The Big Hero 6 television series premiere is just two weeks away and JJJ just got our hands on the first, full-length trailer!
The animated show continues the adventures and friendship of 14-year-old tech genius Hiro, Baymax and their friends Wasabi, Honey Lemon, Go Go and Fred as they form the legendary superhero team Big Hero 6 and embark on high-tech adventures as they protect their city from an array of scientifically enhanced villains.
In his normal day-to-day life, Hiro faces daunting academic challenges and social trials as the new prodigy at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology.
Big Hero 6: The Series will premiere with two back-to-back episodes on both Saturday, June 9th, and Sunday, June 10th @ 9AM ET/PT on Disney Channel, DisneyNOW and Disney Channel VOD platforms.
The Big Hero 6 television series just set a premiere date on Disney Channel and all we can say is FINALLY!
The animated series will continue the adventures and friendship of 14-year-old tech genius Hiro, Baymax and their friends Wasabi, Honey Lemon, Go Go and Fred as they form the legendary superhero team Big Hero 6 and embark on high-tech adventures as they protect their city from an array of scientifically enhanced villains.
In his normal day-to-day life, Hiro faces daunting academic challenges and social trials as the new prodigy at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology.
Big Hero 6: The Series will premiere with two back-to-back episodes on both Saturday, June 9th, and Sunday, June 10th @ 9AM ET/PT on Disney Channel, DisneyNOW and Disney Channel VOD platforms.
Following the premiere weekend, episodes will debut every Saturday through September.
Executive Producers Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle opened up about the series and bringing it from the big screen to the small screen.
“It’s a unique show in that we really set out to have a combination of comedy, action and heart,” Bob told TVLine. “It’s a genre that’s not exactly everywhere in cartoons these days. Most of the time, it tends to lean one way or another.”
“Since it’s set in San Fransokyo, which is a mashup of Japanese and American culture, we wanted the animation to reflect that,” he continued. “There are definitely anime expressions and tropes thrown in there. One of our writers is obsessed with anime, so I think she throws things in there that we’re not even aware of.”
Mark added that the changes from the film’s 3D version to 2D made the show “feel like its own thing. It gets to live and breathe as its own entity, separate from the movie.”
The Big Hero 6 series will pick up immediately after the events in Big Hero 6. After forming their team (and friendship) Hiro, GoGo, Honey Lemon, Fred, Wasabi, and Baymax are ready to set out on high-tech adventures to protect the city.
When he isn’t fighting scientifically enhanced villains, Hiro will be dealing with the trials and tribulations of life as a college kid at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology.
Big Hero 6 will premiere on Disney XD this fall.
We don’t know about your favorite Disney films, but Big Hero 6 ranks in our top five and JJJ is super stoked that most of the original voice cast is returning for the series on Disney XD!
Wasabi and Fred, however, will be voiced by Khary Payton and Brooks Wheelan, respectively. Other new voices taht will pop up in the series are The Goldbergs‘ Sean Giambrone as Richardson Mole, and Haley Tju (from Bella and the Bulldogs) as Karmi.
The Big Hero 6 series will pick up immediately after the events in Big Hero 6. After forming their team (and friendship) Hiro, GoGo, Honey Lemon, Fred, Wasabi, and Baymax are ready to set out on high-tech adventures to protect the city.
When he isn’t fighting scientifically enhanced villains, Hiro will be dealing with the trials and tribulations of life as a college kid at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology.
Big Hero 6 is getting a TV series coming to Disney XD in 2017!
The Oscar winning Disney movie is being adapted as an animated series, THR reports.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to further develop these characters into a world class animated series – full of fun, action and the kind of endearing storytelling that only Mark, Bob – and Baymax – can deliver,” said Gary Marsh, president of Disney Channels Worldwide.
The show is already in production and is being executive produced by Kim Possible creator Mark McCorkle.
The 27-year-old actress, who voices Honey Lemon in the animated Oscar winner, dished to MTV about the possibility of a second movie.
“We spoke during Oscar night and were like, ‘Well, maybe now that we got the Oscar, this might happen,’” she shared. “There’s nothing definitive. There’s talks of something happening. We just don’t know what yet.”
Genesis added, “[I'd] love to see the gang come back together…it was just a very special movie with a very special cast. It was so diverse and so fun to work with these people.”
Genesis is also pictured below at the premiere of her new flick, Run All Night, in New York City earlier this week.
