Season 3

**Season 3** of Penny on M.A.R.S. was announced on October 2018. When production ended on September 13, 2019, it was announced that this would be the final season. It premiered on February 17, 2020 in the UK. In Italy, all episodes were made available on July 3, 2020 on Disney+.

It has a total of 13 episodes.

## Plot

At this point Penny's secret has been revealed, but where will her passion for music take her? Will she become the famous singer she has always dreamed to be or will she be stopped by the many obstacles that lay down on the road to success? What role will old and new friends, family and love play in this incredible journey?

The third season will see her grapple with the staging of a musical alongside her longtime friend Camilla and her new ally Sasha. In addition, there will be many new characters such as Rob, Vicky and Martha. But Penny will also have to deal with nostalgia for Sebastian, who has become a musician and is now on tour, a new normality that will create many problems and jealousies in the protagonist.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Olivia-Mai Barrett as Penny Mendez
* Shannon Gaskin as Camilla Young
* Finlay MacMillan as Sebastian Storm
* Luke Walsh as Mike Weber
* Olivia Chan as Sofia Hu
* Ryan Dean as Sasha Lukin
* Giacomo Vigo as Pete Swanson
* Jack Christou as Tom Lauder
* Keenan Munn-Francis as Rob Walker
* Kira Malou as Vicky Bernhard
* Amani Lia as Martha Patel

### Recurring Cast

* Merissa Porter as Bakìa
* Hanna Hefner as Debbie Cornish
* Ben Richards as Freddy Wolf
* Michael Rodgers as Bruce Gold
* Melanie Grey as Miss Tosca Bauer
* Yonv Joseph as Mr Sean McDougal
* William Kenning as Mr Roberto Piccolo
* Nathalie Rapti Gomez as Mrs Ella Johnson
* Arianna Di Claudio as Arianna Rossi
* Leonardo Ferrari as Dave Marshal, rapper and judge of The Talent
* Andrea Beruatto as Adrian Glaser, pop star and judge of The Talent
* Asya Rotella as Simo Ferrari, fashion blogger and judge of The Talent

## Episodes

1. The Other Side Of The World
2. The Ugly Duckling
3. Welcome Back, Mum
4. An Unwelcome Surprise
5. The Talent Show!
6. Just Friends?
7. Prima Ballerina
8. Unexpected Guests
9. Rumours
10. Let's Get Pete!
11. Who Will Make It To The Finals?
12. The M.A.R.S.ical
13. The Finals

## Songs

* **That's the Way We Do It** (Olivia-Mai Barrett and Keenan Munn-Francis)
* **No Regrets** (Finlay MacMillan, Olivia-Mai Barrett, Amani Lia and Jack Christou)
* **Shining Star** (Olivia-Mai Barrett and Ryan Dean)
* **The Finest Line** (Jack Christou and Shannon Gaskin)
* **Let Myself Go** (Ryan Dean, Olivia-Mai Barrett, Shannon Gaskin, Jack Christou, Amani Lia and Finlay MacMillan)

## Trivia

* Season 3 showrunners reunited on June 4, 2019.
* The cast reunited in Milan on June 10, 2019.
* Olivia-Mai Barrett, Finlay MacMillan, Ryan Dean, Jack Christou and Amani Lia recorded the songs of the season from June 10 to June 21, 2019.
* The cast had the first table read on June 17, 2019.
* Rehearsals for season 3 started on June 24, 2019.
* Filming for this season began on July 8, 2019 and ended on September 13, 2019.
* On September 16, the cast shot some promotional clips.
* The videoclip of No Regrets was shot on September 19.
* This season introduces 3 new main characters: Martha, Rob and Vicky.
	+ On the other hand, Nick and Lucy leave the show.
* Leo Ferrari, Asya Rotella and Andrea Beruatto, who play the judges of The Talent Dave, Simo and Adrian, did a test to dub themselves in Italian.
	+ It took place at Disc To Disc Productions in Milan during November 2019.
	+ The test didn't go well and professional voice actors were hired instead.
* The season was initially planned to air in Italy on March 16, 2020, just one month after the UK premiere, but it was delayed. Unlike the previous seasons, it will be available only on Disney+.
	+ Airing in France on March 28, 2020 was delayed too. That decision was taken somewhen after March 13, as the official TV guide published that day still announced the premiere of episodes 3 and 4 on April 4.
	+ In the meantime, Greece, Middle East, Africa, Poland and Scandinavia were able to watch the season before Italy.

## References

1. ↑ Claudio Norza: "Everything that begins has an end"
2. ↑ Penny on M.A.R.S. licensing news
3. ↑ Shannon Gaskin: "It's a wrap!"
4. ↑ Disney Channel France schedules for April 4-10 2020