Almost Never is a British musicaldramedy series that premiered on CBBC on 15 January 2019. The series details the experiences of two fictional bands after their appearances on a reality television competition. Almost Never stars Nathaniel Dass, Harry Still, Oakley Orchard, Mya-Lecia Naylor, Miriam Nyarko, Lola Moxom, Lilly Stanion, Kimberly Wyatt, Tillie Amartey, Tyra Rayne and Aston Merrygold. In 2020, it was announced that it had been renewed for a third series.
Premise
Almost Never follows the lives of two rival bands, The Wonderland and Girls Here First, following their appearance on the popular music competition series The Spotlight.
Cast and characters
Main
Nathaniel Dass as Nate, the lead singer of The Wonderland. He writes songs for the band.
Harry Still as Harry, a guitarist in The Wonderland and the older brother of Oakley. He begins a relationship with Mya.
Oakley Orchard as Oakley, a guitarist in The Wonderland and the younger brother of Harry. Due to being less intelligent, the other members do not take him seriously.
Mya-Lecia Naylor as Mya, a member of Girls Here First. She begins a relationship with Oakley.
Miriam Nyarko as Miriam, a member of Girls Here First. Due to her happy nature, she finds it hard to be serious.
Lola Moxom as Lola, a member of Girls Here First.
Lilly Stanion as Lilly, a member of Girls Here First. She often stands up to Sasha.
Kimberly Wyatt as Sasha, the controlling manager of Girls Here First.
Tillie Amartey Chloe, a vlogger and the social media manager of The Wonderland.
Tyra Rayne as Tyra, a waitress at The Palais who is asked to be a member of Girls Here First.
Aston Merrygold as Jordan, the manager of The Wonderland.
Recurring
Colin Hoult as AJ, the father of Harry and Oakley. He manages The Wonderland until they are signed to Coleen's company.
Almost Never was filmed in Belfast from 12 August to 15 November 2018. The series was announced on 18 December 2018. Three months after the debut of the first series, it was announced that cast member Mya-Lecia Naylor had died by misadventure. In the second series, Naylor was not recast, but instead, her character was written out as having left the fictional band. The cast was increased with in the second series, with the additions of Aston Merrygold and Tyra Richardson, as well as Stephen Rahman-Hughes and Victoria Ekanoye in recurring capacities. On 2 January 2020, it was announced that CBBC has renewed Almost Never for a third series. On 29 May 2020, the Almost NeverInstagram account uploaded an open casting call for children aged between 13 and 17 to audition for the third series.
