The Slumber Party (July 27, 2023) 

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Directed by Veronica Rodriguez (Chicken Girls, Dropout, Gabby Duran & the Unsittables)

Written by Eydie Faye (Fuller House, Camp Rock 3, Zombies 5) & Jen Malone (wrote the book)

Starring: 

Darby Camp as Megan Brookman (Big Little Lies, Gaslit)

Emmy Liu-Wang as Paige (Raven’s Home)

Alex Cooper Cohen as Veronica (only credit)

Valentina Herrera as Anna Maria Guerrero (Black Widow, Odd Squad)

Dallas Liu as Mikey (Hopefuls, Pen15, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Sakamoto Days)

Ramon Jose Rodriguez as Jake Ramirez (Love XO, Class of 1970)

Caroline Valencia as Penny Guerrero (Only Murders in the Building, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place)

Tituss Burgess as Mesmer (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Ratatouille: The Tik Tok Musical, Central Park, Schmigadoon, Snow White)

Paula Pell as Principal Petersen (SNL Writer, 30 Rock, Inside Out, The Awesomes, AP Bio, Girls5Eva, Big Mouth, The ‘Burbs)

Sean Hankinson as Dr. Patrick Brookman (character actor - Prom Queen, Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse)

Rodney Hicks as Dr. Conrad Brookman (broadway actor)

Synopsis: Depicting the aftermath of a sleepover birthday party hypnotism gone wrong as best friends Megan and Paige, along with soon-to-be step-sister Veronica, wake up with absolutely no memory of the night before.

Fun Facts: 

The movie is based on the novel "The Sleepover" by Jen Malone

Next Movie: The Naughty Nine

Prom Pact (March 30, 2023) 

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Directed by Anya Adams (Speechless, Fresh Off the Boat, Ginny & Georgia, Yellowjackets, Bridgerton)

Written by Anthony Lombardo (American Housewife)

Starring: 

Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Mandy Yang (Andi Mack, Descendants 3, Doogie Kamealoha M.D.)

Milo Manheim as Ben Plunkett (Zombies franchise, School Spirits)

Blake Draper as Graham Lansing (Neighbours, The Imposter)

Monique Green as LaToya Reynolds (Big Shot - PP is her last credit)

Arica Himmel as Zenobia (Mixed-ish) 

Jason Sakaki as Charles (Devil in Ohio, The Dressing Room) 

Chelah Horsdal as Mrs. Lansing (character actor - The L Word, Level Up, When Calls the Heart, Hell on Wheels, You Me Her, Man in the High Castle, Firefly Lane, Star Trek: Discovery)

David S. Jung as Tom Yang (character actor)

Wendi McLendon-Covey as Alyssa Yang (character actor - Reno 911, The Goldbergs, Bridesmaids, Big City Greens, St. Denis Medical)

Christopher Shyer as Senator Lansing (Whistler, V, The Night Agent, Hallmark movies)

Margaret Cho as Ms. Chen (Standup - All-American Girl, Drop Dead Diva)

Synopsis: It is the height of prom season, but high school senior Mandy Yang has her sights set on a singular goal: attending Harvard. When she finds out she has been deferred, she is determined to do whatever she can to get herself off the waitlist, even if that means asking the one person who represents everything she abhors, all-star jock Graham Lansing, whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum.

Fun Facts: 

Milo became the 20th actor to be in 4+ DCOMs/DOMs

Next Movie: The Slumber Party

Creators & Guests

• Allie Ring - Host
• Val Agnew - Host

Listen in the first 10min for an announcement on the show's future (GOOD NEWS!)

Under Wraps 2 (September 25, 2022) 

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Directed by Alex Zamm (My Date with the President’s Daughter, A Christmas Prince, Under Wraps, The Baxters)

Written by Josh A. Cagan (The Duff, Kim Possible movie, Upside Down Magic, Spin, Zombies 4)

Starring: 

Malachi Barton as Marshall (Under Wraps, Stuck in the Middle, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Fancy Nancy, The Villains of Valley View, Zombies 4 & 5)

Christian J. Simon as Gilbert (Under Wraps, The Amazing World of Gumball, Disney Animals, Sydney to the Max, T.O.T.S.)

Sophia Hammons as Amy (Under Wraps, The Social Dilemma, Up Here, Freakier Friday)

Phil Wright as Harold (Under Wraps)

Melanie Brook as Buzzy (Under Wraps)

Jordan Conley as Larry (character actor)

Rryla McIntosh as Rose (character actor - hallmark movies)

T.J. Storm as Sobek (character & voice actor - V.R. Troopers, Conan the Adventurer, Resident Evil, Streetfighter, League of Legends)

Claude Knowlton as Pop (character actor - Lizzie McGuire Movie)

Antonio Cayonne as Carl (character actor - Christmas movies)

Adam Wylie as Bueller (OG Under Wraps, Can of Worms)

Synopsis: Three friends, Amy, Gilbert and Marshall, prepare for a wedding. However, they spring into action when they learn their mummy pal, Harold, and his beloved Rose face the wrath of an evil mummy with a 1,000-year-old grudge.

Fun Facts: 

First non-musical sequel since Twitches Too (2007)

First DCOM to premiere in September since Camp Rock 2 (2012)

First DCOM to premiere on a day other than Friday since Starstruck (2010)

First Halloween DCOM to not premiere in October

Next Movie: Prom Pact

Creators & Guests

• Allie Ring - Host
• Val Agnew - Host

We pivot from improv to Disney/Zombies at the 31min mark if you are only interested in one of the two main topics of conversation

Naomi Snieckus

DCOMs

The Swap (2016) - Jamie Karas & Ron Oliver

ZOMBIES (2018) - Paul Hoen

ZOMBIES 2 (2020) - Paul Hoen

ZOMBIES 3 (2022) - Paul Hoen

Other Notables

The Casting Room (2011-2014)

Playdate (2015)

Mr. D (2012-2018)

I’m Also Here (2026)

Firecracker Department

ZOMBIES 3 (July 15, 2022) 

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Directed by  Paul Hoen (Luck of the Irish, Tru Confessions, You Wish!, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Read it and Weep, Jump In!, CGOW, Dadnapped, Camp Rock 2, Let it Shine, How to Build a Better Boy, Cloud 9, Invisible Sister, ZOMBIES 1-4)

Written by David Light & Joseph Raso (Zombies 1-4, Sneakerella)

Starring: 

Milo Manheim as Zed (Zombies franchise, Prom Pact, School Spirits)

Meg Donnelly as Addison (Zombies franchise, Team Toon, American Housewife, The Winchesters, HSMTMTS, music videos)

Trevor Tordjman as Bucky (Zombies franchise, Lost & Found Music Studios, The Next Step, Bunk’d)

Kylee Russell as Eliza (Zombies franchise)

Carla Jeffery as Bree (Zombies franchise)

Chandler Kinney as Willa (Zombies franchise, Lethal Weapon, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin)

Pearce Joza as Wyatt (Zombies franchise, Mech-X4)

Ariel Martin as Wynter (Zombies franchise)

Terry Hu as A-Spen (Zombies Re-Animated Series, The Girls on the Bus)

Matt Cornett as A-Lan (HSMTMTS)

Kyra Tantao as A-Li (Goosebumps)

Kingston Foster as Zoey (Zombies franchise, Prom Pact)

James Godfrey as Bonzo (The Swap, Zombies franchise)

RuPaul as the voice of the Mothership (RuPaul’s Drag Race, AJ and the Queen) 

Emilia McCarthy as Lacey (Hemlock Grove, Zapped, Max & Shred, Zombies 1-3, SkyMed)

Noah Zulfikar as Jacey (Zombies 2 & 3, The Next Step)

Jasmine Renee Thomas as Stacey (Zombies franchise)

Naomi Snieckus as Ms. Lee (Wingin’ It, The Casting Room, Playdate, The Swap, Firecracker Department, Mr. D, Ollie’s Pack, Zombies 1-3)

Paul Hopkins as Dale (Vampire High, Zombies 1-3)

Marie Ward as Missy (Zombies 1-3, Murdoch Mysteries)

Sheila McCarthy as Angie (The Busy World of Richard Scary, Full Court Miracle, Cow Belles, Little Mosque on the Prairie, The Umbrella Academy, The Copenhagen Test)

Jonathan Langdon as Coach (Zombies franchise, Run the Burbs) 

Tony Nappo as Zevon (Fugget About It, Zombies 1-3, Strays, Murdoch Mysteries, Ginny & Georgia)

Synopsis: Zed anticipates an athletic scholarship while Addison gears up for Seabrook's first international cheer-off. Then suddenly, extraterrestrial beings arrive in Seabrook, provoking something other than friendly competition.

Fun Facts: 

Kylee Russell (Eliza) was pregnant whilst filming. This explains why Eliza is always sitting down via virtual tablet and started interning at Z-Corp.

Next Movie: Under Wraps 2

Christmas…Again?! (December 3, 2021) 

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Directed by Andy Fickman (She’s the Man, The Game Plan, Race to Witch Mountain, You Again, Liv & Maddie, Kevin Can Wait, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place)

Written by Doan La (only notable credit)

Starring: 

Scarlett Estevez as Rowena Clybourne (Daddy’s Home, Daddy’s Home 2, Lucifer, Bunk’d)

Alexis Carra as Carolina (Mixology)

Beth Lacke as Diane (Happy Hour, Work It, HSMTMTS, Chicago Med) 

Ashlyn Jade Lopez as Gabby Clybourne (character actor)

Priscilla Lopez as Abuela Sofia (character actor - Kay O’Brien, B Positive, Theater Camp)

Tony Amendola as Abuelo Hector (character & voice actor - Stargate SG-1, Continuum, Once Upon a Time, World of Warcraft)

Gabriel Ruiz as Gerry (You’re So Talented, Chicago P.D.)

