Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is an animated series, based on the Marvel Comics superhero duo of the same name. It premiered on February 10, 2023 on the Disney Channel, and was released on Disney+ five days later.
The series received highly positive reviews for its writing, animation, soundtrack, representation, and characters. The series won five Children's and Family Emmy Awards.
Based on Marvel's hit comic books, "Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" follows the adventures of 13-year-old super-genius Lunella Lafayette and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur. After Lunella accidentally brings Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City via an interdimensional portal, the duo works together to protect the city's Lower East Side from danger.
In Season 2, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur are in their element as Super Heroes; however, as Moon Girl's Super Hero-ing intertwines more with her personal life, she must decide if the cost of keeping her identity a secret is worth the toll it takes on her family. This season also transitions the show over to being serialized/story-driven, with the introduction of this season's main villain, Molecule Man.
The soundtrack to the series was released the day of the series premiere and features music from various artists including Diamond White, the voice of Moon Girl. One of the songs featured is a cover of Bill Withers' "Just the Two of Us".
Videos
Diamond White - Moon Girl Magic (From "Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur")
NEW Sneak Peek - Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur - @disneychannel
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Official Trailer - @disneychannel x @MarvelHQ
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur - S2 Teaser - @disneychannel x @MarvelHQ
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Official Trailer - Season 2 - @disneychannel x @MarvelHQ
All New Moon Girl! All New Guest Stars! 🌟 - Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur - @disneychannel
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur - Moon Girl’s Lab - NEW SHORTS - Trailer - @disneychannel
Episode director Christine Liu was a storyboard artist for an episode of Marvel's Spider-Man.
One of the cast members is Michael Cimino. Coincidentally, he also voices Kevin in Hamster & Gretel, another superhero-themed Disney TVA that airs concurrently with Moon Girl.
Parker Posey and Xolo Maridueña appeared in DC Comics related productions. Posey played Kitty Kowalski in Superman Returns, and Maridueña played Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle in the superhero film of the same name.
While this is the first co-production between Disney TVA and Marvel, this isn't the first collaboration between both; Marvel Comics previously published comics based on series from The Disney Afternoon, such as Aladdin and Gargoyles.
This is the first Disney series in which Diamond White plays the protagonist.
This is the second show (after some episodes of What If...?) to be animated by the Belgian-owned Australian production company Flying Bark Productions.
This is the second Disney Channel animated series in which has a "African-American" for the main protagonist, first series being The Proud Family & it's revival.
This is the third Disney Channel animated series that originally premiered on a Friday, but then would later premiere future episodes on Saturdays, following The Ghost and Molly McGee and Hamster & Gretel.
The series uses several design assets from the cancelled Cars spin-off Metro, which series developer Steve Loter and composer Raphael Saadiq were involved with.
This, Hamster & Gretel, and Hailey's On It! are the last DTVA animated shows to feature serialized elements and story arcs, due to the announcement on October 2021 that Disney Television Animation would be moving story-driven shows away from Disney Channel (future story-driven shows will be on Disney+ instead) and move onto more episodic-musical shows.
This is overall the 10th series by DTVA to be serialized/story-driven.
Following the episode "Today, I Am a Woman", Steve Loter was asked if the series is canon with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he responded with a zipped lip emoji.[2] He later admitted that while the series is not directly tied to the MCU, it will continue to borrow heavy elements.[3]
The overall look of the show was inspired by pop art and graffiti, specifically those inspired by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Keith Haring.[4]
Steve Loter hinted that the series might crossover, not just with other Marvel characters, but other Disney Television animation shows as well.[3]
This is the first animated Marvel show since Hit-Monkey to not receive LEGOsets.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse served as a major inspiration for Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur — not just when it comes to telling stories about young Black superheroes, but also giving homage to the look and feel of comic books in the adaptation.
This is the third superhero musical series by Disney, the other being Hamster & Gretel and the Disney Jr. show SuperKitties.