Beware, evildoers: The next wave of justice is about to hit … and it’s adorable!
Disney Branded Television has announced that its new action-packed animated series about super cute crimefighter kittens, SuperKitties, will pounce to screens on Wednesday, January 11 with a simulcast on Disney Channel and Disney Junior (10:30 a.m. EST). An initial batch of episodes will premiere the same day on Disney.
The digital soundtrack Disney Junior Music: SuperKitties is due out the same day from Walt Disney Records. The collection features the show’s theme song (performed by Carmen Carter of Dancing with the Stars), which has been unveiled today with a colorful new video showcasing the superpowered fluffballs Ginny, Sparks, Buddy and Bitsy as they keep their animal community safe by being “brave, smart, strong and kind.”
Set in the city of Kittydale, each SuperKitties episode features two 11-minute stories as the four kittens, cuddled up at the Purr ‘N’ Play playspace or out playing around town, receive a “SuperKitty Call” from one of their animal friends with a problem that only the SuperKitties can help with — usually caused by one of the comedic villains in the series: Cat Burglar, Mr. Puppypaws, Lab Rat or Zsa-Zsa. With plenty of super skills and gadgets at their disposal, the SuperKitties set off to thwart the villains’ plans and impart important messages along the way.
The voice cast stars Emma Berman (Disney-Pixar’s Luca) as Ginny, Cruz Flateau (CoComelon) as Sparks, JeCobi Swain (Home Economics) as Buddy and Pyper Braun (Country Comfort) as Bitsy. Voicing the recurring comedic villains in the series are Justin Guarini (American Idol) as Cat Burglar, James Monroe Iglehart (Broadway’s Aladdin) as Mr. Puppypaws, Ruth Pferdehirt (Finding Nemo: The Musical) as Lab Rat and Isabella Crovetti (Vampirina) as Zsa-Zsa the cockatoo.
The series is created and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Paula Rosenthal (Peter Rabbit). Emmy Award-winning producer, director and storyboard artist Kirk Van Wormer (Transformers: Prime) is co-executive producer. Keith Harrison Dworkin (UglyDolls) is songwriter and Vidjay Beerepoot (Minnie’s Bow-Toons) is composer. The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television – Kids (formerly known as Silvergate Media) in association with Disney Junior.
Read more about SuperKitties in the February ’23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 327), available January 6.