Sean Parris as Bruce (character actor)

Daniel Sunjata as Mike (Law & Order SVU, The Devil Wears Prada, Rescue Me, Graceland, High Potential)

Gary Anthony Williams as Santa (character & voice actor - Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Malcolm in the Middle, Boston Legal, Special Agent Oso, The Internship, The Boondocks, The Lion Guard, Doc McStuffins, Night Court)

Synopsis: After her Christmas celebration ends in a disaster, Rowena wishes for things to go back to the way they were in the past. However, it results in her getting stuck in an unusual situation.

Fun Facts: 

First DCOM to feature a queer kiss

They actually filmed in Chicago - the house is in North Center!

Next Movie: ZOMBIES 3

Under Wraps (October 1, 2021)

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Directed by Alex Zamm (My Date with the President’s Daughter, A Christmas Prince, Under Wraps 2, The Baxters)

Written by William Robertson & Alex Zamm (My Date with the President’s Daughter, Little Rascals Save the Day, Jingle All the Way 2, Woody Woodpecker) and Don Rhymer (Valerie, Evening Shade, Under Wraps 1997, Big Momma’s House 1-3, Santa Clause 2, Agent Cody Banks 2, Deck the Halls, Rio 1 & 2, Ferdinand)

Starring: 

Malachi Barton as Marshall (Under Wraps 2, Stuck in the Middle, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Fancy Nancy, The Villains of Valley View, Zombies 4)

Christian J. Simon as Gilbert (Under Wraps 2, The Amazing World of Gumball, Disney Animals, Sydney to the Max, T.O.T.S.)

Sophia Hammons as Amy (Under Wraps 2, The Social Dilemma, Up Here, Freakier Friday)

Phil Wright as Harold (Under Wraps 2)

Melanie Brook as Buzzy (Under Wraps 2)

Brent Stait as Kubot (character actor - Andromeda, Snowpiercer, Heartland)

Jordana Largy as Diane (character actor - A Royal Christmas, A Royal Christmas Match)

Jaime M. Callica as Ted (Upside Down Magic, Ruthless, Christmas movies)

Karin Konoval as Ravensworth (Planet of the Apes, The Good Doctor, Snowpiercier, Wild Cards)

Synopsis: Three friends accidentally bring a mummy back to life. Soon, they grow fond of the mummy and help him return to his original state before midnight on Halloween.

Fun Facts: 

This is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to debut on Disney+ in North America one week after premiering on Disney Channel in North America.

This is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to take place around the time of Halloween since Invisible Sister (2015) 6 years prior.

This is the first Disney Channel Original Movie with since Let It Shine (2012) to have a solely male protagonist.

Next Movie: Christmas... Again?!

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DCOMs

Upside-Down Magic (2020) - Joe Nussbaum

Other Notables

Secrets of Sulphur Springs (2021)

The Curious Case of Dolphin Bay (2022)

Spin (August 13, 2021)

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Directed by Manjari Makijany (Skater Girl)

Written by Josh A. Cagan (The Duff, Kim Possible movie, Upside Down Magic, Under Wraps 2, Zombies 4), Carley Steiner (no other credits)

Starring: 

Avantika Vandanapu as Rhea Kumar (Diary of a Future President, Mira: Royal Detective, Mean Girls 2024, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Tarot)

Meera Syal as Asha Kumar (character actor - Kinsey, The Real McCoy, The Kumars at No. 42, Beautiful People, Tinga Tinga Tales, Broadchurch, Goodness Gracious Me, Yesterday, The Split, The Wheel of Time)

Abhay Deol as Arvind Kumar (bollywood(?) character actor)

Aryan Simhadri as Rohan Kumar (Mira: Royal Detective, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Freakier Friday)

Michael Bishop as Max (Superman & Lois)

Anna Cathcart as Molly (Descendents 2&3, Odd Squad, Mistletoe Murders, XO Kitty)

Kerri Medders as Ginger (Alexa & Katie, Promised Land, SEAL Team)

Agam Darshi as Mira (character actor - Sanctuary, Sight Unseen)

Kyana Teresa as Naomi Eloi (X-mas TV movies, When Hope Calls)

Tyler Kyte as DJ Luka Cent (musician)

Synopsis: Rhea is an Indian-American teen who discovers her passion for creating DJ mixes that blend the rich textures of her South Asian culture and the world around her. Her life revolves around her eclectic group of friends, her after-school coding club, her family's Indian restaurant and her tightknit, multigenerational family. Everything changes when she falls for aspiring DJ Max, and her long-lost fervor for music is reignited.

Fun Fact: It was meant to premiere on Disney+ but ended up premiering on Disney Channel

Next Movie: Under Wraps (2021)

Creators & Guests

• Allie Ring - Host
• Val Agnew - Host

Stu's DCOMs:
Zenon (1999)

Smart House (1999)

Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)

Rip Girls (2000 - Uncredited)

Zenon: The Zequel (2001) 

The Poof Point (2001)

Tru Confessions (2002)

Gotta Kick it Up (2002)

Going to the Mat (2004)

Zenon Z3 (2004)

Now You See It… (2005 - Uncredited)

Cow Belles (2006)

Stu's Ted Talk - Choose Joy

Stu's Novels

• That One Cigarette 
• RAFT (catch the upcoming audiobook on Audible December 1!)

STU SHOUTOUT Merch

Upside Down Magic (July 31, 2020)

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Directed by Joe Nussbaum (Sleepover, Sydney White, Just Add Magic, Gabby Duran & the Unsittables)

Written by Nick Pustay (Ramona & Beezus - this was his last writing credit), Josh A. Cagan (The Duff, Kim Possible movie, Spin, Under Wraps 2, Zombies 4), Sarah Mlynowski (wrote the novel)

Starring: 

Izabela Rose as Elinor "Nory" Boxwood-Horace (Secrets of Sulfur Springs, The Curious Case of Dolphin Bay)

Siena Agudong as Reina Carvajal (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Star Falls, No Good Nick, Resident Evil)

Kyle Howard as Budd Skriff (Love Boat: The Next Wave, Grosse Point, Orange County, Run of the House, The Drew Carey Show, My Boys, Royal Pains, Me)

Elie Samouhi as Elliot Cohen (Bizardvark, Team Kaylie)

Alison Fernandez as Pepper Paloma (Law & Order SVU, Orange is the New Black, Once Upon a Time, Team Kaylie)

Max Torina as Andres Padillo (Raven’s Home)

Vicki Lewis as Linda Knightslinger (character & voice actor - Den Brother, NewsRadio, Three Sisters, Finding Nemo & Finding Dory, Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures)

Yasmeen Fletcher as Chandra (Ms. Marvel)

Callum Seagram Airlie as Phillip (When Calls the Heart)

Cynthia Kaye McWilliams as Professor Argon (character - The Lake House, Real Husbands of Hollywood, Prince of Peoria, Bosch, What If…?)

Synopsis: Nory, who can transform into unusual hybrid animals, is placed in the Upside-Down Magic program as she is a prime target for an evil force called the Shadow Magic.

Fun Facts: 

Based on a novel of the same name

Next Movie: Spin

Creators & Guests

• Allie Ring - Host
• Val Agnew - Host

Zombies 2 (February 14, 2020)

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Directed by  Paul Hoen (Luck of the Irish, Tru Confessions, You Wish!, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Read it and Weep, Jump In!, CGOW, Dadnapped, Camp Rock 2, Let it Shine, How to Build a Better Boy, Cloud 9, Invisible Sister, ZOMBIES 1-4)

Written by David Light & Joseph Raso (Zombies 1-4, Sneakerella)

Starring: 

Milo Manheim as Zed (Zombies franchise, Prom Pact, School Spirits)

Meg Donnelly as Addison (Zombies franchise, Team Toon, American Housewife, The Winchesters, HSMTMTS, music videos)

Trevor Tordjman as Bucky (Zombies franchise, Lost & Found Music Studios, The Next Step, Bunk’d)

Kylee Russell as Eliza (Zombies franchise)

Carla Jeffery as Bree (Zombies franchise)

Kingston Foster as Zoey (Zombies franchise, Prom Pact)

James Godfrey as Bonzo (The Swap, Zombies franchise)

Chandler Kinney as Willa (Zombies franchise, Lethal Weapon, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin)

Pearce Joza as Wyatt (Zombies franchise, Mech-X4)

Ariel Martin as Wynter (Zombies franchise)

Naomi Snieckus as Ms. Lee (Wingin’ It, The Casting Room, Playdate, The Swap, Firecracker Department, Mr. D, Ollie’s Pack, Zombies 1-3)

Jonathan Langdon as Coach (Zombies franchise, Run the Burbs) 

Paul Hopkins as Dale (Vampire High, Zombies 1-3)

Marie Ward as Missy (Zombies 1-3, Murdoch Mysteries)

Tony Nappo as Zevon (Fugget About It, Zombies 1-3, Strays, Murdoch Mysteries, Ginny & Georgia)

Emilia McCarthy as Lacey (Zapped, Max & Shred, Zombies franchise, SkyMed)

Jasmine Renee Thomas as Stacey (Zombies franchise)

Noah Zulfikar as Jacey (Zombies 2 & 3, The Next Step)

Synopsis: Chronicling the continuing adventures of Seabrook High students Addison and Zed, whose budding romance is threatened by the arrival of werewolves.

Fun Facts: 

This is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to be Filmed in Panavision (anamorphic), in the wide 2.39:1 aspect ratio. All previous DCOMs were either filmed in 1.33:1 (4:3) or 1.78:1 (16:9) aspect ratios.

This is the first DCOM to not premiere on Disney Channel outside North America but much rather debut on Disney+, due to the closure of Disney Channel International in 2020.

