| Big Hero 6: The Series | |
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| Genre | Science fiction comedy Superhero |
| Created by | Mark McCorkle Bob Schooley |
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| Composer | Adam Berry |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 65(list of episodes) |
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| Executive producers | Bob Schooley Mark McCorkle Nick Filippi |
| Running time | 23 minutes[nb 1] 45 minutes (special episodes) |
| Production company | Disney Television Animation |
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| Network | Disney Channel Disney XD |
| Release | November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20) – February 15, 2021 (2021-02-15) |
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Big Hero 6: The Series is an Americansuperheroscience fictioncomedy television series that aired between November 20, 2017, and February 15, 2021. The show was produced byDisney Television Animation and was created by Mark McCorkle andBob Schooley, also known for co-creatingBuzz Lightyear of Star Command andKim Possible. The show is based on Disney's 2014 filmBig Hero 6, which itself is loosely based onthe comic book series of the same name published byMarvel Comics. The show acts as a follow-up to the original film and uses traditional hand-drawn animation.[1][2]
It premiered with a 43-minute episode titled "Baymax Returns" onDisney XD on November 20, 2017. In 2018, the series was moved fromDisney XD toDisney Channel before the series premiere. The series formally premiered with two new episodes on Disney Channel on June 9, 2018.[3]
The second season premiered on May 6, 2019, with a third season confirmed prior.[4] The third season premiered on September 21, 2020, on Disney XD.[5] The third season features predominantly 11-minute episodes, as opposed to the 22-minute episodes of the first two seasons. The cast members stated on January 28, 2021, that the series would not return for a fourth season and the series finale aired on February 15, 2021.
In December 2020, Disney announced a spinoff series titledBaymax! and produced byWalt Disney Animation Studios. The series was released onDisney+ on June 29, 2022.[6]
The series is set after the events ofBig Hero 6 (2014) and continues the adventures of 14-year-old tech genius Hiro Hamada and his compassionate, cutting-edge robot Baymax, created by his late older brother Tadashi. Along with his friends Wasabi, Honey Lemon, Go Go and Fred, they form the superhero team Big Hero 6 and embark on high-tech adventures as they protect their city from an array of scientifically enhanced villains. Hiro also faces academic challenges and social trials as the new prodigy at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology (SFIT).
The show slightly contradicts the ending of the original film. Among the differences are Aunt Cass knowing about Baymax, and Hiro attending SFIT as if everything is back to normal (and though a building is erected after Tadashi, Hiro does not receive a grant from the institute). Hiro also does not come up with the name "Big Hero 6" like it is implied at the end of the movie. Instead, Fred comes up with the name after having "brainstormed an epic list of team names" and testing them with himself.
In March 2016, Disney announced that aBig Hero 6 television series was in development and premiered onDisney Channel in 2017. The series takes place immediately after the events of the film and is created byKim Possible'sMark McCorkle andBob Schooley, and executive produced by McCorkle, Schooley and Nick Filippi.[1] The show was reportedly pitched by McCorkle and Schooley shortly following the film's release.[9][unreliable source] Talking toLeonard Maltin for the podcastMaltin on Movies,Scott Adsit suggested an early 2018 release date.[10] McCorkle and Schooley were given the choice of making the show CGI-animated, but chose not to due to limitations they had experienced with their previous CGI cartoons like theMonsters vs. Aliens animated series.[11]
In March 2016, it was revealed thatJamie Chung would reprise her role asGo Go,[8] and that following November, it was revealed that most of the cast members from the film would reprise their roles, includingRyan Potter,Genesis Rodriguez,Scott Adsit,Alan Tudyk, andMaya Rudolph. Additionally,Khary Payton replacedDamon Wayans Jr. as Wasabi andBrooks Wheelan replacedT. J. Miller as Fred.[7] On January 6, 2017, Disney Channel released an official teaser trailer for the series.[12]
On March 14, 2017, it was renewed for a second season, ahead of the series premiere.[13] On April 16, 2019, the series was renewed for a third season.[14] According to Bob Schooley, the reason for Season 3 having eleven-minute episodes is the network wanting to focus more on comedy.[15] As a result, a storyline focusing on the character of Karmi had to be scrapped.[16]
On January 28, 2021, members of the cast stated that the show would not be picked up for a fourth season and would air its final episode on February 15, 2021.[17]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 22 | November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20) | October 13, 2018 (2018-10-13) | |
| 2 | 24 | 13 | May 6, 2019 (2019-05-06) | September 5, 2019 (2019-09-05) |
| 11 | September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06) | February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08) | ||
| 3 | 26 | 13 | September 21, 2020 (2020-09-21) | December 25, 2020 (2020-12-25) |
| 13 | February 1, 2021 (2021-02-01) | June 22, 2021 (2021-06-22) | ||
Baymax Returns premiered onDisney Channelchannels in Canada on November 20, 2017, and inthe UK and Ireland on November 30, 2017.[18]
The series formally premiered with two new episodes on Disney Channel on June 9, 2018, followed by two more new episodes on June 10, 2018, with weekly premieres every Saturday through September starting on June 16, 2018, with episodes airing at 7 a.m. starting on September 8.[3]
Starting on May 6, episodes of the second season aired on weekdays at 3:30 p.m. Starting on September 3, 2019, first-run premieres aired on Disney XD weekdays at 7:30 a.m. Premieres on Disney Channel aired second-run weekdays at 3:30 p.m. Eventually, the series officially moved premieres back to Disney XD starting on January 4, 2020, until the series finale.
The series is also available on Disney'sstreaming service,Disney+.
| Season | Episodes | Release dates | |||
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| 1 | 2017–18 | 22 | Volume 1: Back in Action: June 26, 2018 Episode(s): "Baymax Returns" – "Failure Mode" | ||
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| Back in Action (Region 1): All six "Baymax and" shorts | |||||
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Annie Award | Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Mark Taihei, Ben Plouffe, Chris Whittier, Sylvia Filcak, Amy Chen | Nominated | [19] |
| 70th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program | "Baymax Returns" | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | 46th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Sound Editing for an Animated Program | Robert Poole II, Robbi Smith, David Bonilla, Rich Danhakl and J Lampinen | Nominated | |
| Annie Award | Outstanding Editorial team in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Charles Jones, Joe Molinari, Dao Le, Vartan Nazarian, David Vazquez | Won | [20] | |
| 2020 | Annie Award | Best Editorial in TV/Media | Dao Le, Joe Molinari, Charles T. Jones, David Vasquez (for Prey Date) | Nominated | |
| 47th Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing Program for an Animated Series | Nominated | [21][22] | ||
| Outstanding Original Song in a Children's, Young Adult, or Animated Program | "Gonna Go Good" | Nominated | [21] |
A comic book series based onBig Hero 6: The Series was announced to be published byIDW Publishing, making it one of the few timesMarvel Comics has allowed another comic book company use their characters. The comic book series was initially titled after the film and set to be released in July 2018 from Hannah Blumenreich (writer) and Nicoletta Baldari (artist).[23] However, the release kept getting pushed back. Since then, the comic has been retitled after the show and was released on November 13, 2019[citation needed] with Blumenreich and Baldari still attached.[24] Its follow up issues would not get released until close to a year later.[citation needed]
A manga series by Yen Press was released in August 2021 and is written and illustrated by Hong Gyun An.[25] The first volume adapts the episodes "Issue 188", "Failure Mode" and "Baymax Returns Part 1", but has it feel more connected and linear.[26]
Chung recurs as Mulan in Once Upon A Time and will next reprise her Big Hero 6 voice role of Go Go in Big Hero 6: The Series for Disney Channel.
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