The Secondary School Choir

The Secondary School Choir is a British/Australian live-action teen drama series. It stars Blake Richardson, Bradley Simpson, Zoe Tria, Kenzo Sarmiento, George Smith, Troye Sivan, Reece Bibby, Annika Osias, Connor Ball, James McVey, Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood, Michael Clifford and Ashton Irwin. Filming takes place in London, England in a secondary school.

Synopsis
The series revolved around a 13-year-old named Zoe Thomson along with her older brothers, 15-year-old tenor 1 Brad Thomson and 17-year-old tenor 2 Blake Thomson and friends 17-year-old choir director Reece Brown, 15-year-old baritone Troy Mitchell and 14-year-old bass(baritone in solos) George Smith. They live in a fictional neighborhood in a suburban area in London called Georgetown along with most of the characters. They study in fictional St. John Secondary School in the district they live in. Together they have to deal with mean girls like Annika O'Niell, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Hazel Harrison and Yuka Miyamoto and mysteries along with singing some musical numbers.

Format
The Secondary School Choir is a teen drama, comedy and a musical show with almost the same format as American TV Series, 'Glee.' But instead of all high school students, the audience gets some middle school or elementary school students. And instead of being set in America, it is set in the UK and uses the British school system instead of the American school system. Also the show is to aim at teenagers dealing with problems in school. However, starting from 'Out Camping,' it starts to take a darker and more depressing turn. The primary audience is meant for pre-teens, early teens and late teens.

Characters
Blake Edward Thomson(portrayed by Blake Richardson voiced by Kris Wu(Chinese Dialogue)) is a 17-year-old tenor 2 and a Year 11/Senior student. He is the oldest brother of Brad Thomson, Zoe Thomson, Kenneth Thomson and Timothy Thomson. He, along with Troy, Brad, George and Zoe usually takes the solo of the choir. He also cares for his siblings and is overprotective towards Zoe when she has to deal with bullies. He is the main protagonist,

Bradley William 'Brad' Thomson(portrayed by Bradley Simpson) is a 15-year-old tenor 1 and a Year 9/Freshman student. He is the younger brother of Blake Thomson and the older brother of Zoe Thomson, Kenneth Thomson and Timothy Thomson. He, along with Blake, Troy, George and Zoe usually takes the solo of the choir. He has cystic fibrosis resulting in him bringing an oxygen tank along the way but he doesn't usually bring it in rehearsals. He is the main protagonist.

Zoe Isabelle Thomson(portrayed by Zoe Tria) is a 13-year-old alto and a Year 7/Junior student. She is the only girl out of her siblings and her choir and the younger sister of Blake and Brad and the older sister of Kenneth and Timothy. She, along with her brothers, Troy and George usually takes the solo of the choir. She is a very smart girl and has an angelic voice which can get her in the choir. She is the main protagonist.

Timothy Aiden Thomson(portrayed by TBA voiced by Tara Strong(babbles)) is a 3 month old baby brother of Blake, Brad, Zoe and Kenneth. He, like his siblings is also smart and they can understand his babbles. He is the tritagonist.

Kenneth Thomson(portrayed by Kenzo Sarmiento) is a 6-year-old boy who is in Year 1. He is the younger brother of Blake Thomson, Brad Thomson and Zoe Thomson. He is the only sibling to not join the choir but he is part of the theater club. He mainly plays the main role due to his acting skills. He is the tritagonist.

George Stephen Smith(portrayed by George Smith) is a 14-year-old bass(tenor 2, tenor 1 or baritone in solos) and a Year 8/Junior student. He has a huge crush on Zoe which got him distracted ever since she got in but later focused on his sheet music. He was the youngest of his choir until Zoe joined making her the youngest. He is the protagonist.

Troy Simon Mitchell(portrayed by Troye Sivan) is a 15-year-old baritone and in the same class as Brad which is Year 9. He is also a freshman. Troy is a gay character and used to have a crush on Reece but separated but remained friends. He is also friendly towards Zoe. He is the protagonist.

Reece Jamie Brown(portrayed by Reece Bibby) is a 17-year-old choir director who opened his choir to Blake, James, Tristan, Luke, Calum, Michael and Ashton 3 years ago, Brad, Troy and Connor 2 years ago, George a year ago and Zoe recently. He was impressed when Zoe started auditioning and she has an angelic voice so he chose her out of her classmates. He is also friendly towards his choir mates and knew what is wrong or right. He is the protagonist.

Annika O'Neill(portrayed by Annika Osias) is a 13-year-old mean girl who wanted to join the choir for credit and to become more popular. She got mad when Zoe became the only junior to join the choir so she started to bully her. As hard as she tried, Blake and Brad kept protecting Zoe from her bullying which got her more mad. She is the antagonist.

Connor Samuel John Ball(portrayed by Connor Ball) is a 15-year-old tenor and Brad's best friend who is in Year 9/Freshman. He is the only Scottish to join the choir and joined the same time as Brad. He is the deuteragonist.

