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Set in contemporary times, “Sydney to the Max” is about the life of Sydney Reynolds, a sociable middle schooler who lives with her single father, Max, and her progressive grandmother Judy. The daughter-father sitcom follows Sydney’s adventure as she navigates through the difficulties of growing up.

Producer and Emmy-Award nominee, Mark Reisman, has gotten fans hooked on this one. If you love beautiful storytelling with a spice of comic relief, then you’ve got to love “Sydney to the Max.”

Who are the cast members on “Sydney to the Max,” and is the show still running or canceled?

This article discusses all of that and more.

Is “Sydney to the Max” Canceled?

“Sydney to the Max” premiered for its first season on January 25, 2019, and so far, the show has aired three seasons — 63 episodes in all. After a great second season and an even better third season, fans are wondering...

Racial identity has never been a big deal on Sydney to the Max.

Sure, the title character Sydney (Happy!‘s Ruth Righi) has a white father and a Black mother, but race is never addressed on the Disney Channel series. So when the showrunner and writers behind the tween sitcom decided to comb through Sydney’s very personal Black hair journey in an upcoming installment titled “The Hair Switch Project” (airing Friday at 8:25/7:25c), it had to feel organic.

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Castings

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Disney Channel has handed a Season 3 renewal to Sydney at the Max ahead of live-action comedy’s 2020 sophomore run on the cable net.

Set in the present day with flashbacks to the 1990s, the series follows outgoing middle schooler Sydney Reynolds (Ruth Righi), who lives with her single dad Max (Ian Reed Kesler), in the house he grew up in, along with her progressive grandmother Judy (Caroline Rhea). As Sydney navigates becoming a teenager alongside her bestie Olive (Ava Kolker), Max’s flashbacks of his childhood with his best friend Leo (Christian J. Simon) parallel her adventures, illustrating how life’s “growing pains” never change. Jackson Dollinger plays the younger Max.

The series was created and is executive produced by Mark Reisman.

“We’re thrilled to be investing in another season of this endearing comedy and to continue working with our very talented showrunner Mark Reisman,” said Kory Lunsford, VP Current Series at Disney Channel.

Disney Channel has handed a Season 2 renewal to Sydney at the Max, its live-action comedy that launched in January.

Ruth Righi plays the title role of Sydney in the series, which is set in the present day with flashbacks to the 1990s. It follows outgoing middle schooler Sydney Reynolds, who lives with her single dad Max (Ian Reed Kesler), in the house he grew up in, along with her progressive grandmother Judy (Caroline Rhea). As Sydney’s preteen pursuits begin to expand, Max’s flashbacks of his childhood help him gain a better perspective of his daughter’s experiences. Jackson Dollinger, Ava Kolker and Christian J. Simon co-star.

“Mark Reisman and his team of talented writers, along with the top-notch cast, delivered a show that has quickly become an audience favorite for Disney Channel,” said Nancy Kanter, Evp Content and Creative at Disney Channels Worldwide. “With its playful nod to growing up in the ’90s,...

“Sydney to the Max” has been renewed for a second season at Disney Channel, Variety has learned exclusively.

The series is set in the present day with flashbacks to the 1990s and follows outgoing middle schooler Sydney Reynolds (Ruth Righi) who lives with her single dad Max (Ian Reed Kesler) in the house he grew up in, along with her progressive grandmother Judy (Caroline Rhea). As Sydney’s preteen pursuits begin to expand, Max’s flashbacks of his childhood help him gain a better perspective of his daughter’s experiences.

The series also stars Jackson Dollinger as young Max, Ava Kolker as Sydney’s best friend Olive, and Christian J. Simon as young Max’s best friend Leo. It was created and is executive produced by Mark Reisman and is produced by It’s A Laugh Productions, Inc. Production on Season 2 will begin this summer. Season 1 returns June 18 at 8 p.

Network: Disney Channel.

Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour).

Seasons: Ongoing.

TV show dates: January 25, 2019 — present.

Series status: Has not been cancelled.

Performers include: Ruth Righi, Ian Reed Kesler, Caroline Rhea, Jackson Dollinger, Ava Kolker, and Christian J. Simon.

