Hardball is a Australian children's television series produced by Northern Pictures with Screen Australia in association with Create NSW and the Australian Children's Television Foundation.
The series stars Mikey, a New Zealander who had recently moved to Australia. During lunchtime on his first day at a new school, he discovers something completely unknown – handball. Where he's from, rugby rules, but here handball is where it's at. Mikey doesn't know it, but this game is going to completely change his life.
International versions[]
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Basque | Hardball | ETB 3 |
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Catalan | Hardball[1] | Super3[2] (formerly) |
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French | Hardball | France 4 Okoo TFO (formerly) |
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German | Hardball | KiKA (formerly) |
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Norwegian | Full kontroll | NRK Super |
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Portuguese (Portugal) | Hardball | RTP2 (ZigZag block) |
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Slovene (subtitled) |
Žogomet | TV SLO 1 (formerly) TV SLO 2[3] (formerly) |
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Spanish (Latin America) | Pelota ruda | Canal Once |
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Spanish (Spain) | Hardball | Clan TV (formerly) Canal Panda (formerly) |