List of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series episodes

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is an American mockumentary musical drama television series created for Disney+ by Tim Federle, inspired by the High School Musical film series. The series is produced by Chorus Boy and Salty Pictures in association with Disney Channel, with Oliver Goldstick serving as showrunner for the first four episodes. He was succeeded by Federle for the remainder of the first season and thereafter. Set at a fictionalized version of East High School, the school at which the original movie was filmed, the series follows a group of teenage theater enthusiasts who participate in a staging of High School Musical: The Musical as their school production, among others. It also explores their lives as they navigate friendships, love, interests, identity, and family relationships.

Since its debut on Disney Channel, ABC, and Freeform as a preview simulcast on November 8, 2019,^[1] High School Musical: The Musical: The Series has released 38 episodes over four seasons. The series concluded in August 2023. Kabir Akhtar was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award in 2021 for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs for the episode "Opening Night".^[2]

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally released
Season	Episodes	First released	Last released
1	10	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)^[a]	January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)
2	12	May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)	July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
3	8	July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27)	September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)
4	8	August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)

Episodes

Season 1 (2019–20)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"The Auditions"	Tamra Davis	Tim Federle	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)^[a]
2	2	"The Read-Through"	Tamra Davis	Oliver Goldstick	November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)
3	3	"The Wonderstudies"	Tamra Davis	Zach Dodes	November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
4	4	"Blocking"	Chad Lowe	Margee Magee	November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)
5	5	"Homecoming"	Joanna Kerns	Tim Federle	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)
6	6	"What Team?"	Kimberly McCullough & Joanna Kerns	Oliver Goldstick	December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)
7	7	"Thanksgiving"	Kimberly McCullough	Ann Kim	December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)
8	8	"The Tech Rehearsal"	Joanna Kerns	Natalia Castells-Esquivel	December 27, 2019 (2019-12-27)
9	9	"Opening Night"	Kabir Akhtar	Oliver Goldstick	January 3, 2020 (2020-01-03)
10	10	"Act Two"	Kabir Akhtar	Tim Federle	January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)

Season 2 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
11	1	"New Year's Eve"	Kimberly McCullough	Tim Federle	May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
12	2	"Typecasting"	Kimberly McCullough	Ann Kim	May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)
13	3	"Valentine's Day"	Paul Hoen	Zach Dodes	May 28, 2021 (2021-05-28)
14	4	"The Storm"	Paul Hoen	Ritza Bloom	June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)
15	5	"The Quinceañero"	Kimberly McCullough	Emilia Serrano	June 11, 2021 (2021-06-11)
16	6	"Yes, And"	Kimberly McCullough	Ilana Wolpert	June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)
17	7	"The Field Trip"	Paul Hoen	Carrie Rosen	June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
18	8	"Most Likely To"	Paul Hoen	Nneka Gerstle	July 2, 2021 (2021-07-02)
19	9	"Spring Break"	Brent Geisler	Natalia Castells-Esquivel	July 9, 2021 (2021-07-09)
20	10	"The Transformation"	Joanna Kerns	Jessica Leventhal	July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16)
21	11	"Showtime"	Joanna Kerns	Zach Dodes	July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)
22	12	"Second Chances"	Kimberly McCullough & Joanna Kerns	Zach Dodes & Tim Federle	July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)

Season 3 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
23	1	"Happy Campers"	Kimberly McCullough	Zach Dodes	July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27)
24	2	"Into the Unknown"	Kimberly McCullough	Ilana Wolpert	August 3, 2022 (2022-08-03)
25	3	"The Woman in the Woods"	Angela Tortu	Natalia Castells-Esquivel	August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10)
26	4	"No Drama"	Angela Tortu	Nneka Gerstle	August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17)
27	5	"The Real Campers of Shallow Lake"	Ann Marie Pace	Jessica Leventhal	August 24, 2022 (2022-08-24)
28	6	"Color War"	Christine Lakin	Chandler Turk	August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31)
29	7	"Camp Prom"	Kimberly McCullough	Zach Dodes	September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07)
30	8	"Let It Go"	Kimberly McCullough	Tim Federle	September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)

Season 4 (2023)

