Black Hole High | |
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The Strange Days at Blake Holsey High intertitle.
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Also known as | 'Black Hole High' |
Created by | Jim Rapsas |
Starring |
Emma Taylor-Isherwood Shadia Simmons Michael Seater Noah Reid Robert Clark Jeffrey Douglas |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 42 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 25 minutes per episode |
Production company(s) | Fireworks Entertainment |
Distributor |
Fireworks Entertainment (2002-2011) Content Media Corporation PLC (2011–present) |
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Original network | Global TV |
Original release | October 5, 2002 – January 28, 2006 |
Black Hole High (also known as Strange Days at Blake Holsey High) is a Canadian science fiction television program which first aired in North America in October 2002 on Global TV. It is set at the fictional boarding school of the title, where a Science Club (five students and their teacher) investigates mysterious phenomena, most of which is centered on a wormhole located on the school grounds. Spanning four seasons, the series developed into a success, and has been sold to networks around the globe.
Created by Jim Rapsas, the series intertwines elements of mystery, drama, romance, and comedy. The writing of the show is structured around various scientific principles, with emotional and academic struggles combined with unfolding mysteries of a preternatural nature. In addition to its consistent popularity among children, it has been recognised by adults as strong family entertainment. Forty-two episodes of the series, each roughly twenty-five minutes in length, have been produced, the last three of which premiered in January 2006. Those three final episodes that aired were combined into a film, Strange Days: Conclusions. The show was filmed at the Auchmar Estate on the Hamilton Escarpment in Hamilton, Ontario.
The show revolves around a group of five friends and their favourite teacher. Together they join the Science Club at Blake Holsey High, a boarding school located in southern Ontario. Strange things occur at Blake Holsey High, and the Science Club decides to discover what is going on. They consider what a wormhole, a floating Qigong ball, and Pearadyne Industries, a lab that was destroyed years ago right next to the school, all have to do with the mystery.