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Ride
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Genre Drama
Created by
  • Jill Girling
  • Lori Mather-Welch
Starring
  • Kendra Leigh Timmins
  • Alana Boden
  • Oliver Dench
  • Jonny Gray
  • Natalie Lisinska
  • Manuel Pacific
  • Rameet Rauli
  • Mike Shara
  • Sara Botsford
Composer(s) Edward Zaski
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 20
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Joan Lambur
  • Tony Wood
  • Shelley Scarrow
  • Nat Abraham
  • Ira Levy
  • Michael McGuigan
  • Peter Williamson
Producer(s)
  • Jim Corston
  • Nadia Jaynes
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 22–23 minutes
Production company(s)
Release
Original network YTV
Picture format 720p (HDTV)
Audio format 5.1 surround sound
Original release September 5, 2016 (2016-09-05) – February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)

Ride is an exciting Canadian drama TV series. It was created by Jill Girling and Lori Mather-Welch. The show is all about horses, friendship, and adventures at a special school.

Ride first showed in Canada on YTV. This was on September 5, 2016. It then came to the United States on Nickelodeon starting January 30, 2017. The series stars Kendra Leigh Timmins, Alana Boden, Oliver Dench, and Jonny Gray, among others.

What the Show is About

The story of Ride follows a girl named Kit. She is a new student at a fancy horse-riding school called Covington Academy. When Kit arrives, she quickly becomes friends with a horse named TK. The show explores their adventures and the challenges they face at the academy.

Meet the Cast

Here are the main actors and the characters they play in Ride:

  • Kendra Leigh Timmins as Katherine "Kit" Bridges
  • Alana Boden as Elaine
  • Oliver Dench as Will
  • Jonny Gray as Josh
  • Natalie Lisinska as Sally
  • Manuel Pacific as Nav
  • Rameet Rauli as Anya
  • Mike Shara as Rudy Bridges
  • Sara Botsford as Lady Covington

How the Show Was Made

The TV series Ride was a team effort between Canada and the United Kingdom. Breakthrough Entertainment produced the show in Canada. They worked with Buccaneer Media from the UK.

The filming for Ride happened in two cool places: Toronto, Canada, and in Northern Ireland. The creators made one season with 20 episodes. Before the show officially started, a full episode was put online. This happened on August 11, 2016, on YTV's website.

The show first aired in Canada on YTV on September 5, 2016. New episodes were shown every day that week. Later, it premiered in the United States on Nickelodeon on January 30, 2017.

Episodes of Ride

The first season of Ride has 20 episodes. Each episode tells a new part of Kit's journey at Covington Academy. The show aired new episodes in Canada in September and October 2016. In the U.S., new episodes aired in January and February 2017.

No. Title Directed by Written by Canadian air date U.S. air date Prod.
code
  • U.S. viewers
  • (millions)
1 "Arrival" September 5, 2016 (2016-09-05) January 30, 2017 101 1.21
2 "Dresses and Dressage" September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06) January 30, 2017 102 1.06
3 "Hippophobia and Ophidiophobia" September 7, 2016 (2016-09-07) January 31, 2017 103 1.05
4 "Three's a Crowd" September 8, 2016 (2016-09-08) February 1, 2017 104 1.12
5 "Gone Guy" September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12) February 2, 2017 105 0.96
6 "Wild Horses" September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13) February 3, 2017 106 0.91
7 "One Lump or Two?" September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14) February 6, 2017 107 0.97
8 "Happy Unbirthday" September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15) February 7, 2017 108 0.91
9 "After the Ball" September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19) February 8, 2017 109 1.04
10 "The Cup" September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) February 9, 2017 110 1.17
11 "Stalled" September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21) February 10, 2017 111 0.91
12 "Who Rules the School?" September 22, 2016 (2016-09-22) February 13, 2017 112 1.04
13 "We Need to Talk About Covington" September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26) February 14, 2017 113 0.85
14 "Come Horse or High Water" September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27) February 15, 2017 114 1.01
15 "Steeplechase" September 28, 2016 (2016-09-28) February 16, 2017 115 0.91
16 "Pros & Cons" September 29, 2016 (2016-09-29) February 17, 2017 116 0.92
17 "Trading Horses" October 3, 2016 (2016-10-03) February 21, 2017 117 0.98
18 "Distractions & Deceptions" October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04) February 22, 2017 118 0.87
19 "Let It Ride" October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05) February 23, 2017 119 0.94
20 "Dark Horse" October 6, 2016 (2016-10-06) February 24, 2017 120 0.99
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