-06-08)
7"Let's Sell Out!"Joanna Lewis and Kristine SongcoJune 15, 2016 (2016-06-15)
8"Let's be Real!" Alex Jenkins Reid June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22)
9"Final Four!"Lauren BachelisJune 29, 2016 (2016-06-29)
10"And the Winner is..."Barry Safchik and Michael PlattJuly 6, 2016 (2016-07-06)

Production

In October 2015, Fine Brothers announced a partnership with YouTube Red, a new paid service of streaming original series and movies, similar to Netflix. [8] They started to work on a new comedy series, satirizing the talent shows. [9] The show was inspired by television music competitions The X Factor, The Voice and American Idol. [10] [11] In November, Debby Ryan, Preston Jones, Alex Désert and Todrick Hall were confirmed in the cast. [12] [ non-primary source needed ] In a partnership with the production company Mandeville Films, the series began to be recorded in December. [13] [14] The character Holli Holiday, played by Debby Ryan, was inspired by Paula Abdul and Randy, played by Alex Désert, inspired by Simon Cowell. [1] A teaser was released on April 13, 2016. [15]

Reception

Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave Sing It! 3 out of 5 stars. [16]

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