Season Two of ‘Backstage’ Starts on Family Channel March 12

The second season of drama Backstage starts on Family Channel Monday, March 12. New episodes air daily at 6:30 p.m. that week, through Friday, March 16. The new season is the centerpiece of Family Channel’s March Break programming lineup.

Family Channel is a Canadian network. After each episode’s broadcast premiere, The Family Channel App will offer the next day’s Backstage episode.

Following premiere week, Backstage moves to its regular timeslot, Fridays at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT.

Filmed in Toronto, Backstage follows a group of talented teenagers as they face the challenges that come with attending the prestigious Keaton School of the Arts. Season two welcomes new rivalries, friendships and a multi-school arts competition.

Backstage features an all-Canadian cast that includes Josh Bogert, Aviva Mongillo and Mckenzie Small.

Commissioned by DHX Television, Backstage was created and developed by Fresh TV. Executive producers are Brian Irving; Lara Azzopardi, who is also creator and showrunner, writer and director; Jennifer Pertsch, also co-creator; Tom McGillis and George Elliott.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.