High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (season 3)
The third season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, an American mockumentary musical drama streaming television series created by Tim Federle, premiered on Disney+ on July 27, 2022; the season consisted of 8 episodes that released weekly until September 14. The series itself is inspired by the High School Musical film series. In this season, some of the East High drama club spend their summer at Camp Shallow Lake, which is putting on an adaptation of the 2013 film Frozen, and become the subjects of a Disney+ documentary directed by Corbin Bleu. Meanwhile, Nini sets a course for her future. Much of the main cast from the first two seasons returns. Mark St. Cyr, who was a main cast member in the first two seasons, does not appear in this season, while fellow main cast members Olivia Rodrigo and Kate Reinders recur, and Larry Saperstein and Joe Serafini guest star. This is the first main cast appearance of Saylor Bell Curda and Adrian Lyles, and the final appearance of Rodrigo. The series was renewed for a fourth season by Disney+ in May 2022, which was later confirmed to be the final season in June 2023. Episodes Cast and characters Main Joshua Bassett as Ricky Bowen Sofia Wylie as Gina Porter Matt Cornett as E.J. Caswell Julia Lester as Ashlyn Caswell Dara Reneé as Kourtney Greene Frankie Rodriguez as Carlos Rodriguez Saylor Bell Curda as Maddox Adrian Lyles as Jet Recurring Jason Earles as Dewey Wood Corbin Bleu as a fictionalized version of himself Ben Stillwell as Channing Meg Donnelly as Val Aria Brooks as Alex Liamani Segura as Emmy Kate Reinders as Miss Jenn Olivia Rodrigo as Nini Salazar-Roberts Guest Joe Serafini as Seb Matthew-Smith Larry Saperstein as Big Red Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Marvin JoJo Siwa as Madison Kimberly Brooks as Michelle Greene Olivia Rose Keegan as Lily Nicole Sullivan as Carol Michelle Noh as Dana Production Development In September 2021, two months after the second season concluded on Disney+, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series was renewed for a third season. Fans began to speculate that the musical would center around the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock; however, in November of that year, the musical was revealed to be the stage adaptation of the 2013 film Frozen. On the camp setting for the third season, Federle stated, "We are overjoyed to be heading to the great outdoors for season three, and grateful to our partners and friends at Disney+ for their continued support of our next-generation Wildcats." He would further tell RadioTimes.com, "We wanted a big fun, summery, sunny season, that would just be good vibes. For the audience that was with us in season 2, that was in some ways a darker, more dramatic season, shot during the height of COVID. I think we were all looking for both a location change for the morale of the cast, but also the storytelling possibilities and opportunities when you get to go somewhere, like a