Underplayed Gems

Hillside (1991)

Hillside poster
Genre
soap opera
Country
United States
Length
4 seasons, 65 episodes
Rated
PG
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of teenagers deal with friendship, romance, and school problems. It is a soap opera made for young audiences.

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What happens

Fifteen (known as Hillside in Canada) is a teen drama television series that aired on YTV in Canada and on Nickelodeon from February 3, 1991 to April 25, 1993. Created and produced by John T. Binkley, the series was Nickelodeon's only teenage soap opera. The show was shot on videotape, similar to most daytime dramas. The series was first conceived as Hillside in an improvised form for The Disney Channel, where a 13-episode pilot series was produced and tested in the United States. After Disney decided not to proceed with the project, Nickelodeon and Canadian partners joined Binkley in producing the series; which was known in its first and second seasons as Hillside in Canada, and throughout the 65-episode run as Fifteen in the United States. The show was subsequently syndicated around the world, with runs in Germany and Israel, among others. Rerun rights are held by the Peter Rodgers Organization, which has made all four seasons available for free on Prime Video. The series features a large ensemble cast that underwent several changes over the show's four-season run. Notable cast members include Laura Harris, Enuka Okuma, and Ryan Reynolds (Reynolds later admitted to disliking working on the show so much that he briefly considered quitting acting altogether). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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