Andi Mack

Andi Mack is an American comedy/drama television series created by Terri Minsky. The series premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017 and aired for three seasons until July 26, 2019.
== Plot ==
Bex has a secret to tell, which will change everything for young teenager Andi.
== Episodes ==
See Also: List of Andi Mack Episodes
Season	Episodes	First Aired 	Last Aired
1 	12 	April 7, 2017 	June 23, 2017
2 	25 	October 27, 2017	August 13, 2018
3 	20 	October 8, 2018 	July 26, 2019
== Cast and Characters ==
=== Main ===
* Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Andi Mack
* Lilan Bowden as Rebecca "Bex" Mack
* Lauren Tom as Celia Mack
* Joshua Rush as Cyrus Goodman
* Asher Angel as Jonah Beck
* Sofia Wylie as Buffy Driscoll
* Trent Garrett as Bowie Quinn (Season 3)
=== Recurring ===
* Stoney Westmoreland as Henry "HAM" Mack
* Emily Skinner as Amber
* Luke Mullen as TJ Kippen
* Chelsea T. Zhang as Brittany
* Garren Stitt as Marty
* Luke Mullen as TJ
* Chloe Hurst as Miranda
* Darius Marcell as Walker
* Raquel Justice as Kira
== Production ==
Development of the series began in 2015 when Disney Channels Worldwide president Gary Marsh convinced writer and producer Terri Minsky to consider developing another series for Disney Channel. Minsky had created the popular sitcom Lizzie McGuire, which aired from 2001 to 2004, but was initially reluctant to create another teen-oriented series. Minsky eventually found inspiration for the series in an article on how actor Jack Nicholson had learned as an adult that the woman whom he believed to be his sister was actually his mother. Disney Channel ordered a pilot based on the concept in November 2015, and subsequently ordered Andi Mack to series in August 2016. The series started filming in Salt Lake City in September 2016, and finished filming in December 2016.
The first episode became available on the Disney Channel App, On-Demand, Disney Channel's YouTube, iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play on March 10, 2017, while the second episode became available the same day via Disney Channel On-Demand as well as to subscribers using the Disney Channel App. The series premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017. A total of 13 episodes were ordered for the first season; however, only 12 episodes were aired.
Disney Channel renewed the series for a second season on May 25, 2017. The filming of the second season began in July 2017.
On August 20, 2017, five additional episodes were ordered for the second season. One week prior to the season two premiere, a music video for the full version of the series' theme song was released, starring the entire cast. On October 25, 2017, TVLine revealed that in the second season, Cyrus would begin to realize that he has romantic feelings for Jonah, following through from several hints in the first season, making him the first gay main character with a coming out storyline on Disney Channel. The second season premiered on Disney Channel on October 27, 2017.
On February 19, 2018, Disney Channel announced that Andi Mack had been renewed for a third season, with the cast informed about the renewal live on Good Morning America by the creator that day. The third season premiered on October 8, 2018. On November 13, 2018, Deadline Hollywood reported that the series would be featuring a two-episode arc—"Cookie Monster" and "The New Girls"—revolving around gun safety and peer pressure. On December 14, 2018, Deadline Hollywood reported that Stoney Westmoreland was fired by Disney Channel because of his arrest by the Salt Lake City Police Department on charges of "enticing a minor" and "dealing in materials harmful to a minor", with scenes from episodes yet to air that would have featured him removed.
On April 24, 2019, it was announced that Andi Mack would end after its third season and the series finale would premiere on July 26, 2019.
== Reception ==
=== Critical Response ===
The series has been praised for accurately representing the lives of young teenagers, with examples including a learning disability, panic attacks, a bar mitzvah, and the unplanned pregnancy of the mother of the title character. It has also been praised for normalizing the Asian-American experience as being diverse and multi-dimensional, and therefore normalizing diversity. It is the first series on Disney Channel to feature a gay main character, Cyrus Goodman, a distinction which has drawn considerable media attention and was reported in the news as being historic and ground-breaking. Andi Mack became the first series on Disney Channel in which a character has used the phrase "I'm gay", which occurs when Cyrus comes out to Jonah in "One in a Minyan".
=== Ratings ===
The series is the top-rated series on cable television among all children ages 6–14. The introduction of the coming out storyline caused the series to experience a ratings surge.
== Awards and Nominations ==
Year	Award 	Association 	Nominated 	Result
2018	Outstanding Kids & Family Programming 	GLAAD Media Awards 	 	Won
2018	Media Moment of the Year 	British LGBT Awards 	 	Nominated
2018	Children's & Youth Programming 	Peabody Awards 	 	Nominated
2018	Television with a Conscience 	Television Academy Honors 	 	Won
2018	International Live Action 	BAFTA Children's Awards 	 	Nominated
2019	Children's Episodic and Specials 	Writers Guild Awards 	Jonathan S. Hurwitz 	Nominated
2019	Favorite Female TV Star 	Kids' Choice Awards 	Peyton Elizabeth Lee 	Nominated
2019	Outstanding Kids & Family Programming 	GLAAD Media Awards 	 	Nominated
2019	Best Young Ensemble in a Television Series 	Young Entertainer Awards 	Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Joshua Rush, Sofia Wylie and Asher Angel	Won
2019	Best Leading Young Actress in a Television Series	Young Entertainer Awards 	Sofia Wylie 	Nominated
2019	Children's 	NAMIC Vision Awards 	 	Nominated
2019	International Live Action 	BAFTA Children's Awards 	 	Nominated
2020	Children's Pilot and Series (Live Action) 	Casting Society of America Awards	Amber Horn, Danielle Aufiero and Steven Tylor O'Connor 	Won
2020	Outstanding Kids & Family Programming 	GLAAD Media Awards 	 	Nominated
Category:Andi Mack
Category:TV Series
Category:2017 TV Series
Category:Live-Action TV Series
Category:Disney Channel
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