Zapped
Promotional poster
Genre	Comedy, Fantasy, Teen
Based on	Boys are Dogs by Leslie Margolis[1]
Screenplay by	Rachelle Skoretz Matt Eddy Billy Eddy
Story by	Rachelle Skoretz
Directed by	Peter DeLuise
Starring	Zendaya Spencer Boldman Chanelle Peloso
Theme music composer	James Jandrisch
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Lisa Towers
Cinematography	Jim Menard
Editor	Richard Schwadel
Running time	102 minutes
Production companies	Off-Leash Teleproductions, Inc.
Distributor	Muse Distribution International MarVista Entertainment
Release
Original network	Disney Channel
Original release	June 27, 2014 (2014-06-27)

Zapped is a 2014 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Zendaya, Chanelle Peloso, Emilia McCarthy and Spencer Boldman.^[2] Zendaya portrays the lead role, Zoey Stevens.^[3]

Plot

16 year old high schooler Zoey Stevens is an average girl whose widowed mother just remarried. They move in with her new stepfather and three stepbrothers. Zoey's oldest stepbrother Adam is always in a rush due to being captain of the basketball team; the youngest one, Ben, is always getting dirty; Zach, the middle child, has a habit of making disgusting food creations, and their father, Ted, is the basketball team coach.

After a disastrous first day at her new school, Zoey downloads an app that's original purpose was to control the family dog, but after her phone falls into dog food and it skates down solar panels, she finds out the app changed from being able to control her dog to controlling the men in her life. She first finds it freaky, but then realizes how much of an advantage she has and decides to use it as a personal tool.

Cast

• Zendaya as Zoey Stevens, the central character of the film.
• Chanelle Peloso as Rachel, Zoey's best friend.
• Spencer Boldman as Jackson, Zoey's love interest and former boyfriend of Taylor's.
• Emilia McCarthy as Taylor, Zoey's rival, school diva.
• Adam DiMarco as Adam Thompson, Zoey's oldest stepbrother who plays basketball.
• Louriza Tronco as Yuki, Taylor's best friend.
• Lucia Walters as Jeannie Stevens, Zoey's mom. Adam, Zach & Ben's stepmom.
• Aleks Paunovic as Ted Thompson, Zoey's stepdad. Adam, Zach & Ben's dad.
• William Ainscough as Ben Thompson, Zoey's youngest step brother.
• Jedidiah Goodacre as Tripp
• Connor Cowie as Zach Thompson, Zoey's middle step brother.
• Samuel Patrick Chu as Charlie, Rachel's love interest.

Production

Zapped is produced by Off-Leash Teleproductions, Inc., distributed by Muse Distribution International and MarVista Entertainment and is licensed by ABC Cable Networks and Family Channel.^[1]

Broadcast

Zapped was released on demand and Watch Disney Channel on June 23, 2014. It made its debut on June 27, 2014 on Disney Channel in the United States,^[4] and Family Channel in Canada.^[5] Disney Channel (UK and Ireland) broadcast the film on July 18, 2014.^[6]

Reception

The premiere garnered 5.7 million viewers, making it the most-watched broadcast on cable that night.^[7] In the United Kingdom, it got 320,000 viewers including timeshift.^[8]