10 Things I Hate About You is an American television situation comedy broadcast on ABC Family beginning in 2009. Developed by Carter Covington, the show is a half-hour, single camera series based on the 1999 film of the same name. It premiered on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 8 pm and brought in 1.60 million viewers, a record for a 30-minute comedy debut on the ABC Family network during its initial 10 episode run.E! Online reported on September 11, 2009 that additional episodes had been ordered. On January 12, 2010 ABC Family confirmed that an additional 10 episodes of 10 Things were ordered and would begin airing on Monday, March 29, 2010.
On April 29, 2010, executive producer Carter Covington announced on his Twitter account that 10 Things I Hate About You had been canceled by ABC Family due to low ratings.[5] The remaining episodes still aired, ending on May 24, 2010.
Plot
The series is based on the Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew.
The Stratford sisters, Kat (Lindsey Shaw) and Bianca (Meaghan Jette Martin), have just moved from Ohio to California. As they start at their new school (Padua High), they have very similar goals. It's clear that one sister wants to stand out and the other just wants to fit in. Kat is a cool, intelligent, strong-willed, forthright feminist who is looking to save the world and get out of school as fast as she can. When she meets the intense Patrick Verona (Ethan Peck), sparks begin to fly. Bianca is a social butterfly whose main goal in life is to be popular, but when the head cheerleader makes her the mascot, she realizes she has a long way to go. As they start a bumpy year at Padua High, Kat and Bianca attempt to navigate the popular crowd, boys and their over-protective dad (Larry Miller). Bianca tries everything to be popular and become a cheerleader - although getting involved with the boyfriend (Chris Zylka) of the most popular girl (Dana Davis) in school creates new challenges.
Cast
* Lindsey Shaw as Katarina "Kat" Stratford: a high school junior and Bianca's older sister, Kat is a smart, strong-willed feminist with a sharp tongue. She has an independent mind and deep ethical beliefs. One of her long-time goals has been to go to college at Brown University. She finds herself strangely drawn to Patrick. She is shown to be a compulsive overachiever as she broke into school just to take a test. She also tends to be insensitive to other people's feelings.
* Meaghan Jette Martin as Bianca Stratford: A sophomore and Kat's little sister. Bianca will do anything to become popular and get a spot on the cheerleading squad. She is as vapid as could be and dates the aspiring-male-model football star. She is now learning that being popular is not as easy or simple as it seems. She is shown to be quite caring at times.
* Larry Miller as Dr. Walter Stratford: the girls' very overprotective father. He is a gynecologist and widower. He is wary of teenage boys and often lectures his daughters about sex. His main rule is that Bianca doesn't date until Kat does. While normally serious, he does have a funny and loving side. He is the only cast member from the film to reprise his role in the series.
* Ethan Peck as Patrick Verona: also a junior, Patrick is a quiet, brooding loner who is often getting in trouble. He has a disturbingly deep voice. He is feared by most of the students including Mandella, Kat's only friend. He takes an interest in Kat. On the last episode, they are caught in bed together when Walter walks in on them.
* Nicholas Braun as Cameron James: a sophomore, he is in love with Bianca from the first day he sees her, but he is awkward and inexperienced in the ways of dating. He begins dating Dawn, Bianca's best friend, though.
* Dana Davis as Chastity Church: a sophomore and the most popular girl in the school. She is head cheerleader and comes from a wealthy family. Chastity's father is on the school board and she is used to getting whatever she wants (she once even blackmailed her father). Chastity is very catty and swears a vendetta on Bianca after she steals Joey from her. In the last episode, she is dethroned her spot as head cheerleader because she threw a sponge at Bianca, during their car wash, causing Michelle to kick her off the squad. After this, she reveals to Bianca that she is transferring to another school.
