Megamind Rules!
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| Megamind Rules! | |
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| Genre | Superhero Comedy |
| Based on | Megamind by Alan Schoolcraft Brent Simons |
| Developed by | Alan Schoolcraft Brent Simons |
| Voices of | Keith Ferguson Laura Post Josh Brener Maya Aoki Tuttle |
| Theme music composer | Alex Seaver Adam Lambert |
| Composers |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Eric Fogel Alan Schoolcraft Brent Simons |
| Producer | Kelley Deer (episode 4–present) |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Peacock |
| Release | March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01) – present (present) |
| Related | |
| Megamind Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate | |
Megamind Rules! (originally titled Megamind's Guide to Defending Your City) is an American animated television series that is produced by DreamWorks Animation Television. The series is developed by Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons who created the characters based on the 2010 animated film Megamind, taking place after the events of its streaming sequel Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate which follows Megamind learning to become a hero to Metro City while being an online influencer. It was released along with the film on Peacock on March 1, 2024.
Premise
Picking up after the events of Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate (2024), the series features Megamind defending Metro City with the help of his friends, Ol' Chum, Keiko, and newly elected Mayor, Roxanne.
Cast
Main
- Keith Ferguson as Megamind, a blue-skinned, humanoid alien supervillain-turned-superhero with a large cranium. Ferguson replaces Will Ferrell from the original film, in addition to previously voicing the character in the first film's tie-in video games.
- Laura Post as Roxanne Ritchi, the strong-willed mayor of Metro City (formerly a news reporter) who becomes Megamind's love interest. she has powers of weather, lava and fire, hypnosis, and shadows. Post replaces Tina Fey from the original film.
- Josh Brener as Ol' Chum (formerly Minion), a talking alien fish who has been Megamind's sidekick and best friend since childhood. Brener replaces David Cross from the original film. In universe, it is revealed that he changed his name after a cease-and-desist from Mr. Minion's Meatsicles.
- Maya Aoki Tuttle as Keiko Morita, Megamind's child fan, social media influencer, and Megamind's second sidekick.
Villians
- Adam Lambert as Machiavillain, a disembodied brain and Megamind's former mentor who later regained his body.
- Lucie Pohl as Rochelle, a villainous, talking cockroach who is accidentally brought into existence due to Chum's intelligence spray.
- Brooke Dillman as Carla Magucci / Destruction Worker, a construction-themed supervillian. The character was one of the many scrapped villains that was originally going to be in the first Megamind film but was instead used in Megamind: Ultimate Showdown and Megamind: Mega Team Unite. This version was genderswapped as female instead of male.
- Todd Haberkorn as Big King Fish, the short leader of the Go Fish Gang.
- Eric Murphy as Blue Mackerel, the skinny member of the Go Fish Gang.
- Joey Rudman as Red Snapper, the rounded member of the Go Fish Gang.
- Emily Tunon as Lady Doppler, a storm themed supervillain who can manipulate the weather. She has her powers stolen.
- Scott Adsit as Pierre Pressure, a mime themed supervillain who has the power of hypnosis. He has his powers stolen.
- Talon Warburton as Lord Nighty-Knight, a knight themed supervillain who can manipulate the shadows. He has his powers stolen.
- Chris Sullivan as Behemoth, a giant lava golem who refers to himself in the third person themed supervillain and has powers of lava and fire. He has his powers stolen.
Supporting
- Roger Craig Smith as Jody Smelt, the former cowardly mayor of Metro City.
- Jeanine Mason as Christina Christo, Roxanne's assistant who previously worked for Jody Smelt.
- Max Mittelman as Dude Monkey, a monkey-themed social media influencer who attempts to overtake Megamind's internet popularity.
- Tony Hale as Mel/Mr. Donut, the owner of the rundown diner turned donut shop.
- Jeremy Jordan as Benett Schlurg-Peterman, Keiko's school teacher and an old friend of Roxanne.
- Eric Fogel as Polly 227, a robot parakeet Megamind built for Ol' Chum.
- Ross Marquand as Metro Man / Music Man, the former hero of Metro City who abandoned his role to begin a career in music. Marquand replaces Brad Pitt from the original film.
- Jenny Yokobori as Blanche Morita, the mother of Keiko.
- Haley Joel Osment as Dan Donner / Hu-Mouse, an employee of Everything City and scientist who gained the features and abilities of Mice from a lab incident.
- Natalia Del Riego as Terry Sasko / Supercool Power-Kid, a proclaimed rejected kid who is chosen by Machiavillain to have super powers.
Guest
- John Lavelle as PAL-3000, a robot invented by Keiko that Megamind programs to become his best friend after he becomes jealous of Benett.
