British television series
The Lodge
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Genre
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Based on
| North Star
by Michal Cooper Keren
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Starring
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Theme music composer
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- Jeannie Lurie
- Aristeidis Archontis
- Chen Neeman
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Opening theme
| "Starting Over, Starting Now"
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Composers
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Country of origin
| United Kingdom
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Original language
| English
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No.
of series
| 2
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No.
of episodes
| 25
(
list of episodes
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Executive producer
| Steven Andrew
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Producer
| Raymond Lau
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Running time
| 21?23 minutes
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Production company
| Zodiak Kids Studios
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Network
| Disney Channel
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Release
| 23 September 2016
(
2016-09-23
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3 November 2017
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2017-11-03
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The Lodge
is a British
musical
drama
and
mystery
television series that premiered on
Disney Channel
in the United Kingdom on 23 September 2016 and on
Disney Channel
in the United States on 17 October 2016. The series is based on the Israeli series
North Star
and stars
Sophie Simnett
,
Luke Newton
,
Thomas Doherty
,
Bethan Wright
, Jayden Revri,
Jade Alleyne
,
Joshua Sinclair-Evans
, and
Mia Jenkins
.
Premise
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Fifteen-year-old Skye moves with her father Ed from the big city to rural Northern Ireland, where they take over a local hotel called North Star, which was previously owned and managed by Skye's grandfather Patrick. At their new home, Skye tries to build a life, but this new life is far from complication free as she must navigate through the everyday stresses of life as a teenager. When she discovers that her father is planning to sell the hotel to Gil, Skye becomes upset as she has developed an emotional attachment to it. Skye decides to convince her father not to sell the hotel only to discover that the man wanting to buy it is her new friend's father. Skye receives the support of her friends, but not everyone is as interested as she is in saving it. Skye discovers secrets over time that will affect not only her life, but that of the hotel.
Cast and characters
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Main
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- Sophie Simnett
as Skye Hart, a girl who moves to the North Star.
- Luke Newton
as Ben Evans, a repairman at the North Star who enjoys the outdoors.
- Thomas Doherty
as Sean Matthews, a worker at the North Star who enjoys mountain biking.
- Bethan Wright
as Danielle Clark, Skye's frenemy, Sean's ex-girlfriend, and Ben's girlfriend.
- Jayden Revri as Noah Potts, a worker at the North Star who is a
DJ
.
- Jade Alleyne
as Kaylee Markson, a worker at the North Star who plans to be a singer.
- Joshua Sinclair-Evans
as Josh, Skye's friend from the city who she contacts for advice.
- Mia Jenkins
as Alex, the cousin of Skye Hart who gets a job at the North Star. (series 2)
Recurring
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- Marcus Garvey as Ed Hart, the father of Skye.
- John Hopkins
as Samuel "SJ" James, the uncle of Kyle and Aaron.
- Geoffrey McGivern
as Patrick Hart, the grandfather of Skye and the original owner of the North Star.
- Dan Richardson as Gil Matthews, the father of Sean.
- Ellie Taylor
as Christina, the director of the reality series
My Amazing Life
.
- Laila Rouass
as Olivia Clark, the mother of Danielle.
- Dominic Harrison
as Oz, a singer who is a temporary love interest for Kaylee.
- Tom Hudson
as Kyle, the nephew of SJ.
- Martin Anzor as Aaron, the nephew of SJ.
- Sarah Nauta
as Lori, a girl who worked for Christina. Nauta also voices her character in the Dutch dub of the series.
- Clara Rugaard
as Ana, Ben's ex-girlfriend from Norway who befriends Danielle. Rugaard also voices her character in the Danish dub of the series.
- Cameron King as Ethan Evans, the younger brother of Ben who enjoys rock-climbing.
- Emma Campbell-Jones as Ella Matthews, the mother of Sean.
- Lina Larissa Strahl
as Frankie, a student at Kaylee's music college.
- Kimberley Walsh
as Rebecca, a music producer who encourages Frankie to steal Kaylee's song.
- Dove Cameron
as Jess, Sean's friend who enjoys competitive biking.
Episodes
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Series 1 (2016)
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Series 2 (2017)
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Production
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In July 2015,
Disney Channel UK
gave the green light for the production of the series
The Lodge
, which had the working title of
North Star
.
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For the first series, 13 episodes were originally announced, each with a running time of 22 minutes, though the amount was later reduced to 10 episodes.
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The main character, Skye, was originally named Maia, like in the Israeli Disney Channel original series
North Star
.
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The series
The Lodge
, filmed in
Northern Ireland
, takes place in the county of
County Down
. Most of the scenes are filmed in Montalto Estate and at The Carriage Rooms, which are in
Ballynahinch
.
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On 13 December 2016, it was announced that the series was renewed for a second series, which premiered in 2017.
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On 21 February 2017, it was announced that production had begun on the second series and it would consist of 15 episodes.
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The Lodge
features the first
coming out
scene in a Disney Channel series: in a 2017 episode, Josh (
Joshua Sinclair-Evans
) mentions that girls aren't his type.
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Music
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Broadcast and release
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The pilot episode of
The Lodge
, "The New Girl", was released online in the UK on 8 September 2016, more than two weeks before its television premiere. The first series premiered in the United States on
Disney Channel
on 17 October 2016.
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At the end of 2016 and beginning of 2017, the series was released in 108 additional countries within the
EMEA
region.
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The series has since been made available on the streaming service
Disney+
.
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Ratings
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UK ratings
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U.S. ratings
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References
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External links
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Disney
international co-productions
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European
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