Spy Kids: Mission Critical

Spy Kids: Mission Critical
Genre	Adventure Comedy
Created by	Michael Hefferon Robert Rodriguez F.M De Marco Sean Jara
Based on	Spy Kids by Robert Rodriguez
Developed by	F.M De Marco
Voices of	Ashley Bornancin Carter Hastings Travis Turner Mira Sorvino Tom Kenny Christian Lanz
Composer(s)	Jared Gutstadt Joel S. Silver
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer(s)	F.M. De Marco David L. Glasser Michael Hefferon Keith Levine Marvin Peart Robert Rodriguez Jill Sanford Matthew Signer
Producer(s)	Andrew Egiziano (supervising producer) Paulette Victor-Lifton (co-producer) Sharan Wood (line producer)
Running time	23–25 minutes
Production company(s)	Dimension Television Mainframe Studios
Distributor	Lantern Entertainment
Release
Original network	Netflix
Original release	April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20) – present (present)
Chronology
Preceded by	Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
External links
Website

Spy Kids: Mission Critical is a computer-animated adventure-comedy television series based on the Spy Kids franchise, and is a reboot of the franchise. Its first season was released on Netflix on April 20, 2018.^[1]

Plot

In Mission Critical, brother-and-sister team Juni and Carmen Cortez attend Spy Kids Academy, a top secret spy school for kid agents. When a new counter-spy agency threatens the safety of the world, it will be up to junior spies Juni and Carmen to train and lead a team of fellow Spy Kids cadets against the forces of S.W.A.M.P. (Sinister Wrongdoers Against Mankind's Preservation) and their diabolical leader, Golden Brain. The Mission Critical team may not be ready, but they are the only ones to call when grown-up spies can't do the job.^[2]

Cast and characters

• Ashley Bornancin as Carmen Cortez
• Carter Hastings as Juni Cortez
• Caitlyn Bairstow as Glitch
• Nicholas Coombe as Ace
• Nesta Cooper as Scorpion
• Richard Ian Cox as Sir Awesome
• Tom Kenny as Golden Brain, Spurious Visage, and Professor Küpkakke
• Travis Turner as PSI
• Christian Lanz as Gregorio Cortez/Fegan Floop
• Candi Milo as Vida Immortata
• Mira Sorvino as Ingrid Cortez
• Yuri Lowenthal as Dez, Zed, and Talon
• Patton Oswalt as Mint Condition
• Molly Shannon as Murna
• Kate Micucci as Therese
• Cristina Pucelli

Production

On June 16, 2016, Netflix announced an animated Spy Kids television show entitled Spy Kids: Mission Critical with The Weinstein Company set to be released in 2018.^[3] The first and second seasons will both consist of 10 episodes^[4] and will be produced by Mainframe Studios.^[5]

The series was announced by Mike Fleming, Jr. and created by Michael Hefferon and Sean Jara on May 6, 2015, with the villains being described “as colorful” as the protagonists, and the series is said to contain “as much comedy as wish fulfillment.”^[6] FM DeMarco will be head writer of the series.^[7] WOW! Unlimited Media Inc.'s Vancouver-based Mainframe Studios, the TV division of Rainmaker Entertainment, will be partnering with the Weinstein Company to produce the series,^[8][9] with the series being described as a "multi season commitment".^[10] On September 22, 2017, John Tellegen, one of the writers of the show, announced its release date as January 2018.^[11] Robert Rodriguez and Bob Weinstein will serve as executive producers due to Harvey Weinstein firing, making it the first Weinstein Company title not to have Harvey’s involvement.

In August 2017, new information on the series including cast, crew, episodes and logo, has leaked on its IMDb page. That same month, Ashley Bornancin, Carter Hastings, Travis Turner, Mira Sorvino, Tom Kenny and Christian Lanz announced on Twitter and Instagram that they would be voicing Carmen, Juni, PSI, Ingrid, Golden Brain and Gregorio respectively. The first and second seasons will both consist of 10 episodes and the running time will be 22 minutes. On December 2017, Christian Lanz said on Twitter he'll be voicing Fegan Floop.^[12] FM De Marco stated on Twitter that he has had "many inspirations for the series but it has its own very specific style and attitude". He also stated that it will have a nice mix of all kinds of humor, and it will have great characters old and new. In April 2018, Travis Turner faced controversy for being cast as the voice of PSI, a black character, since Travis himself is white.^[13] However, two days later he issued an apology via his Twitter.^[14][15] On April 18, 2 days before the show's launch, the Weinstein Company was removed as distributor. Dimension Television, a division of Dimension Films, took over production for the first 2 seasons and is credited. Bob Weinstein's name was also removed from the show.

Four weeks after the show's launch, showrunner F.M De Marco and story editor/writer John Tellegan confirmed future plans, ideas, and a script for future seasons, but for right now the show will be a 2 season arc.

Reception

The first trailer for the series was released a week before the show's premiere and was met with mixed reactions. Upon release, the series received mixed reviews from critics and audiences, but received praise for Bornancin, Hastings, and Kenny's performances as Carmen, Juni, and Golden Brain.

Episodes

References

External links

• Official website at Netflix
• Spy Kids: Mission Critical on IMDb