TV show description:

A family sitcom from creator Mark Reisman, the Sydney to the Max TV show centers on middle school student Sydney Reynolds (Righi). Sydney lives with her devoted (if over-protective) single father, Max (Kesler), in the house where he grew up.

Sydney and Max aren't all alone in the world, though. They also live with his firecracker of a mother, Sydney's Grandma Judy (Rhea), who always has some nugget of wisdom to pass along, as well...

Disney Channel has ordered Sydney to the Max, a multi-camera daughter/father comedy series from Emmy-nominated Mark Reisman. Production has begun on the series which is slated for premiere in early 2019 on Disney Channel.

School of Rock alumna Ruth Righi leads the cast as the title character, along with Ian Reed Kesler, Christian J. Simon (The Amazing World of Gumball), Ava Kolker (Girl Meets World), Caroline Rhea, and newcomer Jackson Dollinger (Puppy Dog Pals).

Created, written and executive produced by Reisman, who also serves as showrunner, Sydney to the Max is described as a heartwarming and sentimental comedy that centers around the experiences of a sociable, goodhearted middle schooler named Sydney Reynolds (Righi) and her protective, doting – and sometimes clueless! – single dad Max (Kesler) as they navigate the challenges of growing up. Set during two timeframes,...

TV Land has picked up original comedy series The Exes for a fourth season with a 12-episode order. The series’ third season, which wraps on Feb. 26, is averaging 1.3 million viewers. Season 4 will debut in the summer. Executive produced by creator Mark Reisman, Michael Hanel and Mindy Schulthei, The Exes revolves around three roommates and divorcés (Donald Faison, Wayne Knight, David Alan Basche) who have finally found bromance after initially being forced to live together by their divorce attorney and landlord, Holly (Kristen Johnston). Season 3 also has featured Leah Remini in a heavily recurring role. “From the moment we read the very first script for The Exes, we fell in love,” said TV Land President Larry W. Jones. “This series has a comedy ensemble that’s a force to be reckoned with, and it just keeps getting better and better.”...

The same day its third-year sitcom scored its first Emmy nom — Ok, it was for Outstanding Cinematography for Multi-camera Series — TV Land has called for more. The cable net has order 10 additional episodes of The Exes as part of the current third season, which is pacing 9% above last season’s average in the 25-54 demo. Created by Frasier alum Mark Reisman, the series stars Donald Faison, Wayne Knight, David Alan Basche, Kelly Stables and Kristen Johnston. TV Land made a similar back-10 order on The Exes in November.

Exclusive: The second season of TV Land’s sophomore comedy The Exes is getting supersized. The network has ordered 10 more episodes from the ensemble comedy, bringing its second-season order to 22 episodes. The Exes, created by Frasier alum Mark Reisman, stars Donald Faison, Wayne Knight, David Alan Basche, Kelly Stables and Kristen Johnston. It premiered late last fall with a 10-episode original run and was renewed for a second season in February. The first portion of Season 2, which wrapped in September, averaged 1.2 million viewers in Live+7.

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Living large on the fairly amazing success of Hot in Cleveland, TV Land is not only bringing back its newest venture, Retired at 35, but has also given the go ahead to two more, brand new sitcoms. Thus far, there seems little doubt that the people at TV Land know how to get audiences, and as things continue to play out with the two sitcoms they have, it seems that there are plenty of people looking for a return to the glory days of sitcom, in more ways than one.

Given a solid fanbase of viewers tuning in for "old school" comedy fare, the channel apparently figured it could put together some fresh meat with perhaps more in common with those bygone classics than today's efforts, and the results have been surprisingly positive.

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Update: TV Land just officially announced the series pickups of Fran Drescher's Happily Divorced; Mark Reisman's project, now called The Exes; and the second-season renewal of Retired at 35. As expected, the orders for Happily Divorced and The Exes are for 10 episodes each. Happily Divorced will premiere June 15, paired with Hot In Cleveland, while The Exes will launch next winter alongside the second season of Retired at 35. Previous Exclusive: It looks like that for a second consecutive time, TV Land will pick up two new comedy series. As the network is finalizing the series order to the Fran Drescher sitcom Happily Divorced, I hear the cable network is also closing in on a series pickup for the untitled Mark Reisman project (aka Ex Men). Both shows are expected to receive 10-episode orders. The Reisman comedy revolves around three divorced guys (David Alan Basche, Donald Faison, Wayne Knight) who live...

