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The Aca-Girls is an upcoming Wiki Channel original musical-comedy series. The series was created by Mrs.NiallHoran13 aka Marley, who also stars in the series as the lead character Marley. The series was picked up by the Wiki Channel and will start filming during the summer for winter premiere. This is the first Wiki Channel series with a music theme. It was originally a book series. More info and some of the books can be read here. On November 29th 2013, the Wiki Channel announced that they were ordering 16 more episodes for season one, bumping the season one order up from 14 to 30. On December 8th 2013 the Wiki Channel announced that they would not be renewing the series for a second season. Show star, Marley will be starring in a Wiki Channel Original movie and be a part of a brand new series in 2014. New episodes of The Aca-Girls air on Fridays at 9:00 on Wiki Channel.
The series is currently on a hiatus as of February 2014. On Friday, June 13, the series was officially cancelled by the Wiki Channel.
Overview
The series follows Marley, a normal 14 year old girl has a love for music, along with her two best friends Cassidy and Eleanor. When the three find out they sound great together they start an Acapella girl group "The Aca-Girls". Throughout the series, they go on crazy adventures as a band, finding new members and of course, the small little romances. Almost each episode features music that is either an original song or a cover performance. The background music, sounds and beats are all done acapella, hence the title, "The Aca-Girls". Although some songs feature actual background music. The music and style of some of the performances have been compaired to the Dalton Academy Warblers (a show choir team from the hit FOX series "Glee").
Main Cast
Marley Michele as Marley King - Marley is the 14 year old protagonist of the series and the leader of the Aca-Girls. She has very big dreams and a very big talent to back them up.
BomBom6206 aka Esther as Cassidy Northwest - Cassidy is one of Marley's best friend who is very smart and does well in school. She can be kind of nerdy and dorky at times, but she is a very talented singer.
Percilla Gold as Eleanor Woods - Marley's boy crazy best friend. Eleanor can be a bit hyper and random at times, nevertheless her voice is a vital part to the team and she always tries her best to help her friends.
Brettfish as Lane King - Lane is Marley's little brother and assistant of the band.
Kelly Lloyd as Marcus Northwest - Marcus is Cassidy's big brother, Lane's idol and happens to be manager of the band.
Shaynene16 as Lucy King - Lucy is Marley'sr adoptive sister who is 14 and a member of the band.
Recurring Cast
To see the full list of recurring cast memebers from "the Aca-Girls", click here.
Series Overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
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Season premiere | Season finale | |||
1 | 30 | December 1, 2013 |
TBA |
Episodes
Season 1
The first season of "the Aca-Girls" was picked up by the Wiki Channel on June 7th, 2013 for a total of 14 episodes to complete the first season order. On December 8th, Wiki Channel ordered 16 more episodes to complete the season 1 order, bumping the episode list for season 1 from 14 to 30.
Series # |
Season # |
Title | Written by | Directed by | Original air date | Prod. code |
U.S. Ratings (in Millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Aca-Pilot" | Nutter Butter | December 1, 2013 | 101 | 3.7 | |
Marley and her two best friends, Cassidy and Eleanor decide to start a musical girl group called the "Aca-Girls". However they later find that being in a group is a lot of work and try to find a manager to manage them. This makes the girls quickly realise that being in a band is not as easy as they hoped. Guest Stars: Ariana Grande Song(s) Featured: "The Way" by Ariana Grande (feat. Mac Miller) and "Stronger" by Kelly Clarkson. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Aca-Fella" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13, NYCgleek and Jake Farrow |
Joel Zwick | December 8, 2013 | 102 | 2.9 |
Marley sings for a guy she has a crush on. Guest Stars: Niall Horan as Logan Mitchell. Notes: This is the first time the girls sings two songs by One Direction in one episode. Song(s) Featured: "One thing" and "That's What Makes Ya Beautiful" by One Direction. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Diva Domination" |
NYCgleek |
David Israel | December 15, 2013 | 103 | 3.3 |
When Eleanor gets in an arguement with Cassidy and Marley, she considers leaving the band.
Song(s) Featured: "I Knew You Were Trouble" by Taylor Swift and "Hot N' Cold" by Katy Perry. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Refund Raiser" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 and NYCgleek |
Jake Farrow | December 29, 2014 | 104 | 3.3 |
When the girls hold a fund raiser/concert in-order to save the music program, they find that a new girl Annabeth would really like to join the band, however she is on the cheerleading team with Jennifer, who wants to perform on stage alone. Now the girls must find a way to put on a concert without Jennifer trying to take their spotlight. Meanwhile, Marcus and Justice try to see who can build a better booth to win more money for the school.
Song(s) Featured: "Come & Get It" by Selena Gomez and "Mean" by Taylor Swift. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "Band Battle" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
David Israel | January 5, 2014 | 105 | 2.0 |
The girls enter a band competition but there is one problem. Jennifer started her own band (Big Melody) and is in the same competition. Who will win?
Guest Stars: HappyMusicalAmy as Savanna. Song(s) Featured: "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds, "Price Tag" by Jessie J, and "Don't Stop The Music" by Rihanna. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "Boat Party" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
NYCgleek | January 19, 2014 | 106 | 1.8 |
There's going to be a big boat party in Chicago and the girls try to get booked to play there. But, the person who books people is Jennifer's sister. How will the girls get in?
