Sweet Valley High (TV series)

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Sweet Valley High
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Genre Comedy drama
Based on Sweet Valley High
by Francine Pascal
Developed byJosh Goldstein
Jonathan Prince
Starring Brittany Daniel
Cynthia Daniel
Ryan James Bittle
Amy Danles
Bridget Flanery
Shirlee Elliot
Jeremy Vincent Garrett
Andrea Savage
Michael Perl
Harley Rodriguez
Theme music composer Ron Wasserman
Opening theme"Sweet Valley High" performed by Kathy Fisher
Composers Shuki Levy
Kussa Mahchi
Yuval Ron
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes88 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers Francine Pascal
Haim Saban
Lance H. Robbins
Josh Goldstein
ProducersWilliam G. Dunn, Jr.
Ronnie Hadar (Seasons 1–2)
Production locations Alexander Hamilton High School, Los Angeles, California
CinematographyRuss Brandt
David E. West
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time21–23 minutes
Production companiesTeen Dream Productions, Inc.
Saban Entertainment
Saban International
Original release
Network Syndication (1994–1997)
UPN (1997)
ReleaseSeptember 5, 1994 (1994-09-05) 
October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)

Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley High is an American comedy-drama television series loosely based on Francine Pascal's book series of the same name. [1] [2] The program starred Brittany Daniel and Cynthia Daniel as the two lead characters and ran from September 5, 1994, to October 14, 1997. The program was produced by Teen Dream Productions, Inc. in association with and distributed by Saban Entertainment in the United States, and its international sister company, Saban International N.V. in the Netherlands.

Contents

Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Saban Entertainment. [3] [4] [5] [6]

After three seasons in syndication (mostly on Fox stations), [7] the show moved to UPN for its fourth and final season in September 1997, where it was canceled the following month of October, due to low ratings. The show was also broadcast internationally, outside of the United States on BBC One in the UK.

Synopsis

The series revolves around the lives of Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, beautiful blonde twins who live in the fictitious Sweet Valley, California, and their gang of friends. Elizabeth is warm, friendly and sincere, while her twin sister Jessica is flirty, mischievous, and irresponsible.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 22September 5, 1994 (1994-09-05)February 20, 1995 (1995-02-20)
2 22September 11, 1995 (1995-09-11)March 25, 1996 (1996-03-25)
3 22August 26, 1996 (1996-08-26)February 10, 1997 (1997-02-10)
4 22September 15, 1997 (1997-09-15)October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)

Cast and characters

Production

It was announced that in June 1994 that twin sisters Brittany Daniel and Cynthia Daniel got cast in the series. Actor Scott Foley Was Cast & had a Supporting Role in his Acting Debut. [8]

Home media

In August 1996, two Sweet Valley High VHS tapes were released by WarnerVision Entertainment and Saban Home Entertainment [9] titled 'Kidnapped' [10] and 'Dangerous Love', [11] which featured exclusive music videos based on the songs featured in the TV series. Although more releases were planned, they never saw the light of day after WEA folded WarnerVision Entertainment into Warner Home Video and ended their agreement with Saban. [12]

On March 8, 2005, Buena Vista Home Entertainment released the complete first season of Sweet Valley High on DVD in Region 1. [13] [14] A DVD release of Season two was also planned, with an old promotional trailer being posted online in 2013; however, this release was canceled. [15]

Streaming

All four seasons of the TV Series are streaming on only for US Region [16] [17] [18] [19] at Prime Video [20] as of 19 January 2023. However, it is not available on Disney+ for other countries.

Soundtrack

In 1995, a soundtrack album was released featuring original songs that were in the series along with a longer version of the show's theme song (sung by Kathy Fisher).

Track listing

  1. "Sweet Valley High Theme" (Long version)
  2. "Lotion" (Jessica's Theme)
  3. "Rose Colored Glasses"
  4. "She's Got the Answers"
  5. "Not Myself Today"
  6. "Alive"
  7. "Rest of My Life"
  8. "My Jessica"
  9. "All to Myself"
  10. "Secrets"
  11. "My World"
  12. "On Our Own"
  13. "She Walks in Roses"
  14. "Sweet Valley High Theme" (TV version)

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