Hello Ninja

*Hello Ninja*
Hello Ninja
Created by	N. D. Wilson
Based on	Hello Ninja; by N. D. Wilson
Written by	Susan Kim
Directed by	Michael Dowding
Voices of	Lukas Engel; Zoey Stewart; Mayumi Yoshida; Sam Vincent;
Composers	Brian Carson; Dave Bassett;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producers	N. D. Wilson; Aaron Rench; Grace Ledding; Mark Palmer; Jennifer Twiner McCarron; Matthew Berkowitz;
Producer	Linda Lamontagne
Editor	Andrew McSherry
Running time	11–14 minutes
Production company	Gorilla Poet Productions
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	November 1, 2019 –; January 19, 2021

Hello Ninja is an American children's animated television series based on the book of the same name by N.D. Wilson airing on Netflix.

The show premiered on November 1, 2019. Its second season was released on April 24, 2020. The third season was released on September 6, 2020.^[1]^[2]^[3] A fourth season was released on January 19, 2021.^[4]

Premise

Hello Ninja revolves around Wesley (Lukas Engel), his best friend Georgie (Zoey Siewert) & his orange cat Pretzel. Wesley's super-wise grandma, Baa-Chan (AKA Kuma the Dragon) (Mayumi Yoshida), teaches them life lessons that all "ninjas" should learn.

Cast

Lukas Engel as Wesley
Zoey Siewert as Georgie
Sam Vincent as Pretzel
Mayumi Yoshida as Baa-Chan
Shannon Chan-Kent as Mom
Vincent Tong as Dad
Mayumi Yoshida as Gen
Travis Turner as Zeke

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally released
1	10	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
2	10	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
3	9	July 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
4	10	January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)

Season 1 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Cottontail Ninja"	Michael Dowding	Mark Palmer	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
2	2	"Lava Leap"	Michael Dowding	Mark Palmer	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
3	3	"Where Eagles Dare"	Michael Dowding	Eugene Son	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
4	4	"Temple of Bingo"	Michael Dowding	Adam Wilson & Melanie Wilson LaBracio	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
5	5	"Shadow Ninja"	Michael Dowding	C. James Carter	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
6	6	"Proof is in Pretzel"	Michael Dowding	Jennifer Skelly	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
7	7	"Hound in Ninjaville"	Michael Dowding	Roger Eschbacher	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
8	8	"The Kitchen Mission"	Michael Dowding	Sarah Eisenberg & Becky Wangberg	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
9	9	"Coming Clean"	Michael Dowding	Eugene Son	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
10	10	"Bonsai Surprise"	Michael Dowding	Adam Wilson & Melanie Wilson LaBracio	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)

Season 2 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
11	1	"Market of Doom"	Michael Dowding	Sarah Eisenberg & Becky Wangberg	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
12	2	"Treasure Split"	Michael Dowding	Jennifer Skelly	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
13	3	"Under the Couch"	Michael Dowding	Eugene Son	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
14	4	"Wild, Wild Wesley"	Michael Dowding	Adam Wilson & Melanie Wilson LaBracio	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
15	5	"Jungle's End"	Michael Dowding	Jennifer Skelly	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
16	6	"The Way to Dreamland"	Michael Dowding	David Skelly	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
17	7	"Lemonade Stand"	Michael Dowding	Alex Mack	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
18	8	"Beat the Heat"	Michael Dowding	Adam Wilson & Melanie Wilson LaBracio	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
19	9	"Stick to It"	Michael Dowding	Roger Eschbacher	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
20	10	"Ninja vs. Ninja"	Michael Dowding	Chris Walsh	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)

Season 3 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
21	1	"Welcome to Japan"	Michael Dowding	Allen Markuze	September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06)
22	2	"Hotaru no Hikari"	Michael Dowding	David Skelly	September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06)
23	3	"Heart of the Dragon"	Michael Dowding	Susan Kim	September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06)
24	4	"Pretzel Goes to Sea"	Michael Dowding	Sarah Eisenberg & Becky Wangberg	September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06)
25	5	"Valley of the Giants"	Michael Dowding	Roger Eschbacher	September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06)
26	6	"Be the Leaves"	Michael Dowding	Alex Mack	September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06)
27	7	"Sno Fun"	Michael Dowding	C. James Carter	September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06)
28	8	"In Cold Pursuit"	Michael Dowding	Chris Walsh	September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06)
29	9	"Sneaky Seed Snatcher"	Michael Dowding	Jiro C. Okada	September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06)

Season 4 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date ^[5]
30	1	"A Bike Story"	Michael Dowding	Roger Eschbacher	January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)
31	2	"No Cat Left Behind"	Michael Dowding	Chris Walsh	January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)
32	3	"Dance, Dance Ninja"	Michael Dowding	Alex Mack	January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)
33	4	"The Great Ninja Train"	Michael Dowding	Sarah Eisenberg & Becky Wangberg	January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)
34	5	"The Ballad of Gen"	Michael Dowding	C. James Carter	January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)
35	6	"Let's Talk Space"	Michael Dowding	Roger Eschbacher	January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)
36	7	"Quiet Game"	Michael Dowding	Alex Mack	January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)
37	8	"Golfball Ninjas"	Michael Dowding	Chris Walsh	January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)
38	9	"Treasure Hunt"	Michael Dowding	Roger Eschbacher	January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)
39	10	"Enter the Kitten"	Michael Dowding	Chris Walsh	January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)

Production

On July 22, 2019 Netflix announced that it had given a greenlight production order to Hello Ninja with Mark Palmer on board as showrunner, Susan Kim as story editor and Michael Dowding as the director.^[6]

Release

Hello Ninja was released on November 1, 2019 on Netflix.^[1] Season 2 was released on April 24, 2020. On May 18, 2020 it was announced the series had been renewed for a third season which released September 6, 2020.^[7] On July 10, 2020 it was announced the series had been renewed for a fourth season which released on January 19, 2021.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Hello Ninja' on Netflix, a Cute Trifle of a Kiddie Cartoon For The 'PJ Masks' Set". Decider. 9 November 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ "Hello Ninja". Common Sense Media. 6 January 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ "Hello Ninja".
^ ^a ^b Tripathi, Prizmi (July 10, 2020). "Will There be a Hello Ninja Season 4?". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ "Hello Ninja – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ Whyte, Alexandra (July 22, 2019). "Netflix greenlights preschool series from DHX Media, Atomic Cartoons". Playback. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ Petski, Denise (May 18, 2020). "'Hello Ninja' Animated Preschool Series Renewed For Season 3 By Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

External links

Hello Ninja at IMDb
Hello Ninja on Netflix

[decider-1] "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Hello Ninja' on Netflix, a Cute Trifle of a Kiddie Cartoon For The 'PJ Masks' Set". Decider. 9 November 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

[commonsensemedia-2] "Hello Ninja". Common Sense Media. 6 January 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

[3] "Hello Ninja".

[S4-4] Tripathi, Prizmi (July 10, 2020). "Will There be a Hello Ninja Season 4?". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[TFC-5] "Hello Ninja – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[Greenlight-6] Whyte, Alexandra (July 22, 2019). "Netflix greenlights preschool series from DHX Media, Atomic Cartoons". Playback. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[S3_Renewal-7] Petski, Denise (May 18, 2020). "'Hello Ninja' Animated Preschool Series Renewed For Season 3 By Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

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