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TV Land has scooped up TV veterans Kristen Johnston, Donald Faison and Christine Taylor for new pilots.

According to Deadline Hollywood, Johnston will play the sexy female divorce attorney/landlord in Mark Reisman's comedy formerly known as 'Ex Men.' The sitcom revolves around three recently divorced men who move into Johnston's character's apartment building. 'Scrubs' star Donald Faison has been cast as one of the divorcés.

Christine Taylor has been cast in Terri Minsky's workplace sitcom set in a cola factory. Taylor will play the new boss, a New Yorker who is brought to Oregon to head the company, but nobody wants her there.

In other casting news ...

o. 'Angel' and 'Dollhouse' veteran Amy Acker has landed a role on USA Network's 'Common Law.' The cop dramedy stars Michael Ealy and Warren Kole as partners who can't stop bickering, so their captain sends them to couples therapy.

Exclusive: Christine Taylor has been tapped as the lead of TV Land's untitled Terri Minsky comedy pilot (form. Rip City), while 3rd Rock from the Sun co-star Kristen Johnston is set as the lead of another TV Land comedy pilot, the untitled Mark Reisman project. Scrubs alum Donald Faison will also play a lead in that pilot, formerly known as Ex Men. Meanwhile, Amy Acker (Dollhouse) has landed the only female regular role opposite stars Michael Ealy and Warren Kole in the USA Network's buddy cop dramedy pilot Common Law. The untitled Terri Minsky project is a multi-camera office comedy set at Rip City Cola, a regional beverage manufacturer and distributor in Oregon. It centers on a thirtysomething, Ivy League-educated New York woman (Taylor) who takes over as the boss, but her enthusiasm is dampened when her boyfriend doesn't follow her and nobody at the new company wants her there.

Christine Taylor has been tapped as the lead of TV Land’s untitled Terri Minsky comedy pilot (formerly known as Rip City), while 3rd Rock from the Sun co-star Kristen Johnston is set as the lead of another TV Land comedy pilot, the untitled Mark Reisman project. Scrubs alum Donald Faison will also play a lead in that pilot, formerly known as Ex Men.

Meanwhile, Amy Acker (Dollhouse) has landed the only female regular role opposite stars Michael Ealy and Warren Kole in the USA Network’s buddy cop dramedy pilot Common Law.

The untitled Terri Minsky project is a...

Exclusive: TV Land has greenlighted two more comedy pilots from sitcom veterans: Happily Divorced, written/executive produced by The Nanny co-creators, actress Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobsen, and Rip City, written/exec produced by Lizzy McGuire and Less Than Perfect creator Terri Minsky and executive produced by Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis (Reba, TV Land's upcoming Retired at 35). The two half-hours join the recently ordered comedy pilot Ex Men, from former Fraiser executive producer Mark Reisman. Happily Divorced is based on Drescher's real life. In addition to co-writing/exec producing, the former Nanny actress could potentially star in the project, about a woman who re-enters the dating world after finding out that her husband is gay. It focuses on how she juggles her relationship with her current boyfriend and ex-husband post-divorce. Drescher and Jacobsen are also executive producing Drescher's syndicated talk show, which is making a trial run on the Fox stations.

Exclusive: TV Land is opening its second pilot pickup season with a cast-contingent order to Ex Men, a multi-camera sitcom from former Frasier executive producer Mark Reisman. The project revolves around 3 divorced guys who live in an apartment building where their landlord is their young and sexy female divorce attorney. Reisman, who wrote Ex Men and will executive produce it, created and executive produced the series Quintuplets on Fox and In-Laws on NBC. Ex Men is expected to be the first of several pilots at TV Land, which entered the original scripted arena a year ago with its first two pilots ever, Hot in Cleveland and Retired at 35. Both were eventually picked up to series, and Cleveland launched in the summer as the highest-rated comedy series on cable. The sitcom starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White, returns with 20 new original episodes on Jan. 19. A premiere date...