Andi Mack

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Andi Mack
Andi Mack Logo.jpg
GenreFamily comedy-drama
Created byTerri Minsky
Starring
Theme music composer
  • Amit Ofir
  • Shridhar Solanki
  • Erika Nuri Taylor
Opening theme"Tomorrow Starts Today"
by Sabrina Carpenter
Composer(s)Jacob Yoffee
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes42 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Greg A. Hampson
  • Jeff T. Miller
CinematographyMatthew Williams
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time20–25 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Go Dog Go
  • MM Productions
  • Horizon Productions
Release
Original networkDisney Channel
Picture format720p (HDTV)
Audio format5.1 surround sound
Original releaseApril 7, 2017 – present
External links
Website
Production website
Andi Mack is an American family comedy-drama television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017. The series stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Joshua Rush, Sofia Wylie, Asher Angel, Lilan Bowden, Lauren Tom, and Trent Garrett. It follows 13-year-old Andi Mack and her best friends, Cyrus Goodman and Buffy Driscoll, as they attend middle school.
Andi Mack is the top-rated series on American television among all girls and in its time period among all children ages 6–14. It is the first series on Disney Channel to feature a gay middle school boy, Cyrus Goodman, as one of its main characters, a distinction which has drawn considerable media attention and was reported in the news as "history". The series has been nominated for and won awards for his coming out storyline, the introduction of which caused a ratings surge.

Plot

Season 1

On the night of her thirteenth birthday, Andi Mack's world is turned upside down when she discovers that whom she believed to be her sister, Bex, is actually her mother. Andi joins her middle school frisbee team to get close to Jonah, whom both she and her best friend Cyrus are developing romantic feelings for, while also competing with Jonah's high school girlfriend Amber. Andi reveals her family revelation to her best friends, Cyrus and Buffy, and begins to embrace her mother Bex and bond with her newfound father Bowie.

Season 2

Andi tries to convince her parents, Bex and Bowie, to marry each other, but neither proposal is successful. Cyrus comes out to his best friends, Buffy and Andi. Buffy joins the basketball team and is later asked by her math teacher to tutor the team captain, TJ; when TJ becomes ineligible to be on the team due to his math grades, Cyrus gives him advice about his learning disability to allow him to play. Jonah breaks up with Amber; Andi and Jonah enter into a relationship. Buffy seemingly moves far away, but it is later revealed that she still lives closely. Bex competes with Miranda for Bowie’s affection, while conflict ensues between Andi and Miranda’s daughter Morgan, which eventually leads Bowie to criticize Miranda for causing him to distrust his daughter Andi; Bex and Bowie rekindle their relationship.

Season 3

Bex and Bowie are engaged. Andi tells Jonah that she would like to just be friends with him, to which he agrees. Buffy is dating Walker, which makes Andi uncomfortable.

Episodes

Main article: List of Andi Mack episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
112April 7, 2017June 23, 2017
225October 27, 2017August 13, 2018
3TBAOctober 8, 2018TBA

Cast and characters

Main

L–R: Buffy Driscoll (Sofia Wylie), Cyrus Goodman (Joshua Rush), and Andi Mack (Peyton Elizabeth Lee), in the pilot episode of the series, "Tomorrow Starts Today".
  • Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Andi Mack,[1] a seventh grade student at Jefferson Middle School and the title character
  • Joshua Rush as Cyrus Goodman,[1] a seventh grade student at Jefferson Middle School, best friend of Andi, and the first gay main character on Disney Channel
  • Sofia Wylie as Buffy Driscoll,[1] a seventh grade student at Jefferson Middle School, best friend of Andi, and the first girl on the Jefferson Middle School basketball team
  • Asher Angel as Jonah Beck,[1] an eighth grade student at Jefferson Middle School, Andi's boyfriend, and captain of the Jefferson Middle School frisbee team
  • Lilan Bowden as Rebecca "Bex" Mack,[1] Andi's mother; previously believed by Andi to be her sister
  • Lauren Tom as Celia Mack,[1] Andi's grandmother; previously believed by Andi to be her mother
  • Trent Garrett as Bowie Quinn[1] (recurring, seasons 1–2; main, season 3), Andi's father; previously unknown to Andi

