A.N.T. Farm

A.N.T. Farm is an American teen sitcom which originally aired on Disney Channel from May 6, 2011 to March 21, 2014. It first aired on May 6, 2011, as a special one-episode preview and continued as a regular series starting on June 17, 2011. After airing as the preview of the series, the pilot episode "transplANTed" later re-aired after the series finale of The Suite Life on Deck. The series was created by Dan Signer, a former writer and co-executive producer of The Suite Life on Deck and creator of the YTV series Mr. Young. In mid-November 2010, Disney Channel greenlighted the series, with production beginning in early 2011. The first promo was released during the premiere of Lemonade Mouth.

Taking place in San Francisco, the series stars China Anne McClain, Sierra McCormick, and Jake Short as middle-schoolers in a gifted program at their local high school called the "Advanced Natural Talent" or "A.N.T." program.

Plot

List of A.N.T. Farm episodes

A.N.T. Farm is a Disney Channel original series that follows Chyna Parks (China Anne McClain) and her two best friends Olive Doyle (Sierra McCormick) and Fletcher Quimby (Jake Short) as they transition to a gifted program called "Advanced Natural Talents" (also known as A.N.T.) at a local high school named Webster High. Disney renewed A.N.T. Farm for its second season November 30, 2011. Filming for season two began in early February 2012. A.N.T Farm has since ceased production.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2011–12)

Season 2 (2012–13)

Season 3 (2013–14)

On October 2, 2012, Disney Channel officially renewed A.N.T. Farm for a third season. This season premiered on May 31, 2013. Angus Chestnut (Aedin Mincks) joins the main cast. Cameron Parks (Carlon Jeffery) is no longer part of the main cast. Webster High School's marks its final showing in the one-hour season opening "trANTsferred". Z-Tech Prodigy School took over as the season's new setting. This was the final season of the show, as confirmed by star China Anne McClain on her Twitter account on December 27, 2013.

A.N.T. Farm (soundtrack)

The A.N.T. Farm Soundtrack is a Disney Channel soundtrack from the TV series A.N.T. Farm. It was released on October 11, 2011.

Overview

Almost all of the songs on the soundtrack are performed by the show's lead actress, China Anne McClain , including the show's theme song, "Exceptional", and covers of Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" and Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful". "DYNAMITE!" and an original song, "Calling All the Monsters", were released as singles from the soundtrack. "Calling All the Monsters" was the first single to chart, peaking at number 86 on America and charting in two more countries. There are also two songs by fellow cast member Carlon Jeffery[Who plays Cameron Parks: a kid-friendly cover of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's "Summertime" and an original, "Pose" with fellow cast member Stefanie Scott. There are two bonus tracks by McClain and her sisters, the McClain Sisters.

Critical reception

James Christopher Monger of Allmusic made a review: The soundtrack for Disney’s A.N.T. Farm, a television sitcom that follows the misadventures of a group of gifted middle school students (Advanced Natural Talents) as they navigate their way through high school, features ten tracks, including the program’s catchy theme song, “Exceptional.” Most of the tunes, all of which fall into the teen pop/rock genre, feature China Anne McClain, who portrays an 11-year-old musical prodigy named Chyna Parks, as well as cast members Stefanie Scott and Carlon Jeffery. The last two cuts, “Perfect Mistake” and “Electronic Apology,” are performed by China and her siblings, who have their own album under the McClain Sisters moniker.