Lockdown (2020 TV series)

Lockdown is a Canadian-American children's and teen web television series produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment and commissioned and distributed by YouTube Originals. Conceived, developed and produced remotely in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and the United States, the scripted live-action series follows a group of socially distanced teenagers working together to solve a mystery in their neighborhood.[1] Originally announced in April 2020,[2] the ten-episode series premiered on the YouTube Originals for Kids & Family channel on June 26, 2020.[3]

Lockdown
Genre
Created byJ.J. Johnson
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • United States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Production company(s)Sinking Ship Entertainment
Release
Original networkYouTube Originals
Original releaseJune 26, 2020

The series received a Special Achievement Award from the Prix Jeunesse International festival for excellence in COVID-19 programming, the global festival that every two years recognizes the best in children and youth television.[4]

Premise

This ten-episode scripted series follows six friends as they work together to solve a mystery in their neighborhood during the social distancing era. Shot entirely via webcam and smartphone from the actors’ homes and neighborhoods, the series is a suspenseful look at how young people stay in touch while having to stay away, and the story unfolds almost in real-time as the friend group works together – from a distance – to solve the mystery, while also exploring their own anxieties and frustrations about life during a pandemic.

Cast and characters
  • Saara Chaudry as Nira
  • Arista Arhin as Sam
  • Amanda Cheung as Emi
  • Dorian Giordano as Aiden
  • Edison Grant as Luke
  • Tomaso Sanelli as Chris

References
  1. "YouTube rolls out first content fund series". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  2. White, Peter; White, Peter (2020-04-22). "YouTube Originals Launches COVID-19 Slate With Stars Including Karlie Kloss, Ken Jeong, Yungblud & Joseph Gordon-Levitt". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  3. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  4. "PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL 2020". Prix Jeunesse. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
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