Chicken Girls is an American web series starring Jules LeBlanc, Hayden Summerall, Hayley LeBlanc, Brooke Elizabeth Butler, Riley Lewis, Indiana Massara, Mads Lewis, Aliyah Moulden, Rush Holland, Dylan Conrique, Caden Conrique, Carson Lueders, and more. The series, produced by Brat, premiered on YouTube on September 5, 2017.
The series is known for launching the careers of Jules LeBlanc, Hayden Summerall, Brooke Elizabeth Butler, Indiana Massara, and more. A spinoff series, Chicken Girls: College Years, which follows Rooney and Birdie in college together, debuted online on August 2, 2022.
Premise
Chicken Girls tells the story of middle school student Rhyme McAdams and her friends, Ellie, Quinn, and Kayla â known as "The Chicken Girls" â who have been dancing together forever. The show follows the girls as they navigate dance, friendship, crushes, and learning how to grow up. But as they begin their freshman year at Attaway High School (season 3), everything's changing.
In Season 7, Harmony has found her own squad of Chicken Girls. With all the backstabbing, secret-keeping and boy drama, can the new girl group survive middle school?
Cast
Cast table
<small> = Main cast (credited)</small>
<small> = Recurring cast (2+ episodes)</small>
<small> = Guest cast (1 episode)</small>
Main
- Jules LeBlanc as Rhyme McAdams (main, seasons 1âÂÂ6; recurring, season 7; guest, seasons 8âÂÂ9): Harmony's older sister, Ellie and Quinn's best friend, and Astrid's cousin
- Hayley LeBlanc as Harmony McAdams (seasons 1âÂÂ9): Rhyme's 12-year-old sister, and Astrid's cousin. Unlike Rhyme, Harmony is quite feisty and is not afraid to speak her mind. She takes over as series lead in season 7. She starts her own Chicken Girls, which includes Claire, Bel and Leyla.
- Hayden Summerall as Tommy "T.K." Kaye (main, seasons 1âÂÂ2, 6; recurring, season 3, 7âÂÂ8; guest, season 5, 9): Rhyme's childhood friend, and later boyfriend
- Brooke Elizabeth Butler as Ellie Mack (main, seasons 1âÂÂ6; recurring, seasons 7âÂÂ8): Rhyme's, Quinn's and Kayla's best friend
- Riley Lewis as Quinn Forrester (main, seasons 1âÂÂ6; guest star, season 7; recurring, season 8): Rhyme and Ellie's best friend since childhood and become best friends with Kayla when the girls are in middle school
- Indiana Massara as Rooney Forrester (main, seasons 1âÂÂ6; recurring, seasons 7âÂÂ8): Quinn's step sister and Birdie's best friend
- Mads Lewis as Birdie Kaye (main, seasons 1âÂÂ6; recurring, season 7): TK's older sister and Rooney's best friend
- Aliyah Moulden as Luna (seasons 1âÂÂ6): the former captain of the Power Surge dance team
- Rush Holland as Flash (main seasons 1âÂÂ6, guest, season 9): TK's and Ace's best friend, and Kayla's former boyfriend. It is revealed by his father in season 2 that his real name is Frederick.
- Dylan Conrique as Kayla Seltzer (main, seasons 1âÂÂ4; guest, season 7): A friend of Ellie where Ellie met in dance camp and become best friends with Rhyme and Quinn.
- Caden Conrique as Tim Sharp (seasons 1âÂÂ4): the former editor in chief of Attaway Appeal, Kayla's cousin, and Rhyme's former boyfriend
- Carson Lueders as Ace (main, seasons 1âÂÂ3; guest, season 4, 9): TK's and Flash's good friend. He moved to California between seasons 3 and 4 when he sold his and Flash's app called "'Sup" to an investor.
- Matthew Keoni Sato as Robbie Robbins (main, seasons 2âÂÂ5; recurring, season 6): Ellie's on-off boyfriend. His mother is Robin Robbins, a famous music producer.
- Paul Toweh as Ty Walker (main, seasons 3âÂÂ6; guest, season 8): Luna's boyfriend and Walker's elder brother
- Marlhy Murphy as Stephanie Stewart (main, seasons 3âÂÂ6; recurring, season 2): Rooney's ex-girlfriend
- Donovan Miller as Wes (main, seasons 5âÂÂ6; recurring, season 7): Astrid's co-worker
- Pilot Paisley-Rose as Astrid Davison (main, seasons 5âÂÂ6; recurring, season 7): Rhyme's and Harmony's cousin
- Avani Gregg as Gemma (season 6)
- Coco Quinn as Katie (main, season 7âÂÂpresent; guest, season 5): Harmony's childhood best friend who is the member of the dance team.
