American TV series or program
Prom Queen
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Created by
| Big Fantastic
(Doug Cheney, Chris Hampel, Chris McCaleb, Ryan Wise)
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Directed by
| Doug Cheney, Chris Hampel, Chris McCaleb, Ryan Wise
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Country of origin
| United States
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No.
of episodes
| 80
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Producer
| Vuguru
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Running time
| 90 seconds
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Network
| MySpace
YouTube
Veoh
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Release
| April 1, 2007
(
2007-04-01
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present
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SamHas7Friends
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Prom Queen
is the first
web series
produced by former
Walt Disney
CEO
Michael Eisner
's new production company
Vuguru
and veteran production company
Big Fantastic
, the creators of
Sam Has 7 Friends
. The series, consisting of 80 episodes of 90 seconds each, is one of the best-funded entrants into the world of original programming designed exclusively for online video.
[1]
The show generated revenue through sponsorships, by selling some of the clothing worn by the characters, and by carrying advertising for
Hairspray
.
[2]
The series premiered April 1, 2007, on
MySpace
, and supplemental scenes can be seen on MySpace as each of the characters has a MySpace page that includes
blogs
,
Vlogs
, and comments between the characters. According to the
Financial Times
, it marks MySpace's boldest push into original video content. The series was also distributed on
YouTube
,
Veoh
, and on an original Prom Queen website.
[3]
The first season ended on June 20, 2007, with over 15 million views of the episodes during the original 12-week run,
[4]
and has been viewed by over 40 million people to date.
[5]
A 15-episode spinoff series,
Prom Queen: Summer Heat
, debuted on August 27, 2007. On May 7, 2008, a Japanese remake of the series, titled
Tokyo Prom Queen
, began airing in a similar format.
On October 20, 2008, Michael Eisner confirmed that a third season of "Prom Queen" would be produced.
[6]
A DVD of the series was released on October 8, 2008; it included behind-the-scenes footage and audio commentaries from the cast and creators of the series.
In July 2009 it was announced that a follow-up series was being filmed, entitled
Prom Queen: The Homecoming
. Starting July 4, 2010, 'Homecoming' began to air on
Citytv
, a Canada-based television website. Four episodes were released each Monday. "Homecoming" connected 'Sam Has 7 friends' with 'Prom Queen' and primarily focused on the character, Sadie Simmons. 'Homecoming' ended with a cliffhanger, suggesting another season would appear.
In October 2012, "Homecoming" debuted in the United States (along with the original "Prom Queen" and "Sam Has 7 Friends") on
The CW
's website.
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As of November 2014, the first season can be seen for free on
YouTube
, at the channel promqueentv. The episodes contain their original edits, without being pasted together as they had been on THE CW website.
On April 13, 2019, actor Sean Hankinson posted a video to Instagram portraying his character, Ben. The video appeared to be simply for fun, not some kind of announcement.
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Plot
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The core plot of
Prom Queen
revolves around a text message sent to Ben, saying, "U R going 2 kill the prom queen." This occurs as the prom approaches, and the drama begins to unfold.
Main characters
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- Ben - the witty student who receives a cryptic message.
- Sadie - Ben's quiet sister, who writes for the school newspaper. She says she hates the idea of prom, but secretly wants to attend.
- Chad - the school jock, who carries a pink phone that receives a call from one person only. Who could it be?
- Nikki - Chad's girlfriend. She's stuck-up and wants to be the prom queen. However, she has a terrible self-image and has a secret.
- Lauren - Nikki's friend who has a bad relationship with her mother. She loves Josh, but does he love her?
- Curtis - Sadie's quirky best friend with possible other agendas.
- Jill - Lauren's mother, who was Prom Queen at her prom. Jill is mentally unhealthy and seems to be obsessed with Ben.
- Danica - a British exchange student, staying with Lauren; she has a video camera which she uses daily, to capture her American experience.
- Courtney - the girl whom Ben likes. They are doing a school play together, but it seems she has a second life, of sorts.
- Josh - Ben's friend, who keeps to himself and is even a mystery to Ben.
Cast
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- Sean Hankinson
- Ben
- Katy Stoll
- Sadie
- David Loren - Chad
- Laura Howard - Danica
- Alexandra French - Nikki
- Jake Shideler - Josh
- Haley Mancini - Lauren
- John Shires - Nolan
- Mills Allison - Curtis
- Andre Boyer - Brett
- Sheila Vand
- Courtney
- Kateland Carr - Michele
- Amy Kay Raymond - Jill
Music
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James McKeever wrote the musical score for the series.
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