Big Hero 6 The Series will be premiering this weekend on Disney Channel.
A recent report by Variety details the two-day event. Saturday and Sunday will each feature two back-to-back 22-minute episodes from 9 to 10 a.m. EDT/PDT. More episodes will air on each Saturday in September.
The animated series continues the adventures of 14-year-old super genius Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter) and superhero-slash-nurse partner Baymax (Scott Adsit) who operate as crimefighters alongside college-aged friends Go Go (Jamie Chung), Wasabi (Khary Payton), Honey Lemon (Genesis Rodriquez) and Fred (Brooks Wheelan).
Baymax Returns was an hour-long TV-movie, that aired on Disney Channel in November, which served as a sequel to 2014 theatrical Walt Disney Animation Studios hit Big Hero 6.
Executive producer Michael Schooley explains how the TV-movie helps ease younger audiences into the upcoming show:
The idea was to re-immerse kids into the movie and show the world in this new 2D version.
It captures a few of the key, emotional moments from the end of the movie but gets the audience used to the show’s different style. We wanted a story with a little bit of familiarity from the movie but opened it up in a way that introduced you to the new world the show was going to be taking place in.
Schooley and, his long-time producing partner, Mike McCorkle previously worked on many Disney television series - such as: Kim Possible, Aladdin: The Series, Disney’s Hercules, and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Schooley believes that it's their history which such similar programming which makes them a perfect fit for Big Hero 6 The Series, as he explains:
Because we did Kim Possible, which was sort of this combination of action, comedy and heart, this was right in our wheelhouse, so we were an easy sale for this property.
Are you excited to check out Big Hero 6 The Series once it premieres on June 9th?
Big Hero 6 The Series continues the adventures of 14-year-old tech genius Hiro and his robot Baymax. Joining the pair on their journey is control freak Wasabi, scientist Honey Lemon, fanboy Fred and no-nonsense Go Go, who together form the Big Hero 6 superhero team. As the new prodigy at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, Hiro faces daunting academic challenges, not to mention the social trials of being the little man on campus. The stakes are also raised for the high-tech heroes when they must protect their city from an array of scientifically enhanced villains.