Miley Cyrus originally auditioned for the role of the "best friend"Lilly Romero, later changed to Lilly Truscott, but they thought she would be better for the main character, so she tried out for Chloe Stewart/Hannah Montana.
Originalna ideja za serijo je temeljila na epizodi »Goin' Hollywood« serije "That's So Raven", ki je služila tudi kot pilot televizijski seriji "Better Days" z Alyson Stoner, v kateri otroška zvezda poskuša zaživeti normalno življenje in se šolati v javni šoli.