- Txunamy Ortiz as Brittany Diamond (main, seasons 7âÂÂ8; guest star, seasons 2âÂÂ3): Harmony's childhood best friend, and the member of the dance team.
- Enzo Lopez as Peyton "PK" Kaye (season 7âÂÂ11): TK's and Birdie's cousin
- Skyler Aboujaoude as Leyla (seasons 7âÂÂ9) Harmony, Claire and Bel's best friend and is longtime friends with Darnell, Gus and Eggie.
- Santiago Carrera as Gus (seasons 7âÂÂ9): a friend of Walker and Eggie
- Matteo Gallegos as Jordan (seasons 7âÂÂ8): An 8th grader who briefly dated Harmony and had a love triangle with Harmony and Leo McCoy.
- Liam-Alexander Newman as Darnell Walker (seasons 7âÂÂ9): Ty's younger brother. He is longtime friends with Eggie, Gua and Leyla.
- Aidan Prince as Edward "Eggie" Kham (seasons 7âÂÂ9): the captain of the football team and is long time friends with Walker, Gus and Leyla and PK
- Kheris Rogers as Bella "Bel" Bosker (season 7âÂÂ11): the current captain of Attaway Dance Team, and a chicken girl and is Harmony, Claire and Leyla's best friends
- Elliana Walmsley as Claire Fitzroy (season 7âÂÂ11): an overachieving student, and a member of the chicken girl, and is Harmony, Leyla and Bel's best friends
- Corinne Joy as Simone (main, season 8âÂÂ11; recurring, season 7): Harmony's former friend and the temporary captain of the new Power Surge
- Thaddeaus Ek as Leo (season 8): a theater kid, who plays the male lead in the school production of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Recurring
Introduced in season 1
- Jeremiah Perkins as Hamilton (seasons 1âÂÂ4): Rooney's ex-boyfriend
- Kelsey Leon as Kimmie (seasons 1âÂÂ3): a friend of Luna's and former member of the Power Surge dance team
- Erin Reese DeJarnette as Beth (seasons 1âÂÂ3): a friend of Luna's and former member of the Power Surge dance team
- Tallinn Silva as Jade (seasons 1âÂÂ3): a friend of Luna's and former member of the Power Surge dance team
- Jenna Davis as Monica Allen (seasons 1âÂÂ2): a friend of Luna and former member of the Power Surge dance team. Her parents own Allen's Arcade. She is the granddaughter of Cathy Fitzroy and Allen Alvarez from A Girl Named Jo.
- Breanna D'Amico as Sandy (seasons 1âÂÂ2): a friend of Ellie's and another member of Miles' band
- Greg Marks as Henry Barnett (seasons 1, 3): Rooney's former boyfriend
- HRVY as Miles (season 1): Ellie's former love interest
- Caitlin Carmichael as Laney Raymond (season 1): TK's former girlfriend
- Isabella Durham as Sierra Raymond (season 1): Laney's twin sister and a girl Ace briefly dated
Introduced in season 2
- Holly Gagnier as Robin Robbins (seasons 2âÂÂ3): a music producer in L.A. and ex-best friend of Miss McCallister, Ms. Mack, & Mrs. Sharpe. Her real name is Roberta Roach.
- Billy LeBlanc as Mr. Forrester (seasons 2âÂÂ3): Rooney's father and Quinn's stepfather
- Steven Parker as Principal Mathers (seasons 2âÂÂ3): the principal of Attaway High
- Brooke Burke as Tiffany Mack (seasons 2âÂÂ3): Ellie's mother
- Lilia Buckingham as Autumn Miller (season 2): Luna and Birdie's rival and the captain of the Millwood Dance Team
- Olivia Espara as Naomi (season 2): a former member of the Attaway Dance Team
- Grant Knoche as Jules (season 2): Luna's childhood friend
- Christian Lalama as Paul (season 2): the manager for the Millwood Dance Team who develops a crush on Rhyme
- Ariel Martin as Dru (season 2): an employee at the Attaway Arcade
- Aidette Cancino as Holly (season 2): Ace's former crush. She works for the Attaway Appeal and it is revealed by Tim that she got Matilda (a character played by MaeMae Renfrow from another Brat show based on/named after Attaway Appeal) fired from the newspaper.
- Nathan Triska as Frankie (season 2): a former member of Attaway Dance Team, dubbed "Chicken Boy" by Rhyme, Quinn, Kayla, and Birdie
- Brec Bassinger as Babs (season 2): Flash's father's assistant, and Ace's crush. She is a struggling actress.
