The series stars Olivia Rodrigo, Joshua Bassett, Matt Cornett, Sofia Wylie, Larry Saperstein, Julia Lester, Frankie Rodriguez, Mark St. Cyr, Kate Reinders, Joe Serafini, Saylor Bell Curda and Adrian Lyles. The series won a GLAAD Media Award, three Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, and was nominated for five Children's and Family Emmy Awards.
East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, holds significance as it is where the High School Musical films were filmed. Miss Jenn was a former background cast member in the film. The theater students of East High stage a production of Beauty and the Beast for the spring musical. The third season is set outside of the school year and features students attending a summer theater camp in California.