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Genre | Teen drama Mystery |
Created by | Hans Bourlon Gert Verhulst |
Written by | Diane Whitley |
Directed by | Angelo Abela Tim Hopewell Tom Poole |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | Rob Cairnes Tomy Morales |
Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 150 (List of episodes) |
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Executive producer(s) | Anja Van Mensel Tony Wood |
Producer(s) |
Susie Liggat(series 1) Edward Pugh (series 2) |
Location(s) | Liverpool |
Camera setup | Videotape; Single-camera |
Running time | 23 minutes (consisting of two 11-minute segments) |
Production company(s) | Studio 100 Lime Pictures Nickelodeon Productions |
Distributor | Nickelodeon |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Nickelodeon |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
Original run | 1 January 2011 | – present
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Related shows | Het Huis Anubis Het Huis Anubis en de Vijf van het Magische Zwaard Das Haus Anubis |
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House of Anubis is a jointly Nickelodeon British?American?Belgian teen drama mystery television series based on the Belgian?Dutch television series Het Huis Anubis aired in The Netherlands and Belgium. The series was created by Hans Bourlon and Gert Verhulst and premiered on Nickelodeon on New Year's Day 2011 in the United States and on 25 February 2011 in the United Kingdom. The series is the first Nickelodeon series to be filmed overseas, the first soap opera created by Nickelodeon and the channel's first soap opera aimed at children and teenagers (sixth in Latin America).
Anubis House is a building dating from the 1890s, currently serving as a home for nine young people under the watch of the boarding school's strict caretaker, Victor Rodenmaar Jr (Francis Magee). As an American girl named Nina Martin (Nathalia Ramos) moves into Anubis House in England, another resident named Joy Mercer (Klariza Clayton), suddenly disappears without a warning and the school staff eliminate all trace of Joy's existence from the school. Joy's best friend, Patricia Williamson (Jade Ramsey) is dismayed to learn this and accuses Nina of being involved with her disappearance. Forced to spend a night in the attic, Nina makes a bizarre discovery: the recorded diary of a young girl who she met earlier as an old woman, Sarah Frobisher-Smythe (Rita Davies), who had lived in the house long ago. On the tapes, it is revealed the house has a secret history, a mystery that nobody knows anything about. Given an Eye of Horus-shaped necklace by Sarah with mysterious powers, Nina decides to investigate the house's mystery alongside her new friend Fabian Rutter (Brad Kavanagh) and new roommate Amber Millington (Ana Mulvoy Ten). They form a secret group called "Sibuna", (Anubis backwards) whose popularity expands to include Patricia once she makes peace with Nina among learning that Joy's disappearance is connected to the house, and Alfie Lewis (Alex Sawyer), a prankster in the beginning of the series. Eventually, Jerome Clarke (Eugene Simon) joins into the mystery as well. There are also people who live there that are oblivious to the mystery; Mara Jaffray, Mick Campbell and Trudy.
During the events of the first season, the Sibuna group learns that Victor is the son of Victor Rodenmaar Sr, Sarah's childhood guardian who was after what is revealed to be the Cup of Ankh that gives immortality to the one who drinks from it. Furthermore, Victor is the current leader of a secret Society dedicated to finding the cup and obtain immortality through the Chosen One: Joy. However, a former Society member named Rufus Zeno wants the Cup for himself. The first season ends with Nina is revealed to be the real Chosen One as Rufus drinks what he thought was Victor's life-extending elixir before seemingly destroying the Cup. But the Cup is revealed not to have been burned as Nina hides it.
In season 2, with a new student named Eddie Miller joining their dorm, Nina and Sibuna are forced into helping an evil Egyptian spirit named Senkhara to find a relic called the Mask of Anubis, which is located a series of chambers under Anubis House. However, learning that mask shreds golden tears needed to create the elixir, Victor attempts to get the Mask as well with aid of the new den mother Vera, who is secretly working for Rufus after he faked his death. In the end, after the Mask is found, it is revealed that Eddie is the Osirian, the protector of the Chosen One, as he saves Nina from being possessed by Senkhara as she and Rufus get sucked into an flame-filled abyss. Though Victor is forced to use the mask's tears to heal Joy, his father's ring that he received from Nina contained a tear of gold.
