{ "id": "epbf0fer52", "slug": "my-perfect-landing", "title": "My Perfect Landing", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "label": "Scripted television and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.drama-prestige-series", "label": "Drama and prestige series (individual series)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.drama-prestige-series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.drama-prestige-series.family-and-relationship-drama", "label": "Family and relationship drama", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.drama-prestige-series.family-and-relationship-drama" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.drama-prestige-series.family-and-relationship-drama.family-and-domestic-drama", "label": "Family and domestic drama", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.drama-prestige-series.family-and-relationship-drama.family-and-domestic-drama" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.drama-prestige-series.family-and-relationship-drama.family-and-domestic-drama.family-sagas-and-household-dramas", "label": "Family sagas and household dramas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.drama-prestige-series.family-and-relationship-drama.family-and-domestic-drama.family-sagas-and-household-dramas" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.other.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "label": "Other (Canada, Oceania, polar regions, oceans) · 2001 to 2020: Scripted television and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "path": [ { "id": "geo.other", "label": "Other (Canada, Oceania, polar regions, oceans)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other" }, { "id": "geo.other.t2001", "label": "Other (Canada, Oceania, polar regions, oceans) · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other.t2001" }, { "id": "geo.other.t2001.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other.t2001.culture" }, { "id": "geo.other.t2001.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other.t2001.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.other.t2001.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other.t2001.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.other.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.other.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "label": "Scripted television and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv" } ] } ], "excerpt": "My Perfect Landing is a Canadian children's gymnastics drama series created by Frank van Keeken (The Next Step), airing one 15-episode season on Family Channel from January 8 to April 22, 2020, starring Morgan Wigle as gymnast Jenny Cortez.", "snippet": "My Perfect Landing is a Canadian children's gymnastics drama series created by Frank van Keeken (The Next Step), airing one 15-episode season on Family Channel from January 8 to April 22, 2020, starring Morgan Wigle as gymnast Jenny Cortez.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv.drama-prestige-series.family-and-relationship-drama.family-and-domestic-drama.family-sagas-and-household-dramas", "markdown": "# My Perfect Landing\n\n**My Perfect Landing** is a Canadian children's drama television series about a talented young gymnast, Jenny Cortez, whose family moves from Miami to Toronto, Canada, to open their own gymnastics club. Created by Frank van Keeken, the creator of *The Next Step*, it aired one season of 15 episodes on Family Channel between January 8 and April 22, 2020.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/46917/my-perfect-landing/episodes) • [2](https://www.wildbrain.com/trade-news/spring-into-march-on-family-channel-with-my-perfect-landing-brand-new-gymnastics-series-from-creato)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Premise | A family of gymnasts deals with a life-changing move from Miami to Toronto, where they take over a gymnastics club[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/my-perfect-landing) |\n| Original run | January 8 to April 22, 2020; 15 episodes in a single season[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/46917/my-perfect-landing/episodes) |\n| Creator | Frank van Keeken, creator of *The Next Step*[2](https://www.wildbrain.com/trade-news/spring-into-march-on-family-channel-with-my-perfect-landing-brand-new-gymnastics-series-from-creato) • [4](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/46917/my-perfect-landing) |\n| Main cast | Morgan Wigle (Jenny Cortez), Tom Hulshof (Joon Cortez), Helena Marie (Whitney Cortez), Shawn Thompson (Gus McIlroy)[5](https://epguides.com/MyPerfectLanding/) |\n| Production | Beachwood Canyon Productions in association with Family Channel; international distribution by WildBrain Ltd.[2](https://www.wildbrain.com/trade-news/spring-into-march-on-family-channel-with-my-perfect-landing-brand-new-gymnastics-series-from-creato) |\n| Second season | Planned but never produced after TV production across Canada shut down due to COVID-19[6](https://my-perfect-landing.fandom.com/wiki/Series_1) |\n| Availability | Streaming on Netflix, The Roku Channel, and Hoopla; purchasable on Fandango At Home; rated TV-G[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/my-perfect-landing) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and story\n\nThe series follows the Cortez family after Whitney loses her job and moves her two children from Miami to Toronto to start a gymnastics club with her father, Gus.[7](https://thetvdb.com/series/my-perfect-landing/allseasons/official) Jenny discovers that her new school has a gymnastics team, but the team captain, Olivia, does not want her anywhere near it. Over the season Jenny tries out for the team behind her mother's back, earns a spot, and is blackmailed into quitting by a jealous Olivia.