How to Be Indie

How to Be Indie

Intertitle.
Genre Comedy, children's
Created by Vera Santamaria
John May
Suzanne Bolch
Starring Melinda Shankar
Marline Yan
Dylan Everett
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Suzanne Bolch
John May
Vera Santamaria
Karen Lee Hall
Neil Court
Producer(s) Colin Brunton
Jennifer Pun Morrissette
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Heroic Film Company
Sudden Storm Productions
Decode Entertainment
Distributor DHX Media
Release
Original network YTV
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original release October 2, 2009 – October 24, 2011
External links
Website howtobeindie.ytv.com/index2.php

How to Be Indie is a French-Canadian television show that aired on YTV from 2009 to 2011 and Disney Channel until 2012. The main character is a 13-year-old Indian-Canadian teenager named Indira "Indie" Mehta. The program is a single-camera series intended for a youth audience.

The series was created by Vera Santamaria, John May, and Suzanne Bolch. The series ran for two seasons and aired its final episode on October 24, 2011 on YTV in Canada and May 26, 2012 on Disney Channel in the United Kingdom.

Plot

The program follows Indie's journey as she tries to get the most out of life despite the travails of junior high school and the expectations of her Indian parents. She is joined by her two best friends Marlon Parks and Abigail "Abi" Flores.

She often falls into the trap of caring more about what her peers think of her than who she wants to be herself, and consequently spends a lot of time trying to impress her classmates. When not focusing on Indie, the show focuses on Marlon and Abi.

A given episode will usually show Marlon's quirky antics getting him into a troublesome situation. Abi will have to help extricate him, which she willingly does, feeling pity on him. Sometimes, however, they swap roles as Marlon tries to play it cool.

Production

The show is produced by Heroic Film Company in association with DHX Media and YTV and created by writer Vera Santamaria Suzanne Bolch and John May. Season one filmed 26 twenty-five-minute episodes and first premiered on 2 October 2009. The show was a part of YTV's 'Big Fun Weeknights'.

A second season began filming in summer 2010, shooting five episodes and resumed filming in November 2010. The second season premiered on October 11, 2010. The series was not picked up for a third season.

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Recurring

References

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