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| The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | |
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 Season 1 promotional poster | |
| Also known as | The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants: Camp(season 3) The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space!(season 4) |
| Genre | Action comedy[1] Family[1] |
| Created by | Dav Pilkey |
| Based on | Captain Underpants byDav Pilkey Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie byDavid Soren |
| Developed by | Peter Hastings Mark Banker |
| Voices of |
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| Narrated by | Sean Astin |
| Theme music composer | Peter Hastings |
| Composers | Jared Faber Fred Kron |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 48 (plus 3 specials)(list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Peter Hastings |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13) – December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04) |
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants is an Americananimated television series produced byDreamWorks Animation Television. Developed for television byPeter Hastings and Mark Banker, it is astandalone sequel to the 2017 feature filmCaptain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, based on theCaptain Underpants book series byDav Pilkey.[2][3]
The show's first season was released onNetflix on July 13, 2018, its second season releasing on February 8, 2019, its third season,Camp, releasing on July 19, 2019, and its fourth season,The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space!, releasing on July 10, 2020. In 2023, Hastings confirmed that no further seasons were planned, but a Dog Man movie was in development.[4]
On January 9, 2026, the entire series was removed from Netflix following the end of their deal with DreamWorks,[5] moving the series toPeacock the same day.[6]
The series revolves around the adventures of George Beard and Harold Hutchins, two best friends who are devoted pranksters and aspiring comic book artists. The two attend Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, overseen by the strict principal Mr. Krupp. As a side-effect of having once beenhypnotized by George and Harold,[a] Krupp turns into their comic book character Captain Underpants whenever he hears the sound of fingers snapping. Conversely, Captain Underpants turns back into Krupp after water gets in his face. Both personalities remain ignorant of the other.
Most episodes deal with a threat to the school brought about by an ordinary person, often a teacher, being turned into a monster depicted in George and Harold's comics through intentionally contrived coincidences.
Acyborg future version of George and Harold's nemesis Melvin takes over the school and replaces Mr. Krupp so he can get his younger self into Eliteanati Academy.
The third season involves George and Harold heading to a summer camp, with them having to deal with Mr. Krupp being the camp instructor and the eventful hijinx of the camp owned by the Federation of United National Camps (AKA the F.U.N.C.).
The fourth season involves George and Harold being recruited for a mysterious mission in space, but by the second episode, Melvin gets captured by Biglyans (a large alien species).
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 13 | July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13) | ||
| 2 | 13 | February 8, 2019 (2019-02-08) | ||
| Camp | 13 | July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19) | ||
| Specials | 3 | October 8, 2019 (2019-10-08) | December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04) | |
| In Space! | 6 | July 10, 2020 (2020-07-10) | ||
In April 2000,Dav Pilkey sought to adaptCaptain Underpants into a possible television series, having imaginedChris Farley in the titular role prior to his death.[7]Soup2Nuts would subsequently attempt to produce an animated series based on the books later that decade.[8] On December 12, 2017,Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television announced that there would be an animated series to follow up the feature film adaptation of the book series,Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, entitledThe Epic Tales of Captain Underpants.[9][10] Originally titled "Captain Underpants and the Epic Tales of George and Harold",[11] it premiered on the streaming service on July 13, 2018,[12] and was executive-produced by Peter Hastings. A second season was announced and to be released on February 8, 2019. The third season was announced to be released on July 19, 2019. A new series, which contained six episodes, was announced to be released on July 10, 2020.
In October 2019, Netflix released a 46-minuteHalloween special of the series titledThe Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-Ween.[13] In February 2020, aninteractive special titledCaptain Underpants: Epic Choice O' Rama was released. In December 2020, a 46-minuteChristmas special titledCaptain Underpants: Mega Blissmas was released.[14] In 2023, co-showrunner Peter Hastings confirmed that no further seasons were planned, with the next installment in the franchise being the 2025 feature filmDog Man.[4]
The series was first released onNetflix on July 13, 2018. The second season was released on February 8, 2019,[15] and the third season was released on July 19, 2019. The series also aired in the UK onCITV.[14]
