Nova Jones
Genre
Created byHelen Serafinowicz
Starring
  • Molly Rainford
  • Grace Barkley
  • David Byrne
  • John Lynn
  • Katie Davies
  • Faye Stedman Shannon
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
  • John Rice
  • Helen Serafinowicz
  • Alan Shannon
ProducersCaoimhe Cassidy
Shauna Cullen
Running time25 minutes
Production companyBBC Children's Productions
Original release
NetworkCBBC
Release22 September 2021 (2021-09-22) 
present

Nova Jones is a British musical science-fiction television series which airs on CBBC, created by Helen Serafinowicz.[1][2] It focuses on the adventures of the titular galactic pop singer in the year 9009, portrayed by Molly Rainford. It began broadcast on 22 September 2021.[3] It has since been renewed for a second and third series.[4][5]

Cast

  • Molly Rainford as Nova Jones
  • Grace Barkley as McLaren Jones
  • David Byrne as Sid
  • John Lynn as Captain of the North
  • Luke Coughlan as Johnarchy
  • Katie Davies as Jefferson Ship (Voice)
  • Faye Stedman Shannon as Chef Din Dins (Jingle Voice)

Episodes

Series 1

No.
overall
EpisodeDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Friends of Nova"Akaash MeedaAndrew Ellard22 September 2021 (2021-09-22)
2"Nova Gets the Feels"Fergal CostelloAndrew Ellard & Helen Serafinowicz29 September 2021 (2021-09-29)
3"Tantrum by Nova"Akaash MeedaEsther Bishop6 October 2021 (2021-10-06)
4"Green-Eyed Nova"Fergal CostelloAndrew Ellard & Helen Serafinowicz13 October 2021 (2021-10-13)
5"Nova Has Talent"Fergal CostelloAlex Collier20 October 2021 (2021-10-20)
6"Nova vs. The Space Haters"Fergal CostelloJulia Kent27 October 2021 (2021-10-27)
7"Nova's Embarassinging"Akaash MeedaAlex Collier3 November 2021 (2021-11-03)
8"Nova's Time Off"Akaash MeedaAndrew Ellard10 October 2021 (2021-10-10)
9"Triple Threat Nova"Fergal CostelloAndrew Ellard
Story by: Andrew Ellard & Helen Serafinowicz
17 November 2021 (2021-11-17)
10"Nova Remembers Everything"Fergal CostelloAndrew Ellard24 November 2021 (2021-11-24)

Series 2

No.
overall
EpisodeDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Stop Listening to Nova"Declan RecksJulia Kent28 October 2022 (2022-10-28)
2"Nova X Clothes Horse"Declan RecksShane Langan & Amy StephensonTBA
3"SuperNovaCon"Declan RecksJulia KentTBA
4"Nova's Sistory Lesson"Declan RecksAndrew EllardTBA
5"Nil Points Nova"Declan RecksAlex CollierTBA
6"Nova's Biggest Dance"Fergal CostelloAndrew EllardTBA
7"No Nova Club"Fergal CostelloJeffrey AidooTBA
8"Nova's Imploding Star"Fergal CostelloMariama Ives-MoibaTBA
9"Nova's Colouring Out"UnknownAndrew Ellard3 March 2023 (2023-03-03)
10"Nova 2.0"TBAAndrew EllardTBA

References

  1. Whyte, Alexandra (5 May 2021). "CBBC tees up new kid-friendly dramas".
  2. "Molly Rainford is out of this world in Nova Jones". RTÉ TEN. 22 September 2021.
  3. "New comedy adventure series Nova Jones to air on CBBC and RTÉ Two". Northern Ireland Screen. 15 September 2021.
  4. Pinto, Jordan (4 April 2022). "BBC Children's, RTÉ renew musical adventure Nova Jones for two more seasons". C21media.
  5. Kahn, Ellie (4 April 2022). "CBBC doubles down on Nova Jones musical drama". Broadcast Now.
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