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Minsky had created the popular sitcom Lizzie McGuire, which aired from 2001 to 2004, but was initially reluctant to create another teen-oriented series.

Minsky eventually found inspiration for the series in an article on how actor Jack Nicholson had learned as an adult that the woman he believed to be his sister was actually his mother.

Development of the series began in 2015 when Disney Channels Worldwide president Gary Marsh convinced writer and producer Terri Minsky to consider developing another series for Disney Channel.

Disney Channel ordered a pilot based on the concept in November 2015, and subsequently ordered Andi Mack to series in August 2016.

The series started filming in Salt Lake City in September 2016, and finished filming in December 2016.

Andi Mack is an American family comedy-drama television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017.

The first episode became available on the Disney Channel App, On-Demand, Disney Channel's YouTube, iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play on March 10, 2017, while the second episode became available the same day via Disney Channel On-Demand as well as to subscribers using the Disney Channel App.

It ran for three seasons and 57 episodes, concluding on July 26, 2019.

The series stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Joshua Rush, Sofia Wylie, Asher Angel, Lilan Bowden, Lauren Tom, and Trent Garrett.

It follows 13-year-old Andi Mack and her best friends, Cyrus Goodman and Buffy Driscoll, as they attend middle school.

Andi Mack was, for a time, the top-rated series on cable television among children ages 6–14.

It is the first series on Disney Channel to feature a gay main character, Cyrus Goodman, a distinction that has drawn considerable media attention and was reported in the news as being historic.

The series has been nominated for and won awards for his coming out storyline, the introduction of which caused a ratings surge.

On the night of her thirteenth birthday, Andi Mack's world is turned upside down when she discovers that the woman she believed to be her sister, Bex, is actually her mother.

Andi joins her middle school frisbee team to get close to Jonah, whom both she and her best friend Cyrus are developing romantic feelings for, while also competing with Jonah's high school girlfriend Amber.

Andi reveals her family revelation to her best friends, Cyrus and Buffy, and begins to embrace her mother Bex and bond with her newfound father Bowie.

Andi tries to convince her parents, Bex and Bowie, to marry each other, but neither proposal is successful.

Jonah breaks up with Amber.

Cyrus comes out to Buffy.

Buffy joins the basketball team and is later asked by her math teacher to tutor the team captain, TJ; when TJ becomes ineligible to be on the team due to his math grades, Cyrus gives him advice about his learning disability to allow him to play.

Cyrus comes out to Andi.

Andi and Jonah enter into a relationship.

Buffy seemingly moves far away, but it is later revealed that she still lives nearby.

Bex competes with a town local, Miranda, for Bowie's affection, while conflict ensues between Andi and Miranda's daughter Morgan, which eventually leads Bowie to criticize Miranda for causing him to distrust his daughter Andi; Bex and Bowie rekindle their relationship.

Bex and Bowie are engaged.

Andi tells Jonah that she would like to just be friends with him, to which he agrees.

Buffy is dating Walker, which makes Andi uncomfortable.

Cyrus joins TJ and his two friends Reed and Lester on a dirt biking adventure, but when Cyrus discovers that Reed has a gun, he tells Principal Metcalf and is later questioned about it by a police officer after TJ reported the incident to the police.

Buffy attempts to improve the girls' basketball team, but they are crushed by their opponents in their first game.

Cyrus comes out to Jonah.

Costume Day is held at Jefferson Middle School.

Bex cancels her planned wedding to Bowie.

Andi, Cyrus, Buffy, and Jonah are arrested for giving out a company's thrown away clothes for free without the owner's permission.

Buffy gets a foot injury which causes her to sit out her team's games for the rest of the season.

Andi's art project to combat stereotypes gets a lot of attention, leading her to apply and get accepted to a magnet school for visual arts.

Bex plans a surprise wedding for her and Bowie.

Marty's girlfriend breaks up with him because of his feelings for Buffy.

After denying their feelings for each other, Buffy and Marty eventually admit to liking each other.

When Buffy kicks Kira out of her basketball team, Kira befriends TJ to get back at Buffy by hurting Cyrus.

Eventually, TJ stands up to Kira, after which he and Cyrus acknowledge their feelings for each other by holding hands.