- Ben Alezart as Bagel (season 2): the captain of the Attaway school basketball team. In a different Brat show called Brobot, it is revealed that Bagel's real name is Bobby.
- Andy Milder as Edward (season 2): Flash's father, a famous movie producer who lives in Los Angeles
- Alex and Alan Stokes as Lukas and Roscoe (season 2): members of the Attaway school basketball team
- Paris Simone as Suzie (season 2): a former member of the Power Surge dance team
- Cameron McLaeod as Billy Ridgeway (seasons 2, 5): a member of the Attaway Appeal
Introduced in season 3
- Lily Chee as Britney (seasons 3âÂÂ5): one of the queen B's at Attaway High. She is a top student and journalist for the Attaway Appeal.
- Sean Cavaliere as Spike Smith (recurring, season 3; guest star, seasons 4âÂÂ5): Birdie's ex-boyfriend
- Jay Ulloa as Drake (seasons 3âÂÂ4): a theatre actor and Rhyme's ex-boyfriend
- Heidi Kaufman as Suzy Kaye (seasons 3âÂÂ4): TK and Birdie's mother
- Emma Maddock as Mel (seasons 3, 5): Stephanie's ex-girlfriend
- Tatiana Turan as Molly McAdams (seasons 3, 5): Rhyme and Harmony's mother
- Sissy Sheridan as Angie (season 3): the self-titled "queen" of drama club until Rhyme joins
- Kaylyn Slevin as Beatrice (season 3): the leader of the queen B's at Attaway High
- Isabelle Marcus as Becky 1 (season 3): one of the queen B's at Attaway High
- Josie Nivar as Becky 2 (season 3): one of the queen B's at Attaway High
- Rebecca Zamolo as Mrs. Forrester (season 3): Quinn's mother, and Rooney's stepmother
- Luke Dodge as young T.K. (season 3)
- Trinity Valenzuela as young Rhyme (season 3, 8)
Introduced in season 4
- Diezel Braxton as Arthur (seasons 4âÂÂ5): a student at Attaway High
- Paul Thomas Arnold as Junior Chambers (season 4âÂÂpresent): the owner of Junior's. He is a recurring character across the Brat universe.
- William Franklyn-Miller as Ezra Grant (season 4): Rhyme's former crush, and classmate whom she met in Spring Breakaway.
- Kiana Naomi as Effie (season 4): a good friend of Rhyme's who attends Crown Lake. The two met in Spring Breakaway.
- Alex Guzman as Jax Brinkman (season 4): Britney's boyfriend
- Nataliz Jiménez as Elena (season 4): Ezra's abusive stepmother
- Dino Petrera as Billy (season 4): a kid who works for the Attaway Appeal
Introduced in season 5
- Carter Southern as Isaac Jones (season 5): a member of Attaway High's football team. He is a main character in Zoe Valentine.
- Tariq Brown as Evan (season 5): a member of Attaway High's football team
- Kai Peters as Jesse Hawkins (season 5): a classmate of Rhyme and Wes's rival, also known as "The Falcon", which is his stage name for the Attaway radio station he runs
- Blaine Maye as Johnny Valentine (season 5): Robbie's cousin and River's friend. He stars in Dirt and also appears in Boss Cheer.
- Catherine Grady as Mrs. Henderson (season 5): the social studies teacher at Attaway High
Introduced in season 6
- Chris Romero as Carlos (season 6): a member of Ellie's debate team
- Gigi Cesare as Tonya (season 6): a girl in Birdie, Rooney, Luna, and Ty's gym class
- Amelie Anstett as Sadie (season 6): TK's girlfriend back in Texas
- Anirudh Pisharody as Benji (season 6): Gemma's ex-boyfriend
- Kesley Leroy as Jessica (season 6): a member of the Attaway High cheer team
Introduced in season 7
- Andrew Davis II as Mr. Giamarra (seasons 7âÂÂ8): a reading and literature teacher for Harmony and her friends
- Sawyer Fuller as Portia (seasons 7âÂÂ8): a worker at the Parlor Ice Cream Shop
- Ansa Woo as Tanya Kham (season 7): Eggie's mother who is best friends with Bel's mother
- Alyssa Gutierrez-Sierra as Star (season 7): Simone's teammate and Harmony's former friend
Introduced in season 8
- Brooklyn Courtney-Moore as Margo (season 8âÂÂ9): Leyla's friend and later rival and head editor of the junior appeal
- Lauren Rosa as Young Harmony (season 8)
- Ella Noel as Tamara (season 8)
- Mila Skye Rouse as Judy (season 8âÂÂ9)
- Sir Cornwell as Ernie (season 8âÂÂ9)
- Hailey Villarreal as Grace (season 8)
Introduced in season 9
- Mehra Marzbani as Yasmina
- Tina Hohman as Emerson
- Adriana Camposano as Poppy
Introduced in season 10
- Nicolette Peck as Ivy
- Lizzy Howell as Kara
- Raihyah as Bailey
- Ayumi Matsumoto as JJ
- Anna Mia Conley as Petra
- Meztli Quetzalcoatl as Theo
- Matthew Garbacz as Finn
- La'Ron Hines as Ben
Episodes
Production and release
Production and filming for the series' first season commenced August 6, 2017. The series was first reported by Variety on August 21, 2017. Alana Johnson was originally cast a series regular, but she dropped the role to produce her own film. The second season premiered on February 14, 2018. In June 2018, Brat released ' which takes place between the second and third seasons of Chicken Girls. On August 9, 2018, The Hollywood Reporter announced season 3 would premiere on September 4, 2018.