Recurring

  • Stoney Westmoreland as Henry "Ham" Mack,[1] Andi's grandfather; previously believed by Andi to be her father
  • Emily Skinner as Amber, a ninth grade high school student and Jonah's former girlfriend
  • Chelsea T. Zhang as Brittany, a close friend of Bex and her employer
  • Garren Stitt as Marty (seasons 1–2), a student at Jefferson Middle school and a member of the Jefferson Middle School track team
  • Luke Mullen as TJ (seasons 2–present), an eighth grade student at Jefferson Middle School and captain of the Jefferson Middle School basketball team
  • Darius Marcell as Walker (seasons 2–present), a young artist who first meets Andi at Cyrus’ bar mitzvah as the hired caricature artist

Production

Development of the series began in 2015 when Disney Channels Worldwide president Gary Marsh convinced writer and producer Terri Minsky to consider developing another series for Disney Channel. Minsky had created the popular sitcom Lizzie McGuire, which aired from 2001 to 2004, but was initially reluctant to create another teen-oriented series. Minsky eventually found inspiration for the series in an article on how actor Jack Nicholson had learned as an adult that the woman whom he believed to be his sister was actually his mother.[2] Disney Channel ordered a pilot based on the concept in November 2015,[3] and subsequently ordered Andi Mack to series in August 2016.[4][5] The series started filming in Salt Lake City in September 2016,[6] and finished filming in December 2016.[7]
The first episode became available on the Disney Channel App, On-Demand, Disney Channel's YouTube, iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play on March 10, 2017, while the second episode became available the same day via Disney Channel On-Demand as well as to subscribers using the Disney Channel App.[8] The series premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017.[8] A total of 13 episodes were ordered for the first season;[9] however, only 12 episodes were aired.
Disney Channel renewed the series for a second season on May 25, 2017.[10] The filming of the second season began in July 2017.[11]
On August 20, 2017, five additional episodes were ordered for the second season.[12] One week prior to the season two premiere, a music video for the full version of the series' theme song was released, starring the entire cast.[13] On October 25, 2017, TVLine revealed that in the second season, Cyrus will begin to realize that he has romantic feelings for Jonah, following through from several hints in the first season, making him the first gay main character with a coming out storyline on Disney Channel.[14] The second season premiered on Disney Channel on October 27, 2017.
On February 19, 2018, Disney Channel announced that Andi Mack had been renewed for a third season, with the cast informed about the renewal live on Good Morning America by the creator that day.[15] The third season premiered on October 8, 2018.[16]

Reception

Critical

The series has been praised for accurately representing the lives of young teenagers, with examples including a learning disability, panic attacks, a bar mitzvah, and the unplanned pregnancy of the mother of the title character.[17] It is the first series on Disney Channel to feature a gay middle school boy, Cyrus Goodman, as one of its main characters, a distinction which has drawn considerable media attention and was reported in the news as "history" and as "groundbreaking".[18][19]

Ratings

The series is the top-rated series on American television among all girls and in its time period among all children ages 6–14.[20] The introduction of the coming out storyline caused the series to experience a ratings surge.[21]
SeasonEpisodesFirst airedLast airedAvg. viewers
(millions)
DateViewers
(millions)		DateViewers
(millions)
112April 7, 20171.24[22]June 23, 20171.94[23]1.39
225October 27, 20171.62[24]August 13, 20181.05[25]1.18
35October 8, 20180.90[26]TBATBD0.75

Awards and nominations

The series is the first on Disney Channel to feature a coming out storyline, for which it has been nominated for and won awards, including the 2018 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming and the 2018 Academy of Television Arts & Sciencesaward for Television with a Conscience.
YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2018GLAAD Media AwardOutstanding Kids & Family ProgrammingAndi MackWon[27]
British LGBT AwardsMedia Moment of the YearCyrus comes out on Andi MackNominated[28]
Peabody AwardsChildren's & Youth ProgrammingAndi MackNominated[29]
Television Academy HonorsTelevision with a ConscienceAndi MackWon[30]

Mack Chat

After each new episode, an interstitial series called "Mack Chat" is shown where child audiences review the episode, the humorous points of the show, and their speculation on what will happen in the next episode.

