Jonas (TV series)

Jonas L.A. (previously titled JONAS) is a Disney Channel Original Series created by Michael Curtis and Roger S. H. Schulman, starring the Jonas Brothers. The pilot was filmed in September 2008, the series premiered on Disney Channel on May 2, 2009, and became available on demand starting on April 25, 2009.

Jonas is to date, the first Disney Channel Original Series since Phil of the Future not to be shot on videotape in a multi-camera format, be filmed before a live studio audience or use a laugh track. The series was the first on the network to premiere on a Saturday night, part of a deliberate strategy by Disney to open up the night to original programming.

On November 9, 2009, it was announced that Jonas was being picked up for a second season. On May 5, 2010, it was revealed that the name of the series was changed to Jonas L.A., reflecting the move to Los Angeles, making it the first Disney Channel sitcom to have the show's main setting change during the course of the series. The second season premiered on June 20, 2010 and ended on October 3, 2010. In November 2010, Disney Channel announced the series was cancelled after two seasons.

Jonas L.A. (soundtrack)

Jonas L.A. is the third soundtrack by the American pop rock group Jonas Brothers and their only soundtrack for Jonas L.A.. It was released on July 20, 2010 to positive reviews and debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200. It has sold 132,000 copies in the United States.

Singles

"L.A. Baby (Where Dreams Are Made Of)" was released on Radio Disney on May 7 and it was released as a digital download on iTunes on June 29.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic stated "Perhaps they're playing by the rules more than they did on Lines, but that's a good thing: they're letting themselves act like kids, not adults, winding up with a clutch of lively, effervescent pop."

Track listing

Enhanced CD

Charts

Jonas L.A. (season 2)

The second and final season of the television series Jonas L.A. (previously titled JONAS) was aired on Disney Channel from June 20, 2010 to October 3, 2010, and included 13 episodes. It follows the five main characters of the series as they spend their summer vacation in Los Angeles after the Jonas' tour was over – a few months after the first season finale.

The season was never officially released on DVD, being available only in digital format. After the season finale, it was announced that the show would not be returning for another season.

Production

The series was originally set in New Jersey, before the setting changed to Los Angeles for the second season and was shot at Hollywood Center Studios, which has also been the home to several other Disney Channel sitcoms over the years including The Suite Life on Deck and Wizards of Waverly Place. As of November 2010, Jonas L.A. was the only live-action Disney Channel Original Series, produced by It's a Laugh Productions, not filmed before a live studio audience.