Sydney to the Max/Season 2

**Season 2** of *Sydney to the Max* was announced by Disney Channel on May 23, 2019. Production began on July 17, 2019 and concluded on February 5, 2020. The episode order was revealed by Ava Kolker on September 10, 2019. The Season premiered on December 13, 2019, and concluded on August 21, 2020.

## Plot

Set in the present day with flashbacks to the 1990s, the endearing daughter/father comedy revolves around outgoing middle schooler Sydney Reynolds who lives with her single dad Max in the house he grew up in, along with her free-spirited grandmother Judy. As Sydney navigates becoming a teenager alongside her bestie Olive, Max’s flashbacks of his childhood with his best friend Leo parallel her adventures, illustrating how life’s “growing pains” evolve but don’t really change.

### Main Cast

* Ruth Righi as Sydney Reynolds
* Ava Kolker as Olive Rozalski
* Jackson Dollinger as Young Max Reynolds
* Christian J. Simon as Leo Webb
* Ian Reed Kesler as Adult Max Reynolds
* Caroline Rhea as Judy Reynolds

### Recurring Cast

* Amelia Wray as Sophia
* Julia Garcia as Emmy Mendoza
* Arjun Sriram as Pete
* Brogan Hall as Bucky
* Izzy Lieberman as Bryce
* Rizwan Manji as Vice Principal Virmani
* Tom Wilson as Grandpa Doug
* Lisa Ann Walter as Marlene
* Reid Shapiro as Iggy
* Joshua Gonzalez as Derek
* Ginifer King as Angela
* Melissa Peterman as Mrs. Harris
* Aaron Takahashi as Mr. Tanaka

### Special Guest Cast

* Dana Heath as Hannah
* Eric Allan Kramer as Coach Carlock
* Brandon Rossel as Jake

### Guest Cast

* Krystal Joy Brown as Alisha Reynolds
* Nick Jaine as Adult Pete
* Cassidey Fralin as Young Alisha

## Episodes

### Confirmed Episodes

These are confirmed episodes with dates to them.

* 1. 12/13/19 - How The Syd Stole Christmas (#201)
* 2. 03/23/20 - Father of the Bribe (#202)
* 3. 03/24/20 - Sister Pact (#205)
* 4. 03/25/20 - Night Not At The Museum (#203)
* 5. 03/26/20 - Going the Green Mile (#204)
* 6. 03/27/20 - Girlz II Women (#206)
* 7. 04/03/20 - Baby One More Rhyme (#210)
* 8. 04/10/20 - Mrs. Harris' Opus (#215)
* 9. 06/01/20 - The Lunch Club (#214)
* 10. 06/02/20 - Boy Meets Dad (#211)
* 11. 06/03/20 - Slurping with the Enemy (#213)
* 12. 06/04/20 - What's My Grade Again? (#217)
* 13. 06/05/20 - Crush Hour (#221)
* 14. 06/12/20 - Bummer Rental (#218)
* 15. 06/19/20 - My Best Friends' Ending (#207)
* 16. 06/26/20 - Sing It On (#219)
* 17. 07/17/20 - Rock the Float (#220)
* 18. 07/24/20 - The Big Rozalski (#208)
* 19. 08/07/20 - When Harry Met Sydney (#209)
* 20. 08/14/20 - Look Who's Rocking (#212)
* 21. 08/21/20 - Thirteen Candles (#216)

## Trivia

* Rumors of a second season began the day after Fan Fest when Ian made a tweet that seemed like a clue to a second season.
* The First Table read was July 17th, 2019, which was also when production began.
* On July 17, 2019, Ava Kolker announced that production of the new season was underway.
* On July 17, 2019, Ian Reed Kesler confirmed that he would be directing a few episodes this season.[4]
* Season 2 featured the first holiday-themed episode in the series. (*How The Syd Stole Christmas*)
* Isabella Kai Rice was confirmed to come back for the second season by Jackson Dollinger.
* The season consists 21 episodes.
* Production began on July 17, 2019.
* Production concluded on February 5, 2020.
* The show took a 2 month hiatus in January and February 2020. The show resumed on March 23, 2020.
* The show went back on hiatus on April 17, 2020 due to movies airing 4/17 and 4/24, but will return June 1, 2020.
* This is the first season that will air on Friday’s (Regular) starting March 27, 2020.
* Despite *How The Syd Stole Christmas* being the first episode of Season 2, *Father of the Bribe* was advertised as the Season 2 Premiere.

## References

1. https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/sydney-to-the-max-renewed-season-2-disney-channel-1203223771/