Big Hero 6: The Series is an animated series produced by Disney Television Animation based on the film of the same name. It was created by Kim Possible creators Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley along with Nick Filippi. It ran from June 9, 2018 to February 15, 2021, on Disney Channel, while the pilot made its debut on November 20, 2017. It utilizes traditional 2D animation, rather than the 3D computer animation from the film. Most of the original cast returns to reprise their roles with the exception of Damon Wayans Jr. and T.J. Miller who were replaced by Khary Payton and Brooks Wheelan respectively.
Synopsis[]
Taking place after the events of the film, the series continues the adventures of 14-year-old tech genius Hiro and his robot pal Baymax. Joining the pair on their journey are control freak Wasabi, scientist Honey Lemon, fanboy Fred, and no-nonsense Go Go Tomago, whom together form the Big Hero 6 superhero team. As the new prodigy at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, Hiro faces daunting academic challenges, not to mention the social trials of being the little man on campus. The stakes are also raised for the high-tech heroes when they must protect their city from an array of scientifically enhanced villains.
Season Two finds Hiro and the Big Hero 6 team in upgraded super suits as they take on a variety of innovative villains, bioengineered monsters and high-tech robots.
Season Three finds Big Hero 6 tasked with protecting San Fransokyo from Noodle Burger Boy and his team of evil mascot robots.
Cast[]
Returning[]
- Ryan Potter as Hiro Hamada
- Scott Adsit as Baymax
- Génesis Rodríguez as Honey Lemon
- Khary Payton as Wasabi
- Jamie Chung as Go Go Tomago
- Brooks Wheelan as Fred
- Maya Rudolph as Aunt Cass
- Alan Tudyk as Alistair Krei
- David Shaughnessy as Heathcliff
- Paul Briggs as Yama
- Daniel Henney as Tadashi Hamada
- Laura Silverman as Judy
- Stan Lee as Mr. Frederickson
- James Cromwell as Professor Callaghan
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Production and Development[]
Development and premiere on the series were first announced in March 2016, taking place immediately after the events of the film. The show was created by Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley, the creators of Kim Possible.
In March 2016, it was revealed that Jamie Chung reprises her role as Go Go, and that following November, it was revealed that most of the cast members from the film would reprise their roles, including Ryan Potter, Génesis Rodríguez, Scott Adsit, Alan Tudyk, and Maya Rudolph. Khary Payton replaced Damon Wayans Jr. as Wasabi and Brooks Wheelan replaced T.J. Miller as Fred.
After the pilot premiered on November 20, 2017, it was leaked that the series would make its US premiere on March 15, 2018, but this was confirmed unofficially by Bob Schooley. There show premiered early in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2018.
On January 28, 2021, it was announced that the series will end on February 15, 2021, after three seasons.[1]
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Trivia[]
- The style of the series is based on a cross between One Hundred and One Dalmatians and Japanese animation (anime).[2]
- Unlike other animated Marvel shows, the series will not feature any other Marvel characters in the show, although it is possible that the show will introduce some in a future season.[3] Sadly, this will never happen due to the show ending with season 3 being the last.
- While everyone else reprised their roles from the original, T.J. Miller and Damon Wayans Jr. did not return as Fred and Wasabi and were replaced by Brooks Wheelan and Khary Payton. Miller does, however, reprise Fred in Kingdom Hearts III (though Payton still replaced Wayans as Wasabi).
- The third season changed the show's format having two eleven minute episodes instead of one twenty-two minute episode.[4]
- Big Hero 6 director, Don Hall, mentioned he was looking for a different perspective from the TV series when discussing his own series based on the film, Baymax!. After mentioning the TV show "explored so many great avenues" he shares that he wanted his show to center exclusively on Baymax.[5]
- This was the fifth series by Disney Television Animation to be serialized/story driven.
- Following Gravity Falls, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Tangled: The Series/Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, & DuckTales (2017).
- This is second animated Disney Production in which Christy Carlson Romano, Will Friedle, John DiMaggio, Patton Oswalt, Nicole Sullivan, and Nestor Carbonell appear after Kim Possible. Ironically, Romano and Friedle both voiced villains instead of heroes.
- This was the last series produced by Disney Television Animation to switch over new episode premieres between Disney XD & Disney Channel, the latter would soon focus solely on premiering episodes of DTVA shows starting with Big City Greens.
References[]
- ↑ Big Hero 6 The Series to end with season 3: Cast look back on their favorite moments
- ↑ "EVERYTHING WE LEARNED ABOUT DISNEY XD’S BIG HERO 6 SERIES AT THE ADVANCE SCREENING AND PANEL". Oh My Disney (November 14, 2017).
- ↑ "Why Big Hero 6's TV Series Isn't Using Other Marvel Characters". Cinemablend.
- ↑ "Big Hero 6 show format change". Tumblr.
- ↑ ‘Baymax!’ Creators Discuss the Return of the Loveable Healthcare Robot
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