Song(s) Featured: "Bad" by Michael Jackson | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Everything Has Changed" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
Jake Farrow | January 26, 2014 | 107 | 3.9 |
Marley and Justice have been the best of friends since 3rd Grade, they can tell each other everything. But that may change after they accidentally kiss after singing "Everything Has Changed" together. What will happen after Jennifer finds out?
Notes: Song(s) Featured: "Everything Has Changed" by Taylor Swift and "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Aca-Wait What?" |
Nutter Butter |
Shelley Jensen | February 2, 2014 | 108 | 2.9 |
Cassidy can't stand Eleanor's new boyfriend, but since Eleanor wants her best friend and boyfriend to get along, she forces them to hang out. However, while they're hanging out, they kiss, so Marley, Justice, and Marcus attempt to help them avoid hurting Eleanor's feelings.
Song(s) Featured: "Rumor Has it" by Adele and "The Way" by Ariana Grade. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "A Little Thing Called Love" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
Shelley Jensen | February 15, 2014 | 109 | 5.0 |
It'a that time of year where everyone is falling in love-except Marley and Justice. Marley's love for Justice has been becoming stronger since their kiss, She just doesn't know what to do. Meanwhile, Jennifer and Justice have been getting into a lot of fights-So many fights they break up. Justice needs Marley to comfort him-But what will happen in their relationship?
Notes: This is a Valentine's day episode, that airs on a special night (Saturday). Song(s) Featured: "Love Song" by Sara Barellis and "Give Your Heart A Breakl" by Demi Lovato. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "Time To Dance" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
David Israel | February 23, 2014 | 110 | 2.0 |
Notes: Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
11 | 11 | "TBA" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
NYCgleek | March 2, 2014 | 111 | 4.3 |
Notes: Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
12 | 12 | "TBA" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
NYCgleek | March 9, 2014 | 112 | |
Notes: Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
13 | 13 | "Romeo, I Have Love For The" |
Shelly Jensen |
NYCgleek | March 16, 2014 | 113 | |
Marley and Eleanor audition for parts in the school's play of Romeo and Juliete, things get a little crazy when Eleanor gets the part over Marley and Marley gets a little jealous.
Notes: Song(s) Featured: "Baby I" performed by Eleanor. | |||||||
14 | 14 | "TBA" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 | March 23, 2014 | 114 | |
TBA
Notes: Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
15 | 15 | "TBA" |
Nutter Butter |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 | March 28, 2014 | 115 | |
Notes: This is the first episode to air as a part of the wiki channel friday night line-up. Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
16 | 16 | "TBA" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
NMrs.NiallHoran13 | April 4, 2014 | 116 | |
Notes: Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
17 | 17 | "TBA" |
Marsha Williams |
NYCgleek | April 11, 2014 | 117 | |
Notes: Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
18 | 18 | "The Aca-Girls in Hollywood (Part 1)" |
NYCgleek |
NYCgleek | April 18, 2014 | 118 | |
Notes: This is the first part of the "James in Hollywood" this episode airs Friday, with part 2 airing Saturday night. Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
19 | 19 | "TBA" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 | April 25, 2014 | 119 | |
Notes: Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
20 | 20 | "TBA" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
Monkey Madnesses | May 2, 2014 | 120 | |
Notes: Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
21 | 21 | "TBA" |
Jake Farrow |
NYCgleek | May 9, 2014 | 121 | |
Notes: Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
22 | 22 | "The Aca-Girls in Hollywood (Part 1)" |
NYCgleek |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 | May 16, 2014 | 122 | |
The Aca-Girls go to Hollywood to perform a big event for a small concert that a student name James had raised money for. The girls all go sight seeing until two of them get in a bit fight and don't want to perform. James and Marley must work together to get them back.
Notes: This is the first part of a cross over event with James in Hollywood. This episode airs on Saturday night. Guest Star(s): "James in Hollywood" cast. Song(s) Featured: "Help" by the Beattles. "L.A. Baby" by Jonas Brothers. | |||||||
23-24 | 23-24 | "TBA" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 | May 23, 2014 | 23-124 | |
Notes: Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
25 | 25 | "TBA" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
Nutter Butter | July 13, 2014 | 125 | |
Notes: Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
26 | 26 | "TBA" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
NYCgleek | July 20, 2014 | 126 | |
Notes: Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
27 | 27 | "TBA" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
NYCgleek | July 27, 2014 | 127 | |
Notes: Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
28 | 28 | "TBA" |
NYCgleek |
NYCgleek | August 3, 2014 | 128 | |
Notes: Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
29 | 29 | "TBA" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
NYCgleek | August 10, 2014 | 129 | |
Notes: Song(s) Featured: | |||||||
30 | 30 | "TBA" |
Mrs.NiallHoran13 |
NYCgleek | August 17, 2014 | 130 | |
Notes: Song(s) Featured: |
International Release
Country / Region | Channel | Series premiere | Title in country |
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United States | Wiki Channel | December 1, 2013 | the Aca-Girls |
Canada | YTV | December 1, 2013 | |
United Kingdom Ireland | Disney Channel (UK & Ireland) | November 2014 | |
Australia | Nickelodeon | 2014 |