New Movie with Debby Ryan "Radio Rebel"

"Radio Rebel," a Disney Channel Original Movie based on the novel Shrinking Violet, premiering FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT). The soundtrack will include Debby Ryan performing the latest hit "We Got the Beat."

In "Radio Rebel," Debby plays Tara Adams, a shy high school junior who can't bring herself to speak in class. Especially when the newly-popular rocker, Gavin, is in her midst. Tara can't imagine anything more intimidating than when her drama teacher teams her in class with Gavin and his prom date, the school's queen bee, Stacy.

Her shyness at school notwithstanding, alone in her room at home, Tara casts herself as Radio Rebel and, as host of a nightly podcast. She showcases her passion for music and self-expression and her message to abandon cliques and celebrate each other's differences. Radio Rebel quickly gains fans on campus -- especially when her show lands on a big, local radio station -- much to the chagrin of the school's principal who considers Radio Rebel and her message to be in clear defiance of the school’s "anti-distraction policy."

Meanwhile, Gavin raves about the mysterious host and her taste in music but still, shy Tara – now oddly jealous of her alter-ego – can barely finish a sentence in front of him. As students clamor to learn the identity of Radio Rebel and the show's popularity extends across Seattle, Tara's two worlds begin to collide, reaching a situation when Radio Rebel is nominated prom-queen and the school bans prom, causing a backlash from her fans. Now, Tara wrestles with two even bolder moves -- organizing an alternative to the prom and revealing that she is Radio Rebel.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20
"Radio Rebel" page will be live on disneychannel.com with information about the movie and characters

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