The Mighty Ones
The Mighty Ones is an American animated television series produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and created by Sunil Hall and Lynne Naylor, which premiered on November 9, 2020 on Peacock and Hulu. It was renewed for a second season, which was released on July 1, 2021.[1] It is the first (& so far only) TV series produced by DreamWorks Animation Television since their rename to be completely original material and not based on any pre-existing property.
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| Theme music composer | John Wicks |
| Composer | Alec Puro |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (40 segments) |
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| Animator | Snipple Animation Studios |
| Running time | 22 minutes (two 11-minute segments) |
| Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
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| Original release | November 9, 2020 – present |
Premise
The Mighty Ones follows the eponymous quartet, consisting of a twig, a pebble, a leaf, and a strawberry. These unruly friends reside in the backyard of similarly unruly humans, as they try to live life to the biggest.
Cast
- Josh Brener as voice of Twig[2]
- Jessica McKenna as voice of Rocksy[2]
- Jimmy Tatro as voice of Leaf/Bucky[2]
- Alex Cazares as voice of Verry Berry[2]
Episodes
Season 1 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written and storyboarded by | Story by | Original release date [3] |
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| 1 | 1 | "Rocksy's In a Hole Lotta Trouble" "The Great Invisi-Barrier" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Kent Osborne Greg Miller | November 9, 2020 |
| 2 | 2 | "Colossal Strawberry" "The Sappening" | Greg Miller Carder Scholin | Nathan Bulmer and Greg Miller Carder Scholin | Michelle Cavin Dani Michaeli | November 9, 2020 |
| 3 | 3 | "Wad of Friendship" "Twig Puts Down Roots" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Ian Mutchler and Carder Scholin Nathan Bulmer and Ben Bury | Brendan Hay Michelle Cavin | November 9, 2020 |
| 4 | 4 | "Egg Nag" "Game On" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Ben Crouse and Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Sunil Hall | November 9, 2020 |
| 5 | 5 | "Creepy Caterpillar" "Code of Silence" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Ian Mutchler and Carder Scholin Ben Bury and Erica Jones | Sunil Hall, Dani Michaeli, Lynne Naylor, and Kent Osborne Sunil Hall | November 9, 2020 |
| 6 | 6 | "Bug Zapper" "The Helper" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Nathan Bulmer and Carder Scholin Gregory Leysens and Joe Uebie | Dani Michaeli Lucy Heavens | November 9, 2020 |
| 7 | 7 | "Naked Mole Wrath" "Mamma Leaf" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Written by: Sunil Hall and Carder Scholin Storyboarded by: Sunil Hall, Eddie Trigeuros, Carder Scholin, Lynne Naylor, Chris Reccardi, and Greg Miller Ben Bury and Erica Jones | Sunil Hall, Dani Michaeli, and Lynne Naylor Richard Pursel | November 9, 2020 |
| 8 | 8 | "Twig for a Day" "Eternal Day" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Ian Mutchler Nathan Bulmer | Sunil Hall Ben Crouse | November 9, 2020 |
| 9 | 9 | "Silly Collection" "Hat Wars" | Carder Scholin | Gregory Leysens and Joe Uebie Charlie Gavin | Dani Michaeli Greg Miller | November 9, 2020 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Queen" "A Mighty Arm" | Ben Bury | Ben Crouse Erica Jones and Nicolette Wood | Michelle Cavin Jillian Goldfluss | November 9, 2020 |
Season 2 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written and storyboarded by | Story by | Original release date [3] |
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| 11 | 1 | "Two Twigs" "Fresh Coat of Pain" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Ian Mutchler and Joe Uebie Nathan Bulmer and Gregory Leysens | Sunil Hall and Brendan Hay Dani Michaeli | July 1, 2021 |
| 12 | 2 | "A Stinky Situation" "Fire-Fly" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Ben Crouse and Susan Nyguen Charlie Gavin and Kaitlyn Graziano | Jillian Goldfluss Sunil Hall and Greg Miller | July 1, 2021 |
| 13 | 3 | "Mr. Ladybug's Secret" "Wetyard" | Nathan Bulmer Ben Bury | Erica Jones and Nicolette Wood Neil Graf, Ian Mutchler, and Joe Uebie | Ben Crouse Sunil Hall and Greg Miller | July 1, 2021 |
| 14 | 4 | "Bumbleberry" "Leaf's Still Cool" | Nathan Bulmer Ben Bury | Nathan Bulmer and Gregory Leysens Ben Crouse and Susan Nyguen | Dani Michaeli Jillian Goldfluss | July 1, 2021 |
| 15 | 5 | "Unintended Bunnyness" "Berry's Pet Threat" | Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones | Charlie Gavin and Kaitlyn Graziano Erica Jones and Nicolette Wood | Sunil Hall, Dani Michaeli, and Lynne Naylor Jillian Goldfluss | July 1, 2021 |
| 16 | 6 | "Shiny Leaf" "Roundy" | Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones | Ian Wasseluk Neil Graf and Gregory Leysens | Kent Osborne Dani Michaeli | July 1, 2021 |
| 17 | 7 | "The Great Grape Rescue" "Sneezyitis" | Nathan Bulmer and Ben Bury Erica Jones | Ben Crouse and Ian Mutchler Dodge Greenley | Richard Pursel Jillian Goldfluss | July 1, 2021 |
| 18 | 8 | "Verry Berry Gets It Together" "Fur Mountain" | Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones | Erica Jones and Nicolette Wood Charlie Gavin | Katherine Nolfi Charley Feldman | July 1, 2021 |
| 19 | 9 | "House Touchers" "The Transformation" | Nathan Bulmer Nathan Bulmer and Erica Jones | Neil Graf and Gregory Leysens Dodge Greenley | Adeline Colangelo | July 1, 2021 |
| 20 | 10 | "Ice, Ice Berry" "Venomous Bush Viper" | Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones | Ben Crouse Charlie Gavin and Nicolette Wood | Marie Cheng Sunil Hall | July 1, 2021 |
Production
Development
On January 16, 2020, it was announced that Peacock has announced that it had greenlit the series alongside Trolls: TrollsTopia and Madagascar: A Little Wild.[4] The next day, Hulu announced that it will be the exclusive streaming service for newer DreamWorks Animation series with Sunil Hall and Lynne Naylor-Reccardi producing the series.[5]
The show was originally pitched to Nickelodeon.[6]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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| 2021 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Voice Directing for a Animated Series | Sirena Irwin | Nominated |
References
- Bennett, Tara (June 30, 2021). "THERE'S MAGIC RIGHT UNDER OUR FEET IN EXCLUSIVE CLIP FROM 'THE MIGHTY ONES' SEASON 2 COMING TO PEACOCK JULY 1". Syfy Wire. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- Gomes, Anoush (August 18, 2020). "'The Mighty Ones': Release date, plot, cast and all you need to know about the animated series coming to Hulu". Meaww. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- "Might Ones – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- Pedersen, Erik (January 16, 2020). "Peacock Programming: List Of NBCUniversal Streaming Service's Series, Films, Sports, News & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- Petski, Mike (January 17, 2020). "Hulu Orders Kids Series 'Madagascar: A Little Wild', 'TrollsTopia' & 'The Mighty Ones' – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- Zahed, Ramin (November 6, 2020). "Backyard Buddies: Sunil Hall & Lynne Naylor-Reccardi Introduce 'The Mighty Ones'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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