‘Ugly Betty’ Meets ‘Glee’ on ‘Huge’
Based on a young-adult novel of the same name by Sasha Paley, the hour-long drama series revolves around a group of teens sent to a summer weight-loss camp called Camp Victory. Savannah Dooley and Winnie Holzman (creator of My So-Called Life and scriptwriter for Wicked) wrote the pilot.
Cast of Characters:
Nikki Blonsky as Willamina (“Will”) – sardonic and opinionated, she resents being sent to fat camp by her parents
Hayley Hasselhoff as Amber – the thinnest and prettiest girl at fat camp, she’s still determined to lose weight
Raven Goodwin as Becca – a painfully shy bookworm who befriends Will
Ari Stidham as Ian – an awkward musician who connects with Will over music
Ashley Holliday as Chloe – the Queen Bee of the popular crowd, back for her second year at Camp Victory
Harvey Guillen as Alistair – adorable and odd, he lives in his own world
Stefan Van Ray as Trent – a hunky jock
Jacob Wysocki as Piznarski – Trent’s mischievous buddy
Molly Tarlov as Caitlin – Chloe’s best friend who bonds with Amber
Gina Torres as Dr. Dorothy Rand – the well-intentioned but stern camp director
Zander Eckhouse as George – a studly camp counselor that the girls swoon over
Zoe Jarman as Poppy – the girls’ ever-cheerful, fairy-like counselor
Paul Dooley as Salty – the Camp Victory chef
Huge premieres in the US tonight on ABC Family.
Watch the trailer here: