Magic and magic are two favorite topics of modern children and adolescents. This can be judged by the enormous popularity of the notorious sorcerer Harry Potter and the family of wizards from the Disney Channel and other children's films about magic. Recently, however, this piggy bank has replenished with another series that tells about the life, childhood and training of young wizards. They did not think about his name for a long time, and the multi-part film was called the “Witch Academy”. The actors involved in it are schoolchildren and students, many of whom made their debut in this picture. We will tell you more about them, about the Nickelodeon channel and the plot of the series in this article.
TV Show Overview
Witch Academy or WITS is a relatively new American television series for children in the 12+ category. It includes elements of fantasy, drama and comedy. Its world premiere took place on the Nickelodeon TV channel in early October 2015. The Russian viewer was able to evaluate this multi-part film only by March 2016.
The series "Academy of Witches" (the actors and the roles that they performed in this film are closely intertwined with the already known "Witching Story") was released under the strict guidance of Arturo Manwitt. The script for this multi-part film was written by several people at once. So, one of its versions was invented by Johnny Hartmann, who previously worked on the popular TV series “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”. And Jeff Sayers, Zack Luna and others helped him in this.
The plot and a brief description
The series is a sequel to the already well-known multi-part youth film entitled "Witchcraft Story." Recall that it was about a mysterious magic school where children and teenagers with various abilities study. The main character is a certain Emma, ​​accidentally learning about her belonging to the magical world.
Unlike Witchcraft Story, Andy is a character in Witch Academy. She is also a young and novice witch who accidentally enrolled in an unusual educational institution UITS. However, her task is not only in personal training, but also in the moral support of very young sorcerers. This is what the Academy of Witches tells the viewer about. Actors and roles in their performance deserve special attention. We will talk about them in more detail.
This time the witch gets the new role of the Guardian. And of course, a number of various tests will fall to her lot, as well as a meeting with new enemies and friends. Who are they, the actors of this entertaining series with beautiful animated graphics?
Academy of Witches (Nickelodeon): professional actors
The “Witch Academy” starred both amateurs and professionals. For example, eighteen-year-old actress Daniela Neeves, born July 4, 1997 in Colombia, was invited to play the main character. Despite the young age by the standards of cinema, the girl has already managed to participate in five serious projects. So, she was invited to the TV series “The Witching Story”, “The Face of Analia”, “Madame Maid” and “The Widow Blanco”.
Other actors in the series “The Witch Academy” got some fame. For example, the young actress Julia Antonelli became another main character. In total (given the role in the "Academy of Witches"), the actress starred in three projects.
In her piggy bank the role of drama and comedy. Just like her previous colleague in the series, Julia participated in The Witchcraft Story. A similar number of roles and the young talent of Lydia Juett, which could be seen in the series "Oh, this dad" and "Invisible Figures." Approximately two film projects turned out to be more for the dark-eyed Andrew Ortega. He participated in the filming of television series entitled “Think Like a Criminal,” “Dangerous Henry,” “Mission in Miami,” and Warfighter.
You can also meet the pretty smiling actress Meg Crosby at the Academy, who starred in such films and TV shows as The Unbearable Grandfather, The Command Post, The Smell of Rain and Lightning, RoboPes, Grandma, Paper Cities "And others. The charismatic Ryan Cargill, who had previously played in King’s Life, Miss India America and Assistant, was also specially invited to the television project. In addition to the aforementioned, actors who acted in films for the first time were involved in the project “Witch Academy”.
What new actors starred in the series?
Among beginner actors, children of primary school age look the most memorable. For example, among them there is a charming and promising artist Timothy Colombos. For him, the role of Ethan Prescott was the first serious work. It is possible that after her the boy will be noticed, and you will again see him on the big screen.
Jaylene Bates, who successfully performed the role of Ben Davis, also made his first film debut. According to him, playing in a school play and on a real film set is not the same thing. “It's complicated, but very interesting,” Jaylin shares his impressions of the series “The Witch Academy”. Actors, in his opinion, should always give all the best for 100%. That's just getting used to the role, according to the young man, is not so simple.
Kennedy Leah Slokam is not a complete newbie. However, she got her second role in the new Resolution Song project thanks to her excellent debut game at the UITS Academy. Other artists also starred in the series, including Jazzie Williams, Ryan Lopez, Ethan McLennan, Natalie Blackman, Lara Braggshaw, Peter Dager, Caitlin Leiber and others.
What are the similarities between “Witchcraft History” and “Academy of WITS”?
Both series have a common storyline and similar characters. Moreover, the same people worked on the script and the creation of both serial films. And of course, many of the actors previously involved in The Witchcraft Story automatically migrated to the UITS Academy.
Number of seasons and other details
At the moment, the "Witch Academy" (the actors in this series are simply perfectly matched) includes only one season, consisting of twenty half-hour episodes. Recall that his show took place on the channel "Nickelodeon".
According to preliminary data, the final episode of the series attracted only 1.2 million people, and all to the fact that the show will be extended for the second season. As it turned out, such a rating for the youth series was not enough. Therefore, the channel decided to freeze the project and made an official statement to stop filming the Academy.
Currently, the status of the series "Academy of Witches" (actors and photos of their favorite characters are presented above): officially closed.