Hulu Orders Second Season of Original Series Holly Hobbie

The Hulu Original live-action teen series Holly Hobbie has been renewed by the streamer for a second season, and Canada’s Family Channel has recommissioned the series as well.

Production on the ten-episode order is currently underway in Toronto, with the second season slated to bow on both Hulu and Family Channel later this year. Holly Hobbie is a modern revival of the 1970s and ’80s girls’ character brand. The series centers on the titular 14-year-old, played by Ruby Jay (Tangled: The Series and CBS’s upcoming prime-time comedy The Unicorn), a small-town girl out to save her grandmother’s Calico Café.

Hobbie starts open mic nights at the café, performing original songs to bring her community together. Her world—and her songwriting—evolves in season two as she is cast in a musical; but ultimately, she clashes with its challenging director (Jake Epstein; Degrassi: The Next Class, Designated Survivor), and sparks fly with the arrival of the talented Oscar (Tomaso Sanelli; Titans and Suits), a contemporary of Hobbie’s who is also a potential musical rival and crush.

Holly Hobbie is produced by Aircraft Pictures (The Breadwinner, Bruno & Boots: This Can’t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall) in association with Cloudco Entertainment (Care Bears: Unlock The Magic, Tinpo) and Wexworks Media (D.N.Ace, Paw Patrol), with the financial participation of the Shaw Rocket Fund. Sarah Glinski (Degrassi: Next Class, Degrassi: The Next Generation) returns as showrunner.

The season two order comes on the heels of an announcement from the Warner Music Group securing the rights to the original music from both seasons of the series and its June 21 release of the first single from the show, “Be The Change.” The show premiered last autumn on Hulu in the U.S. as a Hulu Original Series, as well as Family Channel in Canada. CBBC will launch the show’s first season in the U.K. this summer, with additional market debuts set to be announced shortly, including in France.

Anthony Leo, producer at Aircraft Pictures, said: “We are delighted that Hulu recommissioned Holly Hobbie for a second season of music-driven, heart-warming adventures. It’s a privilege to be working with these best-in-class partners and it’s an incredibly exciting time for both Holly Hobbie and our dedicated cast and crew.”

Ryan Wiesbrock, head of development and production at Cloudco Entertainment, said: “Season two of Holly Hobbie allows us to deepen and expand Holly’s relationships with her friends and family, while throwing new characters and more original music into the mix.”