The Other Kingdom
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| Created by | Thomas W. Lynch |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Production locations | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
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| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | April 10 – June 19, 2016 |
The Other Kingdom is a fantasy sitcom created by Thomas W. Lynch that aired on Nickelodeon from April 10, 2016 to June 19, 2016. The series stars Esther Zynn, Callan Potter, Celina Martin, Taylor Adams, and Josette Halpert.
Plot
Fairy Princess Astral is sent from the Fairy kingdom Athenia to the human world to live as a human, and to attend to a regular high school, for ninety days, after which she must make a decision: go back and eventually assume the throne of Athenia, or remain in the human world and become a human. For her time in the human world, Astral takes the place of a foreign exchange student named Winston who is sent to Athenia in her place.
Cast and characters
Main
- Esther Zynn as Astral, a fairy princess from the royal kingdom of Athenia who gets a chance to live in the human world and attend high school, where she poses as a foreign exchange student.
- Callan Potter as Tristan, a cute boy in school who is Astral's love interest. He is later revealed to be the lost prince of Spartania.
- Celina Martin as Morgan, Astral's best friend who loves everything fairy related.
- Taylor Adams as Devon, Astral's other friend and with whose family she is staying; it is later revealed that he is half fairy and Astral's cousin.
- Josette Halpert as Hailey, the school's popular girl who is Astral's rival.
Recurring
- Martin Roach as King Oberon, Astral's father and one of the rulers of Athenia.
- Tori Anderson as Queen Titania, Astral's mother and one of the rulers of Athenia.
- Alvina August as Versitude, advisor to King Oberon and Queen Titania. She is secretive and conniving, and also has a strong dislike of humans.
- C.J. Byrd-Vassell as Winston, a foreign exchange student from England (the one supposed be staying with Devon's family) who stays in Athenia while Astral is in the human world.
- Brett Donahue as Peter Quince, Devon's father; he is later revealed to be King Oberon's older brother who left Athenia because he believes in the technological society of humans.
- Jeff Douglas as Oswald, a knight who watches over Astral while she is the human world. When he is in the human world, he is only 7 inches tall.
- Matt Burns as Brendoni, a troll who is also Astral's cousin and next in line to rule Athenia if Astral decides to stay in the human world. When Brendoni comes to the human world, he is played by Adam Peddle.
- Torri Webster as PeaseBlossom, a wingless fairy who helps Winston in Athenia.
Episodes
| No. | Title [1][2] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [1][2] | Prod. code [1] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "What Fools These Mortals Be" | Don McCutcheon | Thomas W. Lynch | April 10, 2016 | 101 | 1.29[3] |
| 2 | "The New Kid" | Don McCutcheon | Thomas W. Lynch | April 10, 2016 | 102 | 1.20[3] |
| 3 | "Lost in Translation" | Don McCutcheon | Jan Caruana | April 17, 2016 | 103 | 1.01[4] |
| 4 | "Thanks a Latte!" | Stefan Scaini | Skander Halim | April 17, 2016 | 104 | 0.91[4] |
| 5 | "Where There's Smoke..." | Stefan Scaini | Thomas W. Lynch | April 24, 2016 | 105 | 0.92[5] |
| 6 | "Witch!" | Don McCutcheon | Max Burnett | April 24, 2016 | 106 | 0.80[5] |
| 7 | "Cold Season" | Don McCutcheon | Skander Halim | May 1, 2016 | 107 | 1.06[6] |
| 8 | "Expiration Date" | Laurie Lynd | Jan Caruana | May 1, 2016 | 108 | 0.94[6] |
| 9 | "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" | Laurie Lynd | Karen McClellan | May 8, 2016 | 109 | 0.77[7] |
| 10 | "I Got This" | Gail Harvey | Thomas W. Lynch | May 8, 2016 | 110 | 0.59[7] |
| 11 | "Trouncing the Council" | Gail Harvey | Skander Halim | May 15, 2016 | 111 | 0.91[8] |
| 12 | "Let There Be Cake" | Laurie Lynd | Karen McClellan | May 15, 2016 | 112 | 0.85[8] |
| 13 | "Get a Job" | Laurie Lynd | Ryan Lynch | May 22, 2016 | 113 | 1.19[9] |
| 14 | "Bad, Bad Fairy" | Gail Harvey | Thomas W. Lynch | May 22, 2016 | 114 | 1.10[9] |
| 15 | "Love Hurts" | Gail Harvey | Max Burnett | June 5, 2016 | 115 | 0.99[10] |
| 16 | "You Can't Go Home Again" | Kaare Andrews | Jan Caruana | June 5, 2016 | 116 | 0.83[10] |
| 17 | "Cliff Anger" | John L'Ecuyer | Karen McClellan | June 12, 2016 | 117 | 0.87[11] |
| 18 | "The Campaign" | John L'Ecuyer | Skander Halim | June 12, 2016 | 118 | 0.78[11] |
| 19 | "The Great Escape" | Gail Harvey | Matt Burnett & Ryan Lynch | June 19, 2016 | 119 | 0.93[12] |
| 20 | "Hidden in Plain Sight" | Gail Harvey | Thomas W. Lynch | June 19, 2016 | 120 | 0.83[12] |
Ratings
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | 20 | April 10, 2016 | 1.29[3] | June 19, 2016 | 0.83[12] | 0.94 | TBD |
References
- ^ a b c "The Other Kingdom Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b "The Other Kingdom Episode Guide". Zap2it.
- ^ a b c Mitch Metcalf (April 12, 2016). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.10.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (April 19, 2016). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.17.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (April 26, 2016). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.24.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (May 3, 2016). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.1.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (May 10, 2016). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.8.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (May 17, 2016). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.15.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (May 24, 2016). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.22.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (June 7, 2016). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.5.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (June 14, 2016). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.12.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ^ a b c Mitch Metcalf (June 21, 2016). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.19.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
