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Penny on M.A.R.S.

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Penny on M.A.R.S.
Genre
Created byBeatrice Valsecchi
Written by
  • Beatrice Valsecchi
  • Fabrizio Lucherini
  • Giacomo Berdini
  • Angelo Pastore
Directed byClaudio Norza
Starring
Theme music composerGiordano Cremona, Federico Mercuri, Marco Sissa and Colin Paul Buffet
Opening themeWe are the M.A.R.S
Country of originItaly
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersNadia Grippiolo, Lucio Wilson
ProducerPiero Crispino
Production locationsMilan, Italy
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel (Italy)
Rai Gulp
Disney+ (Italy)
Release7 May 2018 (2018-05-07) –
3 July 2020 (2020-07-03)
Related
Alex & Co. (2015 - 2017)

Penny on M.A.R.S. is an Italian teen dramedy television series that premiered on Disney Channel in Italy on 7 May 2018.[1] The series is a spin-off of the Italian series Alex & Co. The series is commissioned by 3Zero2 in cooperation with The Walt Disney Company Italy. The series premiered on 4 June 2018, on Disney Channel in the United Kingdom.[2] In April 2018, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on 18 February 2019.[3] The show's third and final season premiered on 17 February 2020, also in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]

Plot

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Penny passes the auditions to enter the M.A.R.S. high school, one of the most exclusive performing arts schools in the world. The M.A.R.S. has strict rules and is very competitive, and Penny and her schoolmates have to pass a daily test. Penny has enrolled with a fake name to hide her identity as the daughter of Bakìa, a popular singer of the time, to acquire esteem in her own right separate from her mother's. Bakìa had previously enrolled her daughter in a boarding school in Switzerland so that she could have a "normal" childhood and not hinder her career.

The only one at the M.A.R.S. who knows her real identity is Camilla, Penny's best friend. Sharing a sister-like relationship until they fall for the same boy, Penny will also have to solve the mystery of who her father is.

Episodes

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Main article: List of Penny on M.A.R.S. episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedUK First airedUK Last aired
First airedLast aired
1167 May 2018 (2018-05-07)25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)4 June 2018 (2018-06-04)28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)
2108 April 2019 (2019-04-08)19 April 2019 (2019-04-19)18 February 2019 (2019-02-18)5 March 2019 (2019-03-05)
3133 July 2020 (2020-07-03)3 July 2020 (2020-07-03)17 February 2020 (2020-02-17)9 March 2020 (2020-03-09)

Cast

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Main

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Character Actor Seasons
1 2 3
Penny Mendez Olivia-Mai Barrett Protagonist
Camilla Young Shannon Gaskin Main Co-Protagonist
Sebastian Storm Finlay MacMillan Protagonist Co-Protagonist
Sofia Hu Olivia Chan Co-Protagonist
Nick Weber Damien Walsh Co-Protagonist Recurring Does not appear
Mike Weber[n 1] Does not appear Co-Protagonist Does not appear
Luke Walsh Co-Protagonist Does not appear Co-Protagonist
Aleksandr "Sasha" Lukin Ryan Dean Co-Antagonist Co-Protagonist
Lucy Carpenter Jessica Alexander Antagonist Does not appear
Tom Lauder Jack Christou Does not appear Co-Antagonist Co-Protagonist
Pete Swanson Giacomo Vigo Does not appear Co-Protagonist
Rob Walker Keenan Munn-Francis Does not appear Protagonist
Vicky Bernhard Kira Malou Does not appear Co-Protagonist
Martha Patel Amani Lia Does not appear Antagonist

