Gigantic is an American comedy-drama television series created by Ben and Debby Wolfinsohn. It was produced by Reveille Productions, Grady Twins Productions, and Pacific Bay Entertainment. The series aired on TeenNick from October 8, 2010 to April 22, 2011. On April 19, 2011, the series was cancelled after one season.

Premise

Gigantic revolves around 17-year-old Anna Moore (Grace Gummer) and her younger brother Walt (Tony Oller), teens who live the lives of Hollywood "it" kids as the children of famous movie star couple John and Jennifer Moore. Anna and Walt have recently returned to Los Angeles after living in Australia for the past two years while their parents were shooting a movie. The series takes a fictional look at the complicated lives of children of Hollywood celebrities, giving an insider view of the glitz, glamour, and A-list parties of Tinseltown. It exposes the life behind the tabloids and gossip blogs, while exploring the difficulties of growing up with superstar parents. Two stars of the series are real-life children of Hollywood celebrities. Grace Gummer is the daughter of Meryl Streep, and Gia Mantegna is the daughter of Joe Mantegna. Plans for the series include celebrity cameo appearances. Oller's character was written to be a musician and he will be performing in several episodes. In real life, Oller is a singer, musician and composer. In 2012, Oller and Kelley joined up to form the pop duo MKTO.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

Development and production

Gigantic had been in development since 2005. The series was created by the brother and sister team of Ben and Debby Wolfinsohn, who wrote, cast and directed a pilot episode that year. In 2007, Reveille Productions joined forces with Viacom to work on the series. In early 2009, Marti Noxon and Dawn Parouse joined the project as showrunners. Viacom green-lit the series with a 13-episode order in May 2009. Production began in October 2009, with the episode order increased to 18. The series was filmed in the Los Angeles area.