Next Movie: Upside-Down Magic

Creators & Guests

• Allie Ring - Host
• Val Agnew - Host

Descendants 3 (August 2, 2019)

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Directed by Kenny Ortega (started as a music video director, Newsies, Hocus Pocus, Cheetah Girls 2, HSM 2&3, Descendants 1-3)

Written by Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott (Runaway Bride, Descendents 1-5)

Starring: 

Dove Cameron as Mal (Cloud 9, Descendants 1-3, Liv & Maddie, Dumplin, Schmigadoon, Big Nate, music videos)

Cameron Boyce as Carlos (Grown Ups, Jessie, Gamer’s Guide to Pretty Much Everything, Descendants 1-3, Mrs. Fletcher, Paradise City)

Booboo Stewart as Jay (Twilight, Descendants 1-3, Good Trouble)

Sofia Carson as Evie (Descendants 1-3, Adventures in Babysitting, Pretty Little Liars: Perfectionists)

Mitchell Hope as Ben (Descendants 1-3)

Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother (Happy Family, Notes from the Underbelly, Saving Mr. Banks, Descendants 1-5)

Brenna D'Amico as Jane (Descendants 1-3)

Zachary Gibson as Doug (Zapped, Descendants 1-3)

Sarah Jeffery as Audrey (Descendants 1-3, Wayward Pines, Rogue, Shades of Blue, Charmed, LEGO Dreamzzzz)

Jedidiah Goodacre as Chad Charming (Zapped, Descendants 1-4, The Originals, The Order, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Marry F*ck Kill, F*ck Marry Kill)

Bobby Moynihan as the Voice of Dude (SNL, The Awesomes, Sisters, We Bare Bears, Duck Tales, Mr. Mayor, Nature Cat, Pubstruction)

China Anne McClain as Uma (A.N.T. Farm, How to Build a Better Boy, Descendants-verse, Black Lightening, House of Payne)

Thomas Doherty as Harry Hook (Descendents 2&3, The Lodge, Gossip Girls)

Dylan Playfair as Gil (Some Assembly Required, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Letterkenny)

Anna Cathcart as Dizzy Tremaine (Descendents 2&3, Odd Squad, Mistletoe Murders, XO Kitty)

Dan Payne as King Beast (character actor - Stargate SG-1, R.L. Stine’s Haunting Hour, Descendants 1-3, Good Witch, Crank Yankers, Hallmark Christmas Movies)

Keegan Connor Tracy as Queen Belle (character actor - Final Destination 2, 40 Days & 40 Nights, Once Upon a Time, Descendants 1-3, The Magicians)

Jadah Marie as Celia (Mann and Wife, Julie and the Phantoms

Cheyenne Jackson as Hades (United 93, 30 Rock, American Horror Story, Call Me Kat)

Synopsis: Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos, the children of notorious supervillains, must return order in Auradon after Audrey, who is jealous of Mal, steals Maleficent's sceptre and terrorises the locals.

Next Movie: Zombies 2

Creators & Guests

• Allie Ring - Host
• Val Agnew - Host

Freaky Friday (August 10, 2018)

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Directed by Steve Carr (Daddy Day Care, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, rap videos)

Written by Bridget Carpenter (Dead Like Me, Friday Night Lights, Parenthood, 11.22.63), Brian Yorkey (13 Reasons Why), Tom Kitt (composer - Pitch Perfect, Rise, Spongebob the Musical, Up Here)

Starring: 

Cozi Zuehlsdorff as Ellie Blake (Dolphin Tale, Mighty Med, Hopefuls, HSMTMTS, Going Home)

Heidi Blickenstaff as Katherine Blake (Word World - FF was her final screen credit, stage actor - The Full Monty, The Little Mermaid, The Addams Family, Elf, Something Rotten, Freaky Friday, Jagged Little Pill)

Jason Maybaum as Fletcher Blake (Raven’s Home)

Alex Désert as Mike Harper (character & voice actor - Let it Shine, Invisible Sister, Boy Meets World, Becker, The LeBrons, A League of Their Own, The Simpsons)

Ricky He as Adam (Hallmark Christmas movies, From)

Kahyun Kim as Torrey Min (Zombies: The Re-Animated Series, St. Denis Medical)

Dara Renee as Savannah (HSMTMTS, Descendants: Rise of Red)

Isaiah Lehtinen as Karl Carlson (character actor)

June Laporte as Monica Yang (iZombie, When Calls the Heart, The Last of Us)

Synopsis: 16-year-old Ellie and her mother Katherine wish each other would change their ways. But, when they magically swap bodies, they must find a way to switch back.

Fun Facts: 

This is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to be based on a Disney Theatrical Productions musical.

Heidi Blickenstaff played the role on stage first

Next Movie: Descendants 3

Creators & Guests

• Allie Ring - Host
• Val Agnew - Host

Zombies (February 16, 2018)

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Directed by  Paul Hoen (Luck of the Irish, Tru Confessions, You Wish!, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Read it and Weep, Jump In!, CGOW, Dadnapped, Camp Rock 2, Let it Shine, How to Build a Better Boy, Cloud 9, Invisible Sister, ZOMBIES 1-4)

Written by David Light & Joseph Raso (Zombies 1-4, Sneakerella)

Starring: 

Milo Manheim as Zed (Zombies franchise, Prom Pact, School Spirits)

Meg Donnelly as Addison (Zombies franchise, Team Toon, American Housewife, The Winchesters, HSMTMTS, music videos)

Trevor Tordjman as Bucky (Zombies franchise, Lost & Found Music Studios, The Next Step, Bunk’d)

Kylee Russell as Eliza (Zombies franchise)

Carla Jeffery as Bree (Zombies franchise)

Kingston Foster as Zoey (Zombies franchise, Prom Pact)

James Godfrey as Bonzo (The Swap, Zombies franchise)

Naomi Snieckus as Ms. Lee (Wingin’ It, The Casting Room, Playdate, The Swap, Firecracker Department, Mr. D, Ollie’s Pack, Zombies 1-3)

Jonathan Langdon as Coach (Zombies franchise, Run the Burbs) 

Paul Hopkins as Dale (Vampire High, Zombies 1-3)

Marie Ward as Missy (Zombies 1-3, Murdoch Mysteries)

Tony Nappo as Zevon (Fugget About It, Zombies 1-3, Strays, Murdoch Mysteries, Ginny & Georgia)

Emilia McCarthy as Lacey (Zapped, Max & Shred, Zombies franchise, SkyMed)

Jasmine Renee Thomas as Stacey (Zombies franchise)

Kim Roberts as Eliza’s mom (Get a Clue, Jump In, Cheetah Girls,  Z-O-M-B-I-E-S, Charlie Bartlet, character actor, voice actor)

Synopsis: The students of Seabrook High School are thrown when students from Zombietown transfer to their school, and both groups must work together to prove they can embrace their differences to celebrate their community.

Fun Facts: 

There was an unaired sitcom pilot called Zombies and Cheerleaders in 2012 that had the same writers starring Luke Benward

Next Movie: Freaky Friday

Descendants 2 (July 21, 2017)

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Directed by Kenny Ortega (started as a music video director, Newsies, Hocus Pocus, Cheetah Girls 2, HSM 2&3, Descendants 1-3)

Written by Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott (Runaway Bride, Descendents 1-5)

Starring: 

Dove Cameron as Mal (Cloud 9, Descendants 1-3, Liv & Maddie, Dumplin, Schmigadoon, Big Nate, music videos)

Cameron Boyce as Carlos (Grown Ups, Jessie, Gamer’s Guide to Pretty Much Everything, Descendants 1-3, Mrs. Fletcher, Paradise City)

Booboo Stewart as Jay (Twilight, Descendants 1-3, Good Trouble)

Sofia Carson as Evie (Descendants 1-3, Adventures in Babysitting, Pretty Little Liars: Perfectionists)

Mitchell Hope as Ben (Descendants 1-3)

Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother (Happy Family, Notes from the Underbelly, Saving Mr. Banks, Descendants 1-5)

Brenna D'Amico as Jane (Descendants 1-3)

Zachary Gibson as Doug (Zapped, Descendants 1-3)

Jedidiah Goodacre as Chad Charming (Zapped, Descendants 1-4, The Originals, The Order, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Marry F*ck Kill, F*ck Marry Kill)

Dianne Doan as Lonnie (Descendants 1-2, Vikings, Agents of Shield, Warrior, Grey’s Anatomy)

Bobby Moynihan as the Voice of Dude (SNL, The Awesomes, Sisters, We Bare Bears, Duck Tales, Mr. Mayor, Nature Cat, Pubstruction)

China Anne McClain as Uma (A.N.T. Farm, How to Build a Better Boy, Descendants-verse, Black Lightening, House of Payne)

Thomas Doherty as Harry Hook (Descendents 2&3, The Lodge, Gossip Girls)

Dylan Playfair as Gil (Some Assembly Required, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Letterkenny)

Anna Cathcart as Dizzy Tremaine (Descendents 2&3, Odd Squad, Mistletoe Murders, XO Kitty)

Dan Payne as King Beast (character actor - Stargate SG-1, R.L. Stine’s Haunting Hour, Descendants 1-3, Good Witch, Crank Yankers, Hallmark Christmas Movies)

Keegan Connor Tracy as Queen Belle (character actor - Final Destination 2, 40 Days & 40 Nights, Once Upon a Time, Descendants 1-3, The Magicians)

Synopsis: When the pressure to be royally perfect gets to be too much for Mal, she returns to the Isle of the Lost. She discovers that Uma, the daughter of Ursula, has taken over as queen, and that her gang is finalizing plans to bring down the barrier.

