More Hannah Montana for Disney

BURBANK: Disney Channel has ordered a fourth season of the worldwide hit Hannah Montana.

The wildly popular series, which premiered in March 2006, delivers an average of 4.4 million viewers per episode. The show stars Miley Cyrus as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana, Emily Osment as Lilly Truscott, Jason Earles as Jackson Stewart and Billy Ray Cyrus as Robby Stewart. Production wraps on season three this week and will resume early next year on season four in Hollywood. The story line for the fourth season will have the Stewarts grappling with saying goodbye to their beachfront Malibu home.

"Hannah Montana has become one of the most iconic series in television history," said Gary Marsh, the president of entertainment for Disney Channels Worldwide. "That is a direct result of the extraordinary collaboration between the show’s producers, writers and cast, all of whom constantly challenge each other to raise the bar, comedically, musically and from a storytelling perspective. In keeping with that approach, Miley and the producers have proposed a change of setting for season four that will provide the catalyst for wonderful new characters and further expand the storytelling opportunities."