TORONTO — WildBrain’s Family Channel announced its new drama series My Perfect Landing, starring competitive gymnast Morgan Wigle, will premiere Sunday, March 1 to help kick off the channel’s month-long freeview.
From the creator of the award-winning series The Next Step, Frank van Keeken, the My Perfect Landing series centres around aspiring young gymnast Jenny Cortez (played by Wigle), and her family, as they move from Miami to Toronto to open their own gymnastics club, says the news release.
My Perfect Landing was filmed last summer in Toronto and Miami. The series also stars Tom Hulshof as Jenny’s brother and Shawn Alex Thompson as her grandfather, as well as Jordan Clark (The Next Step), Francesca van Keeken (The Next Step), and several newcomers. The series is produced by Beachwood Canyon Productions in association with Family Channel, and is executive produced by Frank van Keeken, Yolanda Yott and van Keeken’s Beachwood Canyon Production team. Andrew Barnsley (Schitt’s Creek, Jann) and Ben Murray (Jann, Working the Engels) also serve as executive producers. International distribution is handled by WildBrain.
The series will premiere as a one-hour television special on Sunday, March 1 at 11:30 a.m. ET/PT on Family Channel. New 30-minute episodes will continue to air Sundays at 11:30 a.m. ET/PT beginning March 15.
Before the show premieres, the My Perfect Landing YouTube Channel will feature exclusive video content, including cast video diaries and gymnastics tips, starting Friday, February 21. New content, including bloopers and Q&As, will be released throughout the spring.
In addition to My Perfect Landing, Family Channel’s March schedule includes: the series premiere of Boss Baby: Back in Business on Monday, March 2 at 5 p.m. ET/PT; the return of reality competition series American Ninja Warrior Junior on Monday, March 2 at 7 p.m. ET/PT; the season 2 premiere of the popular tween drama Holly Hobbie on Sunday, March 8 at 3:30 p.m. ET/PT; new episodes of Sadie Sparks weekdays at 4:15 p.m. ET/PT; episodes of Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese continuing weekdays at 4:30 p.m. ET/PT; and popular movie titles such as The Peanuts Movie, Kung Fu Panda, Charlotte’s Web, Over the Hedge, Open Season, Despicable Me and Shrek.
