Instant Star
2004 · TV Series · TV-PG · 30 min · ★ 6.3
A talented teen wins a major singer-songwriter contest and is suddenly pulled into the music business, balancing new fame, creative pressure, school, friendships, and first love. As the spotlight grows brighter, proving she belongs becomes harder than expected.
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Details
- Years
- 2004–2008
- Release date
- 2004-09-15
- Network
- CTV
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 30 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (13 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy music-driven teen drama with romance and big dreams, especially near Austin & Ally; Not for you if you want light comedy without emotional ups and downs.
Pros: memorable songs; relatable teen drama; heartfelt romance | Cons: sometimes overly dramatic; romance-heavy moments; fame feels heightened
Themes
- age difference
- canada
- forbidden love
- aspiring singer
- teen drama
Cast & crew
Alexz Johnson
as Jude Harrison
Tim Rozon
as Tommy Quincy
Kristopher Turner
as Jamie Andrews
Laura Vandervoort
as Sadie Harrison
Simon Reynolds
as Stuart Harrison
Miku Graham
as Portia Mills
Jane Sowerby
as Victoria Harrison
Barbara Mamabolo
Tracy Waterhouse
Cory Lee
Directed by Graeme Campbell, Jim Donovan, Bradley Walsh +1 more
Episodes4 seasons · 52 episodes
Season 113 episodes
- S1E1Even Better Than The Real Thing30m
- S1E2Come As You Are30m
- S1E3Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind30m
- S1E4Hey Sister30m
- S1E5You Can't Always Get What You Want30m
- S1E6Kiss Me Deadly30m
- S1E7I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend30m
- S1E8Unsweet Sixteen30m
- S1E9Won't Get Fooled Again30m
- S1E10Lose This Skin30m
- S1E11All Apologies30m
- S1E12Train In Vain30m
- S1E13Should I Stay Or Should I Go30m
Season 213 episodes
- S2E1No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn (1)30m
- S2E2No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn (2)30m
- S2E3I Fought The Law30m
- S2E4Miss World30m
- S2E5Viciousness30m
- S2E6The Jean Genie30m
- S2E7Stranger in the House30m
- S2E8Personality Crisis30m
- S2E9Hallelujah30m
- S2E10Problem Child30m
- S2E11Mother's Little Helper30m
- S2E12When I Come Around30m
- S2E13Date with the Night30m
Season 313 episodes
- S3E1Lose Yourself30m
- S3E2Like a Virgin30m
- S3E3Start Me Up30m
- S3E4Helter Skelter30m
- S3E5Let It Be30m
- S3E6Heart of Gold30m
- S3E7The Long and Winding Road30m
- S3E818 Part 130m
- S3E918 Part 230m
- S3E10Nowhere To Run30m
- S3E11Celebrity Skin30m
- S3E12Sympathy for the Devil30m
- S3E13All I Want Is You30m
Season 413 episodes
- S4E1Your Time Is Gonna Come30m
- S4E2She Drives Me Crazy30m
- S4E3Changes30m
- S4E4Us and Them30m
- S4E5We Belong30m
- S4E6My Hometown30m
- S4E7Not an Addict30m
- S4E8Brilliant Mistake30m
- S4E9Possession30m
- S4E10Every Breath You Take30m
- S4E11She Walks On Me30m
- S4E12Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment30m
- S4E13London Calling30m