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Hannah Montana
Genre	Teen sitcom Childrens/Family
Created by	Michael Poryes Rich Correll Barry O'Brien
Starring	Miley Cyrus Emily Osment Mitchel Musso Jason Earles Moisés Arias (season 2+) Billy Ray Cyrus
Theme music composer	Matthew Gerrard Robbie Nevil
Opening theme	"The Best of Both Worlds", performed by Miley Cyrus
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	82 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Steven Peterman Michael Poryes
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time	23-24 minutes
Production companies	It's a Laugh Productions Michael Poryes Productions
Original release
Network	Disney Channel
Release	March 24, 2006 (2006-03-24) – present

Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart (played by Miley Cyrus) by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real identity from the public, other than her close friends and family.

In 2007, the series was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. Season three of the series premiered on November 2, 2008 and will finish up on March 14, 2010. Hannah Montana: The Movie was released in theaters on April 10, 2009. The show has been renewed for the fourth and final season which started production on January 18, 2010 and new episodes have been ordered by Disney. It is expected to premiere in July 2010.

Production

Conception

Michael Poryes, who is credited as co-creator, also co-created the hit Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven and Cory In The House. The show is produced by It's a Laugh Productions, Inc. and Michael Poryes Productions, in association with Disney Channel Original Productions. It is filmed at Sunset Bronson Studios in Hollywood, California.

The original idea for this show was based on the That's So Raven episode "Goin' Hollywood", which was supposed to be the pilot episode for a sitcom called Better Days, in which a child star of a popular TV show of the same name was to try her hand at going to a normal school. The episode "New Kid in School" has the basic premise as that aforementioned episode. Former American Juniors finalist Jordan McCoy and pop and R&B singer JoJo (who rejected the role) 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. Zoe Stewart was later changed to Chloe Stewart, which was eventually changed to Miley when she got the part. The names of Hannah Montana were changed a few times. Three of the previous names were Anna Cabana, Samantha York, and Alexis Texas.

In December 2006, Disney announced plans to release Hannah Montana products, including clothing, jewellery, apparel, and dolls, at selected stores. Play Along Toys released the Hannah Montana fashion dolls, singing dolls, Miley Stewart doll, and other merchandise in August 2007. More Hannah dolls were released in November, along with Oliver, Lilly, and later Jake Ryan dolls. They became one of the most popular Christmas toys in 2007.

According to the Daily Dispatch, the TV series held a global audience of 200 million viewers in 2008. "If Miley’s viewers were a country, they would be the fifth largest population in the world – just ahead of Brazil." By February 2008, the Hannah Montana franchise had become so important that Disney convened an "80-person, all-platform international meeting to discuss Hannah Montana's future." All Disney business segments were represented at the meeting.

Opening sequence

The theme song for Hannah Montana is "The Best of Both Worlds" written by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil, produced by Gerrard and performed by Miley Cyrus (as Hannah Montana). John Carta, who also composed the music cues to signify scene changes and commercial breaks for the first season, composed the music for the song. The song's lyrics describe the basic premise of the television series.

The full-length version of the song, which is 2 minutes, 54 seconds in length, was included on the show's soundtrack, released in October 2006. For the TV version of the theme, which lasts only 50 seconds, only the first two stanzas and the last two were used. "Just Like You" and "The Other Side of Me" were originally tested for the opening theme song, before "Best of Both Worlds" was chosen as the theme.

The opening sequence for the first two seasons features episode clips of each cast member when their name appears. Each cast member's name is "wiped" on the screen in a marquee-light-style. The sequence then switches to full-screen episode clips (most of the clips used in the Season One version of the sequence were of the early produced episodes) with the creator's names appearing in the second-to-last clip. The show's title logo design appears at the beginning and end of the sequence (the latter portion on the "concert stage" features Cyrus as her character Hannah Montana). The only change to the sequence for season two were the replacement of episode clips and the addition of the Disney logo above the show's title logo.

For season three, a new version of the opening credits was used. It features Miley as herself and Hannah Montana in a Times Square-like setting. The names of the actors and actresses and clips from the show appear in a sort-of marquee board and it features Hannah Montana with her new wig and clothes style. The song playing is a remixed version of "The Best of Both Worlds", that was originally recorded for (and heard in) Hannah Montana: The Movie. This marked the first time that a Disney Channel series has completely revamped its opening title sequence.

Lawsuit

On August 23, 2007, Buddy Sheffield sued Disney over Hannah Montana, alleging that he originally came up with the idea for Hannah Montana, but was never compensated by Disney. In the lawsuit, Sheffield claims that he pitched an idea for a TV series with the name of "Rock and Roland" to Disney Channel in 2001 with the plot of a junior high student who lived a secret double life as a rock star. The lawsuit claims that Disney Channel executives at first liked the idea, but passed on the series.