[7](https://thetvdb.com/series/my-perfect-landing/allseasons/official)\n\nThe season builds toward the Hillside tournament. Jenny learns she can enter Hillside by winning an individual qualifier and asks Gus to train her behind Whitney's back.[7](https://thetvdb.com/series/my-perfect-landing/allseasons/official) After a health scare brings the family together, Whitney confronts her past, embraces Jenny's dream of competing, and agrees to be her coach at Hillside.[7](https://thetvdb.com/series/my-perfect-landing/allseasons/official) The two-part finale, \"Hillside: Part One\" and \"Hillside: Part Two\" (April 8 and 22, 2020), centers on Jenny competing against Olivia and the Canton girls, hurting herself during her floor routine, and deciding whether beating Olivia is worth the risk of worsening the injury.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/46917/my-perfect-landing/episodes) • [7](https://thetvdb.com/series/my-perfect-landing/allseasons/official)\n\n## Cast and production\n\n**Casting.** The lead role of Jenny Cortez is played by Morgan Wigle, a real-life competitive gymnast, which reviewers noted adds authenticity to the gymnastic scenes.[2](https://www.wildbrain.com/trade-news/spring-into-march-on-family-channel-with-my-perfect-landing-brand-new-gymnastics-series-from-creato) • [8](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/my-perfect-landing) Tom Hulshof plays her brother Joon, Helena Marie her mother Whitney, and Shawn Thompson her grandfather Gus McIlroy.[5](https://epguides.com/MyPerfectLanding/) The show's recurring roles are filled by Natasha Zaborski (Olivia Shaw), Ajanae Stephenson (Keisha Armstrong), Holly Belbeck (Cassie LaVoisier), Keira Still (Bops Percival), Luca Assad (Lena Montgomery), and Abby Stretch (Tori Bannister).[5](https://epguides.com/MyPerfectLanding/) Jordan Clark and Francesca van Keeken, both from *The Next Step*, also appear.[2](https://www.wildbrain.com/trade-news/spring-into-march-on-family-channel-with-my-perfect-landing-brand-new-gymnastics-series-from-creato)\n\n**Production.** The show was produced by Beachwood Canyon Productions in association with Family Channel, executive produced by Frank van Keeken, Yolanda Yott, Andrew Barnsley, and Ben Murray, with international distribution handled by WildBrain Ltd.[2](https://www.wildbrain.com/trade-news/spring-into-march-on-family-channel-with-my-perfect-landing-brand-new-gymnastics-series-from-creato) Family Channel promoted the premiere as a one-hour television event on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at 11:30 a.m. ET/PT, and launched a companion YouTube channel with cast video diaries and gymnastics tips beginning February 21, 2020.[2](https://www.wildbrain.com/trade-news/spring-into-march-on-family-channel-with-my-perfect-landing-brand-new-gymnastics-series-from-creato)\n\n## Broadcast and availability\n\nThe first episode aired on Family Channel on January 8, 2020, and the finale on April 22, 2020.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/46917/my-perfect-landing/episodes) The series later reached international audiences: it airs on CBBC in the United Kingdom, and as of recent listings it streams on Netflix in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and India, free with ads on [The Roku Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-roku-channel) and Hoopla, and as a purchase on Fandango At Home.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/my-perfect-landing) • [9](https://helposter.com/tv/97543-97543-my-perfect-landing) It carries a TV-G age rating in the United States.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/my-perfect-landing)\n\n## Reception and status\n\nCommon Sense Media rated the show appropriate for ages 8 and up, calling it a feel-good story with diverse characters that focuses on physical achievement and friendship rather than the snark and romantic themes typical of pre-teen dramas, while noting that the bullying storyline follows a stereotypical queen-bee pattern.[8](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/my-perfect-landing) On IMDb the series holds a 6.5 rating.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/my-perfect-landing)\n\nThe show's status is reported inconsistently across databases. epguides lists it as canceled/ended,[5](https://epguides.com/MyPerfectLanding/) while TVmaze lists its status as \"To Be Determined\"[4](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/46917/my-perfect-landing) and one tracking site lists it as a returning series.[9](https://helposter.com/tv/97543-97543-my-perfect-landing) A fan wiki records that a second season was planned but never produced because television production across Canada shut down due to COVID-19, leaving season 1 as the show's only season.[6](https://my-perfect-landing.fandom.com/wiki/Series_1)\n\n## References\n\n1. [My Perfect Landing – Episode List, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/46917/my-perfect-landing/episodes)\n2. [Spring into March on Family Channel with My Perfect Landing, WildBrain (February 19, 2020)](https://www.wildbrain.com/trade-news/spring-into-march-on-family-channel-with-my-perfect-landing-brand-new-gymnastics-series-from-creato)\n3. [My Perfect Landing – streaming tv show online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/my-perfect-landing)\n4. [My Perfect Landing, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/46917/my-perfect-landing)\n5. [My Perfect Landing (a Titles & Air Dates Guide), epguides](https://epguides.com/MyPerfectLanding/)\n6. [Series 1, My Perfect Landing Wiki, Fandom](https://my-perfect-landing.fandom.com/wiki/Series_1)\n7. [My Perfect Landing – Aired Order – All Seasons, TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/my-perfect-landing/allseasons/official)\n8. [My Perfect Landing – Parents' Guide & TV Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/my-perfect-landing)\n9. 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