Gigantic (TV series)

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Television series
German title Gigantic
Original title Gigantic
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Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2010-2011
length 30 minutes
Episodes 18 in 1 season
genre Comedy , youth series
idea Greg Harrington
production Marti Noxon
First broadcast October 8, 2010 (USA) on TeenNick
German-language
first broadcast
September 12, 2011 on VIVA

Gigantic is an American television series for teenagers that aired on TeenNick in the United States since October 8, 2010 . It is the first self-produced series since The N changed its name in September 2009. In Germany, the series has been broadcast on VIVA since September 12, 2011 . Grace Gummer and Gia Mantegna are the daughters of Meryl Streep and Joe Mantegna, respectively . The series was shot in Los Angeles .

On April 19, 2011 Tony Oller announced on his Twitter account that the series would not get a second season.

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Anna Moore and her brother Walt are the offspring of famous Hollywood actors John and Jennifer Moore. After spending several years abroad in Australia, they are returning to Los Angeles. While her parents are busy shooting a new movie, they learn about life between the spotlight and the paparazzi, and the difficulties and problems that come with growing up as celebrity kids.

Characters

main characters

Anna Moore
She is a 17-year-old teenager and the oldest child of Jennifer and John Moore. She is a budding journalist returning to Los Angeles from Australia. She falls in love with Joey and the two have a short-lived relationship
Walt Moore
He is Anna's 16-year-old brother and musician who doesn't want to meet any actress. He hopes to find a friend who does not see him as the son of famous parents. He and Anna have a close relationship. He's dating Maggie but finds out that she wants to be an actress.
Joey Colvin
He's an average guy and develops feelings for Anna. But while Anna was in Australia, Joey had an affair with Lulu. Almost a year later, Lulu returns and tells him that they have a son together.
Piper Katins
Piper is Anna's best friend and Finn's adoptive sister and daughter, Ryan Katins. She is multi-talented, but doesn't know what her thing is.
Finn Katins
He is Walt's best friend and Piper's adoptive brother.
Vanessa King
Vanessa is an aspiring actress who wants to get rid of her reputation as a child star and be perceived as a real actress. Sometimes she envies Anna and Walter's life as the offspring of famous Hollywood stars. She sees everyone else as competitors.

Supporting characters

Jennifer and John Moore
They are the parents of Anna and Walt and are among Hollywood's A-list actors.
Maggie Knight
She is with Walt, hiding from him that she wants to be an actress.
RaeAnne Colvin
She is Joey's mother.
Lulu Khandan
Lulu is Vanessa's girlfriend. After Anna went to Australia, she began an affair with Joey. She becomes pregnant in the process. After a year she comes back and tells Joey the truth. In public the baby is portrayed as the adopted child of her parents.

occupation

main characters

role actor Voice actor
Anna Moore Grace Gummer Tanya Kahana
Walt Moore Tony Oller Jan Makino
Piper Katins Jolene Purdy Rubina Kuraoka
Finn Katins Malcolm David Kelley Wilhelm-Rafael Garth
Vanessa King Gia Mantegna Victoria Frenz
Joey Colvin Ryan Rottman Nico Sablik

Supporting characters

role actor Voice actor
Jennifer Moore Helen Slater Sabine Arnhold
John Moore Patrick Fabian Peter Flechtner
RaeAnne Colvin Laurel Holloman Victoria Storm
Sasha Emma Caulfield Ghadah Al-Akel
Lulu Khandan Bianca Collins Maximiliane Häcke
Maggie Knight Skyler Day Shalin Rogall
Ryan Katins Greg Ellis Marcus Off
Hugh Donn Swaby Alexander Doering
Simon Mcrae AJ llamas Robin Kahnmeyer
Russell Ben Milliken Asad Black
Gary Ritter JC MacKenzie Thomas Nero Wolff

Episode list

No. German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D)
1 Back in LA (1) Pilot (1) Oct 8, 2010 Sep 12 2011
2 Back in LA (2) Pilot (2) Oct 8, 2010 13 Sep 2011
3 Teen Vogue Black and White and Red All Over Oct 15, 2010 Sep 14 2011
4th New city, new beginning Cas' Girls Are Not So Easy Oct 22, 2010 Sep 15 2011
5 The gig An Awesome Night of Awesomeness Oct 29, 2010 19 Sep 2011
6th Secrets Perfect Complications Oct 29, 2010 Sep 20 2011
7th All or nothing All in Nov 5, 2010 21 Sep 2011
8th The city where the no rules The Town of No. Nov 12, 2010 22 Sep 2011
9 Dottie P. Dottie P. Nov 19, 2010 26 Sep 2011
10 Bye-bye baby Bye bye baby Nov 19, 2010 27 Sep 2011
11 Zen and the art of looking ahead Zen and the Art of Getting Over It 11th Mar 2011 28 Sep 2011
12 And nothing but the truth Carpe Diem 11th Mar 2011 29 Sep 2011
13 decisions Scramble 18 Mar 2011 Oct 3, 2011
14th Everything back to normal Back to normal 25th Mar 2011 Oct 4, 2011
15th Mother-Daughter Day The Hell Just Happened Apr 1, 2011 Oct 5, 2011
16 The old gang The Joy of Contrition Apr 8, 2011 Oct 6, 2011
17th The power of feelings Food stylist girl Apr 15, 2011 Oct 10, 2011
18th freedom Things That Haven't Happened Yet Apr 22, 2011 Oct 11, 2011

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Gigantic from September 12th on VIVA
  2. Gigantic: cancellation after only one season
  3. a b Gigantic in the German synchronous index