Name | Actor/Actress | Present in Episodes | Season |
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Nina Martin | Nathalia Ramos | 1-150 | 1-2[2][3] |
Fabian Rutter | Brad Kavanagh | 1-present | 1-present |
Patricia Williamson | Jade Ramsey | 1-present | 1-present |
Amber Millington | Ana Mulvoy Ten | 1-present | 1-present |
Jerome Clarke | Eugene Simon | 1-present | 1-present |
Alfie Lewis | Alex Sawyer | 1-present | 1-present |
Mara Jaffray | Tasie Dhanraj | 1-present | 1-present |
Mick Campbell | Bobby Lockwood | 1-150 | 1-2[4] |
Joy Mercer | Klariza Clayton | 1-present | 1-present |
Eddie Miller | Burkely Duffield | 75-present | 2-present |
KT Rush | Alexandra Shipp | 151-present | 3-present |
Willow Jenks | Louisa Burnham | 151-present | 3-present |
Name | Actor/Actress | Present in Episodes | Season |
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Victor Rodenmaar Jr. | Francis Magee | 1-present | 1-present |
Trudy Rehmann | Mina Anwar | 1-present | 1-present |
Mrs. Daphne Andrews | Julia Deakin | 1-108 | 1-2 |
Mr. Eric Sweet | Paul Anthony-Barber | 1-present | 1-present |
Rufus Zeno | Roger Barclay | 12-150 | 1-2[5] |
Sarah Frobisher-Smythe | Rita Davies | 3-60 | 1 |
Gran | Gwyneth Powell | 63-present | 2-present |
Senkhara | Sophiya Haque | 63-150 | 2 |
Poppy Clarke | Frances Encell | 61-present | 2 |
Vera Devenish | Poppy Miller | 73-150 | 2 |
Jasper Chouhary | Sartaj Garewal | 67-150 | 2 |
Piper Williamson | Nikita Ramsey | 115-123 | 2 |
Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
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Season premiere | Season finale | |||
1 | 60 | 1 January 2011 2 January 2011 (TeenNick) |
(Nickelodeon)19 February 2011 8 January 2012 (TeenNick) |
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2 | 90 | 9 January 2012 15 January 2012 (TeenNick) |
(Nickelodeon)9 March 2012 11 March 2012 (TeenNick) |
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3 | 40 | 3 January 2013 18 February 2013 (TeenNick) |
(Nickelodeon)11 April 2013 | (TeenNick)|
Special | 14 June 2013[6] 17 June 2013 (TeenNick USA)[7] |
(Nickelodeon UK)
Production began in August 2009, but in March 2010 Studio 100 announced that the series was sold to Nickelodeon in the United States.[8] The series was filmed in the summer of 2010 in Liverpool and was first broadcast in the United States on 1 January 2011.[9]
The series is the first original series produced for the flagship U.S. Nickelodeon channel to be produced outside of North America, and is Nickelodeon's first original drama series since the 2000-2002 series Caitlin's Way. The series is structured in a different manner from other live-action television series in that each episode consists of two eleven-minute segments, a format commonly used in half-hour animated series (although the events of each subsequent segment pick up from the events of the previous segment); and the series' episodes are formatted to be broadcast in the five-day-a-week format that is typically common with soap operas.[10]
On 10 March 2011, Nickelodeon confirmed that they will make a new season of House of Anubis at its annual Upfront presentation to advertisers and media.[11] On 29 June, Entertainment Weekly reported that Nickelodeon had confirmed a second season of House of Anubis and that production would begin on 21 July 2011. A total of 45 half-hour episodes (90, 15-minute episodes) were aired in 2012.
On 16 April 2012, a third season was confirmed by Nickelodeon and Lime Pictures. Nathalia Ramos (who plays Nina Martin) will not be returning for the third season so she can focus on finishing college.[2][12] Eugene Simon (who plays Jerome Clarke) confirmed that filming of the third season will begin in the summer of 2012.[13]
On 16 July 2012, Nickelodeon (UK Ireland) announced on their Twitter page and the website's blog that filming of season 3 will begin this month. [14]
On 16 July 2012, Bobby Lockwood (who plays Mick campbell) announced on his Twitter page he will not be returning for the third season but, announced he has a new show coming out this autumn called Wolfblood on CBBC.[15]
On 16 July 2012, it was announced on the House of Anubis Facebook page that there will be a new character named KT Rush, who will be played by Alexandra Shipp.
On 23 July 2012, Ana Mulvoy Ten (who plays Amber Millington) confirmed on her Twitter page that filming has started for Season 3. It was later confirmed on the House of Anubis Facebook page.
On 26 July 2012, it was also announced on the Facebook page that there will be another new character named Willow, who will be played by Louisa Connolly-Burnham.
