Nova Jones

Nova Jones
Genre
Created byHelen Serafinowicz
Starring
  • Molly Rainford
  • Grace Barkley
  • David Byrne
  • John Lynn
  • Katie Davies
  • Faye Stedman Shannon
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes30
Production
Executive producers
  • John Rice
  • Helen Serafinowicz
  • Alan Shannon
ProducersCaoimhe Cassidy
Shauna Cullen
Running time25 minutes
Production companiesJAM Media
BBC Children's Productions
Original release
NetworkCBBC
Release22 September 2021 (2021-09-22) –
present

Nova Jones is a British musical science-fiction television series which airs on CBBC, created by Helen Serafinowicz.[1][2] It focuses on the adventures of the titular galactic pop singer in the year 9009, portrayed by Molly Rainford. It began broadcast on 22 September 2021.[3] It has since been renewed for a second and third series.[4][5]

Cast

  • Molly Rainford as Nova Jones
  • Grace Barkley as McLaren Jones
  • David Byrne as Sid
  • John Lynn as Captain of the North
  • Luke Coughlan as Johnarchy
  • Katie Davies as Jefferson Ship (Voice)
  • Faye Stedman Shannon as Chef Din Dins (Jingle Voice)

Episodes

Series 1

No.
overall		EpisodeDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Friends of Nova"Akaash MeedaAndrew Ellard22 September 2021 (2021-09-22)
2"Nova Gets the Feels"Fergal CostelloAndrew Ellard & Helen Serafinowicz29 September 2021 (2021-09-29)
3"Tantrum by Nova"Akaash MeedaEsther Bishop6 October 2021 (2021-10-06)
4"Green-Eyed Nova"Fergal CostelloAndrew Ellard & Helen Serafinowicz13 October 2021 (2021-10-13)
5"Nova Has Talent"Fergal CostelloAlex Collier20 October 2021 (2021-10-20)
6"Nova vs. The Space Haters"Fergal CostelloJulia Kent27 October 2021 (2021-10-27)
7"Nova's Embarassinging"Akaash MeedaAlex Collier3 November 2021 (2021-11-03)
8"Nova's Time Off"Akaash MeedaAndrew Ellard10 October 2021 (2021-10-10)
9"Triple Threat Nova"Fergal CostelloAndrew Ellard
Story by: Andrew Ellard & Helen Serafinowicz		17 November 2021 (2021-11-17)
10"Nova Remembers Everything"Fergal CostelloAndrew Ellard24 November 2021 (2021-11-24)

Series 2

No.
overall		EpisodeDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Stop Listening to Nova"Declan RecksJulia Kent28 October 2022 (2022-10-28)
2"Nova X Clothes Horse"Declan RecksShane Langan & Amy StephensonTBA
3"SuperNovaCon"Declan RecksJulia KentTBA
4"Nova's Sistory Lesson"Declan RecksAndrew EllardTBA
5"Nil Points Nova"Declan RecksAlex CollierTBA
6"Nova's Biggest Dance"Fergal CostelloAndrew EllardTBA
7"No Nova Club"Fergal CostelloJeffrey AidooTBA
8"Nova's Imploding Star"Fergal CostelloMariama Ives-MoibaTBA
9"Nova's Colouring Out"UnknownAndrew Ellard3 March 2023 (2023-03-03)
10"Nova 2.0"TBAAndrew EllardTBA

References

  1. ^ Whyte, Alexandra (5 May 2021). "CBBC tees up new kid-friendly dramas".
  2. ^ "Molly Rainford is out of this world in Nova Jones". RTÉ TEN. 22 September 2021.
  3. ^ "New comedy adventure series Nova Jones to air on CBBC and RTÉ Two". Northern Ireland Screen. 15 September 2021.
  4. ^ Pinto, Jordan (4 April 2022). "BBC Children's, RTÉ renew musical adventure Nova Jones for two more seasons". C21media.
  5. ^ Kahn, Ellie (4 April 2022). "CBBC doubles down on Nova Jones musical drama". Broadcast Now.