Almost Never (TV series)

Almost Never follows the lives of two bands, the Wonderland and Girls Here First, following their appearance on the fictional music competition series The Spotlight.^[1]

• Nathaniel Dass as Nate, the lead singer and songwriter of the Wonderland.
• Harry Still as Harry, a guitarist in the Wonderland and the older brother of Oakley.
• Oakley Orchard as Oakley, a guitarist in the Wonderland and the younger brother of Harry.
• Kimberly Wyatt as Sasha, the controlling manager of Girls Here First.
• Mya-Lecia Naylor as Mya, a member of Girls Here First who begins a relationship with Oakley. (series 1)
• Miriam Nyarko as Miriam, a member of Girls Here First.
• Lola Moxom as Lola, a member of Girls Here First.
• Lilly Stanion as Lilly, a member of Girls Here First.
• Tillie Amartey as Chloe, a vlogger and the social media manager of the Wonderland.
• Aston Merrygold as Jordan, the manager of the Wonderland. (series 2–3)
• Tyra Rayne as Tyra, a waitress at the Palais restaurant who is asked to be a new member of Girls Here First. (series 2–3)

• Colin Hoult as AJ, the father of Harry and Oakley who manages the Wonderland until they are signed to Coleen's company.
• Emily Atack as Meg, the mother of Harry and Oakley.
• Simran Rakar as Molly, the younger sister of Nate.
• Imogen Chadwick as Elena, the best friend of Molly and eventual social media manager of the Wonderland.
• Zina Badran as Anika, the mother of Nate and Molly. (series 1–2)
• Ryan Early as Dan, the owner of the Palais restaurant.
• Michelle Gayle as Coleen, the boss of Sasha. She signs the Wonderland to her management company. (series 1–2)
• Luke Fetherston as Fabio, Sasha's assistant and the eventual manager of Girls Here First.
• Stephen Rahman-Hughes as Dev, the father of Nate and Molly. (series 2)
• Victoria Ekanoye as Ashley, the boss of Coleen. (series 2)
• Alexis Strum as Helen, the mother of Lola. (series 3)
• Amber Davies as Jess, Dan's younger sister and Lola's coach. (series 3)

The first series of Almost Never filmed in Belfast from 12 August to 15 November 2018.^[2] The series was announced on 18 December 2018.^[3] Three months after the debut of the first series, it was announced that cast member Mya-Lecia Naylor had died by misadventure.^[4][5][6] For the second series, the part of Mya was not recast; instead, her absence was explained by her having left Girls Here First following the group's disastrous European tour.^[7]

The cast was increased in the second series, with the additions of Aston Merrygold^[8] and Tyra Richardson,^[9] as well as Stephen Rahman-Hughes and Victoria Ekanoye in recurring capacities.^[10] On 2 January 2020, it was announced that CBBC has renewed Almost Never for a third series.^[11] On 29 May 2020, the Almost Never Instagram account uploaded an open casting call for children aged between 13 and 17 to audition for the third series.^[12]

In August 2021, it was announced that Almost Never had been acquired by Disney Channel; the series began airing in the United States on 4 September 2021.^[13]

• Almost Never at BBC Online
• Almost Never at IMDb