Hannah Montana is a children's television series which debuted in March 2006 on the Disney Channel. The main character is Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus), a girl who who leads a double life as an average teenage girl at school during the day and a famous pop singer, Hannah Montana, at night, concealing her real identity from the public other than her close friends and family.

Created by:

Michael Poryes
Richard Correll
Barry O'Brien

Starring:

Miley Cyrus
Emily Osment
Mitchel Musso
Jason Earles
Billy Ray Cyrus
Moises Arias

Main Cast
Miley Cyrus as Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana
Emily Osment as Lilly Truscott/Lola
Mitchel Musso as Oliver Oken/Mike Standley
Jason Earles as Jackson Stewart
Billy Ray Cyrus as Robby Stewart
Moises Arias as Rico (Season 2)

Recurring Cast
Moises Arias as Rico (Season 1)
Frances Callier as Roxy
Cody Linley as Jake Ryan

Opening theme: "The Best of Both Worlds"

The Hannah Montana tv show is co-created by Michael Poryes, who also co-created the hit Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven, and is filmed at Tribune Studios in Hollywood, CA. The series premiere scored record ratings for Disney Channel: 5.4 million viewers, a response "beyond our wildest expectations," according to the president of Disney Channel Entertainment.

The original idea for this show was based on the That's So Raven episode "Goin' Hollywood" which was supposed to be the pilot episode for a sitcom called Better Days in which a child star of a popular TV show of the same name was to try her hand at going to a normal school. The episode New Kid in School has the basic premise as that aforementioned episode. Other names considered for the title were The Secret Life of Zoe Stewart, The Popstar Life!, and Alexis Texas. Former American Juniors finalist Jordan McCoy and Pop/R&B singer JoJo (who rejected the role) were considered for the role of Zoe Stewart. Miley Cyrus originally auditioned for the role of the "best friend"! Lilly Romero, later changed to Lilly Truscott, but they thought she would be better for the main character, so she tried out for Zoe Stewart/Hannah Montana. Zoe Stewart was later changed to Chloe Stewart , which was eventually changed to Miley when she got the part. The names of Hannah Montana were changed a few times. Three of the previous names were Anna Cabana, Samantha York, and Alexis Texas. Alexis Texas was almost used, but they thought that it would overrate Texas as a hillbilly state.