Cast

Main

• Miley Cyrus as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana
• Emily Osment as Lilly Truscott/Lola Luftnagle
• Mitchel Musso as Oliver Oken/Mike Standley III
• Jason Earles as Jackson Stewart
• Billy Ray Cyrus as Robby Stewart
• Moisés Arias as Rico Suave (Season 2-present) (Recurring Season 1)

Recurring

• Brooke Shields: Susan Stewart, Miley and Jackson's mother.
• Shanica Knowles: Amber Addison
• Anna Maria Perez de Tagle: Ashley Dewitt
• Romi Dames: Traci Van Horn
• Hayley Chase: Joannie Palumbo
• Dolly Parton: Aunt Dolly
• Vicki Lawrence: Mamaw Ruthie
• Frances Callier: Roxy
• Cody Linley: Jake Ryan
• Selena Gomez: Mikayla
• Morgan York: Sarah
• Noah Cyrus: Little Girl (this is only a small role, but it is used often)
• Erin Matthews: Karen Kunkle
• Paul Vogt: Albert Dontzig
• Lisa Arch: Liposuction Liza
• Andre Kinney: Cooper
• Teo Olivares: Max
• Andrew Caldwell: Thor
• Michael Kagan: Colin Lasitter
• Greg Baker: Mr. Corelli

Minor

Episodes

Films

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert is a concert film from Walt Disney Pictures presented in Disney Digital 3-D. The limited release was intended to be for one week, February 1-7, 2008 in the US and Canada with release in other countries later on, but was extended for viewing as long as theaters wanted. Disney announced the concert was filmed in several cities to be theatrically released in the US in February and internationally that month. The film uses 3-D glasses.

The opening weekend, February 1–3, 2008, the movie had gross revenue of $29 million. It was the number one movie of the weekend. Opening in only 638 theaters, it set a record of over $42,000 per theater. It set a record for the highest revenue for a 3-D movie for one weekend.

Hannah Montana: The Movie

Hannah Montana: The Movie is the film adaptation of the American teen sitcom Hannah Montana. Filming began in April 2008, much of it occurring in Columbia, Tennessee, and Los Angeles, California, and was completed in July 2008. The film was released on April 10, 2009 in the United States and Canada.

Songs

Soundtracks

• 2006: Hannah Montana
  • Hannah Montana: Holiday Edition
  • Hannah Montana: Special Edition
• 2007: Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus
  • Hannah Montana 2: Rockstar Edition
  • Hannah Montana 2: Non-Stop Dance Party
• 2008: Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
  • Hannah Montana: Hits Remixed
• 2009: Hannah Montana: The Movie
• 2009: Hannah Montana 3

Awards and nominations

DVD releases

Series novelizations

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1. Keeping Secrets - "Miley Get Your Gum" & "It's My Party and I'll Lie if I Want To"
2. Face-Off - "You're So Vain, You Probably Think This Zit Is About You" & "Oooh, Oooh, Itchy Woman"
3. Super Sneak - "She's a Super Sneak" & "I Can't Make You Love Hannah If You Don't"
4. Truth or Dare - "Oops! I Meddled Again" & "It's a Mannequin's World"
5. Hold on Tight - "O Say, Can You Remember The Words?" & "On the Road Again"
6. Crush-Tastic! - "Good Golly, Miss Dolly" & "Mascot Love"
7. Nightmare on Hannah Street - Torn Between Two Hannahs" & "Grandma Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Favorites
8. Seeing Green - "More Than a Zombie to Me" & "People Who Use People"
9. Face the Music - "Smells Like Teen Sellout" & "We Are Family: Now Get Me Some Water!"
10. Don't Bet On It - "Bad Moose Rising" & "My Boyfriend's Jackson and There's Gonna Be Trouble"
11. Sweet Revenge - The Idol Side of Me" & "Schooly Bully"
12. Win or Lose - "Money for Nothing, Guilt for Free" & "Debt It Be"
13. True Blue - "Cuffs Will Keep Us Together" & "Me and Rico Down by the School Yard"
14. On the Road - "Get Down and Study-udy-udy" & "I Want You to Want Me...To Go to Florida"
15. Game of Hearts - "My Best Friend's Boyfriend" & "You Are So Sue-able to Me"
16. Wishful Thinking - "When You Wish You Were the Star" & "Take This Job and Love It!"
17. One of a Kind - "I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak" & "You Gotta Not Fight for Your Right to Party"
18. Feeling Alright - "He Aint A Hottie, Hes My Brother" & "Ready Set Dont Drive"
19. Sweet Not Niblets - Killing Me Softly With His Height" & "Dont Go Breaking My Tooth"
20. Lier Pants On Fire - You Never Give Me My Money" & "Would I Lie To You Lilly?"
21. Pay Back - Cheat It & Knock Knock Knocking on Jacksons Head"
22. Prom and Promise - Promma Mia" & "Jake...Another Little Peice Of My Heart"
23. Could He Be The One? - He Could Be The One Part 1 & He Could Be The One Part 2"
24. Judging Me - Judge Me Tender & Cant Get Home To You Girl"
25. Miley Says Goodbye? - Should I Neigh Or Should I Go? Part 1 & Should I Neigh Or Should I Go? Part 2"
26. Our New Home! - Moving To Malibu Again" & "About Her Now" from Season 4

