Jonas, previously Marketed as"J.O.N.A.S.", is a Disney Channel Original Series created by Roger S. H. Schulman and Michael Curtis, starring the Jonas Brothers. The brothers seem like the"Lucas Brothers"the 3 members of the literary band"JONAS" who make an effort to live a normal life in the face of stardom. The pilot had been filmed in 2007 but as a result of the 2007--2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the show was put on hold. The first shooting date was set in January 2008, however, had been pushed back to September 2008. The series premiered on Disney Channel on May 2, 2009, and became available on demand starting. JONAS is the initial Disney Channel Original Series (DCOS) since Phil of the near future perhaps never to be filmed before a live studio audience or to have a laugh track. The show was the premiere on a Saturday night, part of a strategy by Disney to open up to initial programming and then compete with the normal dominance of the day of Nickelodeon. The show shot Hollywood Center Studios and is set in Nj.