Popularity Papers

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.[1]

The cast also includes Michael Chan, Christopher Jacot, Naomi Snieckus, Millie Davis, Jenna Weir, Callum Shoniker, Seth Murchison, Lyla Elliott, Keegan Hedley, Chris River, Pierre Drivas and Dave Barclay.[1]

The series was created by Vivian Lin and Amanda Brooke Perrin for Aircraft Pictures and Corus Entertainment.[1]

Episodes

Season 1 (2023-2024)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"New School, New Start"Stefan BrogrenVivian Lin, Amanda Brooke PerrinApril 10, 2023 (2023-04-10)
2"Teamwork Makes the Scene Work"Allana HarkinMaryan Haye, Vivian LinApril 17, 2023 (2023-04-17)
3"My Art Will Go On"Stefan BrogrenJeff Detsky, Wendy LitnerApril 24, 2023 (2023-04-24)
4"Hike a Pose"Justin WuAmanda Brooke PerrinMay 1, 2023 (2023-05-01)
5"Smells Like Tween Spirit"Stefan BrogrenWendy LitnerMay 8, 2023 (2023-05-08)
6"Tears of a Class Clown"Stefan BrogrenJeff DetskyMay 15, 2023 (2023-05-15)
7"Middle School of Rock"Stefan BrogrenSara HennesseyMay 22, 2023 (2023-05-22)
8"Trendship Never Ends"UnknownMaryan HayeMay 29, 2023 (2023-05-29)
9"Ghost Mortem"UnknownEvan Thaler HickeyOctober 22, 2023 (2023-10-22)
10"Freaks and Cliques"Justin WuWendy LitnerOctober 29, 2023 (2023-10-29)
11"Balm Squad"Sarah GlinskiShelley ScarrowNovember 5, 2023 (2023-11-05)
12"Friends in Junior High Places"Nicole StampShelley ScarrowNovember 12, 2023 (2023-11-12)
13"Pain in the Bat Mitzvah"Allana HarkinJeff DetskyNovember 19, 2023 (2023-11-19)
14"The Athenian Candidate"Nicole StampJeff DetskyNovember 27, 2023 (2023-11-27)
15"Peer Review"TBDVivian Lin2024 (2024)
16"We Gonna Party Like It's Your Earth Day"TBDNelu Handa2024 (2024)
17"Personality Test"Romeo CandidoVivian Lin2024 (2024)
18"Skate Expectations"TBDJeff Detsky2024 (2024)
19"Prides-Maids"Nicole StampDaniel Fernandes2024 (2024)
20"Livin' On a Dare"TBDBrandon Hackett2024 (2024)
21"A Very Middle School"TBDVivian Lin2024 (2024)
22"Odds Squads"Nicole StampKyah Green, Vivian Lin2024 (2024)
23"Notes on a Vandal"TBDBrandon Hackett2024 (2024)
24"Let's Sick Together"Romeo CandidoJP Larocque, Vivian Lin2024 (2024)
25"The Wonderful World of Mapleview, Pt. 1"TBDMaryan Haye, Vivian Lin2024 (2024)
26"The Wonderful World of Mapleview, Pt. 2"Stefan BrogrenVivian Lin2024 (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 [2]
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

References

  1. ^ a b c Jesse Whittock, "‘Popularity Papers’: Watch Corus Entertainment’s Quirky Live-Action Kids Comedy Put Social Status In Spotlight". Deadline Hollywood, March 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Pinecone & Pony leads the Canadian Screen Awards kids field". Kidscreen, March 6, 2024.