Series synopsis
Hardball is an Australian comedy family television series that premiered on ABC Me on April 22, 2019. It was created by Guy Edmonds, Matt Zeremes. It stars Semisi Cheekam, Reannah Hamdan, Logan Reberger and Erin Choy.
Follows fish out of water Mikey and his two misfit mates, Salwa and Jerry. Their goal - make Mikey the sweetest-bestest-acest handball champ Western Sydney's ever seen.
Premise
Follows fish out of water Mikey and his two misfit mates, Salwa and Jerry. Their goal - make Mikey the sweetest-bestest-acest handball champ Western Sydney's ever seen.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Semisi Cheekam as Mikey
- Reannah Hamdan as Salwa
- Logan Reberger as Jerry
- Erin Choy as Tiffany
- Sam Everingham as Viktor
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 23 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | April 22, 2019 | May 4, 2019 |
| Season 2 | 10 | June 25, 2021 | July 4, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Across the Ditch When Mikeys daddy scores a rugby league contract, he upends their lives in New Zealand, plonking them in Western Sydney. Mikey starts at his new school mid-term and at lunchtime on day one, discovers handball. |
April 22, 2019 |
| 2 |
Sorry Salwa Tiff loses a handball battle to Salwa, so she uploads an embarrassing video of Ms Crapper and frames Salwa. Salwa is then banned from handball at school. Mikey isn't sure about being back-up for Salwa in the tournament. |
April 23, 2019 |
| 3 |
Howie the Handball Hero Bullfrogs footy stars visit school and Daddy is their new recruit. A badly aimed handball from Salwa gets her banned from SASI-WESTS-HAT and Jerry's Maori legend lie gets Mikey on board. |
April 24, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Life's Sweet as Eh! The Volkovs arrive at Block St, Jerry goes all the way to WA, and Mikey's sideswiped by an epic offer. |
June 25, 2021 |
| 2 |
Book Week! During "Book Week", Team Mahaki deep dive for a doubles partner, and Tiff teams up with the Volkovs. |
June 26, 2021 |
| 3 |
Goo Goo Gaa Gaa Team Mahaki battle to get to Zone on time, then mega battle Team Volkov in the final round. But who will win? |
June 27, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC Me |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 22, 2019 |
| Last aired | July 4, 2021 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |