Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer of Disney Channels Worldwide, has announced thatAndi MackSeason 3 is officially green lit. Along with the official announcement from theDisney Channel, cast members Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Lilan Bowden, Joshua Rush, Sofia Wylie, and Asher Angel revealed the news on ABC’sGood Morning Americatoday, which is smart since it’s a holiday and all of their target audience is home from school. 12 episodes of Season 2 will debut in June with the third season expected to premiere later in 2018.
Andi Mackfirst aired on the Disney Channel in April 2017 with an initial 12 episodes. However, the original idea for the show was hatched in 2012 when Gary March convincedLizzie McGuirecreator Terri Minsky to come up with another teen-oriented show for the Disney Channel. Minsky was originally hesitant to take on the project, but later found inspiration while watching an interview with veteran actor Jack Nicholson. In the interview, Nicholson revealed that the woman he thought was his sister growing up was actually his mother.
TheJack Nicholson storydirectly influencedAndi Mackand production began in 2016. The basic premise for the first season was Andi Mack turning 13-years old when her sister Bex returns home. Andi later learns that Bex is actually her mother, just like the Nicholson story. Andi is able to work through all of her issues and coping with her mother news by hanging out with her good friends.Andi Mackhas been a bit controversial for having a charactercome out as gayon the show. Andi’s friend Cyrus (Joshua Rush) realizes that he has feelings for a male classmate and shares those feelings with his friend Buffy (Sofia Wylie).
Season 3 ofAndi Mackis set to begin filming soon inSalt Lake Cityand will more than likely feature more of Cyrus on his journey of self-discovery. Disney’s first coming out character along with the outside the norm family situation makes the show a lot more interesting and it has become a hit with theteen demographicsince it made its debut last year. Each episode has an average of 1.3 million viewers, with the season finale of Season 1 earning nearly 2 million viewers.
Though it’s not a complete shock thatAndi Mackis returning for a Season 3, it is comforting for fans to know that they now have 2 more seasons to look forward to now. As previously mentioned, the rest of Season 2 will premiere in June, but no official release date has been set. As for Season 3, filming will begin soon, and the first part of the season will air later this year. you’re able to check out more news about Season 3 ofAndi Mackreturning to the Disney Channel over atDeadlineand then check out the cast onGood Morning Americabelow.
