Caitlin's Way (entitled as Just a Kid for broadcasts in Australia/New Zealand and British dependencies and Caitlin, Montana in French for broadcasts in Canada/France and dependencies) is a teen drama television series that aired from 2000 to 2002. It originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States and YTV in Canada. The series was co-created by Thomas W. Lynch and Paul M. Belous.

Plot

Caitlin's Way focuses on Caitlin Seeger (played by Lindsay Felton), a troubled girl who lives on the streets of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After being arrested, a judge offers Caitlin the option of going to a youth detention center or moving in with her late mother Katherine's cousin in the fictional town of "High River" in Montana. Caitlin chooses the latter. After moving in with her aunt Dori, her husband Jim and their son Griffen on their ranch, she experiences culture shock. Caitlin, still distraught from her mother's sudden death when Caitlin was just eight-years-old, seeks to adjust to a loving family and a permanent home.

Production

Production on season one began in 1999. Filming for season two began in June 2000. The primary filming location for the series was shot in High River in southeastern Alberta, Nickelodeon opted against renewing the show for a new season in April 2001. The remaining new episodes were shown throughout early 2002. On January 24, 2003, reruns began airing on Noggin's teen block, The N. Reruns later aired on TeenNick in the United States and CH and Global TV in Canada. The series was broadcast by the Disney Channel in UK and Ireland, Latin America, the Middle East and some European countries and was aired in Indonesia by Global TV from 2006 until 2007.

References

  • Caitlin's Way at Nickelodeon