James Daniel McVey(portrayed by James McVey) is a 17-year-old baritone and Tristan's best friend who is in Year 11/Senior. He is the second person to join Reece's choir after Blake. He is the deuteragonist.

Tristan Oliver Vance Evans(portrayed by Tristan Evans) is a 17-year-old bass and James' best friend who is in Year 11/Senior. He is the third person to join Reece's choir after Blake and James. He is the deuteragonist.

Luke Robert Hemmings(portrayed by Luke Hemmings) is a 17-year-old baritenor and an exchange student from Australia who is in Year 11/Senior. He is the fourth person to join Reece's choir after Blake, James and Tristan. He is the deuteragonist.

Calum Thomas Hood(portrayed by Calum Hood) is a 17-year-old tenor and an exchange student from Australia who is in Year 11/Senior. He is the only member of Polynesian(Maori) descent. He is the fifth person to join Reece's choir after Blake, James, Tristan and Luke. He is the deuteragonist.

Michael Gordon Clifford(portrayed by Michael Clifford) is a 17-year-old tenor and an exchange student from Australia who is in Year 11/Senior. He is the sixth person to join Reece's choir after Blake, James, Tristan, Luke and Calum. He is the deuteragonist.

Ashton Fletcher Irwin(portrayed by Ashton Irwin) is a 17-year-old tenor and an exchange student from Australia who is in Year 11/Senior. He is the seventh person to join Reece's choir after Blake, James, Tristan, Luke, Calum and Michael. He is the deuteragonist.

Shawn Peter Raul Mendes(portrayed by Shawn Mendes) is a 17-year-old tenor and an exchange student from Canada who is in Year 11/Senior. He is the newest member in Reece's choir and the first Canadian to join.

Kandace Emma Chan(portrayed by Gun) is a 13-year-old Chinese-British girl who is Zoe's best friend and is one of the theater kids. She is in Year 7/Junior and she is the tritagonist.

Raphael James Lau(portrayed by Raphael Lau) is a 14-year-old Hong Kong boy who is Zoe's best friend and is one of the theater kids. He is in Year 8/Junior and he is the tritagonist.

Jenny Tran(portrayed by Jenny voiced by Lou Jean(Singing Voice)) is a 17-year-old Vietnamese-French-British girl who is the director of the theater club and the director of the Prince of Egypt musical which was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. She is in Year 11/Senior and she is the tritagonist.

Sheryl Kate Lau(portrayed by Sheryl Lau) is a 15-year-old Hong Kong girl who is Raphael's older sister and one of the theater kids. She is in Year 9/Freshman and she is the tritagonist. She is shown to have a slight crush on Brad.

Yuto Yoshida(portrayed by Yuto Yoshida) is a 13-year-old Japanese-Canadian boy who is one of the theater kids. He is in Year 7/Junior and he is the tritagonist.

Aidan Paul Harney(portrayed by Aidan Harney) is a 13-year-old American boy who is one of the theater kids. He is in Year 7/Junior and he is the tritagonist.

Emily Bampton(portrayed by Pixie Davies) is a 13-year-old girl who is one of the theater kids. She is in Year 7/Junior and she is the tritagonist.

Molly Chen(portrayed by Daisy Liu Waite) is a 13-year-old Chinese-British girl who is one of the theater kids. She is in Year 7/Junior and she is the tritagonist.

Yuka Miyamoto(portrayed by Mana Ashida) is a 13-year-old Japanese-British girl who is a mean girl. She is in Year 7/Junior and she is the secondary antagonist.

Hazel Harrison(portrayed by Breanna Yde) is a 13-year-old Mexican-Native American girl who is a mean girl. She is in Year 7/Junior and she is the secondary antagonist.

Thaiyo Peng Kido(portrayed by Thaiyo Kido) is a 13-year-old Chinese-Japanese-British boy who is one of the theater kids. He is in Year 7/Junior and he is the tritagonist.

Oakley Clarke(portrayed by TBA) is a 13-year-old Malaysian-British boy who is one of the theater kids. He is in Year 7/Junior and he is the tritagonist.

Alicia Carbone(portrayed by Emily Carey) is a 13-year-old Britalian girl who is one of the theater kids. She is in Year 7/Junior and she is the tritagonist.

Spencer Stewart(portrayed by Alfie Clarke) is a 13-year-old boy who is one of the theater kids. He is in Year 7/Junior and he is the tritagonist.

Poe Kim(portrayed by TBA) is a 13-year-old British-Korean(descendant of a North Korean refugee during the Korean War) boy who is one of the theatre kids. He is in Year 7/Junior and he is the tritagonist.

Anya Hartley(portrayed by TBA) is a 13-year-old Chinese-Russian-British girl who is one of the set design kids. She is in Year 7/Junior and she is the tritagonist.

Ankit James Mishera(portrayed by Ankit Mishera) is a 15-year-old Indian-British boy who is one of the theater kids. He is in Year 9/Freshman and he is the tritagonist.