Other novelizations

1. Hannah Montana: The Movie
2. Rock the Waves
3. In the Loop

International release

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Hannah Montana is broadcast on the following stations around the world:

Region	Network(s)	Series premiere
Arab World	Disney Channel Middle East	March 24, 2006 (original premiere)
	MBC3	November 10, 2007
Argentina	Disney Channel Latin America	2006
Asia Brunei Hong Kong Indonesia Korea Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam	Disney Channel Asia	September 23, 2006
South Asia Bangladesh India Pakistan Sri Lanka	Disney Channel India	September 23, 2006
Australia	Disney Channel Australia	August 7, 2006
	Seven Network	April 7, 2007
Baltic States	Disney Channel Scandinavia	September 29, 2006
Belgium	VT4/Disney Channel (Netherlands & Belgium)	September 3, 2007, 1 November 2009
Brazil	Disney Channel	November 26, 2006
	Rede Globo	April 5, 2008
Bulgaria	Jetix	August 15, 2008 (initially English only)
	BNT 1	March 28, 2009
	Disney Channel Bulgaria	September 18, 2009
Cyprus	Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation	October,1 2009
Canada	Family	August 4, 2006
Chile	Disney Channel Latin America	November 11, 2006
Mainland China	SMG International Channel Shanghai	June 30, 2008
Colombia	Disney Channel Latin America	November 12, 2006
Czech Republic	Jetix	2008
Denmark	Disney Channel Denmark	September 29, 2006
	DR 1	January 2007
Dominican Republic	Disney Channel Latin America	November 12, 2006
Finland	Finnish version of Disney Channel Scandinavia	February 29, 2008
France	Disney Channel France	October 3, 2006
Germany	Disney Channel Germany	September 23, 2006
	Super RTL	September 24, 2007
Greece	Disney Channel Greece	October 31, 2009
Iceland	Sjónvarpið	2007
Ireland	RTÉ Two, Disney Channel	May 6, 2006
Israel	Arutz HaYeladim Jetix	June 6, 2007 2009
Italy	Disney Channel (Italy)	September 21, 2006
Japan	Disney Channel Japan	October 14, 2006
	TV Tokyo	October 5, 2007
Lebanon	Future Television	January 2009
Macedonia	A1 television	September 29, 2008
Mexico	Disney Channel Latin America	November 12, 2006
	Azteca 7 TV Azteca	July 6, 2007
Moldova	Disney Channel Romania	September 18, 2009
Netherlands	Jetix First season dubbed in Dutch, as of season two subtitled. /[[Disney Channel (Netherlands & Belgium)	May 17, 2008, 3 October 2009
New Zealand	Disney Channel New Zealand TV 3 Sticky TV	August 7, 2006
Norway	Disney Channel Scandinavia	September 29, 2006
Pakistan	Disney Channel (US Premiere)	March 24, 2006
	Disney Channel Arabia	March 24, 2006
	Disney Channel India	September 23, 2006
	Jetix Pakistan	January 5, 2008
	GEO Kids (Airing the show with Urdu subtitles)	November 2008
	WikKid Plus (Dubbed in Urdu)	January 12, 2009
Panama	Disney Channel Latin America	November 12, 2006
	Tele 7	January 2, 2008
Peru	Disney Channel Latin America	November 11, 2006
Poland	Disney Channel Poland	December 2, 2006
Portugal	Disney Channel Portugal	2006
Quebec	VRAK.TV	June 18, 2007
Romania	TVR 1	July 3, 2007
	Jetix	August 15, 2008
	Disney Channel Romania	September 18, 2009
Russia	STS	September 1, 2008
	Disney Channel Russia	2010
South Africa	Disney Channel South Africa	September 29, 2006
Slovenia	Kanal A	October 2008
Slovak Republic	STV 1	May 2007
	Jetix	July 2007
Spain	Disney Channel Spain	January 2007
Sweden	Disney Channel Scandinavia SVT	September 29, 2006
Taiwan	Disney Channel Taiwan	November 4, 2006
Turkey	Digiturk	April 29, 2007
	Disney Channel Turkey	April 29, 2007
Ukraine	Noviy Kanal	February 23, 2010
United Kingdom	Disney Channel UK, Five	May 6, 2006
United States	Disney Channel	March 24, 2006
	ABC Kids

Video games

• Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour
• Hannah Montana: Music Jam
• Hannah Montana: Pop Star Exclusive
• Hannah Montana DS
• Dance Dance Revolution Disney Channel Edition
• Disney Sing It
• Hannah Montana: The Movie

See also

• List of Hannah Montana characters
• Hannah Montana: Live in London
• Best of Both Worlds Tour
• Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
• Hannah Montana: The Movie

References

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