Monday, January 10, 2011

Programming note: The original Disney movie Avalon High is coming to The Disney Channel in February.


Imagine you go to your new high school to discover your classmates and teachers are reincarnations of the King Arthur legend and all the various characters in his court. That's what happens to Allie Pennington (Britt Robertson) in the made-for-TV movie Avalon High that will go out on The Disney Channel (DStv 303) on 19 February at 09:00 that also stars Greg Sulkin as William Wagner, the high school football quarterback.

This contemporary twist on the mystical legend was filmed in Auckland, New Zealand in June last year and is based upon the book by Meg Cabot. You won't guess who King Arthur is, who the evil Mordred is, and who Merlin is.