Joseph Thomson(portrayed by Orlando Bloom) is the father of Blake, Brad, Zoe and Kenneth who is of Nordic(either Norwegian or Swedish), German, Irish, French, Greek and British descent. He was originally from Manchester but he and his family relocated to London when Zoe was a baby. He is the tritagonist.

Anna 'Anne' Cheng(portrayed by Gemma Chan) is the mother of Blake, Brad, Zoe and Kenneth who is from Hong Kong(British Hong Kong when she was born). She was born in British Hong Kong(1843-1997) and she is in her 40's so she might be born around 1970-1979. She is the tritagonist.

How It All Started Part 1
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How It All Started Part 2
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New Powers
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Older Brother Ill
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Bullied Online
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Fitting In
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Back To The Old Days
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The Power of an Alto
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Out Camping
Transcript: Out Camping(Transcript)

Aliens
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Getting Creeped
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No Fear
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Stuck In Time
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Missing Pets
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Playing Computer Games
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The Play Part 1
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The Play Part 2
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Trip To Singapore Part 1
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Trip To Singapore Part 2
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Trip To Singapore Part 3
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Detention
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Selfie Mean Girl
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The Baby
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Takedown
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The Bone
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Merry Christmas
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Development
While working for The Darkest Awakening, Zoe Tria came up with another TV series. This time, it will involve choir kids in a secondary school. It will be shorter than The Darkest Awakening since it is just a TV series for kids between the ages of 7-12. CBBC got the rights to turn Tria's ideas into a TV series and distributed it to their channel along with ABC Me in Australia and New Zealand and Netflix worldwide. The series is inspired by American musical television series, 'Glee' and Australian TV series, 'Nowhere Boys.' Filming started in December 2019.

Casting
Blake Richardson, Brad Simpson, Troye Sivan and George Smith all agreed to be part of the cast along with Zoe Tria herself. Then Kenzo Sarmiento joined later after a request that he wanted to be in the series. Since Tria also wanted a mean girl to be in the cast, her cousin, Annika Osias joined after being asked. The rest of the cast joined later.

Filming
The series is filmed in an unnamed secondary school in London, England during school hours.

The Secondary School Choir: Season 1
Main Article: The Secondary School Choir: Season 1(Album)

The Secondary School Choir: Season 1 is the debut soundtrack album that contains all of the songs used in Season 1 with the exception of God Save the Queen.

The Secondary School Choir: Season 2
Main Article: The Secondary School Choir: Season 2(Album)

The Secondary School Choir: Season 2 is the final soundtrack album that contains all of the songs used in Season 2. This will be the last album followed by the soundtrack of The Secondary School Choir: Out Of Nowhere.

The Secondary School Choir: Out Of Nowhere
Main Article: The Secondary School Choir: Out Of Nowhere

The spin-off follows up the events after the episode, 'Takedown' though there are some episodes that are non-cannon. It takes a more comedic turn than the previous but will still be a musical. Out Of Nowhere shows more character to the minor characters unlike the original The Secondary School Choir and also many episodes contain music videos in between scenes. Also most episodes are set in school rather than the Thomson house. The series also mainly revolves around Blake and Reece unlike the previous instalment where it revolves around Zoe.

The Secondary School Choir: The Reality Show
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The spin-off doesn't follow up events from Out Of Nowhere but takes place during it's timeline. This shows interactions between the characters and the audience and a performance before and after each show but unlike the original The Secondary School Choir or Out Of Nowhere where there are 2 or 3 songs in each episode, there is only one song per episode. The spin-off is also educational where the characters would teach the audience about a topic from English, Maths, Science, Health, Physical Education, Social Studies, History and Art unlike Out Of Nowhere where most of the episodes teach Maths.

The Secondary School Choir: Up Close & Personal
Main Article: The Secondary School Choir: Up Close & Personal(2020 Mockumentary Film)

The The Secondary School Choir: Up Close & Personal is a concert film showing the characters performing in Arena Birmingham with the choir being lead by George and Zoe. This shows the songs shown in episodes from Out Of Nowhere Season 1 and 2 performed by the New Hope Choir and the Theatre Troupe. According to Reece, it is currently in production as he and Jenny were still working on the set list.

The Secondary School Choir: Performed In London
Main Article: The Secondary School Choir: Performed In London(2021 Mockumentary Film)

The Secondary School Choir: Performed In London is a sequel to The Secondary School Choir: Up Close & Personal. It shows the characters performing in the O2 Arena in London and like the sequel, the choir is being lead by George and Zoe. It is still planning according to Reece because he is also planning a set list for the performance in London.

Trivia

 * The series was originally going to be a film but due to budget problems, it became a series instead
 * The series was also going to be in Wattpad but because The Darkest Awakening is being worked on the same time, it is only shown in Ideas Wiki
 * A secondary school is what the UK or other commonwealth countries call high school
 * In the series, the coronavirus(which is the SARS CoV-2) was mentioned which means the series takes place during the outbreak
 * However, as shown with the birth years of the characters, it is stated that the series takes place in 2019 before the outbreak gets worse and managed to hit the UK and other countries so it must've taken place in an alternate universe