Mighty Med is an American television series created by Jim Bernstein and Andy Schwartz and produced by It's a Laugh Productions for Disney XD. It stars Bradley Steven Perry, Jake Short, Paris Berelc, Devan Leos, and Augie Isaac. The series aired for two seasons, premiering on October 7, 2013, and running through September 9, 2015.
| Mighty Med | |
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| Opening theme | "You Never Know" performed by Brandon Mychal Smith & Adam Hicks |
| Ending theme | "You Never Know" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Jamie Dunlap |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 44 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Kevin O'Donnell |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | It's a Laugh Productions |
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| Network | Disney XD |
| Release | October 7, 2013 – September 9, 2015 |
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| Lab Rats: Elite Force | |
Premise
editWhile at a comic book store called The Domain, which is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, two boys named Kaz and Oliver find themselves in a superhero hospital called Mighty Med upon finding its secret entrance at the local hospital. They become doctors and youth observers at Mighty Med under the supervision of Horace Diaz, despite the fact that they are "normos" (a term given to ordinary humans). Kaz and Oliver work on various injured superheroes while having some misadventures along the way that would involve encounters with various supervillains.
Episodes
editCast
edit- Bradley Steven Perry as Kazimeras/Kaz
- Jake Short as Oliver
- Paris Berelc as Skylar Storm
- Devan Leos as Alan Diaz
- Augie Isaac as Gus (recurring season 1, starring season 2)
Production
editThe series was greenlit in April 2013.[2][1] It premiered with a one-hour episode on October 7, 2013[3] and aired on Disney Channel on October 12, 2013.
On May 22, 2014, Disney renewed the series for a second season with production to resume in July.[4] The second season started on October 20, 2014, and completed its run on September 9, 2015.[5]
Broadcast
editThe series originally premiered on October 7, 2013, on Disney XD and on October 12, 2013, on Disney Channel. It premiered on Disney XD (Canada) on November 2, 2013,[6] on February 17, 2014, on Disney XD (Malaysia),[7] and on February 27, 2014, on Disney XD (UK & Ireland).[8] It premiered on March 7, 2014, on Disney Channel (Southeast Asia),[9] and also on Disney XD (Europe, Middle East and Africa). It premiered on April 11, 2014, on Disney XD (Australia).[10]
Spinoff series
editOn September 3, 2015, it was announced that Mighty Med would end after its second season and would be followed by a spinoff series called Lab Rats: Elite Force that will also include two characters from Lab Rats. Jake Short, Bradley Steven Perry, and Paris Berelc were the only cast members that were announced as returning for the spinoff series.[11] It was subsequently announced that Lab Rats: Elite Force would premiere on Disney XD on March 2, 2016.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (April 4, 2013). "Disney XD Orders Live-Action Superhero Comedy Series 'Mighty Med'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ "Disney XD Greenlights "Mighty Med," a Live-Action Comedy Series Inspired by the Extraordinary World of Super Heroes and Comic Books" (Press release). Disney XD. April 4, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2017 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ "Disney XD's New Live-Action Comedy Series "Mighty Med" Starring Popular Disney Channel Stars Bradley Steven Perry and Jake Short Premieres Monday, October 7" (Press release). Disney XD. September 9, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2017 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ "'Mighty Med' Renewed for Second Season by Disney XD" (Press release). Disney XD. May 22, 2014. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2017 – via TV by the Numbers.
- ^ "Mighty Med: The Mother of All Villains". Screener. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ "New series premiere on November 2 at 6:30pm et". youtube.com.
- ^ Mighty Med - Disney Channel
- ^ Disney XD HD UK New Adverts & Continuity 17 02 2014 - YouTube
- ^ Mighty Med - Disney Channel
- ^ Disney XD AUNZ [@DisneyXD_AU] (March 6, 2014). "Disney XD Australia premiere date" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 3, 2015). "Lab Rats & Mighty Med Spin-off Series to Succeed the Two Comedies on Disney XD". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ "Disney XD's New Spinoff Series "Lab Rats: Elite Force" Premieres Wednesday, March 2" (Press release). Disney XD. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016 – via The Futon Critic.
External links
edit- Mighty Med at IMDb
