Alexa and Katie

Television series
German title	Alexa and Katie
Original title	Alexa & Katie
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Year (s)	2018-2020
Production company	Vanity Logo Productions
length	23-30 minutes
Episodes	39 in 3 seasons
genre	Sitcom
Theme music	Paris Berelc - Alexa and Katie Main Title Theme
idea	Heather Wordham
production	Bob Heath, Ray Lancon, Julia Miranda, Max Burnett
music	Matt Mariano, Zach Stretten-Carlson
Initial release	March 23, 2018 on Netflix
First publication in German	March 23, 2018 on Netflix
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synchronization

Alexa and Katie is an American sitcom broadcast by the video-on-demand provider Netflix . It is the platform's first multi-camera production . The first season, consisting of 13 episodes, premiered on March 23, 2018. On April 10, 2018, Netflix extended the series by another season, which consists of ten episodes and has been available since December 26, 2018. On February 15, 2019, Netflix announced that it had ordered a third season. This will consist of a total of 16 episodes, but they have been split up. The first eight episodes were published on December 30, 2019, the remaining eight and thus the last of the series premiered on June 13, 2020.

action

The teenager Alexa Mendoza is diagnosed with leukemia . After her doctor allows her to go to school, she and best friend Katie Cooper prepare for her first day of high school . However, Alexa's hair is falling out due to chemotherapy , which she is ashamed of. She decides to keep the illness a secret from her classmates for the time being, as she does not want to receive any pity from them, especially her rival Gwenny. The two students also have to cope with problems many young people have, such as first love or bad grades.

In addition to everyday school life, the private life of the two girls is also dealt with: Dave and Lori, Alexa's parents, initially have difficulties dealing with their daughter's illness, especially her father, while Lori is overprotective of her and often lets her get away with too much. which often gets Alexa into trouble. Her older brother Lucas sometimes looks simple-minded and likes to tease his sister, but he actually has a good heart and wants to become a doctor to help other people.

Katie's mother, Jennifer, who is single and divorced, is catching up with her college degree as the family is often short of money. She is good friends with Lori and Dave and shares a passion for football with Katie's younger brother Jack . Jack is still young, but understands that Alexa's illness is very stressful for her, which is why he often wants to support her.

Cast and dubbing

The German synchronization was done at VSI Synchron in Berlin . Katharina Gräfe wrote the dialogue books and directed the dialogue.

Main cast

role	actor	Main role	Supporting role	Voice actor
Alexa Mendoza	Paris Berelc	1.01-3-16		Olivia Büschken
Katie Cooper	Isabel May	1.01-3.16		Jodie Blank
Jennifer Cooper	Jolie Jenkins	1.01-3.16		Nicole Hannak
Lucas Mendoza	Emery Kelly	1.01-3.16		Sebastian Kluckert
Dave Mendoza	Eddie Shin	1.01-3.16		Tobias Nath
Jack Cooper	Finn Carr	1.01-3.16		Laurine Betz
Lori Mendoza	Tiffani Thiessen	1.01-3.16		Melanie Hinze
Dylan	Jack Griffo	2.01-2.10	1.04-1.13, 3.05	Heiko Akrap

Supporting cast

role	actor	Supporting role	Voice actor
Gwenny	Kerri Medders	1.01-3.16	Lisa May-Mitsching
Reagan	Iman Benson	1.01-3.16	Sophia Schaefer
Hannah	Merit Leighton	1.01-3.16	Jennifer White
Ryan	Nathaniel J. Potvin	1.05-3.04	Amadeus Strobl
Meagan	Nadja Alaya	1.01-2.10	Giovanna Winterfeldt (Season 1) Betty Förster (Season 2)
Vanessa	Alyssa Jirrels	1.05, 1.07, 1.09, 1.13	Melinda Rachfahl
Cameron	Ricky Garcia	1.06, 1.13, 2.07, 2.10	Let Dreyer
Barry	Scott Wordham	1.04-3.16	Dirc Simpson
Cody	Jordan Austin Smith	2.01-3.15	Max fields
Dr. Corts	Constance Marie	3.01, 3.07-3.08, 3.12
Spencer	Gunner Burkhardt	3.02-3.08