Fun Facts: The 2nd most watched DCOM of all time after HSM 2

Next Movie: Zombies

Creators & Guests

• Allie Ring - Host
• Val Agnew - Host

The Swap (October 7, 2016)

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Directed by Jaime Eliezer Karas (Frank TV, stand up specials, Teachers, Acapulco), Ron Oliver (Are you Afraid of the Dark, Goosebumps, Hallmark movies)

Written by Charlie Shahnaian (2nd to last credit), Shari Simpson (same last credit as Charlie Shahnaian - Color My World with Love)

Starring: 

Peyton List as Ellie O'Brien (27 Dresses, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jessie, Bunk’d, Cobra Kai, School Spirits)

Jacob Bertrand as Jack Malloy (Rise of the Guardians, Marvin Marvin, Bubble Guppies, Kirby Buckets, Batwheels, Cobra Kai)

Darrin Rose as Coach Malloy (Mr. D, Home Sweet Rome)

Claire Rankin as Summer (character actor - Son of a Critch)

Callan Potter as Gunner (The Other Kingdom, Murdoch Mysteries)

Jesse Bostick as Stryker (Camp Rock 2, Frenemies)

Eliana Jones as Aspen Bishop (The Stanley Dynamic, Prom Night)

Kiana Madeira as Sassy Gaines (Really Me, Bad Hair Day, Trinkets, Fear Street, My Adventures with Superman)

Kolton Stewart as Owen (Some Assembly Required, Locke & Key, The Next Step, Unicorn Academy)

James Godfrey as Porter Gibbs (Zombies franchise)

Devyn Nekoda as Mackenzie Wick (Backstage, Utopia Falls, Sneakerella, Scream VI)

Linda Kash as Nurse Helen (character actor - Max Glick, Minor Adjustments, Angela Anaconda, Quads!, Doc, Man of the Year, Fugget About It, Numb Chucks)

Synopsis: Comic chaos ensues when a text causes gymnast Ellie, who's in an important contest, to swap bodies with hockey player brother Jake who's vying for a varsity spot.

Fun Facts: Based on a novel

Next Movie: Descendents 2

Creators & Guests

• Allie Ring - Host
• Val Agnew - Host

Adventures in Babysitting (June 17, 2016)

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Directed by John Schultz (Like Mike, Aliens in the Attic, A Christmas Prince)

Written by Tiffany Paulsen (Nancy Drew, Holidate), David Simkins (Adventures in Babysitting 1987, Charmed, Producer of Charmed, Roswell, Warehouse 13, Wu Assassins)

Starring: 

Sabrina Carpenter as Jenny Parker (Girl Meets World, Milo Murphy’s Law, music videos)

Sofia Carson as Lola Perez (Descendents 1-3, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists)

Nikki Hahn as Emily Cooper (American Housewife, Hysteria)

Mallory James Mahoney as Katy Cooper (Descendents 3, Bunk’d)

Max Gecowets as Trey Anderson (only had one credit after this)

Jet Jurgensmeyer as Bobby Anderson (The Stinky & Dirty Show, Last Man Standing, T.O.T.S.)

Madison Horcher as AJ Anderson (Think Like a Dog - last credit in 2020)

Kevin Quinn as Zac Chase (Bunk’d, A Christmas Love Story, music videos)

Gillian Vigman as Helen Anderson (Mad TV, Step Brothers, The Hangover 1-3, Suburgatory, The Holdovers, Star Trek: Lower Decks) 

Gabrielle Miller as Donna Cooper (character actor - Corner Gas show, animated series, and movie)

Michael Northey as Tiny (character actor - Being Erica)

Ken Lawson as Scalper (character actor - Descendents) 

Max Lloyd-Jones as Officer James (character actor - When Calls the Heart, The Irrational)

Kevin O'Grady as Barry Cooper (character actor - Garage Sale Mystery, Peacemaker)

Synopsis: A pair of rival babysitters are forced to work together to find a lost child. This comes after one of them becomes stuck in a large city with her charges.

Fun Facts: 

Originally Raven-Symoné from That's So Raven (2003) and Miley Cyrus from Hannah Montana (2006) were attached in 2009. The title before was called Further Adventures in Babysitting, and was suppose to hit the big screen, but later got shut down. The film was originally going to be released in 2010.

100th DCOM

In this movie, Sabrina Carpenter's character is Jenny Parker. Elisabeth Shue, the star of the original Adventures in Babysitting (1987) played Jennifer Parker in Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III (1990).

Next Movie: The Swap 

Creators & Guests

• Allie Ring - Host
• Val Agnew - Host

Invisible Sister (October 9, 2015)

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Directed by Paul Hoen (Luck of the Irish, Tru Confessions, You Wish!, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Read it and Weep, Jump In!, CGOW, Dadnapped, Camp Rock 2, Let it Shine, How to Build a Better Boy, Cloud 9, ZOMBIES 1-3)

Written by Billy Eddy & Matt Eddy (Bad Hair Day, Teen Beach 2, Zapped, Monster High 1 & 2, Eureka), Jessica O'Toole (Greek, Charmed)

Starring: 

Rowan Blanchard as Cleo Eastman (Girl Meets World, A Wrinkle in Time, Snowpiercer)

Paris Berelc as Molly Eastman (Mighty Med, Lab Rats: Elite Force, Alexa & Katie, Do Revenge)

Karan Brar as George (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jessie, Bunk’d, Mira: Royal Detective)

Rachel Crow as Nikki (Rio 2, Home: Adventures of Tip & Oh, Timeline, Schooled - stopped in 2020)

Alex Désert as Mr. Perkins (character & voice actor - Let it Shine, Boy Meets World, Becker, The LeBrons, A League of Their Own, The Simpsons)

Will Meyers as Carter (Bad Education, Naomi)

Austin Fryberger as Coug (Snatchers, Boo Bitch)

Synopsis: Cleo's science project goes disastrously wrong, causing her popular older sister Molly to suddenly become invisible.

Fun Fact: Based on the novel "My Invisible Sister" by Beatrice Colin and Sara Pinto

Next Movie: Adventures in Babysitting

Creators & Guests

• Allie Ring - Host
• Val Agnew - Host

Descendants (July 31, 2015)

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Directed by Kenny Ortega (started as a music video director, Newsies, Hocus Pocus, Cheetah Girls 2, HSM 2&3, Descendants 1-3)

Written by Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott (Runaway Bride, Descendents 1-5)

Starring: 

Dove Cameron as Mal (Cloud 9, Descendants 1-3, Liv & Maddie, Dumplin, Schmigadoon, Big Nate, music videos)

Cameron Boyce as Carlos (Grown Ups, Jessie, Gamer’s Guide to Pretty Much Everything, Descendants 1-3, Mrs. Fletcher, Paradise City)

Booboo Stewart as Jay (Twilight, Descendants 1-3, Good Trouble)

Sofia Carson as Evie (Descendants 1-3, Pretty Little Liars: Perfectionists)

Mitchell Hope as Ben (Descendants 1-3)

Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother (Happy Family, Notes from the Underbelly, Saving Mr. Banks, Descendants 1-5)

Brenna D'Amico as Jane (Descendants 1-3)

Sarah Jeffery as Audrey (Descendants 1-3, Wayward Pines, Rogue, Shades of Blue, Charmed, LEGO Dreamzzzz)

Zachary Gibson as Doug (Zapped, Descendants 1-3)

Jedidiah Goodacre as Chad Charming (Zapped, Descendants 1-4, The Originals, The Order, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Marry F*ck Kill, F*ck Marry Kill)

Dianne Doan as Lonnie (Descendants 1-2, Vikings, Agents of Shield, Warrior, Grey’s Anatomy)

Dan Payne as King Beast (character actor - Stargate SG-1, R.L. Stine’s Haunting Hour, Descendants 1-3, Good Witch, Crank Yankers, Hallmark Christmas Movies)

Keegan Connor Tracy as Queen Belle (character actor - Final Destination 2, 40 Days & 40 Nights, Once Upon a Time, Descendants 1-3, The Magicians)

Wendy Raquel Robinson as Cruella de Vil (character actor - The Steve Harvey Show, The Game)

Maz Jobrani as Jafar (character actor - Superior Donuts, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me)

Kathy Najimy as Evil Queen (Scream Team, Sister Act, Hocus Pocus, Pepper Ann, Veronica’s Closet, Numb3rs, WALL-E, King of the Hill, Veep, Younger)

Kristin Chenoweth as Maleficent (Kristin, The West Wing, Pushing Daisies, Schmigadoon!, Wicked)

Synopsis: In present-day Auradon, Ben, the benevolent teenage son of King Adam and Queen Belle, offers a chance of redemption for the troublemaking offspring of Disney's classic villains: Cruella De Vil, Maleficent, the Evil Queen and Jafar.

Fun Fact: Initially, this was not going to be a musical until Kenny Ortega came on board to direct.

Next Movie: Invisible Sister

Teen Beach 2 (June 27, 2015)

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Directed by Jeffrey Hornaday (Geek Charming, Teen Beach 1&2 - no credits past 2015)

Written by Billy Eddy & Matt Eddy (Zapped, Bad Hair Day, Monster High 1 & 2, Eureka), Dan Berendsen (Up Up and Away, Scream Team, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Stuck in the Suburbs, Halloweentown High, Twitches, Twitches Two, Hannah Montana movie, Wizards of Waverly Place the movie, Cheetah Girls: One World, Camp Rock 2, Sabrina the Teenage Witch)

Starring: 

Ross Lynch as Brady (Teen Beach 1&2, Austin & Ally, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, music videos)

Maia Mitchell as McKenzie (Mack) (Mortified, Trapped, Teen Beach 1&2, The Fosters, Good Trouble)

Grace Phipps Gillam as Lela (Teen Beach 1&2, Z Nation)

Garrett Clayton as Tanner (Teen Beach 1&2, character actor)

John DeLuca as Butchy (Teen Beach 1&2, character actor)

Chrissie Fit as Cheechee (Teen Beach 1&2, General Hospital, Pitch Perfect 2&3, voice & character actor)

Piper Curda as Alyssa (Rule the Mix, A.N.T. Farm, Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, I Didn’t Do It, Legacies, Matlock)

Beth Lacke as Brady's mother (character actor - Happy Hour, Work It, Frequency, HSMTMTS, Chicago Med)

Jordan Fisher as Seacat (voice actor, Archibald’s Next Big Thing, HSMTMTS, Turning Red, The Flash)

Raymond Cham Jr. as Devon (Mech-X4, Five Points, The Big Leap, Sort Of)

Ross Butler as Spencer (K.C. Undercover, Shazam! 1&2, 13 Reasons Why, To All The Boys 2 & 3, Raya and the Last Dragon, Riverdale)

Synopsis: Months after surfer sweethearts McKenzie and Brady return from a summer adventure, that transported them into Brady's favourite 1960s beach party movie, `Wet Side Story', they receive a surprise visit from their newfound surfer and biker buddies.

