Gigantic | |
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Genre | Comedy-drama |
Created by | Ben Wolfinsohn Debby Wolfinsohn |
Starring |
Grace Gummer Tony Oller Ryan Rottman Jolene Purdy Malcolm David Kelley Gia Mantegna |
Opening theme | "Dizzy From the Ride" by Alex Roots |
Composer(s) | Robert ToTeras |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 18(list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Marti Noxon Dawn Parouse Olmstead |
Cinematography | Greg Harrington |
Camera setup | Single camera |
Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
Production company(s) |
Reveille Productions Grady Twins Productions Pacific Bay Entertainment |
Distributor | TeenNick Originals |
Release | |
Original network | TeenNick |
Original release | October 8, 2010 | – April 22, 2011
External links | |
Website |
Gigantic is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on the TeenNick TV channel. The series is the first scripted show for the channel since its rebranding from The N in September 2009. It premiered on October 8, 2010.
On April 19, 2011, cast member Tony Oller announced on his Twitter account that series would not be renewed for a second season. The show's final episode aired on April 22, 2011.
Gigantic revolves around 17-year-old Anna Moore (Grace Gummer) and her younger brother Walt (Tony Oller), teens who live the lives of Hollywood "it" kids as the children of famous movie star couple John and Jennifer Moore. Anna and Walt have recently returned to Los Angeles after living in Australia for the past two years while their parents were shooting a movie. The series takes a fictional look at the complicated lives of children of Hollywood celebrities, giving an insider view of the glitz, glamour, and A-list parties of Tinseltown. It exposes the life behind the tabloids and gossip blogs, while exploring the difficulties of growing up with superstar parents.
Two stars of the series are real-life children of Hollywood celebrities. Grace Gummer is the daughter of Meryl Streep, and Gia Mantegna is the daughter of Joe Mantegna. Plans for the series include celebrity cameo appearances. Oller's character was written to be a musician and he will be performing in several episodes. In real life, Oller is a singer, musician and composer. In 2012, Oller and Kelley joined up to form the pop duo MKTO.
Gigantic has been in the works at Nickelodeon since 2007. The series was created by the brother and sister team of Ben and Debby Wolfinsohn, who wrote, cast and directed a pilot episode in 2005. It wasn't until 2007 that development began when Reveille Productions joined forces with The N to work on the series. In early 2009, Marti Noxon and Dawn Parouse joined the project as showrunners. Nickelodeon green-lit the series with a 13 episode order in May 2009. Production began in October 2009, with the episode order increased to 18. The series is filmed in the Los Angeles area.