Being Ian is a Canadian animated series produced by Studio B Productions and Nelvana Limited for YTV, focusing on 12-year-old Ian Kelley, who aspires to become a filmmaker. It was originally aired from April 26, 2005 to October 11, 2008. The series is created by and based on the early life of creator Ian James Corlett. It is set in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia. Produced in 2004, it debuted on April 26, 2005, on YTV.

Characters

Kelley family

Other characters

Episodes

Season 1 (2005)

Season 1 episodes are directed by Andy Bartlett and Josh Mepham.

Season 2 (2005–2006)

Episodes in season 2 are directed by Josh Mepham.

Season 3 (2007–2008)

Season 3 episodes are directed by Chad Van De Keere.

Broadcast

The series first aired in the United States on Jetix from September 15, 2005 to November 14, 2007 along with Carl². Then, the series aired on Qubo from September 19 to October 24, 2009, and continued to air on Qubo's Night Owl block until March 25, 2018. It returned to Qubo on May 29, 2018, as part of the network's Night Owl Block until September 29, 2018. In 2012, YTV stopped airing reruns in Canada. Nickelodeon Canada aired reruns of the show from September 5, 2011, to August 30, 2013. Reruns continued to air on BBC Kids in Canada until the network's closure on December 31, 2018. Then it returned on April 5, 2020, on Qubo until January 1, 2021, during the New Year and before its shutdown the same year by Ion. In Australia, it aired on ABC1, ABC2, ABC3 and KidsCo. In the UK, it aired on CBBC. In India, it aired on Disney Channel. In South Africa, it aired on K-T.V.