References

  1. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h "Andi Mack Show Bios". Disney ABC Press.
  2. Jump up^ Brooks Barnes (March 10, 2017). "Kids Are Getting Older Quicker. And Disney Tries to Adapt". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  3. Jump up^ "Disney Channel Orders Series Pilot from Lizzie McGuireCreator, Terri Minsky" (Press release). Disney Channel. November 11, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2018 – via The Futon Critic.
  4. Jump up^ "Disney Channel Orders New Series Andi Mack from Lizzie McGuire Creator Terri Minsky" (Press release). Disney Channel. August 5, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2018 – via The Futon Critic.
  5. Jump up^ Oriana Schwindt (August 5, 2016). "Disney Channel Orders New Series Andi Mack from Lizzie McGuire Creator". Variety. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  6. Jump up^ Alexis Rhiannon (September 7, 2016). "The First Andi Mack Cast Photo Has Exactly What the Disney Channel Show Needs to Go the Distance". Bustle. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  7. Jump up^ Adam Droge (December 15, 2016). "Disney Channel's Andi Mack Finishes Up Filming in Salt Lake City". Deseret News. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  8. ^ Jump up to:a b "Disney Channel's Andi Mack, an Engaging New Series from the Creator of Lizzie McGuire, Begins Friday, March 10, on the Disney Channel App and All On-Demand Platforms" (Press release). Disney Channel. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 11,2017 – via The Futon Critic.
  9. Jump up^ Art Rascon (April 12, 2017). "Young Houston Native Joshua Rush Stars in Andi Mack on Disney Channel". ABC 13. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  10. Jump up^ Erik Pedersen (May 25, 2017). "Andi Mack Gets Season 2 Renewal from Disney Channel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  11. Jump up^ Grace Hwang Lynch (June 26, 2017). "Q&A: Peyton Elizabeth Lee of Disney's Andi Mack". Center for Asian American Media. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  12. Jump up^ "Disney Show, Other Series Extend Utah Production". The Enterprise. August 20, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  13. Jump up^ Sabrina Carpenter (October 19, 2017). Sabrina Carpenter - Tomorrow Starts Today (Andi Mack Theme Song) (Official Video). Disney Music VEVO. Retrieved May 21, 2018 – via YouTube.
  14. Jump up^ Andy Swift (October 25, 2017). "Disney Channel to Feature Its First Gay Main Character in Andi Mack Season 2". TVLine. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  15. Jump up^ Denise Petski (February 19, 2018). "Andi Mack Renewed for Third Season on Disney Channel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  16. Jump up^ Aja Hoggatt (September 15, 2018). "Andi Mack season 3 premiere date and exclusive clip revealed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  17. Jump up^ Kate Feldman (February 23, 2018). "Andi Mack Can't Stop Changing the Disney Channel for the Better". New York Daily News. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  18. Jump up^ "Disney Channel Makes History with First Gay Storyline". BBC News. October 26, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  19. Jump up^ Bethonie Butler (October 26, 2017). "Disney Channel Is Making History with Its First Coming-Out Story". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  20. Jump up^ Kimberly Nordyke (October 25, 2017). "Disney Channel Breaks Ground with First Gay Storyline". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  21. Jump up^ Denise Petski (November 2, 2017). "Andi Mack Banned in Kenya Over Gay Character as Ratings Surge". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  22. Jump up^ Mitch Metcalf (April 10, 2017). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.7.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  23. Jump up^ Mitch Metcalf (June 26, 2017). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.23.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  24. Jump up^ Mitch Metcalf (October 30, 2017). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.27.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  25. Jump up^ Mitch Metcalf (August 14, 2018). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.13.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  26. Jump up^ Mitch Metcalf (October 9, 2018). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.8.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  27. Jump up^ "Andi Mack Wins GLAAD's Inaugural Kids and Family Programming Award". Variety. April 11, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  28. Jump up^ "Top 10 Media Moments 2018". The British LGBT Awards. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  29. Jump up^ Cynthia Littleton (April 10, 2018). "Peabody Awards Unveil 60 Nominees for 2017". Variety. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  30. Jump up^ "Andi Mack". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. June 1, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.

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