Fun Facts: Ross Lynch's band, R5, wrote a song for the movie.

Next Movie: Descendents

Bad Hair Day (February 13, 2015)

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Directed by Erik Canuel (Big Wolf on Campus, Flashpoint, 19-2)

Written by Billy Eddy & Matt Eddy (Zapped, Teen Beach 2, Monster High 1 & 2, Eureka), Eric M. Gardner (only 1 other credit)

Starring: 

Laura Marano as Monica Reeves (Without a Trace, Austin & Ally, Ladybird, music videos)

Leigh-Allyn Baker as Liz (character & voice actor - Mass Effect, Back at the Barnyard, Good Luck Charlie, Will & Grace)

Christian Campbell as Pierce (character & voice actor - Max Steel, Big Love, Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes)

Alain Goulem as Monica's Dad (character & voice actor - Bob Moraine, 18 to Life, Assassins Creed, My Old Ass)

Christian Paul as Ed (character & voice actor - Wicker Park, Assassins Creed)

Kiana Madeira as Sierra (Really Me, Trinkets, Fear Street, My Adventures with Superman)

Jake Manley as Kyle Timmons (Heroes Reborn, iZombie, Midway, The Order)

Zoé De Grand Maison as Ashley (Orphan Black, Riverdale)

Synopsis: A high school student is desperate to be prom queen, but on the big night her hair is an uncontrollably bad mess. Meanwhile, a lady FBI agent is on the hunt for a jewel thief who is looking for a stolen necklace, which the messy haired girl has in her possession. Soon, she and the agent chase the jewel thief, and she's whizzed on a wild adventure in the city.

Fun Facts: 

The executive producer is Leigh-Allyn Baker, who plays Liz in the film.

Laura Marano (Monica) didn't have a stunt double for the driving scenes

The movie was filmed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Next Movie: Teen Beach 2

How to Build a Better Boy (August 15, 2014)

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Directed by Paul Hoen (Luck of the Irish, Tru Confessions, You Wish!, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Read it and Weep, Jump In!, CGOW, Dadnapped, Camp Rock 2, Let it Shine, Cloud 9, ZOMBIES 1-3)

Written by Jason Mayland (Space Chimps, Eureka)

Starring: 

China Anne McClain as Gabby Harrison (A.N.T. Farm, Descendants-verse, Black Lightening, House of Payne)

Kelli Berglund as Mae Hartley (Lab Rats, The Goldbergs, Heels)

Marshall Williams as Albert Banks / X-17 (Glee, When Hope Calls, Hallmark Christmas movies)

Matt Shively as Bart Hartley (True Jackson: VP, Winx Club, The Real O’Neals, The Purge, American Housewife, Total Badass Wrestling, Players, Lopez vs. Lopez)

Ashley Argota Torres as Nevaeh Barnes (True Jackson: VP, Bucket & Skinner’s Epic Adventures, Lab Rats, The Fosters)

Noah Centineo as Jaden Stark (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, The Fosters, T@gged, Black Adam, The Recruit)

Ron Lea as General McFee (character actor - Street Legal, Wind at My Back, Doc, Orphan Black, Murdoch Mysteries)

Roger Bart as Dr. James Hartley (Bram & Alice, Singing voice of Hercules, The Producers, American Gangster, The Event, Desperate Housewives, Political Animals, Easy to Assemble, Revenge, Trumbo, Episodes, Graves, Good Trouble)

Synopsis: Two tech-savvy teenagers unknowingly use military software to program robotic boyfriends with ideal qualities when they grow tired of the high school boys around them.

Fun Facts: 

Ashley Argota Torres and Matt Shively previously co-starred in the series True Jackson, VP (2008), which aired on Disney Channel's rival network, Nickelodeon.

Next Movie:  Bad Hair Day

How to Build a Better Boy (August 15, 2014)

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Directed by Paul Hoen (Luck of the Irish, Tru Confessions, You Wish!, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Read it and Weep, Jump In!, CGOW, Dadnapped, Camp Rock 2, Let it Shine, Cloud 9, ZOMBIES 1-3)

Written by Jason Mayland (Space Chimps, Eureka)

Starring: 

China Anne McClain as Gabby Harrison (A.N.T. Farm, Descendants-verse, Black Lightening, House of Payne)

Kelli Berglund as Mae Hartley (Lab Rats, The Goldbergs, Heels)

Marshall Williams as Albert Banks / X-17 (Glee, When Hope Calls, Hallmark Christmas movies)

Matt Shively as Bart Hartley (True Jackson: VP, Winx Club, The Real O’Neals, The Purge, American Housewife, Total Badass Wrestling, Players, Lopez vs. Lopez)

Ashley Argota Torres as Nevaeh Barnes (True Jackson: VP, Bucket & Skinner’s Epic Adventures, Lab Rats, The Fosters)

Noah Centineo as Jaden Stark (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, The Fosters, T@gged, Black Adam, The Recruit)

Ron Lea as General McFee (character actor - Street Legal, Wind at My Back, Doc, Orphan Black, Murdoch Mysteries)

Roger Bart as Dr. James Hartley (Bram & Alice, Singing voice of Hercules, The Producers, American Gangster, The Event, Desperate Housewives, Political Animals, Easy to Assemble, Revenge, Trumbo, Episodes, Graves, Good Trouble)

Synopsis: Two tech-savvy teenagers unknowingly use military software to program robotic boyfriends with ideal qualities when they grow tired of the high school boys around them.

Fun Facts: 

Ashley Argota Torres and Matt Shively previously co-starred in the series True Jackson, VP (2008), which aired on Disney Channel's rival network, Nickelodeon.

Zapped (June 27, 2014)

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Directed by Peter DeLuise (Stargate: SG1, RL Stine’s Haunting Hour, Parked, Garage Sale Mystery, Hallmark movies, When Calls the Heart)

Written by Leslie Margolis (only credit), Billy Eddy & Matt Eddy (Bad Hair Day, Teen Beach 2, Monster High 1 & 2, Eureka)

Starring: 

Zendaya as Zoey Stevens (Frenemies, Shake it Up, Spider Man, KC Undercover, The Greatest Showman, Dune, Euphoria, Challengers, music videos)

Chanelle Harquail-Ivsak as Rachel (Radio Rebel, RL Stine’s Haunting Hour, Incredible Crew, The Blechley Circle: San Francisco)

Spencer Boldman as Jackson (Lab Rats, Welcome to Chippendales)

Emilia McCarthy as Taylor (Max & Shred, Zombies 1-3, Skymed)

Adam DiMarco as Adam Thompson (Radio Rebel, Arctic Air, The Magicians, The Order, The White Lotus)

William Ainscough as Ben Thompson (Seed, Ready Jet Go!)

Aleks Paunovic as Ted Thompson (character actor - iZombie, Van Helsing, Hawkeye, Snowpiercer)

Lucia Walters as Jeannie Stevens (character actor - Life Unexpected, Ties That Bind, Christmas Hallmark movies, Hailey Dean Mysteries, Virgin River, Goosebumps)

Jedidiah Goodacre as Tripp (Descendants, The Originals, The Order, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Marry F*ck Kill, F*ck Marry Kill)

Louriza Tronco as Yuki (Make it Pop, The Order)

Samuel Patrick Chu as Charlie (Radio Rebel, Level Up, RL Stine’s Haunting Hour, iZombie - stopped in 2019)

Synopsis: A bright student and talented dancer struggling with changes in life, including a new family and school, finds a phone app that magically allows her to control boys.

Fun Facts:  Based on novel "Boys are Dogs" by Leslie Margolis.

Next Movie: How to Build a Better Boy

Cloud 9 (January 17, 2014)

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Directed by Paul Hoen (Luck of the Irish, Tru Confessions, You Wish!, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Read it and Weep, CGOW, Dadnapped, Camp Rock 2, Let it Shine, How to Build a Better Boy, ZOMBIES 1-3)

Written by Justin Ware (The Pool Boys, Bloodsucking Bastards, Hell Den)

Starring: 

Dove Cameron as Kayla Morgan (Descendants 1-3, Liv & Maddie, Dumplin, Schmigadoon, Big Nate, music videos)

Luke Benward as Will Cloud (Minutemen, Girl Vs. Monster, We Were Soldiers, Because of Winn Dixie, Dear John, Good Luck Charlie, Girl Meets World, Criminal Minds)

Mike C. Manning as Nick Swift (Youthful Daze, Money Heist, Days of Our Lives, The Bay)

Kiersey Clemons as Skye Saylor (Austin & Ally, Dope, Extant, Transparent, Neighbors 2, Hearts Beat Loud, Angie Tribeca, Easy, Lady and the Tramp, Antebellum, Zach Snyder’s Justice League, Fairfax, The Flash, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters)

Amy Farrington as Andrea (Hatching Pete, SWAT, character actor)

Patrick Fabian as Richard Morgan (Twitches, Twitches Too, Joan of Arcadia, Better Call Saul)

Andrew Caldwell as Sam (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, iZombie, Henry Danger, The Matrix: Resurrections)

Dillon Lane as Burke (Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures, I Think You Should Leave)

Victoria Moroles as Pia (Teen Wolf, Liv & Maddie, Plan B, Never Have I Ever)

Jeffrey Nordling as Sebastian Swift (Working Girl, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Quiz Show, D3: The Mighty Ducks, Melrose Place, Once and Again, Providence, Flight 93, Flicka, Dirt, 24, Desperate Housewives, Sully, Nashville, The Man in the High Castle, Big Little Lies, Walker, So Help Me Todd)

Kenda Benward as Madeline Morgan (Dadnapped, stopped acting in 2018)

Carlon Jeffery as Dink (A.N.T. Farm - stopped acting in 2020)

Synopsis: A girl who frequently snowboards is forced to train with a guy, an ex-champion of the sport, after an unexpected event. However, she has to prove to him that she is a true professional.

