Hannah Montana

For other uses, see Hannah Montana (disambiguation).

Hannah Montana
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Created by	Michael Poryes Richard Correll Barry O'Brien
Starring	Miley Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus Emily Osment Mitchel Musso Jason Earles
Opening theme	"Best of Both Worlds"
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	Steven Peterman Michael Poryes
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes (approx.)
Original release
Network	Disney Channel
Release	March 24, 2006 – Present

Hannah Montana is an American children's television series which debuted on Friday, March 24, 2006. Miley Cyrus stars as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana, who lives a double life as a normal 14-year-old girl at school during the day and a famous pop star (Hannah Montana) at night, hiding her secret from the public. The show is co-created by Michael Poryes, who also co-created another Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven and is produced by It's a Laugh Productions, Inc., in association with Disney Channel.

The series premiere scored record ratings for Disney Channel: 5.4 million viewers, a response "beyond our wildest expectations," according to the president of Disney Channel Entertainment.

Plot

Template:Spoiler The series is set in modern day Malibu, California. The show centers on Miley Stewart's (Miley Cyrus) life as a student at an average middle school. Nobody except her dad, brother, and two best friends knows that she is the famous pop superstar, Hannah Montana. She lives in a house by the beach with her father Robby (Billy Ray Cyrus) and 16-year-old brother Jackson (Jason Earles). The Stewarts are Nashville, Tennessee transplants. Jackson and Miley's mother died four years ago in the show, leaving singer-songwriter Robby a widower and the sole caretaker of their children, giving up his previous career as a famous country singer. He is also the disguised manager of Hannah Montana. Miley's two best friends Lilly Truscott (Emily Osment) and Oliver Oken (Mitchel Musso) also live nearby and attend school with her. Each episode deals with adolescent life issues, personal conflicts, or problems that are easily solved, with lessons learned by the show's end. Seasonal events in the series correlate with the actual seasonal events of the original airdate. Miley likes Jake Ryan, a movie star, who goes to her school. Recently, the episodes began forming on a saga of Miley trying to get Jake to go out with her. At the most recent episode, he kisses her passionatley, before explaining he has to shoot a movie in Romania for 4 months. Miley then goes on to push him off of the ledge by the beach. Template:Endspoiler

Episodes

Main article: List of Hannah Montana episodes

AND THEN SHE DIES.. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH!

SHE LIPSYNCS.. LOSER!

Production

The series' working title was The Idol Life, but was later changed to Hannah Montana. Other names considered for the title were The Secret Life of Zoe Stewart, and The Popstar Life!. Former American Juniors finalist Jordan McCoy, pop and R&B singer JoJo (who rejected the role), and actress Alyson Stoner were considered for the role of Zoe Stewart. Miley Cyrus originally auditioned for the role of the "best friend" Lilly Romero, later changed to Lilly Truscott, but they thought she would be better for the main character, so she tried out for Zoe Stewart/Hannah Montana, changed to Miley Stewart when she got the part.

Music

"Just Like You" and "The Other Side of Me" were originally tested for the opening theme song, but it was changed to "Best of Both Worlds," performed by Miley Cyrus (as Hannah Montana). The song's lyrics describe the basic premise of the television series. The style of music in the series is country and pop rock.

The television soundtrack was released on October 24, 2006 by Walt Disney Records and debuted at #1 on Billboard 200. The soundtrack has since been certified Platinum.[1] It includes many of the songs featured in the series. Breaking a record on the Hot 100, the album debuted six singles on the chart -- the most by an artist in one week.

See also: Hannah Montana (album)

See also: List of Hannah Montana songs

Other media

DVD releases

DVD Name	Region	# of Episodes	Cover Art	Release dates	Additional Features
"Livin' The Rock Star Life!"	1	4	File:Hmv1.jpg	October 24, 2006	"Best of Both Worlds" Hannah Montana music video, the unaired episode "Money For Nothing, Guilt for Free," an interview with Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus entitled "Miley on Following Your Dreams," Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus singing "I Want My Mullet Back," and "Miley's Audition Tapes," with auditions for the series starting when she was twelve for both the main and "best friend" characters.

Music videos

• A scene from an actual Miley Cyrus concert as Hannah Montana aired on July 7, 2006 as a music video and also in Disney 365 with Emily Osment and Mitchel Musso.

Games

• Buena Vista Games has created a game that was released on October 10 2006 for the Nintendo DS, Hannah Montana.

Literature

In 2006 and 2007, Disney Press began publication for a children's literature serial based on the Hannah Montana series.

1. Keeping Secrets, based on "Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?" ISBN 1423102215 (September 1, 2006)
2. Face-Off, based on "You're So Vain, You Probably Think This Zit Is About You" ISBN 1423102223 (September 1, 2006)
3. Super-Sneak, based on "She's a Super Sneak" (December 1, 2006)
4. Truth or Dare ISBN 1423102770 (March 1, 2007)

International

• In Asia, the show premiered on September 23, 2006 on Disney Channel Asia.
• In Brazil, the show will premiere on November 26, 2006 on Disney Channel Brasil.
• In Canada, the show premiered on August 4, 2006 on the Family Channel.
• In Chile, the show premiered on November 8, 2006, on Latin Disney Channel.
• In Dominican Republic and Mexico, the show premiered on November 12, 2006 on Latin Disney Channel.
• In Denmark, the show premiered on September 29, 2006, on the Danish version of the Disney Channel.
• In France, the show premiered on October 3, 2006 on Disney Channel France.
• In Germany, the show premiered on September 23, 2006, being shown on Saturdays at 3P plus a repetition on Fridays at 4.40P.
• In Italy, the show premiered on September 21, 2006 on the Italian version of Disney Channel.
• In Taiwan, the show premiered on November 4, 2006 on Disney Channel Taiwan.
• In the United Kingdom, the show premiered on May 6, 2006 on Disney Channel UK.

External links

• Disney Channel Site (UK)

• Disney Channel Site (USA)