Youth Television News review commending Nickeldoeon's attempt at a drama series, saying "a good story always outdoes a repetitive sitcom."[16]
The hour-long series premiere on 1 January 2011 was watched by an average of 2.9 million viewers for the first two episodes. The series scored a 4.0 share (846,000 viewers) among teens 11-17, a 4.4 share (952,000 viewers) among kids 11-15 and a 3.5 share (1.2 million) among kids 11-18, ranking #1 amongst all broadcast and basic cable programs in its timeslot in all pre-teen and teen demographics.[17]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards | Nick UK?s Favourite Show | House of Anubis | Won | [18] |
2011 | Kids' Choice Awards Argentina | Favorite International TV Show | House of Anubis | Nominated | [19][20] |
2011 | British Academy Children's Awards | Drama | House of Anubis | Nominated | [21] |
2011 | British Academy Children's Awards | Best Independent Production Company | Lime Pictures | Nominated | [22] |
2012 | Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite UK TV Show | House of Anubis | Nominated | [23] |
2012 | Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite UK Actor | Brad Kavanagh | Nominated | [24] |
2012 | Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite UK Actress | Ana Mulvoy Ten | Nominated | [25] |
2012 | Broadcast Awards 2012 | Best Children's Programme | House of Anubis | Nominated | [26] |
2012 | British Academy Children's Awards | BAFTA: Televisi?n | House of Anubis | Nominated | [27] |
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Nickelodeon | NONE | 1 January 2011[28] | 7 January 2012[29] | 9 January 2012[30] | TBA | January 2013 |
TeenNick | NONE | 26 September 2011[31] | NONE | 15 January 2012 | TBA | TBA | |
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Nickelodeon | NONE | 7 February 2011 | NONE | 7 May 2012[32] | TBA | TBA |
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Nickelodeon | NONE | 7 February 2011 | NONE | 7 May 2012[33] | TBA | TBA |
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Nickelodeon | NONE | 25 February 2011[34] | 13 April 2012[35] | 16 April 2012[36] | 2013 | 2013 |
Sky1 | NONE | 26 March 2012[37] | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
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Nickelodeon | NONE | 25 February 2011[38] | 13 April 2012[39] | 16 April 2012[40] | 2013 | 2013 |
RTE Two | NONE | 9 January 2012 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
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Nickelodeon (Philippines) | NONE | 1 April 2011[41] | NONE | 16 July 2012[42] | TBA | TBA |
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Nickelodeon (South East Asia) | NONE | NONE | TBA | TBA | ||
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Sitel Televizija | NONE | Fall 2011 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
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Nickelodeon | NONE | 23 June 2011 | NONE | 14 May 2012 | TBA | TBA |
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Nickelodeon | 10 May 2012 | 28 May 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | TBA | TBA |
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Nickelodeon | NONE | 11 June 2011 | NONE | 29 May 2012 | Spring 2013 | March 2013 |
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Nickelodeon | 4 June 2011 | 13 June 2011 | NONE | 18 June 2012 | TBA | TBA |
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Nickelodeon (Central Eastern Europe) | NONE | 13 June 2011 | NONE | 14 May 2012 | TBA | TBA |
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Nickelodeon | NONE | 11 June 2011 | NONE | 28 May 2012 | TBA | TBA |
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Nickelodeon Latin America | 23 June 2011 | 4 July 2011 | NONE | 25 June 2012 | ||
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Teletica | NONE | November 2012 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
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Nickelodeon | 23 June 2011 | 4 July 2011 | NONE | 25 June 2012[43] | TBA | TBA |
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Nickelodeon | 4 June 2011 | 6 June 2011 | NONE | 4 June 2012 | TBA | TBA |
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Nickelodeon | NONE | 5 September 2011[44] | NONE | 2 April 2012 | TBA | TBA |
YTV | NONE | 22 October 2012 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
VRAK.TV | NONE | 18 June 2012 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
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Nickelodeon | 18 June 2011 | 1 November 2011 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
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Nickelodeon | NONE | 17 October 2011 | NONE | 15 October 2012 | TBA | TBA |
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Nickelodeon | NONE | 5 February 2012 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
NT1 | NONE | 19 September 2012 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
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Nickelodeon | NONE | 1 March 2012 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
CNBC-e | NONE | 28 May 2012 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
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TeenNick | NONE | 5 November 2012[45] | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
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TeenNick | NONE | 5 November 2012 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
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Nickelodeon | NONE | 1 August 2011 | NONE | 30 May 2012[46] | TBA | TBA |