Episode list

season 1

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	Director	script
1	1	Hairy Matters	Bad hair day	Andy Cadiff	Heather Wordham
After Alexa Mendoza's doctor approves her school attendance after a long period of cancer treatment, she and her best friend Katie Cooper are looking forward to the first day of high school . At home, however, she realizes that she is losing hair due to her ongoing chemotherapy , which she takes note of in a state of dissolution. Later she and Katie throw toilet paper at the house of her rival Gwenny, but her school principal Trugly lives in the house. They are suspended for three days, Katie reacts furiously when she learns that Alexa knew who the house belongs to. When Katie finds hair in the ski hat she borrowed to Alexa, she understands why her friend wanted to be suspended. She goes to Alexa and assures her of her support, then she shaves her head out of solidarity.
2	2	Wigs	Wigs	Andy Cadiff	Heather Wordham
Alexa and Katie go shopping for wigs. Katie likes a wig, but it's actually way too expensive for her circumstances at $ 300. Since she wants to hide her money problems from Alexa, she buys them anyway, Alexa gets a colorful head of hair. At Alexa's home, her father, Dave, has a hard time looking at her hairless, while her brother Lucas makes fun of Alexa's looks by calling her Lex Luthor .
3	3	basketball	basketball	Jeff Melman	Matthew Carlson
Alexa wants to register for the basketball team because her rival Gwenny is also a member, but her doctor does not allow it because of her chemotherapy. Katie takes part in the entrance exam as a kind of support. During this, Katie fends off a ball with her head, causing her to lose her wig and revealing her baldness, which is why her classmates think she is a cancer patient. In the meantime, Alexa's mother Lori works in the home office to have more time for her, but realizes that she can no longer look after her children enough because of the work that takes her up.
4th	4th	No more house arrest	Ungroundable	Jeff Melman	Nancy Cohen
Alexa discovers that her mother just can't get her house arrested, so she persuades Katie to do all sorts of nonsense. For example, they watch a film that is only approved for ages 17 and up, or spill coffee on Lori's favorite sweater. When Lori catches her doing it, she has a conversation with Alexa, during which she confesses that she would like to spend more time with Lori. Lori promises Alexa to be more there for her, after which she finally orders her daughter to house arrest, and she also hires a tutor for Alexa, because she is bad at maths. The teacher is Dylan, who is Lucas' best friend.
5	5	The play: part 1	The Play, Part 1	Jeff Melman	Gary Murphy
Her classmates treat Katie with the utmost care and kindness because of her alleged cancer. When given the lead role in a planned play, Katie becomes pensive, wondering if she's getting so much attention and favors just because of her lie. Meanwhile, Katie's mother, Jennifer, asks Lucas to take care of her younger son Jack, but this turns out to be no easy task, as Jack can be very cunning despite his young age.
6th	6th	Yearbook photo	Picture Day	Victor Gonzalez	Ray Lancon
Alexa finally admits that it was not Katie who had cancer. Gwenny then treats her unusually nicely, which she doesn't like at all. That's why she keeps playing pranks on Gwenny until she is mean to her again. Meanwhile, Jennifer and Jack have a bitter baseball match with Dave.
7th	7th	The play: part 2	The Play, Part 2	Jeff Melman	Todd Linden
Katie neglects Alexa more and more as she has to prepare for the upcoming play, which weighs on their friendship. During rehearsals, Katie receives unasked advice and wisdom from Lori, which increasingly annoys Jennifer.
8th	8th	support group	Support Group	Phill Lewis	Erin Wagoner
Alexa needs to be hospitalized again. Katie visits her but feels a little out of place in the company of the other young cancer patients Alexa has befriended. Meanwhile, Lori is worried about Alexa, which is why she bakes a large number of cookies in order to bribe the nurses so that they devote themselves particularly strongly to their daughter.
9	9	Winter luau	Winter luau	Trevor Kirschner	Kamon Naddaf
Alexa's immune system is too weak to go to school, so she has to stay at home. Using her iPad , she communicates with Katie via video chat so that she can catch up on her subject. Meanwhile, a career orientation event is taking place at Jack's school. Jennifer is upset when Jack asks Dave, not her, if he can go there with him.
10	10	Thanksgiving	Thanksgiving	Trevor Kirschner	Gary Murphy
Alexa agrees to cook the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, but it soon ends in disaster. Katie also has an uncomfortable experience when she meets her father, who still treats her like a little girl.
11	11	Secret night	Secret sleepover	Katy Garretson	Nancy Cohen
Dave wants Lucas to become a pilot like him, which is why he and Lori visit flight schools with him all weekend. That's why Alexa stays at Katie's home during this time. The two fall back into old patterns and do a lot of nonsense together while Alexa's parents are away. Later on, Ryan, whom Katie knows from the theater class, asks if she would like to go to the annual winter ball with him.
12	12	Winter ball: part 1	Winter Formal, Part 1	Andy Cadiff	Blake J. Williger
Jack finds a cat on the street that he takes home. He hides her there, but threatens to be exposed when Dave comes to visit and suffers from the consequences of a severe animal hair allergy. Later, Jack has to hand the cat over to its owner because it is not a stray at all. For this he later receives a dog that he calls Potato . In the meantime, Dylan and Alexa get closer, which Lucas is not at all enthusiastic about and constantly disturbs their togetherness and wants to separate them.
13	13	Winter ball: part 2	Winter Formal, Part 2	Andy Cadiff	Matthew Carlson
Alexa and Katie are preparing for the upcoming winter ball. Katie admits to Alexa that she would like to accept Ryan's invitation, when her somewhat simple friend Hannah finds out about it, she spreads this among her classmates. Finally, Ryan goes to Katie and is delighted at her confession. On the day of the ball, a flu wave raged among the students , which is why Alexa is not allowed to come. Katie has the idea in time that Alexa can come if she is wearing mouth and nose protection . Everyone present at the ball, including Gwenny, also wears the mask. Alexa dances with Dylan, and finally they kiss together. At the end of the episode, all students dance to the song Firework together .
On March 23, 2018, all episodes of the season were released simultaneously on Netflix.

