Production Title: Popularity Papers
Project: POPULARITY PAPERS (Series)
Episodic: 26 x 30-minute episodes (Scripted comedy)
Rate: Principal ACTRA scale (union or non-union may apply)
Production Companies: Aircraft Pictures and WexWorks Media
Producers: Anthony Leo, Andrew Rosen, Matthew Wexler
Series Created for Television by: Vivian Lin and Amanda Brooke Perrin. Based on the book series by Amy Ignatow.
Networks: YTV
Distributor: BBC Studios
Job Description: Casting directors are now casting actors work on scenes filming in Toronto, Canada and Hamilton from July 4 – October 21, 2022.
Role: MORGAN
Character Description:
Non-Binary. 12-14. Morgan is Mapleview Middle School’s resident muckraking journalist, Editor-in-Chief of the Manatee Minute, and also host of its accompanying podcast. Morgan takes their duty to uphold the fourth estate very seriously, and won’t bend on their journalistic integrity. But that also won’t stop them from spreading some hot goss… as long as its verified by multiple sources. Morgan’s TENS of loyal readers rely on them to get the story right and to get it fast! Morgan has their finger on the pulse of the school more than any other kid, which can be a heavy burden on a kid who’s also trying to find their place in the world. Morgan is non-binary, so they often feel different, outside of the norm. It’s part of what makes them an astute observer of the goings on at Mapleview. But it’s also what helps Morgan find their centre at school. They are never othered at Mapleview Middle because of their identity. But they can get a little side-eye for their OBSESSION with winning a Pulitzer before entering high school.
Covid Test: TBA
Rate: $$
SYNOPSIS:
Middle school is the new high school. The life of a preteen girl is tough. You’re 12 going on 13, while everyone else in the class seems like they’re turning 20. Everyone else is trendy, sophisticated, and well…popular. This is a story of two girls hilarious struggles to make it through these formative years, where every day is awkward and the most important day of their lives (!!). While the title, Popularity Papers, may suggest a show about how to become popular, at the heart of it this series is about discovering your authentic self and not trying to be someone else just to fit in. It captures the real challenges of being a tween girl and disarms them with humor, love, and friendship. It’s a show that proves failure is an option, humiliation is good for a laugh and middle school is survivable.
Lydia and Julie are best friends on the hunt for answers to history’s question: How does someone become popular? Through pragmatic (and not-so-pragmatic) testing and social experimentation, they’ll figure out what it really means to be popular and finally get answers to questions like, do you really need to ditch your real friends to become popular? Should you quit the things you’ll love just because they’re considered “uncool”
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