Episodes
Pilot
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
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| "Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate" | Eric Fogel | Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons | Dennis Crawford, Solomon Fong, Jason Horychun, Renee Howerton, Hadas Rosen, and Alejandra Wiechers | March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01) |
Season 1 (2024)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Megamind vs. Dude Monkey" | Joel Dickie | JD Ryznar | Solomon Fong and Renee Howerton | March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01) | |
| Megamind's popularity is challenged when a new superhero called Dude Monkey appears. | ||||||
| 2 | "The Villainous Origin of Mr. Donut!" | Mike West | Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons | Steve Garcia and Dennis Crawford | March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01) | |
| Mr. Donut begins to turn villainous after he loses his memory. | ||||||
| 3 | "Roach Hard: With a Vengeance" | Mike West | Eric Fogel | Dennis Crawford and Steve Garcia | March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01) | |
| Chum accidentally causes a cockroach to become an anthropomorphic evil genius. | ||||||
| 4 | "MegaMayor" | Steve Garcia Behzad Mansoori-Dara | Eric Acosta | Jason Horychun and Hadas Rosen | March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01) | |
| Megamind and Roxanne try to act like each other when they accidentally switch bodies. | ||||||
| 5 | "Extra Credit" | Steve Garcia | Annabel Seymour | Solomon Fong and Hadas Rosen | March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01) | |
| Jealous of an old friend of Roxanne's, Megamind reprograms Keiko's robot into a new friend for himself. | ||||||
| 6 | "Too Much Chum" | Joel Dickie | Eric Acosta | Shaan Khan, James Nguyen and David Wiebe | March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01) | |
| An overworked Chum creates a clone of himself, but things go awry when the clone starts making more clones. | ||||||
| 7 | "A Cake for Keiko" | Mike West | JD Ryznar | Dennis Crawford and Randy Young | March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01) | |
| On her birthday, Keiko goes undercover in the Doom Syndicate team to prove to Megamind that she can be a hero. | ||||||
| 8 | "Who Wants to Save a City?" | Joel Dickie | Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons | Shaan Khan, James Nguyen and David Wiebe | March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01) | |
| Megamind's former mentor, Machiavillain returns. | ||||||
| 9 | "Hero for a Day" | Steve Garcia | Annabel Seymour | Solomon Fong and Hadas Rosen | June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20) | |
| With Metro City once again thinking that Megamind is a villain, he must make his way through town without being spotted; things become complicated when a plucky 7-year-old boy thinks he's the hero who can stop Megamind. | ||||||
| 10 | "Of Mice That Are Men" | Mike West | Eric Acosta | Dennis Crawford, Thalia Tomlinson, Ande Rose and Randy Young | June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20) | |
| In an effort to keep his finger on the pulse of Metro City, Megamind goes undercover as an ordinary sales clerk but soon learns there have been a series of robberies and disappearances in the store. | ||||||
| 11 | "Game Over" | Joel Dickie | Erica Peterson | Shaan Khan and David Wiebe | June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20) | |
| Machiavillain traps Megamind in a simulation designed to turn him evil again. | ||||||
| 12 | "Blue Prison" | Steve Garcia | JD Ryznar | Solomon Fong and Hadas Rosen | June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20) | |
| Megamind runs into his former nemesis Metro Man while trying to escape prison. | ||||||
| 13 | "The Art of Destruction" | Joel Dickie | Annabel Seymour | Shaan Khan and David Wiebe | June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20) | |
| Megamind swaps powers with Metro Man while fighting a new villain known as Destruction Worker. | ||||||
| 14 | "Mission: Machia-fest" | Mike West | Eric Acosta | Dennis Crawford and Thalia Tomlinson | June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20) | |
| Megamind, Chum and the rest of the team attempt to infiltrate a festival thrown by Machiavillain to expose him as a villain to the rest of the city. | ||||||
| 15 | "Villain City" | Mike West | Annabel Seymour | Dennis Crawford and Thalia Tomlinson | June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20) | |
| After Machiavillain mind-controls the citizens of Metro City, it's up to Megamind and Keiko to find a way to cure them all. | ||||||
| 16 | "Thrilling Conclusions!" | Steve Garcia | Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons | Solomon Fong and Hadas Rosen | June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20) | |
| Megamind faces the ultimate challenge when he must square off against a mind-controlled Roxanne. | ||||||
Production
On February 11, 2022, it was announced that Peacock had ordered a CG animated series from DreamWorks Animation Television serving as a follow up to the film, originally titled Megamind's Guide to Defending Your City. The series chronicles the new hero's quest to become a social media influencer and a true superhero. The original writers of the film, Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, are signed on as executive producers with Celebrity Deathmatch creator Eric Fogel. JD Ryznar was co-executive producer and story editor.
On August 5, 2022, Simons confirmed that the show's writing was completed, and production was moving forward. In January 2023, it was revealed that the series would be released in 2024. In February 2024, it was announced that the series, now titled Megamind Rules! would be released on March 1, 2024. Keith Ferguson, Laura Post, Josh Brener, Maya Aoki Tuttle, Emily Tunon, Talon Warburton, Scott Adsit, Chris Sullivan, Tony Hale, Jeanine Mason and Adam Lambert were announced as part of the cast.
New episodes of the show began streaming on June 20, 2024.
References
- ^ "Minion Voices (Megamind)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Megamind Rules!: Season 1, Episode 9 | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Megamind Rules!: Season 1, Episode 10 | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Megamind Rules!: Season 1, Episode 11 | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Megamind Rules!: Season 1, Episode 12 | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Megamind Rules!: Season 1, Episode 13 | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Megamind Rules!: Season 1, Episode 14 | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Megamind Rules!: Season 1, Episode 15 | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Megamind Rules!: Season 1, Episode 16 | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (February 11, 2022). "Peacock Bolsters Animated Kids Programming Slate With 'Megamind,' 'Abomianble' Series & More". Deadline. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Simons, Brent (5 August 2022). "MEGAMIND'S writer room is wrapping up today as production moves forward. If you're looking for some wonderfully talented and amazing people to join writing your staff, @alanfofalan and I got some dynamite recommendations. Hit us up!". Twitter. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Megamind television series print ad (page 57)". Kidscreen (February/March 2023). January 24, 2023. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes. "Trailer: DreamWorks' 'Megamind' Returns in New Peacock Film & Series". www.animationmagazine.net. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ Rozenboom, Amanda (2024-06-03). "Here Is Every TV Series Coming to Peacock in June 2024". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
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