Instant Star

Instant Star
Genre	Teen drama comedy musical
Created by	Linda Schuyler
Starring	Alexz Johnson Kristopher Turner Tim Rozon Laura Vandervoort
Theme music composer	Jody Colero Jim McGrath Stephen Stohn
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Linda Schuyler Stephen Stohn
Producer	Stephen Stohn
Production locations	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production company	Epitome Pictures
Original release
Network	CTV (Canada) Noggin (The N block; U.S.)
Release	September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) – July 28, 2008 (2008-07-28)
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Instant Star is a Canadian musical comedy-drama television series which aired from 15 September 2004 to 26 June 2008. The series stars Alexz Johnson as teenage singing competition winner Jude Harrison. The show chronicles Harrison's experience in the recording industry whilst focusing on character development.^[1]

Instant Star was created by Linda Schuyler, who also co-created Degrassi. In Canada, the show aired on CTV. In the United States, it aired on Noggin as part of its teen-oriented block, The N.^[2] Epitome Pictures produced the show, and both CTV and The N were involved in the production and financing.

Four seasons of the show (each with 13 episodes) were made. CTV and The N both pulled funding following the fourth season, despite plans by Epitome Pictures to continue with a fifth season.^[3] The fourth and final season ended on June 26, 2008 in the United States.