Bunk'd

### Executive Producers

Pamela Eells O'Connell, Adam Lapidus, Phil Baker, Erin Dunlap, David Booth, Eric Schaar, Valerie Ahern and Miranda May

### Producers

Mike Montesano, Ted Zizik, Shari Tavey, Clayton Sakoda and Jason Shubb

### Production Companies

Bon Mot Productions
 It's a Laugh Productions
 That's Not So Funny Productions
 A Little Too You

### Original Release

July 31, 2015 - May 21, 2023

**Bunk'd** is an American television series created by Pamela Eells O'Connell. It is a spin-off to the series Jessie.

It focuses on a rustic summer camp in Maine.

The series premiered on Disney Channel on July 31, 2015 and aired for six seasons until May 21, 2023.

## Plot

Emma, Ravi, and Zuri leave New York City and head off to Moose Rump, Maine, to spend the summer at Camp Kikiwaka, where their parents met as teenagers. The Ross children and their new friends try their best to adapt to their lives at the camp, which was founded by Jedediah Swearengen and is named after a legendary Bigfoot-like creature that lives in the nearby forest. The camp has a notorious reputation of staying open despite violating various health code and safety regulations.

In "We Didn't Start the Fire", several cabins are destroyed by a fire after a candle is left unattended. In "We Can't Bear It", the Ross children return with a new generation of campers to find the cabins were never rebuilt and Gladys ran away with the insurance money. These children include pageant girl Destiny, cautious boy Mateo, and Lou's messy second cousin Finn. The Ross children then convince their parents to buy Camp Kikiwaka and put them in charge. Eventually, Emma, Ravi, and Zuri agree to sell the camp to Lou while they go pursue their dream jobs. In "Who da Boss? Lou da Boss!" Lou is now in charge of Camp Kikiwaka. While Lou gains Ava and Noah as fellow counsellors, Destiny, Mateo, and Finn gain Gwen as a fellow camper.

The season five episode "R.V. Having Fun Yet" introduces a new character named Parker Preston who is the great-grandson of Jedediah's partner "Hatchet Joe" Preston who co-owned the Camp Kikiwaka in the past. Now Parker has arrived to become the co-owner and improve Camp Kikiwaka in appearance and camper attendance.

In season six, Lou, Parker, Noah, and Destiny head to Dusty Tush, Wyoming to open up a new camp at a dude ranch which they purchased from The Marshall. There they encounter another new generation of campers, including fearless daredevil Winnie, enthusiastic cowboy-wannabe Bill, and video-game fanatic Jake.

## Production

The series is a spinoff of Jessie. Bunk'd was renewed for a second season by Disney Channel on February 29, 2016. The second season premiered on August 23, 2016.

The series was renewed for a third season by Disney Channel on August 31, 2017. On June 1, 2018, it was announced that Peyton List, Karan Brar, Skai Jackson, and Miranda May would be returning for the third season and that Raphael Alejandro, Will Buie Jr., and Mallory Mahoney would be joining the cast. The third season premiered on Disney Channel on June 18, 2018. In March 2018, actress Skai Jackson stated in an interview that she was leaving Disney and that Bunk'd would end with the third season. In September 2018, it was confirmed in a report from The Hollywood Reporter that Peyton List would also leave the series after the conclusion of its third season.

On November 15, 2018, it was announced by Disney Channel that the series had been renewed for a fourth season. Miranda May, Mallory James Mahoney, Raphael Alejandro, and Will Buie Jr. would return for the fourth season, with new unannounced cast also set to star alongside them, while Peyton List, Karan Brar, and Skai Jackson would not be returning to the series. Additionally, Andi Mack's Phil Baker and Erin Dunlap were to take over as executive producers in the fourth season. Production for the fourth season began in March 2019. On March 18, 2019, it was announced that production on the fourth season had commenced and that Israel Johnson, Shelby Simmons, and Scarlett Estevez had been added to the cast of the series. On May 10, 2019, it was announced that the fourth season would premiere on June 20, 2019.

On February 24, 2020, it was announced by Disney Channel that the series had been renewed for a fifth season. Executive producer Erin Dunlap will serve as the sole showrunner for the fifth season. In addition, all of the cast from the fourth season, with the exception of Scarlett Estevez, is set to return. On August 26, 2020, it was announced that Trevor Tordjman from Zombies and Zombies 2 would join the main cast for the fifth season as Parker Preston. Disney Channel announced on December 11, 2020, that the fifth season would premiere on January 15, 2021. On December 15, 2021, it was announced that the series was renewed for a sixth season, subtitled Learning the Ropes, with Miranda May, Trevor Tordjman, Mallory James Mahoney, and Israel Johnson returning. New to the series are Shiloh Verrico as Winnie, Luke Busey as Jake, and Alfred Lewis as Bill. The sixth season premiered on June 10, 2022, and will have 30 episodes. On October 11, 2022, Disney Channel renewed the series for a seventh season.

## Release

In Canada, the series premiered on Disney Channel Canada on the second day of the channel's launch on September 2, 2015. The series premiered on Disney Channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland on November 20, 2015, and premiered in Australia and New Zealand on January 14, 2016.