Tron: Uprising

Tron: Uprising is an American animated science fiction television series, part of the Tron franchise, which will air on Disney's television channel Disney XD, in the United States. The show premiered with a half-hour special titled Beck's Beginning on May 18, 2012, with the premiere of the show proper taking place on June 7. It will be directed by Charlie Bean, Joseph Kosinski and Sean Bailey, who will also act as executive producer. Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz and Sean Bailey will produce the series. The series is set between Tron and Tron: Legacy. Tron: Uprising has been announced to be a 10-part series. A preview of the show premiered on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Tron: Legacy, on April 5, 2011.

Synopsis
Beck is a young program who becomes the skillful leader of a revolution inside the computer world of The Grid. His mission is to free his home and friends from the reign of the villainous Clu 2 and his henchman General Tesler. Beck will be trained by Tron - the greatest warrior the Grid has ever come to know. Tron will not only teach Beck the fighting and light cycle skills he needs to challenge this brutal military occupation, but he will be a guide and mentor to him as he grows beyond his youthful, impulsive nature into a courageous, powerful, strong leader. Destined to become the next Tron of the system, Beck adopts Tron's persona and becomes the archenemy of General Tesler and his oppressive forces.

Cast and Characters

 * Beck (voiced by Elijah Wood) – The protagonist of the series. Beck is a young program who leads a revolution against Clu. He is trained by Tron and he challenges the evil forces of Tesler and Clu. Beck is referred by the public as "Tron," and "the Renegade."
 * Tron (voiced by Bruce Boxleitner) –The protector of "the Grid." He looks through the Grid for the next Tron and meets Beck. Tron later trains Beck and becomes his mentor. Tron goes by another name: Rinzler.
 * Mara (voiced by Mandy Moore) – A co-worker and one of Beck's friends at Able's Garage. She works with the deadliest weaponry/vehicles.
 * Page (voiced by Emmanuelle Chriqui) – A young program who is one of Tesler's field commanders. While hardened and dedicated, she is less antagonistic than Tesler and takes a personal interest in the new 'Tron'.
 * Zed (voiced by Nate Corddry) – A co-worker and friend of Beck's at Able Garage. He works with the fastest vehicles on the Grid.
 * General Tesler (voiced by Lance Henriksen) – The main antagonist of the series. Tesler is Clu's henchman and Beck's archenemy.
 * Able (voiced by Reginald VelJohnson) – The owner of Able's Garage, the best repair shop in Argon City.
 * Pavel (voiced by Paul Reubens) – Tesler's second-in-command.
 * Clu 2 (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) – The secondary antagonist of the series. Being the updated version of the original Clu from the old grid, was created by Kevin Flynn, the creator of the Tron Universe. Clu betrays Flynn and Tron and takes over the Grid.
 * Cutler (voiced by Lance Reddick) - A veteran of the ISO wars. He fought for the ISOs and wore an armband as a sign of his past. Cutler went to Argon City after hearing about the "Renegade".
 * Quorra (voiced by Olivia Wilde) - The last surviving ISO.
 * Perl (voiced by Kate Mara) - A female criminal, who only has a desire for anything valuable. After having lured Zed into bringing her into Able's Garage, she stole the ENCOM 786 lightcycle. However, Perl is later arrested by Paige.
 * The Grid (voiced by Tricia Helfer) - The Grid is the main setting of the Tron universe.

Marketing
A special preview of Tron: Uprising premiered on the home releases of Tron: Legacy, on April 5, 2011. However, the same trailer was released on the internet in March 2011.

Shown in the first Tron: Uprising trailer was a slogan for the series, "before the Legacy there was an Uprising."

As a special event, Disney XD showed showed new CGI models of characters, concept art, and the original trailer that was with the home releases of Tron: Legacy at San Diego Comic Con 2011.

Animation style
Tron: Uprising's animation style is 2-D animation, but with CGI as well. The 2-D animation of Tron: Uprising is somewhat similar to the animation used in Speed Racer: The Next Generation.