Fun Facts: 

Shaun White and Asheley Tisdale are executive producers

Next Movie: Zapped

Teen Beach Movie (July 19, 2013)

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Directed by Jeffrey Hornaday (Geek Charming, Teen Beach 1&2 - no credits past 2015)

Written by Vince Marcello (Teen Beach 1&2, Kissing Booth 1-3, An Unforgettable Year), Mark Landry (Teen Beach 1&2 are basically his only credits), Robert Horn (Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure, Suite Life Movie, Teen Beach 1&2, 13: The Musical)

Starring: 

Ross Lynch as Brady (Teen Beach 1&2, Austin & Ally, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, music videos)

Maia Mitchell as McKenzie (Mack) (Mortified, Trapped, Teen Beach 1&2, The Fosters, Good Trouble)

Grace Phipps Gillam as Lela (Teen Beach 1&2, Z Nation)

Garrett Clayton as Tanner (Teen Beach 1&2, character actor)

John DeLuca as Butchy (Teen Beach 1&2, character actor)

Chrissie Fit as Cheechee (Teen Beach 1&2, General Hospital, Pitch Perfect 2&3, voice & character actor)

Suzanne Cryer as Aunt Antoinette (character actor, Silicon Valley, All Rise)

Barry Bostwick as Big Poppa (character actor, Rocky Horror, Spin City)

Kevin Chamberlin as Dr. Fusion (character actor, Ghostwriter, In & Out, Lucky Number Slevin, Jessie, The Prom)

Steve Valentine as Les Camembert (character actor & voice actor - Don’t Look Under the Bed, Avalon High, Wizards of Waverly Place movie, Crossing Jordan, I’m in the Band)

Jordan Fisher as Seacat (voice actor, Archibald’s Next Big Thing, HSMTMTS, Turning Red, The Flash)

Synopsis: Two young surfers are swept away by a huge wave, finding themselves acting out a real-life version of the 1960s film `Wet Side Story'. When their presence derails the movie's intended plot, they must set things right in order to return home.

Fun Facts: 

Prior to the opening credits, the premiere of the Teen Beach included a dedication to beach party film legend and original Mouseketeer Annette Funicello, who passed the same year as Teen Beach Movie's premiere following a long, valiant battle against multiple sclerosis. The dedication read, "In memory of Disney Legend Annette Funicello, the world's most beloved beach movie star.”

This is the only Disney Channel Original Movie that was released in 2013, making it the first time this has happened since 1997 with Under Wraps (1997).

Next Movie: Cloud 9

Creators & Guests

• Allie Ring - Host
• Val Agnew - Host

Girl vs. Monster (October 12, 2012)

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Directed by Stu Gillard (Scream Team, Full Court Miracle, Going to the Mat, Twitches,Twitches Too, Hatching Pete, Charmed, 90210)

Written by Annie DeYoung (Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board, Return to Halloweentown, Starstruck), & Ron McGee (Rizzoli & Isles, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Hawaii)

Starring: 

Olivia Holt as Skylar Lewis (Kickin’ It, I Didn’t Do It, Cloak & Dagger, Cruel Summer, Laid)

Brendan Meyer as Henry (Dinosapian, Mr. Young, Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462, The OA, Camp)

Kerris Dorsey as Sadie (Walk the Line, Brothers & Sisters, Moneyball, Ray Donovan)

Luke Benward as Ryan Dean (Minutemen, We Were Soldiers, Because of Winn Dixie, Dear John, Good Luck Charlie, Girl Meets World, Criminal Minds)

Katherine McNamara as Myra Santelli (Shadowhunters, Arrow, Walker: Independence)

Tracy Dawson as Deimata (The Gavin Crawford Show, Call Me Fritz - stopped acting in 2013)

Anna Galvin as Theodosia (character actor - Mr. Young, Loudermilk, Van Helsing)

Jennifer Aspen as Julie Lewis (character actor - Party of Five, Rodney)

Brian Palermo as Steve Lewis (character actor - Significant Others, Digimon Data Squad)

Synopsis: A tween discovers on Halloween that she is a 5th generation monster hunter. The monsters are out to stop her before she begins her calling.

Fun Facts: 

Olivia and Luke dated in real life

Only the 10th DCOM to be rated PG

Next Movie: Teen Beach Movie

Let it Shine (June 15, 2012)

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Directed by  Paul Hoen (Luck of the Irish, Tru Confessions, You Wish!, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Read it and Weep, CGOW, Dadnapped, Camp Rock 2, How to Build a Better Boy, ZOMBIES 1-3)

Written by Eric Daniel (Back on the Strip) & Don D. Scott (Barbershop 1 & 2 & The Neighborhood showrunner)

Starring: 

Tyler James Williams as Cyrus DeBarge/Truth (Little Bill, Everybody Hates Chris, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Dear White People, Abbott Elementary)

Coco Jones as Roxanne "Roxie" Andrews (Good Luck Charlie, Grandma’s House, Five Points, Bel Air)

Trevor Jackson as Kris McDuffy (Eureka, Grown-ish, music videos)

Brandon Mychal Smith as Lord of da Bling (Starstruck, Sonny with a Chance, So Random!, You’re the Worst, Rise of the TMNT)

Dawnn Lewis as Gail DeBarge (A Different World, Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, prolific voice actor)

Nicole Sullivan as Lyla (Buzz Lightyear: Star Command, King of Queens, Kim Possible, MadTV, DC Superhero Girls)

Courtney B. Vance (The Hunt for Red October, Dangerous Minds, The Preacher’s Wife, Space Cowboys, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Photograph, Uncorked, Lovecraft Country, 61st Street)

Algee Smith as Da Boss (Euphoria)

Chloe x Halle Bailey as Choir Members (Halle: Grown-ish, Little Mermaid, The Color Purple - Chloe: Grown-ish)

Synopsis: A teenage boy hides his rapping from his family and friends. When his best friend uses his lyrics to get close to a girl he has feelings for, he must battle to win her affection while struggling against pressure from his father.

Fun Facts: Names all map to Cyrano de Bergerac

Next Movie: Girl vs. Monster

Radio Rebel (February 17, 2012)

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Directed by Peter Howitt (Johnny English, Laws of Attraction, The Fixer - also an actor)

Written by Danielle Joseph (novelist), Erik Patterson & Jessica Scott (RL Stine’s Haunting Hour, Hallmark movies)

Starring: 

Debby Ryan as Tara Adams (Suite Life, Muppets Most Wanted, Jessie, Sing It, Insatiable, Velma)

Merritt Patterson as Stacy DeBane (Percy Jackson, Ravenswood, Hallmark movies)

Adam DiMarco as Gavin (Arctic Air, The Magicians, The Order, The White Lotus)

Sarena Parmar as Audrey Sharma (How to Be Indie, Tokens, Pretty Hard Cases)

Nancy Robertson as Principal Moreno (Corner Gas, Hiccups)

Allie Bertram as Kim (Mako Mermaids)

Atticus Mitchell as Gabe (My Babysitter’s a Vampire, Young Drunk Punk, Killjoys, The Hardy Boys)

Martin Cummins as Rob Lynch-Adams (Kyle XY, Shattered, unREAL, Away, Riverdale, When Calls the Heart)

Synopsis: A shy girl comes into her own when she takes a job as a mystery DJ for her high school radio station. When the school principal threatens to expel the mystery DJ, she has to find the courage to reveal her identity and to stand up for her own convictions.

Fun Facts: 

Based on Shriking Violet

Nearly every single person in this was in RL Stines Haunting Hour

Next Movie: Let it Shine

Frenemies (January 13, 2012)

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Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer (TV director, Nurse Jackie, House of Lies, Chicago Med, Bosch, Made for Love, Yellowjackets)

Written by Alexa Young (only credit), Dava Savel (Dinosaurs, Ellen, That’s So Raven, Sonny with a Chance, Raven’s Home, Bubble Guppies), Wendy Weiner (The Talent Show, Dating Rules from My Future Self - this was last credit)

Starring: 

Bella Thorne as Avalon Greene (Shake it Up, The Duff, Famous in Love, Paradise City, music videos)

Zendaya as Halley Brandon (Shake it Up, Spider Man, KC Undercover, The Greatest Showman, Dune, Euphoria Challengers, music videos)

Mary Mouser as Savannah O'Neal / Emma Reynolds (voice of Eloise, NCIS, Body of Proof, Cobra Kai)

Nick Robinson as Jake Logan (Jurassic World, Melissa & Joey, Love Simon, Love Victor, Maid, History of the World: Part II)

Stefanie Scott as Julianne Bryan (A.N.T. Farm, Jem and the Holograms, The Girl in the Woods)

Connor Price as Walker (Cinderella Man, Murdoch Mysteries, Being Human, X Company) 

Jascha Washington as Kendall Brandon (Da Boom Crew - this was last credit)

Dylan Everett as Lance Lancaster (How to Be Indie, Wingin’ It, Degrassi: the Next Generation, Pure)

Kathryn Greenwood as Lisa Logan (George & Martha, Wind at My Back, My Big Fat Greek Weddings 2 & 3, character actor)

Doug Murray as Roger O'Neal (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Family Biz, Miss Sloane, Blues Clues)

Synopsis: Bella Thorne and Zendaya Coleman, who play Rocky and CeCe in hit Disney Channel series Shake It Up, star in this Disney Channel Original Movie. It is a comedy about three pairs of friends whose relationships go from good to bad and back again. Several couples fall out over girls, boys and work. Can all these couples settle their differences and be friends again?