Recurring

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Character Actor Seasons
1 2 3
Freddy Wolf Ben Richards Recurring
Bakìa Merissa Porter Recurring
Debbie Cornish Hanna Hefner Recurring
Raul Storm Joseph Rye Recurring Does not appear
Mitch Storm Charlie Gardner Recurring Does not appear
Bruce Gold Michael Rodgers Recurring
Roberto Piccolo William Kenning Recurring
Sean McDougal Alton Terry / Yonv Joseph[n 2] Recurring
Ella Johnson Nathalie Rapti Gomez Recurring
Tosca Bauer Melanie Gray Recurring
Arianna Rossi Arianna Di Claudio Guest
Mrs. Grady Giorgia Massetti Guest Does not appear
Lisa Cunningham Katie McGovern Guest Does not appear
Andrew Young Douglas Dean Guest Does not appear
Mr. Carpenter Andrea Scarduzio Guest Does not appear
Mrs. Carpenter Cecilia Gragnani Guest Does not appear
Head physician Mauro Cipriani Does not appear Guest Does not appear
Mr. Maki Yoon Coon Cometti Does not appear Guest Does not appear
Dave Marshal Leonardo Ferrari Does not appear Guest
Adrian Glaser Andrea Beruatto Does not appear Guest
Simo Ferrari Asya Rotella Does not appear Guest
Mr. Richter Timothy Martin Does not appear Guest
  1. ^ Mike Weber is played by Luke Walsh in Seasons 1 and 3, and by Damien Walsh in Season 2. Damien Walsh also plays Nick Weber in the first two seasons.
  2. ^ Credited as Alton Terry in Season 1, Yonv Joseph in Seasons 2 and 3.

Production

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In April 2017, it was announced that The Walt Disney Company Italy planned to produce an English language spin-off from the successful series Alex & Co.[4] The start of shooting for the 17-part first season was planned for Autumn 2017. Penny on M.A.R.S. was produced in English instead of Italian because it was believed that the series could be sold better internationally. The characters Penny, Camilla, Bakìa and Freddy Wolf from Penny on M.A.R.S. had performances in the special episodes (the last episodes) of Alex & Co., in which the spin-off series was introduced. On 29 June 2017, the spin-off series after the last episode of Alex & Co. was officially announced in a teaser, thereby also announcing the title Penny on M.A.R.S..[5]

The first table read for the first season was on 20 September 2017.[6] Shooting for the first season began on 28 September 2017, and ended on 15 December 2017.[7] The shooting took place in Milan and the surrounding area.[8] The backdrop of the Music Arts Reiner School (short M.A.R.S.) is the building of the design department of the Bovisa's headquarters of the Polytechnic University of Milan.

Soundtrack

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The first album from the series was released on 4 May 2016, in Italy. It contains the following list of songs:[9]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Are the M.A.R.S." (Olivia-Mai Barrett & Ryan Dean)
  • Giordano Cremona
  • Federico Mercuri
  • Marco Sissa
  • Colin Paul Buffet
3:00
2."Rain and Shine" (Olivia-Mai Barrett & Shannon Gaskin)
  • Federica Camba
  • Daniele Coro
  • Enrico Sibilla
3:14
3."Nobody's Perfect" (Merissa Porter)Gaetano Cappa3:16
4."Never Doubt I Love" (Olivia-Mai Barrett & Finlay MacMillan)
  • Abigail Hercules
  • David Roper
  • Richard Taylor
3:40
5."So Sure" (Olivia-Mai Barrett & Finlay MacMillan)
  • Steve Rushton
  • Tim Woodcock
3:24
6."Rain and Shine - Ci sarò, ci sarai" (Federica Carta & Olivia-Mai Barrett)
  • Federica Camba
  • Daniele Coro
  • Enrico Sibilla
3:14

References

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  1. ^ "Disney Channel - Penny on M.A.R.S. - Una nuova serie". YouTube (in Italian). Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Penny on M.A.R.S. starts in the UK". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Penny on M.A.R.S. - la conferenza stampa della nuova serie Disney" (in Italian). 10 April 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Arriva Nella, principessa cavaliere che non aspetta il principe azzurro" (in Italian). 8 April 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Penny on M.A.R.S. promo". YouTube. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  6. ^ ""First Penny on MARS read through"". 20 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Filming information by MotoreCinema". Facebook (in Italian). 29 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  8. ^ "CASTING PER NUOVA SERIE TV DISNEY "PENNY ON MARS"" (in Italian). 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Penny On M.A.R.S. (Musica dalla serie TV)". iTunes Store. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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