Night School: The Web Series Explained

Starring:
  • Jessica Sargent
  • Campbell Challis
  • Danny Carmel
  • Grace Parry
  • Jodie Hirst
  • Damien Thomas
  • Lewis Lilley
  • Jessica Swallow
  • Kunjue Li
  • Louis Clarke-Clare
  • Tom Blount
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:6 (List of episodes)
Executive Producer:CJ Daugherty
Producer:Jack Jewers

Night School: The Web Series is a British web series based on the Night School novels by CJ Daugherty. It was the first ever web series based on a British young adult book.[1] The show premiered on YouTube on 12 December 2014. The series was written and created by CJ Daugherty and Jack Jewers.

Series overview

The series follows Allie Sheridan a 16-year-old girl from Brixton who is sent away to boarding school after a string of arrests. But the school isn't all it seems. Cimmeria Academy is an exclusive private school for the children of the elite. At the heart of Cimmeria is Night School, a Bullingdon Club style secret society whose members are both destined to run the country and mentored by the world’s most powerful people. But Allie soon learns that their glamorous and exciting world is laced with deception and danger. Everyone lies and everyone hides secrets. Secrets that can kill.

Though set within the world of the Night School novels, the web series presents new stories featuring the characters, rather than a straight adaptation of the books.[2]

Cast and characters

Main cast

Production

The project was announced in October 2014.[3] Filming took place between August and November 2014 in the south of England, with principal locations including Frensham Heights School near Farnham, Surrey.[4]

Episodes

Reception

Night School was covered widely in the UK media on its release, with some international coverage too. The response was positive. The Guardian ran a front page story on the series[5] and hosted the first episode. The US-based Daily Dot headlined their coverage "Start watching 'Night School' if you want to keep up with the tweens in your life" and described the series as "a heads-up as to what your younger sister or daughter will be talking about in a few weeks."[6] Teen publications such as Maximum Pop!,[7] Sugarscape,[8] and Top of the Pops[9] covered the series extensively, with positive reviews.

The US-based Indie Series Network (originators of the Indie Soap Awards) named Night School the best web series in the world in its weekly poll of independently-produced web series three times, for Power,[10] All the Pretty Killers,[11] and Bang,[12] and nominated a fourth time for The Gilmore Girl.[13] The same polls named Danny Carmel best actor; and Jodie Hirst and Jessica Sargent best actress.

The series had extensive coverage in the regional UK media, including the Eastern Daily Press,[14] the Southern Daily Echo,[15] Get Surrey,[16] the Bournemouth Daily Echo,[17] and the Belfast Telegraph.[18] BBC Radio and London Live[19] broadcast news features and interviews about the series.

Night School was an official selection at the Marseille Web Fest,[20] NYC Web Fest,[21] Washington D.C. Web Fest,[22] and Dublin Web Fest.[23] In February 2016, Night School was nominated for five awards at the Indie Series Awards in Los Angeles.[24]

Notes and References

  1. News: Daugherty. CJ . UK YA's first ever web series based on a book: CJ Daugherty's Night School . January 17, 2015. The Guardian. December 12, 2014.
  2. News: Abrams. Dennis . Author C.J. Daugherty on Adapting Books for the Web. January 18, 2015. Publishing Perspectives. December 5, 2014.
  3. Web site: Daugherty . CJ . CJ Daugherty. NEW: Night School Web Series. January 17, 2015. ChristiDaugherty.com. October 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20190817215258/https://christidaugherty.com/2014/10/13/new-night-school-web-series/. August 17, 2019.
  4. Web site: Hall. Andrew . Night School Saturday - Grace Parry Talks About All Things Gilmore. January 18, 2015. The Pewter Wolf. Blogger . January 3, 2015.
  5. News: Teen books: First webisode. January 18, 2015. The Guardian . Screen capture. December 12, 2014.
  6. News: Harrington. Tom . Start watching 'Night School' if you want to keep up with the tweens in your life . January 18, 2015. The Daily Dot. December 13, 2014.
  7. News: Watch: Episode 2 of 'Night School: The Web Series' – Carter gets his nipples out and shows his soft side. January 18, 2015. Maximum Pop!. December 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150120014015/http://www.maximumpop.co.uk/night-school-web-series-episode-2/. January 20, 2015.
  8. Web site: Foley. Linds . Watch the chilling final episode of the YouTube adaption of Night School by CJ Daugherty. January 18, 2015. Sugarscape.com. January 16, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150120034632/http://www.sugarscape.com/bookclub/videos/a1074207/watch-final-episode-night-school-web-series-cj-daugherty/. January 20, 2015.
  9. Web site: Ghostly Night School Haunts the Web. January 18, 2015. Top of the Pops . Facebook. December 16, 2014.
  10. News: RESULTS: Web Series of the Week Poll (December 21-27, 2014). January 18, 2015. Indie Series Network. January 2, 2015.
  11. News: RESULTS: Web Series of the Week Poll (January 4-10, 2015). January 18, 2015. Indie Series Network. January 16, 2015.
  12. News: RESULTS: Web Series of the Week Poll (January 11-17, 2015). January 25, 2015. Indie Series Network. January 23, 2015.
  13. News: RESULTS: Web Series of the Week Poll (December 28, 2014-January 3, 2015). January 18, 2015. Indie Series Network. January 10, 2015.
  14. News: Knights. Emma . Norfolk actress stars in web series proving a hit online. January 18, 2015. Eastern Daily Press. January 16, 2015.
  15. News: Carr. Michael . North Baddesley actress Jessica Sargent will star in the web series Night School. January 18, 2015. Southern Daily Echo. January 12, 2015.
  16. News: Younger. Rebecca . Farnham author CJ Daugherty talks Night School. March 6, 2020. Get Surrey. January 8, 2013.
  17. News: How YouTube helped 2014's fastest-selling book. January 18, 2015. Bournemouth Daily Echo. December 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150120023220/http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/leisure/technology/11679303.How_YouTube_helped_2014___s_fastest_selling_book/. January 20, 2015.
  18. News: How Zoella has brought the internet to book.... January 18, 2015. Belfast Telegraph. December 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150120023357/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/how-zoella-has-brought-the-internet-to-book-30850871.html. January 20, 2015.
  19. News: Night School books to become YouTube series. January 18, 2015. London Live. December 12, 2014.
  20. Web site: 2015 Edition . Marseille Web Fest . October 12, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160406010256/http://www.marseillewebfest.com/en/category/edition2015-en/. April 6, 2016.
  21. Web site: 2015 Selections . NYC Web Series Festival. March 6, 2020.
  22. Web site: Congrats #DCWebFest Official Screen Writing... . DC Web Fest. Facebook. March 1, 2016. March 6, 2020.
  23. Web site: DubWebFest Official Selection . Dublin Web Fest. September 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719151635/http://dublinwebfest.com/2015/09/dubwebfest-official-selection/. July 19, 2019.
  24. Web site: Nominations Announced For 7th Annual ISAs . Indie Series Awards. February 3, 2016. March 6, 2020.

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