September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08) – March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
Greenhouse Academy is a tween drama television series released by Netflix.[1] Based on the Israeli television series The Greenhouse (Ha-Hamama), created by Giora Chamizer, the series was adapted for international audiences by Chamizer and Paula Yoo.[2] The first season of the series was released on Netflix on September 8, 2017.[3] The second season was released on Netflix on February 14, 2018, the third season was released on October 25, 2019,[4] and the fourth season was released on March 20, 2020.[5] In July 2020, it was announced that Greenhouse Academy had been canceled after four seasons.[6]
Premise
Eight months after losing their astronaut mother in a rocket explosion, brother and sister Alex and Hayley Woods enroll at a private boarding school for gifted future leaders. Separately, they join two competing houses within the school and become rivals. Soon, mysterious events draw the students from both houses into a top secret investigation. They uncover a deadly plot to use earthquakes for monetary gain. Only by joining forces and working together will they be able to stop this scheme.
Cast
Main
Ariel Mortman[1] as Hayley Woods, a new student at Greenhouse Academy and a member of The Ravens
Finn Roberts[1] as Alex Woods, Hayley's younger brother and a member of the Eagles
Greenhouse Academy is a Netflix original series based on the Israeli tween-drama The Greenhouse (Ha-Hamama), which ran on Nickelodeon Israel.[11] Both versions were created by Giora Chamizer and produced by Nutz Productions, a subsidiary of Ananey Communications.[12] Two seasons consisting of a total of 24 episodes were produced. The series was filmed in summer 2016 in Tel Aviv and at other locations in Israel.[13] The first season was released on Netflix on September 8, 2017.[3] On January 18, 2018, the official Greenhouse Academy Instagram account announced that season 2 would be released on Netflix on February 14, 2018.[14]
The series was "quietly" renewed for a third season in March 2018.[15] In September 2018, the role of Brooke Osmond was recast with Danika Yarosh, after Grace Van Dien was cast in The Village which was picked up to series by NBC for the 2018–19 U.S. television season.[7] Season 3 was released on Netflix on October 25, 2019.[4] Season 4 was released on March 20, 2020.[5]
Alex Woods applies to Greenhouse Academy to honor his mother's memory, a former student who is presumed dead. His sister Hayley drives Alex to Greenhouse Academy, where he proceeds to take both the written and the physical tests, but is sabotaged by the captain of The Eagles, whilst Hayley watches from the sidelines and meets Leo, captain of the Ravens. Louis Osmond, head of Greenhouse Academy, offers both siblings a place at Greenhouse: Alex in The Eagles, and Hayley in The Ravens.
Guest starring: Tamir Ginsburg as Tyler Shaw, Dan Mor as Sergeant Archer
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"The Opening Challenge"
Roee Florentin
Giora Chamizer & Paula Yoo
September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
Though there is still tension between Alex and Daniel, Sophie, a member of the Eagles and writer for the official Greenhouse blog, befriends Alex. Meanwhile The Ravens are crowned winners of the Opening Challenge thanks to Leo and Hayley. At the Woods home, Carter has contacted his ex-colleague and FBI agent about a suspected break-in. It is revealed that a woman named Judy hired the intruder to delete all files on the Woods family computer that included her name.
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"Breaking and Entering"
Roee Florentin
Giora Chamizer & Paula Yoo
September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
The Eagles want revenge after losing the Opening Challenge, and convince Alex to steal a key from his sister to get into the Ravens' clubhouse and vandalize it. The FBI agent from the Woods home is seen at Greenhouse, searching for a Park Ranger's lost taser as part of a missing person's case. They suspect Jackie is behind the lost taser but she refuses to take the lie detector test to prove her innocence. The rest of the Ravens take the polygraph in support of Jackie.
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"Private Screening"
Roee Florentin
Giora Chamizer & Paula Yoo
September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
Jackie is cleared of any suspected crime after taking the polygraph. Daniel overhears the head of Greenhouse Academy, the Dean and the FBI agents discussing the missing taser, and rushes to the beach to dispose of the weapon, but Brooke follows him and sees him throw the taser into the ocean. Leo and Hayley realize Alex must have been the one who took Hayley's key. After confronting his brother, Hayley decides to leave Greenhouse Academy. At home, Hayley confronts her father about his current mindset, accusing him of being stuck in the past whilst he has himself and his children to care for. Leo visits Hayley at home and convinces her to return to the Academy.
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5
"Black Smoke"
Roee Florentin
Giora Chamizer & Paula Yoo
September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
After a basketball game, Daniel faints from an infection on his leg caused by a taser barb. Daniel wakes up in the hospital and reveals how he found the taser. Daniel begins the recovery process, but he is stripped of his position as captain of the Eagles.
Guest starring: Dor Zweigenbaum as Dr. Schwartz
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"Captain Material"
Roee Florentin
Giora Chamizer & Paula Yoo
September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
Max's feelings towards Emma begin to develop after encouragement from Jackie. The Eagles vote for their new captain: Alex convinces Daniel that his best friend, Parker, would be a good choice as he can be easily manipulated, but Sophie also decides to run for the position. An FBI agent and Brooke begin separately investigating on the explosion that destroyed the taser barb.
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"Swimming Lessons"
Roee Florentin
Giora Chamizer & Paula Yoo
September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
Sophie and Parker compete in a debate to get the most votes while Daniel gives Parker some information he can use against Sophie in the debate. Judy convinces Jason to confine his father to let him go to the NASA shuttle launch instead of him.
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"The Outsider"
Roee Florentin
Giora Chamizer & Paula Yoo
September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
Sophie becomes the Eagles' new captain and Leo attends the satellite launch with Hayley. Jason brings down the satellite with Emma's help. Emma talks to Jason about the satellite after she realizes what she did.
^ abcdefghijklmnOriana Schwindt (July 27, 2016). "Netflix Renews Chelsea Handler's 'Chelsea,' 'Lady Dynamite' and Casts Jennifer Garner as a Llama". Variety. Archived from the original on 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2017-05-21. The network also set the cast for its original tween series "Greenhouse Academy." Jessica Amlee, Cinthya Carmona, Nadine Ellis, Reina Hardesty, Dallas Hart, BJ Mitchell, Ariel Mortman, Chris O'Neal, Benjamin Papac, Finn Roberts, Parker Stevenson and Grace Van Dien will star, as well as Ishai Golan, who is a recurring cast member.
^Eric Volmers (February 9, 2017). "Mallory is back: Actress Jessica Amlee reprises role on Calgary-shot Heartland in two-episode arc". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-09-28. Last March, she landed a lead role in the Netflix original series, Greenhouse Academy... Amlee describes it as Harry Potter meets Degrassi. Over the summer, she shot Greenhouse Academy in Tel Aviv, playing a juvenile delinquent named Jackie who is recruited after showing a talent for robbing banks.