season 2

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	Director	script
14th	1	The second first day	Second first day	Trevor Kirschner	Heather Wordham
The Mendoza family experiences a kind of deja vu when a medical examination is due at Alexa before Katie's and Alexa's first day of school in the tenth grade. As before, Dr. Breitweiser Alexa finally went to school.
15th	2	Chore cats	ChoreCats	Trevor Kirschner	Nancy Cohen
Katie and Alexa offer small services through an app to fund Katie's acting class in London with the money they earn. Meanwhile, Jennifer and Jack make a bet as to who will last the longest without his vice (coffee or chocolate), which is a tough test for both of them.
16	3	#GWENCAS	#GWENCAS	Victor Gonzalez	Ray Lancon
Since Katie's idea with the service app didn't really work out well, she takes a job as a barista at Café Wired , she doesn't tell Jennifer anything about it. She also helps Alexa manipulate the new relationship between Lucas and Gwenny.
17th	4th	Audition and latte moves	Tryouts and Latte Doubts	Victor Gonzalez	Todd Linden
Katie struggles with difficult customers and their orders at her new job, while Alexa notices that her basketball performance has deteriorated due to her illness. After all, Katie's always bad-tempered and pessimistic boss, Barry, teaches her how to deal with rude customers, and Alexa finally accepts a place as a substitute in the junior varsity team .
18th	5	Peanut butter without jam	PB Without J	Katy Garretson	Eric Horsted
Alexa and Dylan get into an argument because he claims she spends too much time with Katie. When she finds out, she tries to smooth things over at a Halloween party, but this ends in a separation between Alexa and Dylan.
19th	6th	Shopping against grief	Shop 'Til You Cry	Katy Garretson	Blake J. Williger
Alexa suppresses her grief over the breakup with Dylan and goes shopping with Katie, Lori and Jennifer to distract herself. In the clothing business, she finally bursts into tears over her first failed relationship. Meanwhile, Lucas also wants to experience his first relationship and gets advice from Dave on dates.
20th	7th	Katie's genius and madness	Katie's Beautiful Mind	Jody Margolin Hahn	Nancy Cohen
Alexa meets Dylan for the first time since their breakup, they want to have a clarifying conversation, but it fails. Meanwhile, Katie is struggling to balance her work at Wired and preparing for her half-year exams. She eventually confesses to Jennifer that she has a job at the cafe. Meanwhile, Lucas forms a band with his classmates Cameron and Steve, who are not exactly intelligent, which Lori and Dave are anything but happy about.
21st	8th	The spirit of the past Cancer	The Ghost of Cancer Past	Victor Gonzalez	Julia Miranda
Shortly before Christmas, Lori decides to have an imp with the Coopers. Jennifer pulls Lori as a pixie partner, but doesn't know what to get her. The mood on the holiday changes when Alexa finds the bag with which she went to the hospital after her diagnosis and indulges in sad and also frightened memories of this time.
22nd	9	New Years resolutions	New Year's ... Whoops	Kelly Park	Erin Wagoner
