Special Episodes

**Special Episodes** of Alex & Co. are a set of 4 Special Episodes that aired after Season 3. They mark the end of the series. These episodes also introduce Penny and Camilla, which are the main characters of the Alex & Co. spin-off, Penny on M.A.R.S.

Special Episodes aired in Italy from June 26, 2017 to June 29, 2017.

These episodes aren't going to be airing in the UK, as confirmed by Disney Channel UK.

## Plot

Alex and Nicole got back together. Alex & Co. are invited to the special edition of "The Talent World", a show in which the contestants are the winners of the previous seasons of The Talent world-wide. Alex and his friends, however, decide to reject the invitation to focus on the music projects of their record company. Nicole, in fact, has a new big dream: to get her new lyrics sung by Bakìa, the greatest pop star of the moment.

Alex, Nicole, Emma, ​​Ray, and Rebecca go to Matt's villa for his birthday. During the party, Nicole discovers that next to Matt's house, Bakìa is shooting a new music video. Nicole tries to get closer to the pop star but is the victim of a serious accident. Thanks to the help of an unknown girl, Penny, Nicole is safe, but her savior mysteriously disappeared. Alex and his friends are desperate: Nicole is in a coma and it is unknown if or when she will resume.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Leonardo Cecchi as Alex Leoni
* Eleonora Gaggero as Nicole De Ponte
* Beatrice Vendramin as Emma Ferrari
* Riccardo Alemanni as Ray
* Giulia Guerrini as Rebecca Guglielmino
* Luca Valenti as Matt
* Olivia-Mai Barrett as Penny Mendez

### Recurring Cast

* Lucrezia Roberta Di Michele as Linda Rossetti
* Asia Corvino as Samantha Ferri
* Arianna Amadei as Giada Guglielmino
* Shannon Gaskin as Camilla Young
* Merissa Porter as Bakìa
* Ben Richards as Freddy Wolf
* Riccardo Festa as Rick De Ponte
* Sara D'Amario as Sara De Ponte
* Yvonne Giovanello as Sonia, Matt's mother
* Lucrezia Bertini as Soraya, Matt's sister
* Massimiliano Varrese as Arturo, Matt's father
* Michelle Carpente as Erika
* Michele Bottini as James
* Eleonora Haerens as Ginevra Blanche di Franconia

## Episodes

1. Special 1 (06/26/17)
2. Special 2 (06/27/17)
3. Special 3 (06/28/17)
4. Special 4 (06/29/17)

## Songs

* Live It Up (Merissa Porter)
* The Universe Owes You One (Leonardo Cecchi and Merissa Porter)

## Italian dub credits

 Audio post-production
 Dubbing director
 Italian dub by DREAM&DREAM

## Trivia

* These episodes are the final ones of Alex & Co.
* These episodes include four new characters: Penny Mendez, Camilla Young, Bakìa and Freddy Wolf.
	+ All their actors are English. See Italian dub credits.
	+ When they speak with the rest of the characters, they originally talk in English while the others reply in Italian.
* These episodes have the same intro of Season 3 second part, but Clio is replaced by Matt, and the new character Penny is included.
* Some TV guides mistakenly consider these episodes as Season 3 episodes.
* The cast had the first table read on April 14, 2017.
* Filming for the special episodes began on May 2, 2017 and finished on May 25, 2017. On May 20, 2017 the cast shot promotional videos and had a photo shoot.
* In these episodes Rick De Ponte is played by Riccardo Festa, who played the character in Season 1, however, Sara De Ponte is played by Sara D'Amario, who played Nicole's mother in Come diventare grandi nonostante i genitori.
* In these episodes Matt's house is shown. These scenes were shot on May 16 and 17, 2017 at the Villa Borromeo.
* The hotel of The Talent, where Alex and Penny are staying in these episodes, is actually the Hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan, Italy.
* These episodes were initially scheduled for June 23 and 30, 2017, but they were later changed to air from June 26 to June 29, 2017. This was probably made to evenly distribute the episodes along the week.
* Unlike previous seasons, Special Episodes aired only in France, apart from Italy.

## References

1. ↑ Teaser trailer for the last episodes of Alex & Co. on Disney Channel Italy's YouTube channel
2. ↑ Disney Channel UK: "Special Episodes aren't going to be airing in the UK and we apologise for any disappointment that may be caused by this."
3. ↑ Official Plot
4. ↑ Eleonora Gaggero: "Let's start again"
5. ↑ "We've just started filming Alex & Co. special episodes"