- This article is about the TV series. For the pilot episode, see Stuck in the Middle (episode).
Stuck in the Middle was an American single-camera sitcom developed for Disney Channel, written and executive produced by Linda Videtti Figueiredo. The series stars Jenna Ortega as Harley Diaz.
The show was picked up for a second season on June 15, 2016.
On August 31, 2017, Disney Channel renewed the show for a third season. On March 30, 2018, Disney Channel announced that Season 3 will be the final season.[1] The series finale aired on July 23, 2018.
Premise
Set in Massachusetts, in the fictional town of Marshport; Told from Harley’s point of view, the slice of life stories find humor in everyday life as this middle child devises creative ways to cope with – and stand out – in her family’s busy suburban Massachusetts household. The Diaz parents, Suzy and Tom, also have six other kids: Rachel the self-involved eldest; Georgie, a basketball-playing teen; Ethan, Harley’s closest ally; invincible and indestructible twins Lewie and “Beast”; and the strong-willed youngest sibling, Daphne.[2]
Cast
Main
- Jenna Ortega as Harley Diaz
- Ronni Hawk as Rachel Diaz (main cast (season 1-2); recurring star (season 3))
- Isaak Presley as Ethan Diaz
- Ariana Greenblatt as Daphne Diaz
- Kayla Maisonet as Georgie Diaz
- Nicolas Bechtel as Lewie Diaz
- Malachi Barton as Beast Diaz
- Cerina Vincent as Suzy Diaz
- Joe Nieves as Tom Diaz
- Lulu Lambros as Ellie Peters
- Joshua Bassett as Aidan Peters (recurring star: season 3)
- Lauren Pritchard as Bethany Peters
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
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Season premiere | Season finale | |||
1 | 17 | February 14, 2016 | July 22, 2016 | |
2 | 20 | February 3, 2017 | October 27, 2017 | |
3 | 20 | December 8, 2017 | July 23, 2018 |
Trivia
- The show was originally called "Stuck in the Middle With You."
- Coincentially, this series was named after a Steeler's Wheel song.
- This show is similar to The Loud House, Modern Family.The Thundermans and the 1950 and 2003 film Cheaper by the Dozen.
- This is the 11th Disney Channel Original Series to be a single camera series, preceded after Flash Forward, The Famous Jett Jackson, So Weird, The Jersey, Even Stevens, In a Heartbeat, Lizzie McGuire, Phil of the Future, Life with Derek, Jonas, and My Babysitter's a Vampire.
- This is Disney Channels' second sitcom centering around a Hispanic/Latino family, the first being Wizards of Waverly Place (2007-2012).[3]
- A six-episode series of web shorts, Stuck in the Store, aired between the first and second seasons.
- The show premiered on February 14, 2016, after the Disney Channel premiere of Frozen (2013).
- The show will end with a total of 57 episodes. (59 produced)
- Stuck in the Middle is produced by Horizon Productions which also produces Andi Mack, starring the gay-esqued personality Peyton Elizabeth. Both are single-camera shows and do not use a laugh-track, unlike most Disney shows. They're also among the few Disney shows not produced by It's a Laugh Productions.
Videos
Slideshow
To view the Stuck in the Middle slideshow, click here.
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