Very ambitious and a bad loser, Lori plays party games with Jennifer, Jack and Dave on New Years Eve. Since her partner Jack is unfamiliar with these, it is easy for Jennifer and Dave to beat them. Elsewhere, Katie finally finds the courage to confess her true feelings for Ryan, but that doesn't happen when she accidentally destroys the Wired espresso machine.
23	10	birthday	Sweet Sixteen	Trevor Kirschner	Ray Lancon
Katie has to pay for the espresso machine with the $ 2,000 earmarked for her stay in London. She doesn't tell Alexa about this because she doesn't want to ruin her good mood before her 16th birthday (which is celebrated as Sweet Sixteen in the United States ). Meanwhile, Jennifer and Jack both pretend to be sick in order to have an extra day of vacation or school vacation. Lucas and his band members simply fail to write lyrics, his writer's block only intensifies when Gwenny returns from vacation. Alexa eventually finds out Katie's mishap, so she cancels the rented venue and her birthday party takes place at Katie's house. This saves her enough money to cover Katie's trip to London. On her birthday, Lucas and his band manage to play a few songs, she receives a visit from her friend Megan, who also has cancer, and Katie finally manages to confess her feelings to Ryan.
On December 26, 2018, all episodes of the season were released simultaneously on Netflix.

season 3

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	Director	script
24	1	First day as Juniors	1st Day of Junior Year	Trevor Kirschner	Heather Wordham
25th	2	The stupid folder	Stupid binder	Gloria Caldéron Kellett	Nancy Cohen
26th	3	memories	Always Something There to Remind Me	Victor Gonzalez	Ray Lancon
27	4th	Katie Bear and Ryan Dolphin	Unconsciously coupling	Trevor Kirschner	Grant Levy & Dominik Rothbard
28	5	Christmas feelings	All I Want for Christmas is You	Jody Margolin Hahn	Leo Chu & Eric Garcia
29	6th	Coffee with a dash of murder	Writer-Director-Nervous Wreck	Victor Gonzalez	Lucas Brown Eyes
30th	7th	Somehow strange	It's just ... weird	Kelly Park	Romi Barta
31	8th	In the shark's mouth	Panic! At the putt-putt	Trevor Kirschner	Eric Horsted
32	9	Last first day of school	Last First Day	Erika Kaestle	Julia Miranda
33	10	How to become a better barista	Rules for Better Barista-ing	Jody Margolin Hahn	Heather Wordham & Grant Levy & Dominik Rothbard
34	11	Some things never change	The Girl Who Cried Yelp	Jody Margolin Hahn	Nancy Cohen & Ray Lancon
35	12	The rest of life	Choose your own adventure	Erika Kaestle	Joshua Grossman & Nathan Frizzell
36	13	Talk about cancer	Speaking of Cancer	Kelly Park	Leo Chu & Eric S. Garcia & Julia Miranda
37	14th	The smoke zone	The Smoke Show	Phill Lewis	Nancy Cohen & Lucas Brown Eyes
38	15th	Last Dance	Last dance	Kelly Park	Ray Lancon & Romi Barta
39	16	It feels right	This Feels Right	Kelly Park	Eric Horsted & Grant Levy & Dominik Rothbard
On December 30, 2019, the first eight episodes of the season were released simultaneously on Netflix, and the remaining eight on June 13, 2020.

reception

In the Internet Movie Database, Alexa and Katie received an average rating of 7.3 stars based on 2,253 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes , the first season received a rating of 82 percent from users and 100 percent from critics. The second season received a rating of 92 percent from viewers, the third season 91 percent (as of June 13, 2019).