No. overall	No. in season	Title ^[3]	Directed by	Written by ^[4]	Original release date ^[5]
31	1	"High School Musical 4"	Hisham Abed	Tim Federle	August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)
32	2	"HSM v. HSM"	Kimberly McCullough	Ilana Wolpert	August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)
33	3	"A Star Is Reborn"	Kimberly McCullough	Ann Kim	August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)
34	4	"Trick or Treat"	Ann Marie Pace	Elisabeth Kiernan Averick	August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)
35	5	"Admissions"	Ann Marie Pace	Nneka Gerstle	August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)
36	6	"Trust the Process"	Kimberly McCullough	Chandler Turk	August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)
37	7	"The Night of Nights"	Kimberly McCullough	Zach Dodes	August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)
38	8	"Born to Be Brave"	Tim Federle	Tim Federle	August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)

Specials

Title	Directed by	Original release date
"High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special"	Clayton Cogswell^[6]	December 14, 2019 (2019-12-14)^[b]
This special features archive making-of footage from the production of the original High School Musical film. Film director Kenny Ortega and cast member Corbin Bleu talk about their experience on the film and meet the cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Lucas Grabeel also announces his guest appearance on the series. Series creator Tim Federle discusses the song "Just For a Moment", and the cast performs at the 2019 D23 Expo in Anaheim, California.
"High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special"	Tim Federle^[7]	December 11, 2020 (2020-12-11)
A holiday special in which the cast performs Christmas music. A song from the second season, "Something in the Air", is featured as a preview, as well as a performance of "The Perfect Gift" by Bassett.

Notes

^ ^a ^b The first episode premiered on ABC, Disney Channel and Freeform on November 8, 2019, serving as a simulcast preview before its release on Disney+ on November 12.^[1]
^ The first special premiered on ABC Owned Television Stations, among them WTVD-TV Raleigh, KFSN-TV Fresno, and KABC-TV Los Angeles, on December 14, 2019, before its release on Disney+ on December 20.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Pedersen, Eric (October 11, 2019). "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series First Episode To Air On ABC, Disney Channel & Freeform Ahead Of Disney+ Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^ Hipes, Patrick (March 8, 2021). "DGA Awards TV Noms Include Ted Lasso, The Mandalorian, Bridgerton And Curb Your Enthusiasm Helmers". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
^ High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Disney Press (Media Kit). Retrieved August 2, 2023.
^ "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
^ Porter, Rick (June 21, 2023). "'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' Ending With Season 4 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "A Call of the Wildcats, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special Debuts on ABC Owned TV Stations Beginning Saturday, Dec. 14, and Friday, Dec. 20, on Disney+". The Futon Critic (Press release). December 13, 2019. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ Otterson, Joe (October 7, 2020). "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Holiday Special Set at Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series at IMDb

[First_episode_broadcast-3] The first episode premiered on ABC, Disney Channel and Freeform on November 8, 2019, serving as a simulcast preview before its release on Disney+ on November 12.^[1]

[Specials_broadcast-8] The first special premiered on ABC Owned Television Stations, among them WTVD-TV Raleigh, KFSN-TV Fresno, and KABC-TV Los Angeles, on December 14, 2019, before its release on Disney+ on December 20.^[6]

[FirstEpisode-1] Pedersen, Eric (October 11, 2019). "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series First Episode To Air On ABC, Disney Channel & Freeform Ahead Of Disney+ Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

[2] Hipes, Patrick (March 8, 2021). "DGA Awards TV Noms Include Ted Lasso, The Mandalorian, Bridgerton And Curb Your Enthusiasm Helmers". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

[episode_titles-4] High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Disney Press (Media Kit). Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[WGA-5] "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[Porter-6] Porter, Rick (June 21, 2023). "'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' Ending With Season 4 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 21, 2023.

[ABCSpecial-7] "A Call of the Wildcats, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special Debuts on ABC Owned TV Stations Beginning Saturday, Dec. 14, and Friday, Dec. 20, on Disney+". The Futon Critic (Press release). December 13, 2019. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[hsmxmas-9] Otterson, Joe (October 7, 2020). "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Holiday Special Set at Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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