Fun Facts: 

Bella & Zendaya were on a show together at the time of this movie’s filming

Based a Book

Next Movie: Radio Rebel

Geek Charming (November 11, 2011)

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Directed by Jeffrey Hornaday (Teen Beach Movie & Teen Beach Movie 2)

Written by Robin Palmer (novelist), Elizabeth Hackett (Hallmark type movies), Hilary Galanoy (exact same as Elizabeth Hackett)

Starring: 

Sarah Hyland as Dylan Schoenfield (Modern Family, voice actor)

Matt Prokop as Josh Rosen (HSM 3, stopped in 2013)

Sasha Pieterse as Amy Loubalu (Pretty Little Liars)

Jordan Jedediah Nichols as Asher Dumentz (stopped in 2011)

Vanessa Morgan as Hannah Mornell (The Latest Buzz, My Babysitter’s a Vampire, Finding Carter, Riverdale)

Lili Simmons as Lola Leighton (Bone Tomahawk, Banshee, Ray Donovan, Power Book IV: Force)

David Del Rio as Ari (The Troop, Maggie)

Jimmy Bellinger as Steven (character actor, Liv & Maggie, Blockers, Not Dead Yet)

Lilli Birdsell as Sandy Rosen (character actor, Palm Springs)

Andrew Airlie as Alan Schoenfield (character actor since 1990 - Fifty Shades franchise)

Kacey Rohl as Caitlin Raven (The Killing, Hannibal, Arrow, The Magicians)

Andrea Brooks as Nicole Patterson (Hallmarkey movies, When Calls the Heart)

Synopsis: Dylan Schoenfield, Woodlands Academy's top girl,accidentally drops her fashionable and very expensive handbag into the mall fountain. She is surprised when film geek Josh Rosen retrieves it for her. However, in exchange for him rescuing her bag, Dylan has to agree to be the subject of Josh's documentary. Dylan hopes the film will help her campaign to become Blossom Queen and claims that winning is her main goal in life.

Fun Facts: 

• Based on a Novel
• Sarah & Matt had been dating for years when they filmed this
• Released on 11/11/11

Next Movie: Frenemies

Lemonade Mouth (April 15, 2011)

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Directed by Patricia Riggen (TV director - The 33)

Written by April Blair (Jane by design, Reign, You, Wednesday, All American-creator/show runner), Mark Peter Hughes (novelist)

Starring: 

Bridgit Mendler as Olivia White (Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeekual, Wizards of Waverly Place, Good Luck Charlie, music videos, Undateable, Father of the Year, Merry Happy Whatever)

Adam Hicks as Wendell "Wen" Gifford (Titus, Jonas, Zeke & Luther, Pair of Kings, Freakish)

Hayley Kiyoko as Stella Yamada (Scooby Doo, Wizards of Waverly Place, The Fosters, Jem & the Holograms, CSI: Cyber, Five Points, music videos)

Naomi Scott as Mohini "Mo" Banjaree (Life Bites, Terra Nova, The 33, Aladdin, Soft Voice, Anatomy of a Scandal)

Blake Michael as Charles "Charlie" Delgado (Dog with a Blog, stopped in 2019)

Nick Roux as Scott Pickett (Jane by Design, stopped in 2018)

Chris Brochu as Ray Beech (Vampire Diaries, character actor)

Tisha Campbell as Miss Jenny Reznick (character actor since 1977 - Rags to Riches, Martin, My Wife and Kids, Rita Rocks, The Protector, Dr. Ken, Inside Job, Harley Quinn) 

Christopher McDonald as Principal Stanley Brenigan (character actor since 1978 - Grease 2, Thelma & Louise, Dutch, Happy Gilmore, Flubber, The Skulls, Perfect Storm, American Pie, Family Law, Harry’s Law, Hacks)

Synopsis: Five high-school students form a music group and prepare to compete against a popular rock band.

Fun Facts: 

• Based on a novel 
• Adam Hicks wrote the rap part of Determinate
• Naomi Scott and Nick Roux dated in real life

Next Movie: Geek Charming

Avalon High (November 12, 2010)

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Directed by Stu Gillard (Scream Team, Full Court Miracle, Going to the Mat, Twitches,Twitches Too, Charmed, 90210)

Written by Julie Sherman (Hallmark Movies / Christmas TV Movies), Amy Talkington (only written 2 things since Avalon), Meg Cabot (final writing credit)

Starring: 

Britt Robertson as Allie Pennington / King Arthur (Swingtown, Life Unexpected, Under the Dome, Tomorrowland, Girlboss, For the People, Big Sky, The Rookie: The Feds)

Gregg Sulkin as William Wagner / Knight (Wizards of Waverly Place, Faking It, Runaways)

Joey Pollari as Miles / Merlin (The Inbetweeners, American Crime, Love Simon)

Devon Graye as Marco Campbell (character actor)

Molly C. Quinn as Jennifer / Guinevere (Winx Club, Castle)

Christopher Tavarez as Lance Benwick / Lancelot (small resume)

Steve Valentine as Mr. Moore / Mordred (character actor & voice actor - Don’t Look Under the Bed, Teen Beach Movie, Wizards of Waverly Place movie, Crossing Jordan, I’m in the Band)

Don Lake as Mr. Pennington (character & voice actor & writer - Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, Zootopia, Space Force)

Craig Hall as Coach Barker (character actor - The Strip, Outragious Fortune, A Place to Call Home, Neighbours)

Alison Bruce as Coach Miganov (Being Eve, Mercy Peak, Top of the Lake, Golden Boy, The Gulf, SHortland Street)

Synopsis: When Allie transfers to Avalon High, she soon realises that her new classmates are reincarnations of King Arthur and his court, and she must defeat traitor Mordred.

Fun Facts: Based on a novel by Meg Cabot, who also wrote The Princess Diaries

Next Movie: Lemonade Mouth

Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (September 3, 2010)

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Directed by Paul Hoen (Luck of the Irish, Tru Confessions, You Wish!, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Read it and Weep, CGOW, Dadnapped, How to Build a Better Boy, ZOMBIES 1-3)

Written by Dan Berendsen (Up Up and Away, Scream Team, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Stuck in the Suburbs, Halloweentown High, Twitches, Twitches Two, Hannah Montana movie, Wizards of Waverly Place the movie, Cheetah Girls: One World, Sabrina the Teenage Witch), Regina Y. Hicks (Sister Sister, Jump In!, Camp Rock, Girlfriends, showrunner on The Upshaws & Central Park), Karin Gist (Jump In!, Camp Rock, Girlfriends, showrunner on Mixed-ish, Our Kind of People, Mike)

Starring: 

Demi Lovato as Mitchie Torres (Camp Rock 2, Barney & Friends, music videos, Smurfs)

Joe Jonas as Shane Gray (Camp Rock, Jonas, music videos) 

Nick Jonas as Nate Gray (Camp Rock, Jonas, music videos, Smash, Scream Queens, Kingdom, Midway, Jumanji 2)

Kevin Jonas as Jason Gray (Camp Rock, Jonas, music videos)

Alyson Stoner as Caitlyn Gellar (Camp Rock, Cheaper by the Dozen, Suite Life, Ghost Time, Kingdom Hearts, Phineas & Ferb, music videos)

Daniel Fathers as Brown Cessario (Camp Rock, Murdoch Mysteries, Snatch show, character actor)

Anna Maria Perez de Tagle as Ella Pador (Camp Rock, Hannah Montana) 

Jasmine Richards as Margaret "Peggy" Dupree (Camp Rock, Naturally Sadie, Overruled, RedaKai, Bomb Girls, stopped in 2013)

Jordan Francis as Barron James (Camp Rock, Da Boom Crew, Carl^2, Connor Undercover, A Christmas Serenade)

Roshon Fegan as Sander Loyer (Camp Rock, Shake it Up, Greenleaf, Dragons: Rescue Riders)

Meaghan Martin as Tess Tyler (Camp Rock, 10 Things I Hate About You show, Awkward, Kingdom Hearts)

Daniel Kash as Axel Turner (character actor)

Chloe Bridges as Dana Turner (Freddie, The Carrie Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Maggie)

Maria Canals-Barrera as Connie Torres (Camp Rock, The Tony Danza Show, Justice League, The Proud Family, Wizards of Waverly Place, Cristela)

Arisa Cox as Georgina Farlow (Big Brother Canada)

Synopsis: Mitchie and her friends, including top rock group Connect Three return to Camp Rock for another great summer of music, dancing and fun. However, when big-money, state-of-the-art Camp Star opens across the lake, it lures away many instructors and campers - putting the future of Camp Rock in jeopardy.

Fun Facts: 

Kevin Jonas once received 43 birdhouses in one day by Camp Rock fans.

Chloe Bridges, who plays Dana in this film, was up for the part of Mitchie in Camp Rock (2008) that eventually went to Demi Lovato.

1,500 lucky fans were invited to be extras in the Camp Stars scene

Next Movie: Avalon High

Den Brother (August 13, 2010)

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Directed by Mark L. Taylor (Actor - The Other Me & Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff)

Written by James Krieg (Clueless show, Scooby Doo, LEGO properties, 2 other random TV movies) & Michael Horowitz (Burn Notice, The Gifted)

Starring: 

Hutch Dano as Alex Pearson (Ramona & Beezus, Zeke & Luther) 

Genevieve Hannelius as Emily Pearson (Leo Little’s Big Show, Sonny with a Chance, voice acting)

Vicki Lewis as Dina Reams (voice & character actor - NewsRadio, Three Sisters, Finding Dory)

Kelsey Asbille Chow as Matisse Burrows (One Tree Hill, Pair of Kings, Teen Wolf, Fargo, Yellowstone)

David Lambert as Danny "Goose" Gustavo (Aaron Stone, The Fosters, Good Trouble)

Kelly Gould as Rachel (Lucky Louie, Rita Rocks, stopped in 2013)

Kiara Muhammad as Ursula (voice of Doc McStuffins)

Haley Tju as Tina (voice actor)

Maurice Godin as Jasper Pearson (voice actor, character actor, Life with Roger, Working) 

Debra Mooney as Allie Jacklitz (acting since 1976 - Tootsie, Dead Poets Society, Davis Rules, Kirk, Everwood, Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy, Inventing Anna)

Rick Dano (real-life father of Hutch Dano) makes a cameo as Delivery Man

Synopsis: Suspended from his hockey team, a teenager (Hutch Dano) becomes a substitute leader for his sister's (G. Hannelius) Girl Scout troop.

