Side Hustle™ (stylized as SIDE HUSTLE) is an American live-action multi-camera buddy comedy television series created by Dave Malkoff that premiered on Nickelodeon on November 7, 2020. The series stars Jules LeBlanc, Jayden Bartels, Isaiah Crews, Mitchell Berg, and Jacques Chevelle.
The television series is shot in front of a live studio audience. The series was officially announced on February 24, 2020, and filming of the show started in March 2020. It premiered on November 7, 2020.
Premise
In the town of Altoonisburg, smart and sarcastic Lex, tough and confident Presley, and their quirky male friend Munchy find themselves in a sticky situation after an accidental mishap destroys a boat belonging to Munchy's father, Principal Tedward. Forced to come up with creative ways to earn money to pay for the damages, the best friends enlist the help of Presley's tech-savvy younger brother, Fisher, to create an app called "Kid-DING" to connect with people looking for help with small jobs. With Munchy's bossy older brother Jaget making sure they keep up with the payments, the three friends must do any jobs that come their way no matter how crazy they are.
Cast and characters
Main
- Jules LeBlanc as Lex, Presley's best friend who likes school and following the rules
- Jayden Bartels as Presley, Lex's best friend who is tough and confident
- Isaiah Crews as Munchy, Lex and Presley's quirky male friend
- Mitchell Berg as Fisher, Presley's younger brother who is a scientific genius and inventor, and has a crush on Lex
- Jacques Chevelle as Jaget, Munchy's conventional older brother who does not approve of Lex, Presley and Munchy, and is a crossing guard
Recurring
- Daryl C. Brown as Tedward, Munchy and Jaget's father and Lex and Presley's school principal who orders them to pay for the fire damage to his boat
- Kurt Ela as Alan, Presley and Fisher's quirky father
- Matthew Sato as Spenders (season 1), the manager of Presley and Lex's favorite milkshake shop, MicroMooery
- Lilimar Hernandez as Buckles, the owner of MicroMooery's competitor, Froyo-Yoyo
- Reyn Doi as Horrigan, Fisher's lab assistant
- Matte Martinez as Ty, Spenders' cousin who takes over running the Mooery when Spenders leaves town to open a new MicroMooery
Notable guest stars
- Eric Allan Kramer as Briles, a man who works at the city dump
- Kensington Tallman as Ruby, Lex's visiting younger cousin, who develops a crush on Fisher
- Terry Crews as Nedward, Munchy's uncle and Tedward's brother
- Darci Lynne as The Wombat, a "fixer" who wears a tuxedo
Production
On February 24, 2020, it was announced that Nickelodeon ordered Side Hustle from creator Dave Malkoff, a multi-camera buddy comedy series starring Annie LeBlanc as Lex and Jayden Bartels as Presley. Also starring in the series are Isaiah Crews – son of actor Terry Crews – as Munchy, Mitchell Berg as Fisher, and Jacques Chevelle as Jaget. Production began in Los Angeles in March 2020 for a premiere later in 2020. Dave Malkoff serves as executive producer. John Beck and Ron Hart serve as executive producers and showrunners.
On January 7, 2021, it was announced that Nickelodeon had ordered seven more episodes of the series, bringing the first season order to 20 episodes. On March 18, 2021, it was announced that Nickelodeon had ordered six additional episodes of the series, bringing the revised first season order to 26 episodes. On September 1, 2021, it was announced that Nickelodeon renewed the series for a 20-episode second season. The second season premiered on October 2, 2021.
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 25 | November 7, 2020 | September 25, 2021 | |
| 2 | 20 | October 2, 2021 | June 30, 2022 | |
Production
- Production officially started in March 2020 before the COVID-19 Pandemic but was held until September 24, 2020.
- Jules and Jayden are real life best friends which inspired Dave Malkoff to create the series.
- On January 7, 2021, Nickelodeon ordered 7 more episodes bringing Season 1 to a total of 20 episodes in all.
- On March 18, 2021, Nickelodeon ordered 6 more episodes bringing Season 1 to a total of 26 episodes in all.
- In Friendiversary, it is revealed that the series takes place in Altoonisburg, Pennsylvania.
- Side Hustle is locally called Lex & Presley in France.
Trivia
- Jules and Jayden are real life best friends.
- Nickelodeon announced on March 17, 2020 that production on all live-action shows have been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Production resumed in September 2020.
- Matt Sato who portrays Spenders is partially absent for some episodes this season, due to his role in the Disney+ Original Series; Doogie Kamealoha M.D.
- On January 7, 2021, Nickelodeon ordered 7 more episodes bringing Season 1 to a total of 20 episodes in all.
- On March 18, 2021, Nickelodeon ordered 6 more episodes bringing Season 1 to a total of 26 episodes.
- Production began in March 2020. But before any episodes were filmed, due to COVID-19, Nickelodeon suspended production for all live-actions shows on March 17, 2020. Production resumed on September 24, 2020 and wrapped on May 14, 2021.