Hardball (2019 TV series) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Hardball |
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| Composer(s) | Adam Gok |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Catherine Nebauer |
| Producer(s) | Joe Weatherstone |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Northern Pictures |
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| Original network | ABC Me |
| Picture format | HDTV |
| Audio format | Stereo |
Hardball is an exciting Australian TV show for kids. It's a comedy-drama series that first appeared on ABC Me. The show was created by Guy Edmonds and Matt Zeremes.
Hardball was made by Northern Pictures. They worked with Screen Australia, Create NSW, and the Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF). You could first stream it on the ABC Me app on April 1, 2019. It then started airing on TV on April 22, 2019. The series is filmed in La Perouse, NSW, Australia.
About the Story
The show follows a boy named Mikey. He moves to Western Sydney and finds himself in a big world of schoolyard handball. Handball is a popular game played with a ball on a court.
Mikey quickly makes two friends: Jerry and Salwa. They are a bit different from the other kids. Together, they decide to help Mikey become the best handball player in Western Sydney. Their main goal is to beat Tiffany. She is the current handball champion and rules the court with her friends, Lily and Lance.
The school principal is Ms. Crapper. Tiffany's dads are named Steele and Stone. The series is all about friendship, competition, and learning to believe in yourself.
Meet the Characters
Here are some of the main actors and the characters they play in Hardball:
- Semisi Cheekam as Mikey
- Reannah Hamdan as Salwa
- Logan Reberger as Jerry
- Erin Choy as Tiffany
- Holly Simon as Prisha
- Helen Dallimore as Ms. Crapper
- Daya Sao-Mafiti as Daddy
- Maria Walker as Auntie
- Sam Everingham as Viktor
- Ella Holowell as Ivanka
- Jack Scott as Kevin
- Nicholas Cradock as Lance
- Tilly Bulle as Lily
- Taylan Gogan as Bao
- Mahdi Mourad as Mustafa
Episode Guide
Hardball has one season with 13 episodes. Each episode is about 30 minutes long.
Season 1 (2019)
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| 1 | 1 | "Across the Ditch" | Darren Ashton | Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes | 1 April 2019 | |
| 2 | 2 | "Sorry Salwa" | Darren Ashton | Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes | 1 April 2019 | |
| 3 | 3 | "Howie the Handball Hero" | Darren Ashton | Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes | 1 April 2019 | |
| 4 | 4 | "Impossible Mission" | Darren Ashton | Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes | 1 April 2019 | |
| 5 | 5 | "Too Many Cooks" | Darren Ashton | Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes | 1 April 2019 | |
| 6 | 6 | "Battle of Block Street" | Kacie Anning | Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes | 1 April 2019 | |
| 7 | 7 | "Rush Hour" | Fadia Abboud | Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes | 1 April 2019 | |
| 8 | 8 | "The Girl with the Handball Hoody" | Kacie Anning | Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes | 1 April 2019 | |
| 9 | 9 | "The Odd Couple" | Darren Ashton | Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes | 1 April 2019 | |
| 10 | 10 | "Garry Garrison" | Kacie Anning | Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes | 1 April 2019 | |
| 11 | 11 | "A Few Good Bros" | Darren Ashton | Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes | 1 April 2019 | |
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Mikey wants to clear his name after an event. He tries to get Tiffany to say what she saw, but she denies it. Mikey's dad tries to help, but the principal, Mrs. Crapper, still wants Mikey out of the Sasi-Wests-Hat handball competition. Mikey, Jerry, and Salwa try to talk to another principal by pretending to be Mrs. Crapper, but it doesn't work. Salwa then finds a rule that says a student can't be expelled without a vote from other students. Mrs. Crapper agrees to a trial. Jerry and Salwa defend Mikey, while Mustafa and Bao are the prosecutors. Tiffany, Salwa, and Mikey speak. The students vote, and Mikey is found innocent. Later, Tiffany tells Jerry she knows the story about Howie was a lie. She says if Jerry doesn't tell Mikey, she will. Jerry tells Mikey he lied about Howie to motivate him. Mikey gets upset and asks Jerry to leave.
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| 12 | 12 | "Volbrom" | Darren Ashton | Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes | 1 April 2019 | |
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Mikey feels let down by Jerry and Salwa. He tries to avoid them. Jerry and his brother Kevin put a tracker on Mikey's bike. They follow him to Mustafa’s barbershop. Salwa finds him there and they argue. Mikey still blames them for the Howie lie and leaves. He goes to Steele & Stone to say he's quitting Sasi-Wests-Hat. He even turns down Tiffany's offer to change his mind. His bike breaks down, and he meets his father. His father tells him everyone deserves a second chance. Mikey thinks about it and rushes to find Jerry and Salwa. Kevin helps him find them at the Emu Valley Sports Arena. The friends make up and start practicing for the big Sasi-Wests-Hat competition.
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| 13 | 13 | "Sasi-Wests-Hat" | Darren Ashton | Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes | 1 April 2019 | |
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It's the day of the Sasi-Wests-Hat competition. Mikey arrives with his auntie. His father has to practice before the match. Mikey's team is up. Jerry and Salwa tell him he will win and to remember his "why." Mikey wins and loses in the first rounds but keeps going. Tiffany beats Beatrice. Mikey wins against Z-Pop, even though she hurt her leg. During a break, Mrs. Crapper tells Mikey she always wanted to be good at handball but couldn't handle the pressure. Mikey’s father arrives just in time for the grand finale. Mikey wins against Tiffany! Even though he won, he lets her give her speech first. Mikey, his father, aunt, and friends celebrate at her workshop. Tiffany arrives and challenges Mikey to a rematch at a park tournament. After she leaves, Jerry and Salwa nod, agreeing with Mikey.
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Season 2
A second season of Hardball was released. It started airing on June 25, 2021.
