Scripted series · Disney Channel
Hannah Montana
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Emily Osment
Lilly Truscott
98 eps
Jason Earles
Jackson Stewart
98 eps
Moisés Arias
Rico Suave
77 eps
Mitchel Musso
Oliver Oken
87 eps
Miley Cyrus
Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana
99 eps
Billy Ray Cyrus
Robby Ray Stewart
99 eps
Creagen Dow
Donny
2 eps
Ryan Whitney
Young Miley Stewart
2 eps
Tiffany Thornton
Becky
2 eps
Teo Olivares
Max
4 eps
Leigh-Allyn Baker
Mickey
2 eps
Kirby Bliss Blanton
Becca Weller
2 eps
Savannah Stehlin
Patty Dontzig
2 eps
Camryn Manheim
Margo
2 eps
Terry Rhoads
Mack
2 eps
Kunal Sharma
Evan
2 eps
Lindsey Stoddart
Margo Diamond
2 eps
Andrew Lewis Caldwell
Thor
3 eps
Selena Gomez
Mikayla Skeech
3 eps
Andre Jamal Kinney
Cooper Montgomery
6 eps
Greg Baker
Mr. Corelli
8 eps
Kyle Kaplan
Chad the Chomper
2 eps
Corbin Bleu
Johnny Collins
2 eps
Diego J. Torres
Adam
2 eps
Austin Butler
Toby
2 eps
Andy Pessoa
Young Oliver
2 eps
Davis Cleveland
Little Boy
2 eps
Brooke Shields
Susan Stewart
3 eps
Peter Allen Vogt
Mr. Dontzig
4 eps
Robert Costanzo
Jersey Guy
2 eps
Kat Graham
Allison
3 eps
Morgan York
Sarah
11 eps
Frances Callier
Roxy Roker
9 eps
Noah Cyrus
Girl with ice cream
7 eps
Drew Roy
Jesse
4 eps
Tammin Sursok
Siena
8 eps
Cody Linley
Jake Ryan
11 eps
R. Brandon Johnson
Brian Winters
3 eps
Erin Matthews
Karen Kunkle
4 eps
Brandi Cyrus
Guitarist
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Hannah Montana actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Hannah Montana reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
At home and school, she's Miley Stewart, a typical teenager, but when the lights go down and the curtain goes up, she emerges as the glamorous and talented Hannah Montana. Having the "Best of Both Worlds" is a complicated proposition, and keeping her identity under wraps leads Miley and her friends into some hilarious capers as she tries to balance her normal life with her rock star persona.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 98 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20081 episode
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200626 episodes
7.6IMDbWhen Miley Stewart moves to a new city, it seems she's just an ordinary teen who wants to make new friends and fit into her new school. But she's got a huge secret: She's also the glamorous pop-star Hannah Montana, who's living the celebrity dream with awesome concerts, limos and a huge closet full of the latest styles. Y'all won't believe the hilarious things she does to keep her double identity a secret. It all works out, though, because this girl totally rocks!
Best episode · S01E03 She's a Super Sneak
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
200729 episodes
7.7IMDbTotally sweet Miley Stewart has a hard enough time balancing school, crushing on cute boys and trying to fit into the social scene in trendy Malibu. On top of it all, she has a big secret: She also rocks the house as superstar Hannah Montana! Even though her life as a celebrity is glamorous, it has its challenges. Miley relies on her family and her true friends, Lilly and Oliver, to remind her to be true to herself first. But sweet niblets! Nobody is perfect, and you will laugh out loud as you see all the outrageously funny things she does as she figures out how to keep it real.
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
200830 episodes
Being a world-famous celebrity like Hannah has its perks and its challenges – especially when underneath the glamorous wig you are just a normal teenage girl like Miley Stewart! Get ready to laugh out loud as Miley juggles real life growing up stuff while making the most of her exciting career as a pop star. Will she get her driver's license? Land a big movie role? Keep it together when a secret romance is revealed? Totally freak out when both of her worlds threaten to collide?
Season 4 · Complete
Hannah Montana Forever
201013 episodes
8.1IMDbYou've been part of Miley Stewart's life for four amazing years and have watched with her best friends, Lilly and Oliver. Now it's senior year, and Miley is at a crossroads. After all these years, does she still have the best of both worlds? Can she continue her alter ego, Hannah Montana, or will she leave it all behind to be an ordinary girl?
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Miley Get Your Gum
Oliver has a huge crush on Hannah Montana, but his feelings of love are not shared by Miley. No matter what she does, she can't seem to make Oliver realize that he & Hannah can never be - until Lilly comes up with a plan to burst Oliver's love bubble. Jackson's proud to be the owner of a "Brand New" used car that he bought with his own money, but the joy fades once he learns that this particular kind of car is only driven by girls.
- Directed by David Kendall
- Written by Michael Poryes
S01E01
Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?
Lilly is ecstatic when she gets two tickets to a Hannah Montana concert and invites Miley to accompany her. Miley refuses, saying that she doesn't like Hannah Montana. Miley's dad, Robby, tries to convince her to tell Lilly her secret: That she is Hannah Montana. When Lilly finds out what Miley's been hiding, will she treat her the same? Jackson won't take no for an answer when he wants to borrow money for his big date. But his dad keeps refusing to be his personal ATM.
- Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel
- Written by Michael Poryes, Steven Peterman
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E13
Wherever I Go
- Directed by Bob Koherr
- Written by Michael Poryes, Steven Peterman
S04E12
I am Mamaw, Hear Me Roar
- Directed by Bob Koherr
- Written by Heather Wordham
S04E10
Can You See the Real Me?
- Directed by Shannon Flynn
- Written by Douglas Lieblein
S04E09
I'll Always Remember You
- Directed by Shannon Flynn, Bob Koherr
- Written by Andrew Green, Maria Brown-Gallenberg
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Michael Poryes
Creator
Rich Correll
Creator
Barry O'Brien
Showrunner
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Steven Peterman
Executive producer
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Robin J. Stein
Writer
Todd J. Greenwald
Writer
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Tom Seeley
Writer
Heather Wordham
Writer
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Andrew Green
Writer
Ingrid Escajeda
Writer
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Kim Friese
Writer
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Howard Meyers
Writer
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Douglas Lieblein
Writer
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Maria Brown-Gallenberg
Writer
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Steven James Meyer
Writer
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Kim C. Friese
Writer
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Jay Demopoulos
Writer
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Sally Lapiduss
Writer
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Gary Dontzig
Writer
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Norm Gunzenhauser
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Michael PoryesExecutive Producer
- Steven PetermanExecutive Producer
- Douglas LiebleinProducer
- Richard G. KingProducer
Writing
- Robin J. SteinWriter
- Todd J. GreenwaldWriter
- Tom SeeleyWriter
- Heather WordhamWriter
- Andrew GreenWriter
- Michael PoryesWriter
Direction
- Roger ChristiansenDirector
- John ScottDirector
- Kenneth ShapiroDirector
- Sheldon EppsDirector
- Rondell SheridanDirector
- Mark CendrowskiDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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