Popularity Papers is a British-Canadian youth comedy television series, which premiered in 2023 on YTV and produced by BBC Studios Kids & Family Adapted from Amy Ignatow's middle-grade novel series The Popularity Papers, the series stars Glee Dango and Mia Bella as Julie Graham-Chang and Lydia Goldblatt, two young friends who are trying to discover the secret to being popular as they start junior high school.
The cast also includes Michael Chan, Christopher Jacot, Naomi Snieckus, Millie Davis, Jenna Weir, Callum Shoniker, Anna Mirodin, Seth Murchison, Lyla Elliott, Keegan Hedley, Chris River, Pierre Drivas and Dave Barclay.
The series was created by Vivian Lin and Amanda Brooke Perrin for Aircraft Pictures and Corus Entertainment.
Episodes
Season 1 (2023-2024)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "New School, New Start" | Stefan Brogren | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | April 10, 2023 (2023-04-10) |
| 2 | "Teamwork Makes the Scene Work" | Allana Harkin | Maryan Haye, Vivian Lin | April 17, 2023 (2023-04-17) |
| 3 | "My Art Will Go On" | Stefan Brogren | Jeff Detsky, Wendy Litner | April 24, 2023 (2023-04-24) |
| 4 | "Hike a Pose" | Justin Wu | Amanda Brooke Perrin | May 1, 2023 (2023-05-01) |
| 5 | "Smells Like Tween Spirit" | Stefan Brogren | Wendy Litner | May 8, 2023 (2023-05-08) |
| 6 | "Tears of a Class Clown" | Stefan Brogren | Jeff Detsky | May 15, 2023 (2023-05-15) |
| 7 | "Middle School of Rock" | Stefan Brogren | Sara Hennessey | May 22, 2023 (2023-05-22) |
| 8 | "Trendship Never Ends" | Sarah Glinski | Maryan Haye | May 29, 2023 (2023-05-29) |
| 9 | "Ghost Mortem" | Unknown | Evan Thaler Hickey | October 22, 2023 (2023-10-22) |
| 10 | "Freaks and Cliques" | Justin Wu | Wendy Litner | October 29, 2023 (2023-10-29) |
| 11 | "Balm Squad" | Sarah Glinski | Shelley Scarrow | November 5, 2023 (2023-11-05) |
| 12 | "Friends in Junior High Places" | Nicole Stamp | Shelley Scarrow | November 12, 2023 (2023-11-12) |
| 13 | "Pain in the Bat Mitzvah" | Allana Harkin | Jeff Detsky | November 19, 2023 (2023-11-19) |
| 14 | "The Athenian Candidate" | Nicole Stamp | Jeff Detsky | November 27, 2023 (2023-11-27) |
| 15 | "Peer Review" | TBD | Vivian Lin | 2024 (2024) |
| 16 | "We Gonna Party Like It's Your Earth Day" | TBD | Nelu Handa | 2024 (2024) |
| 17 | "Personality Test" | Romeo Candido | Vivian Lin | 2024 (2024) |
| 18 | "Skate Expectations" | TBD | Jeff Detsky | 2024 (2024) |
| 19 | "Prides-Maids" | Nicole Stamp | Daniel Fernandes | 2024 (2024) |
| 20 | "Livin' On a Dare" | TBD | Brandon Hackett | 2024 (2024) |
| 21 | "A Very Middle School" | TBD | Vivian Lin | 2024 (2024) |
| 22 | "Odds Squads" | Nicole Stamp | Kyah Green, Vivian Lin | 2024 (2024) |
| 23 | "Notes on a Vandal" | TBD | Brandon Hackett | 2024 (2024) |
| 24 | "Let's Sick Together" | Romeo Candido | JP Larocque, Vivian Lin | 2024 (2024) |
| 25 | "The Wonderful World of Mapleview, Pt. 1" | TBD | Maryan Haye, Vivian Lin | 2024 (2024) |
| 26 | "The Wonderful World of Mapleview, Pt. 2" | Stefan Brogren | Vivian Lin | 2024 (2024) |
Awards
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | May 2023 | Lead performance in a children's or youth program or series | Mia Bella | Nominated | 4 |
| Glee Dango | Nominated | ||||
| Supporting performance in a children's or youth program or series | Millie Davis | Won | |||
| Editing in a children's or youth program or series | Mike Reisacher"New School, New Start" | Nominated | |||
| Writing in a children's or youth program or series | Vivian Lin, Maryan Haye"Teamwork Makes the Scene Work" | Nominated | |||
| Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin"New School, New Start" | Nominated |
External links
References
Jesse Whittock, "‘Popularity Papers’: Watch Corus Entertainment’s Quirky Live-Action Kids Comedy Put Social Status In Spotlight". Deadline Hollywood, March 22, 2023. https://deadline.com/video/popularity-papers-clip-corus-ytv-live-action-kids-comedy-bbc-studios/ ↩
Jesse Whittock, "‘Popularity Papers’: Watch Corus Entertainment’s Quirky Live-Action Kids Comedy Put Social Status In Spotlight". Deadline Hollywood, March 22, 2023. https://deadline.com/video/popularity-papers-clip-corus-ytv-live-action-kids-comedy-bbc-studios/ ↩
Jesse Whittock, "‘Popularity Papers’: Watch Corus Entertainment’s Quirky Live-Action Kids Comedy Put Social Status In Spotlight". Deadline Hollywood, March 22, 2023. https://deadline.com/video/popularity-papers-clip-corus-ytv-live-action-kids-comedy-bbc-studios/ ↩
Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Pinecone & Pony leads the Canadian Screen Awards kids field". Kidscreen, March 6, 2024. https://kidscreen.com/2024/03/06/pinecone-pony-leads-the-canadian-screen-awards-kids-field/ ↩