Hanh Nguyen of IndieWire wrote, “It's thanks to the charismatic and peppy ensemble that these storylines work out, especially because the series is incredibly silly, sometimes too silly. Fortunately, the cast has the will and comedic talent to deal with a subject like this without making it seem forced. [...] Alexa and Katie may not be a critic's favorite because of their youthful tone, but it's an important show as it tries to carefully approach a serious subject. "

Nominations (selection)

Emmy

• 2018 : Nomination in the category Best Children's TV Series

Writers Guild of America Award

• 2018: Nomination in the category Best Episode of a Children's TV Series or Best Children's Special Show, for Ray Lancon (Episode Picture Day )
• 2019: Nomination in the category Best Episode of a Children's TV Series or Best Children's Special Show, for Nancy Cohen (Episode Stupid Binder )
• 2019: Nomination in the category Best Episode of a Children's TV Series or Best Children's Special Show, for Romi Barta (Episode It's Just ... Weird )

Daytime Emmy Award

• 2020: Nomination in the category Best Youth TV Series

Web links

• Alexa and Katie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Alexa and Katie on Netflix
• Alexa and Katie at Fernsehserien.de

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ Denise Petski: 'Alexa & Katie' Gets Premiere Date On Netflix; First look photos. In: Deadline.com. January 29, 2018, accessed January 16, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Joe Otterson: 'Alexa & Katie' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix. In: Variety . April 9, 2018, accessed January 16, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Kasey Moore: “Alexa and Katie” Season 2 Coming to Netflix in December. In: What's on Netflix. November 20, 2018, accessed January 16, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Patrick Gomez: Watch Netflix's Alexa & Katie stars celebrate season 3 renewal. In: Entertainment Weekly . February 15, 2019, accessed July 10, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Carly Mallenbaum: Netflix in December 2019: 'Marriage Story,' Kevin Hart, 'The Witcher' and more 'You'. In: USA Today . December 10, 2019, accessed December 30, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Tamara Fuentes: Exclusive: Netflix's "Alexa & Katie" Stars Say Goodbye as Series Returns in June for Final Season. In: Seventeen. May 15, 2020, accessed on June 14, 2020 . 
8. ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Series | Alexa & Katie. Retrieved May 17, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Alexa & Katie: Season 1. In: Rotten Tomatoes . Accessed July 10, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Alexa & Katie: Season 2. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Accessed July 10, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Alexa & Katie: Season 3. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 14, 2020 (English). 
12. ↑ Hanh Nguyen: 'Alexa & Katie' Review: Netflix's Warmly Goofy Teen Sitcom Combats Cancer With Friendship and Grit. In: IndieWire . March 24, 2018, accessed January 16, 2019 . 
13. ↑ Alexa & Katie. In: emmys.com. September 17, 2018, accessed January 16, 2019 . 
14. ^ WGA Awards: Full List of Nominations. In: The Hollywood Reporter . December 6, 2019, accessed June 14, 2020 . 
15. ↑ Lauren Huff: WGA Awards 2020: See the film and TV writing winners - and learn why they're so different from the Oscars. In: Entertainment Weekly. February 1, 2020, accessed on June 14, 2020 . 
16. ↑ Chris Lindahl: Writers Guild Awards 2020: 'Parasite' and 'Jojo Rabbit' Win Screenplay Awards. In: IndieWire. February 1, 2020, accessed on June 14, 2020 . 
17. ↑ Michael Schneider: Daytime Emmy Nominations 2020: CBS, 'General Hospital' Top This Year's Nods. In: Variety. May 21, 2020, accessed on June 14, 2020 .