I Am Frankie is an American drama television series based on a story created by Marcela Citterio that aired on Nickelodeon from September 4, 2017 to October 4, 2018. Based on Yo Soy Franky, the series focuses on Alex Hook in the titular role of Frankie Gaines, an android who is attempting to pass herself off as a normal teenage girl.
| I Am Frankie | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Yo Soy Franky by Marcela Citterio |
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| Voices of | Mark Jacobson |
| Opening theme | "Getting Real" byMatthew Tishler and Jeannie Lurie |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 40(list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Danny Mendoza |
| Cinematography | Randy Valdés |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | September 4, 2017 (2017-09-04) – October 4, 2018 (2018-10-04) |
Sigourney is a scientist working for the company EGG (Electronic Giga Genetics), who has developed a teenage android girl named Frankie. When the head of EGG, Mr. Kingston, plans to use Frankie for the military company WARPA (Weaponized Android Research Project Agency) for Project Q, Sigourney quits her job, smuggles Frankie out of EGG, and moves her family as far away from EGG as possible so that Frankie can live a normal life. As Frankie adapts to a normal life as a high school student at Sepulveda High, she befriends a girl named Dayton and gains a rival named Tammy. While she and her family work to keep her secret safe so that EGG does not find her, Mr. Kingston is determined to do whatever it takes to locate Frankie. Unbeknownst to Mr. Kingston, he is not the only one after her. In the second season, Frankie works to rescue Andrew from WARPA. Afterwards, WARPA still make their plans for the androids with Project Q in order to take control of the world.
On January 20, 2016, Nickelodeon announced that it had green-lit I Am Frankie to series with its first season to contain 20 episodes. The series is the first global series to be produced at the new Viacom International Studio in Miami, Florida. The series was originally produced as Yo Soy Franky, created by Argentinian writer Marcela Citterio, for Nickelodeon Latin AmericainColombia. Catharina Ledeboer, who previously worked on Every Witch Way and Talia in the Kitchen, adapted the series into English for global audiences. It was stated that production of the series would begin sometime in 2016.[1][2][3] The series officially debuted on September 11, 2017,[4] after a special sneak peek of the premiere aired on September 4, 2017. The premiere episode was made available on Nickelodeon streaming platforms starting on August 21, 2017.[5]
Nickelodeon renewed the series for a second season on November 13, 2017.[6] Filming for the second season began in March 2018.[7] The second season premiered on Nickelodeon with a special event on August 11, 2018;[8] new episodes of the second season resumed on September 10, 2018. Additionally, Amina Alzouma, Tommi Rose, and Zachary S. Williams joined the series' main cast in the second season.[9][10]
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
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| 1 | 19 | September 11, 2017 (2017-09-11) | 1.47[11] | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) | 1.13[12] | 1.24 |
| 2 | 21 | August 11, 2018 (2018-08-11) | 0.90[13] | October 4, 2018 (2018-10-04) | 0.74[14] | 0.78 |