Next Movie: Camp Rock 2

*WE ARE TAKING JULY OFF! WE'LL SEE YOU IN AUGUST!*

Starstruck (February 14, 2010)

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Directed by Michael Grossman (The Invisible Man, Buffy, Angel, Charmed, Zoey 101, Drop Dead Diva, Pretty Little Liars)

Written by Annie DeYoung (Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board, Return to Halloweentown, Starstruck) & Barbara Johns (Firefly Lane)

Starring: 

Sterling Knight as Christopher Wilde (Eve, 17 Again, MacKenzie Falls, Sonny with a Chance, So Random!, Melissa and Joey, In the Rough)

Danielle Campbell as Jessica Olson (The Originals, Runaways, Tell Me a Story, The Rookie)

Maggie Castle as Sara Olson (The Time Traveler’s Wife, Todd & the Book of Pure Evil, Arthur)

Brandon Mychal Smith as Albert Joshua "Stubby" Stubbins (Unfabulous, Phil of the Future, Sonny with a Chance, So Random!, Let it Shine, Get on Up, You’re the Worst, Four Weddings & a Funeral, Rise of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Chelsea Staub as Alexis Bender (Minutemen, Jonas, Fish Hooks, Baby Daddy, Archibald’s Next Big Thing)

Matt Winston as Alan Smith (Fight Club, Passport to Paris, Keeping the Faith, Kicking & Screaming, Little Miss Sunshine, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, character actor)

Toni Trucks as Libby Lam (Barbarshop, Ruby Sparks, Franklin & Bash, Seal Team)

Abbie Cobb as AJ (90210, Suburgatory, character actor)

Beth Littleford as Barbara Olson (Spin City, The Hard Times of RJ Berger, Crazy Stupid Love, Dog with a Blog, Love Victor)

Dan O'Connor as Dean Olson (character & voice actor)

Alice Hirson as Grandma Olson (Another World, One Life to Live, Dallas, Ellen)

Lauren Bowles as Sheri Wilde (Watching Ellie, True Blood, character actor)

Hugh Dane as Howard (The Office, character actor)

Sunkrish Bala as Dr. Sanjay Lad (Notes from the Underbelly, Castle, Good Trouble)

Synopsis: A Midwestern girl goes to Los Angeles with nothing more in mind than visiting her grandparents while her sister tries to meet her idol. One night she meets the rising Hollywood pop star. They go on an adventure around Los Angeles and start to like each other. When the girl returns home, the famous guy, on national TV, says he doesn't know her, and never met her.

Fun Facts: 

Sterling Knight only sang Starstruck. The rest of the songs were sang by Drew Ryan Scott, because Knight was cast late in the process and did not have time to learn all the songs.

Next Movie: Den Brother

Brandon Baker
Johnny Tsunami (1999)
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007)

Brandon's Instagram: @brandonbegood
The Cheeks (Brandon's band)

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• Val Agnew - Host
• Allie Ring - Host

Princess Protection Program (May 20, 2009)

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Directed by Allison Liddi-Brown (Alex Mack, Las Vegas, Army Wives, Friday Night Lights, CSI: Miami, Private Practice, Bones, Parenthood, Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy, The Good Doctor)

Written by Annie DeYoung (Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board, Return to Halloweentown, Starstruck) & David Morgasen (Night Stand, Some of the Beach) 

Starring: 

Demi Lovato as Princess Rosalinda Maria Montoya Fiore/Rosie Gonzalez (Camp Rock, Camp Rock 2, Barney & Friends, music videos, Smurfs)

Selena Gomez as Carter Mason (Barney, Wizards of Waverly Place, Only Murders in the Building, music videos)

Tom Verica as Major Joe Mason (CPW, The Naked Truth, American Dreams, How to Get Away with Murder)

Sully Díaz as Queen Sofía Fiore (Spanish language shows)

Johnny Ray Rodríguez as General Magnus Kane (Crazy Ex Girlfriend)

Jamie Chung as Chelsea Barnes (Days of Our Lives, Big Hero 6, Once Upon a Time, Gotham, The Gifted, Lovecraft Country) 

Nicholas Braun as Ed (Minutemen, Sky High, 10 Things I Hate About You show, Poor Paul, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Succession)

Robert Adamson as Donny (Lincoln Heights, Hollywood Heights, The Young and the Restless, General Hospital)

Samantha Droke as Brooke (Horton Hears a Who, Poor Paul)

Kevin G. Schmidt as Bull (Unnatural History, Poor Paul, Young and the Restless, 

Molly Hagan as The Director (Miracle in Lane 2, Herman’s Head, Life’s Work, Unfabulous, No Good Nick, Walker)

Dale Dickey as Helen Digenerstet (True Blood, Hell or High Water, Vice Principals, Unbelievable, Palm Springs, Claws, A League of Their Own)

Synopsis: When her kingdom is threatened, a young princess is taken into the Princess Protection Program. She is relocated to rural Wisconsin, where she stays with a covert agent and his daughter, and must learn how to behave like a normal teenager.

Fun Fact: Originally Selena Gomez was cast as Rosie and Demi Lovato was cast as Carter. Later they decided to switch their parts and they were in fact both happier with the final casting.

Next Movie: Starstruck

Creators & Guests

• Val Agnew - Host
• Allie Ring - Host

Hatching Pete (April 24, 2009)

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Directed by Stu Gillard (Scream Team, Full Court Miracle, Going to the Mat, Twitches,Twitches Too, Charmed, 90210)

Written by Paul W. Cooper (Little House on the Prairie, Murder She Wrote, after school specials)

Starring: 

Jason Dolley as Pete "The Chicken" Ivey (Complete Savages, Cory in the House, Read it and Weep, Minutemen, Good Luck Charlie)

Mitchel Musso as Cleatus Poole (Life is Ruff, Hannah Montana, Phineas & Ferb)

Tiffany Thornton as Jamie Wynn (Sonny with a Chance, singer, So Random!, stopped acting in 2015)

Josie Loren as Angela Morrissey (17 Again, Make it or Break It, The Mentalist, stopped acting in 2015)

Sean O'Bryan as Leon Ivey (Brother’s Keeper, Princess Diaries 1&2, Big Fat Liar, Raising Helen, The Middle)

Amy Farrington as Doris Ivey (SWAT, character actor)

Aramis Knight as Wendell Pate (Ms. Marvel, character actor)

Edward Herrmann as Principal Fred Daly (Gilmore Girls, character actor)

Brian Stepanek as Coach Mackey (Suite Life, Brian O’Brian, Kick Buttowski, Nicky Ricky Dicky & Dawn, Young Sheldon, The Loud House)

Synopsis: Pete is very inconspicuous at school, unlike his extrovert mate Cleatis who's happy to don a chicken suit and be the school mascot, but unfortunately Cleatis is allergic to the suit. When there's an uproar at the disappearance of the chicken, and Pete is forced into the limelight as the school's basketball reputation is at stake.

Fun Fact: Josie Loren (Angela) was in Jason Dolley's (Pete) show Cory in the House and she played Jason's love interest like in the movie Hatching Pete.

Next Movie: Princess Protection Program

Creators & Guests

• Val Agnew - Host
• Allie Ring - Host

Dadnapped (February 16, 2009)

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Directed by Paul Hoen (Luck of the Irish, Tru Confessions, You Wish!, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Read it and Weep, CGOW, Camp Rock 2, How to Build a Better Boy, ZOMBIES 1-3)

Written by Alan Silberberg (Double Dare, Mickey Mouse Club, Doug, Student Bodies, Chop Shop Ninja)

Starring: 

Emily Osment as Melissa Morris (Hannah Montana, Kick Buttowski, Cleaners, Young & Hungry, The Komisky Method, Family Guy, Young Sheldon)

David Henrie as "Wheeze" (That’s So Raven, Wizards of Waverly Place, How I Met Your Mother, 

Jason Earles as Merv Kilbo (Hannah Montana, Kickin’ It, HSMTMTS)

Jonathan Keltz as Tripp Zoome (Entourage, Murdoch Mysteries, Cardinal, Hallmark-y movies)

Moisés Arias as Andre (Hannah Montana, Pitch Perfect 3, 5 Feet Apart, King of Staten Island, Fallout)

Denzel Whitaker as Sheldon (All That, character actor)

Charles Halford as "Skunk" (Luck of the Irish, Constantine, Logan Lucky, Outer Banks)

Phill Lewis as Maurice Legarche (Heathers, City Slickers, Teech, The Wayans Brothers, I Spy, Suite Life)

George Newbern as Neal Morris (Adventures in Babysitting, It Takes Two, Father of the Bride, Bull, Providence, Justice League, Buffalo Dreams, Scandal)

Joey Miyashima as the Sheriff (Karate Kid II, Double Teamed, Right on Track, HSM 2&3, character actor)

Jennifer Stone as Debbie (voice) (Wizards of Waverly Place)

Synopsis: Melissa has a bad case of sibling rivalry. She's actually jealous of a teenage spy in the best-seller written by her dad, and when she's kidnapped by a group of fanatical fans it's up to her to emulate her rival's superhero skills to rescue him.

Fun Facts: 

Put on hold because of the writer’s strike

Sabrina Bryan was originally meant to play Melissa

Next Movie: Hatching Pete

Creators & Guests

• Val Agnew - Host
• Allie Ring - Host