A Week Away from Angel Studios

If you took a teen’s struggle with faith and love, plopped them into a summer camp setting, and added a serious dose of music and dance, you would get A Week Away, the new series from Angel Studios.

Many thanks to Angel for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own.

About Camp Away

THIS MUSICAL SERIES follows a group of teens as they embark on a summer at Camp Aweegaway — a Christian camp filled with adventure, friendships, and unexpected self-discovery.

It’s an expressive and resonant story about identity, trust, and the courage to face what’s within.

A Week Away: The Series offers a tender space for those burdened by doubt and pain to explore the possibility of hope and the power of a found family.

The story follows a defiant foster teen who is dragged to church camp, determined to resist what he sees as the hollow promises of faith. But rejection gives way to introspection, and the walls he’s built begin to crack.

As he discovers he’s not alone in the struggle against grief, anger, and the ache of belonging, he learns that healing can’t be forced— it must be chosen.

A Week Away: The Series is fun and engaging, safe for family viewing, and honors faith-based principles without being a ‘lesson in Christianity.’

Some viewers are calling it a “Christian High School Musical” / “Camp Rock with faith message” / “Disney Channel meets Bible camp.”

Watch A Week Away on Angel today, it will get you laughing, singing, dancing, and it just might inspire you to show love to someone in need.

Now streaming on Angel for Angel Guild members.

As of September 1, 2025, episodes one and two are available. Another five episodes are scheduled to drip out over the next five weeks.

Thoughts on The Show A Week Away

I will admit to being a musical lover. While I don’t like every musical out there, I tend to enjoy them.

For me, the inclusion of music and dance was a great choice. The music is catchy, and the dancing adds an extra punch.

My teenage son did not agree, saying that none of his friends breaks into a song and dance around the place like they do in a musical.

Beyond the musical component, A Week Away tackles the heavy-hitting concept of who we are and who we are called to be.

This struggle over your calling along with struggles with faith are not unique to teens. Adults often face the same battles with the world, and sometimes even those close to us, tells us to not have faith in God or rely upon Him.

The opening credits song has a line that jumped out for me: “true love, we were made for this.”

God is love and He calls us into relationship with Him. His love is true, and we were made to love Him.

Highlights of the First Episodes

Max, a troubled teen, is a huge skeptic. He begrudingly attends the camp along with a few of his friends.

In the first episode, they are sorted into teams: Azure Apostles, Crimson Angels, and Verde Maximus.

The camp director, Mr. Davis, is dressed like Moses for the sorting. At the prodding of another adult, he makes a clear distinction that he isn’t a wizard. However, the whole setup has the feel of a certain wizard story our family loves.

Max expresses to Mr. Davis the group he desires to be sorted into. He goes into the Crimson Angels with his friend, Charlie.

Throughout their days, they have time to hear from a pastor who is very much like a youth minister.

Later that first night, the campers are gathered around the campfire with one of the team leaders, Lenni, sharing a bit of her story. They break into a beautiful version of Amazing Grace.

The more striking piece is the song Max sings about how he can’t sing Amazing Grace with lyrics like, “I wish I could believe…give me proof.”

The second episode begins to deal with the question of why we are here. The pastor shares Jeremiah 29:11 at the start of their day.

“For I know well the plans I have in mind for you—oracle of the LORD—plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope.”

You can see the struggle some of the teens experience in answering the question.

Episode three introduces the idea of a camp crush between Max and Lenni. The song “Camp Crush” is fun and reminds me of the attraction between Danny and Sandy in the musical, Grease.

The episode also has a baptism scene that goes a little awry. Max tries to sabotage things so Charlie isn’t baptized. His plan doesn’t work. However, the pastor also seems a bit put out by the more theatrical approach one of the other camp counselors has taken.

It is in this episode that Max vocalizes his continued distrust of the place, while Charlie feels he has finally found peace.

I’ve only screened the first three episodes so far. I have found it entertaining. My son? Not so much. If I were to watch the same episodes with our church’s youth group, I suspect only one or two of the teens who love a diverse range of music would enjoy it like I have.

The Good: The material is clean and tackles the age-old question of faith and God’s plan for us. Anyone who loved High School Musical or Camp Rock will probably adore the quality music and choreography.

The Not So Good: Teens who do not like musicals may not like those scenes as much.

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