The Cast of 'Julie and the Phantoms' Have Maybe, Possibly Mastered the Art of TikTok Dancing

Julie and the Phantoms has catchy pop-rock tunes, sweet friendships, paranormal villainy and yes, even a little romance (we see you Juke).

Julie and the Phantoms has catchy pop-rock tunes, sweet friendships, paranormal villainy and yes, even a little romance (we see you Juke).

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Julie and the Phantoms, Netflix's highly-addictive YA series about a young girl who joins a band with a trio of super-cute ghost boys. While none of the couples or ships in the show get to go on real dates, due to band rehearsals, haunting old nemeses, and being cursed by an evil ghost magician, they had to think about it, right? Yes, of course they did, and they delivered when we asked for ideas.

Audrey Cleo Yap Director Kenny Ortega knew he had found the lead for Netflix’s “Julie and the Phantoms” when he saw Madison Reyes’ audition tape after casting directors had put out requests to performing arts schools across North America.

its young stars this summer, the world didn't know just much they'd fall in love with a high school student from Allentown, Pennsylvania. was one of dozens of teenage hopefuls who answered a nation-wide casting call seeking an everyday Latinx teenage girl — with prodigious musical and singing abilities to match — to play the lead role of Julie.

Julie and the Phantoms, Netflix's new YA show about a young girl who rediscovers her love of music when she forms a band with a trio of super cute ghosts. The nine-episode series dropped last Thursday and is filled with hope, feel-goodness, and wall-to-wall bangers in every episode.

“High School Musical” franchise.“What was really cool about it was that Kenny established that we do have a say in the process. He really made it clear to us that we were his partners, not like he was a boss and we were his workers,” says Reyes.

? There's probably one standout performance from the 9-episode series that grabbed your attention: the Phantoms' lead singer, Luke. Just who is the actor who plays the ghost band's frontman and makes the vintage '90s muscle tanks look good? He's Canadian actor, and he's about as close as you can get to a real-life Luke. Before , Gillespie — who had bit parts on The CW's and 's  -- was in a band and did the Los Angeles open mic scene last year.

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Fact: Jessica Alba and her family have completely crushed TikTok dances during recent months while staying at home. And now, the 39-year-old actress is here to drop a new one on the world.In the clip, the L.A.'s Finest star and her second daughter, Haven, break it down in what appears to be her shoe closet.

[Warning: The following contains spoilers from Season 1 of Julie and the Phantoms! Read at your own risk.]In the whirlwind season finale of Julie and the Phantoms, Julie (Madison Reyes) was able to save her ghost band from an existence-ending curse by helping them play a show at The Orpheum in Los Angeles and realize they had no regrets after forming a rocking quartet with her.

[Warning: The following contains spoilers for Season 1 of Julie and the Phantoms! Read at your own risk] Finding love in high school can be hard enough, but it's a next-level challenge when the guy you're crushing on is dead. That's the predicament that Julie (Madison Reyes) finds herself in throughout Season 1 of Netflix's Julie and the Phantoms when she starts writing songs with a ghost named Luke (Charlie Gillespie).

Netflix just dropped the first season of the new musical series Julie and the Phantoms and the soundtrack is out now too!