The Brat Holiday Spectacular film, featuring Annie LeBlanc, Indiana Massara, Aliyah Moulden, Mackenzie Ziegler and other performers from Chicken Girls, along with cast from Total Eclipse and Boss Cheer, was released in December 2018. The film takes place between Chicken Girls season 3 and Spring Breakaway. In March 2019, Brat released the Spring Breakaway film, which stars Annie LeBlanc, Lilia Buckingham, Anna Cathcart, Kianna Naomi and William Franklyn Miller. This film takes place between Holiday Spectacular and Chicken Girls season 4.
The series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on March 19, 2019. In August 2019, Brat released the Intern-in-Chief film, which featured much of the Chicken Girls cast, notably Annie LeBlanc, Brooke Elizabeth Butler, Riley Lewis, and Kianna Naomi, with Indiana Massara, Hayley LeBlanc, Matt Sato, Rush Holland, Mads Lewis, and Aliyah Moulden appearing as well. The film takes place between the fourth and fifth seasons of Chicken Girls. The fifth season premiered on September 3, 2019. In November 2019, the series was renewed for a sixth season, which premiered on March 10, 2020.
In August 2020, Brat announced a new cast for the seventh season of Chicken Girls, which included Hayley LeBlanc, Coco Quinn, Txunamy Ortiz, and Corrine Joy from Mani, as well as Enzo Lopez, Elliana Wamsley, Matteo Gallegos, Michael Aboujaoude, Skyler Aboujaoude, Kheris Rogers, Aidan Prince, Santiago Carrera, and Liam-Alexander Newman. The season was originally set to premiere on September 1, 2020, but was pushed back to September 8. In 2020, a behind the scenes documentary series Chicken Girls: The Docuseries was released alongside season 7. Season 8 premiered on March 23, 2021. Season 9 premiered on October 26, 2021. Season 10 premiered on September 27, 2022. Season 11 premiered on August 29, 2023.
Filming
The main filming location for Chicken Girls, besides Brat Studios, is Ramona Convent Secondary School. It was used as the school in the series' first season, and in Chicken Girls: The Movie, as well for most of the fourth through sixth seasons.
Reception
Viewership
Forbes reported that Chicken Girls and another Brat show, Total Eclipse, helped the network accumulate a "loyal audience" of 15 million unique viewers in three months that "the company is beginning to monetize by moving into advertising in 2019".
' was the most viewed program on Brat of all time, having more than 41 million views . The Brat Holiday Spectacular, featuring Jules LeBlanc (formerly Annie LeBlanc), Indiana Massara, Aliyah Moulden, Mackenzie Ziegler, other cast from Chicken Girls, other cast from Total Eclipse, and more has been viewed more than 7.9 million times . The Spring Breakaway film has been viewed more than 9.7 million times, while the Intern-in-Chief film has been viewed more than 4.8 million times, .
Awards
Spinoffs
The popularity of Chicken Girls has led the team at Brat TV to produce accompanying spinoff series to the show. The first series, Rooney's Last Roll, follows Rooney Forrester as she struggles to move on from her relationship with Stephanie after finding a film roll from the last time they were together. It premiered on November 11, 2020.
A second spinoff series, Chicken Girls: College Years, follows Rooney and Birdie as they start their new lives in college and encounter new challenges along the way. It premiered on August 2, 2022.
A third spinoff series, Chicken Girls: Forever Team, centers on Simone and her friends, who have to navigate their life with Harmony having moved away. It premiered on November 3, 2022.
Additionally, Chicken Girls: The Docuseries was a spinoff more focused on the cast and behind the scenes of season 7 (unlike the other straight-up spinoffs that take place within the showâÂÂs universe). It premiered on October 1, 2020.
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