Connor Undercover

Connor Undercover is a Canadian Teen action-comedy television series airing on Canadian specialty channel Family. It stars Max Morrow as the title character Connor Heath. It is co-produced by Heroic Films Company and Shaftesbury Films. In early 2010, Family renewed the series for a second season.

Connor Undercover
Main characters
Created bySuzanne Bolch
John May
StarringMax Morrow
Lola Tash
Gavin Fox
Jordan Francis
Carleigh Beverly
Dylan Authors
Ana Golja
Theme music composerCarlos Lopes
Opening theme"I'll Always Be With You" performed by Rex Goudie
Composer(s)Carlos Lopes
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes25 (38 filmed) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)Suzanne Bolch
John May
Karen Lee Hall
Christina Jennings
Scott Garvie
Producer(s)Laura Harbin
Jan Peter Meyboom
(supervising producers)
Stephen Montgomery
(line producer)
Jennifer Pun Morrissette
Suzanne French
Production location(s)Toronto, Ontario
(setting and filming location)
Camera setupFilm; Single-camera
Running timeApprox. 23 minutes
Production company(s)Heroic Film Company
Family
Shaftesbury Kids
Release
Original networkFamily
Picture format480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release17 September 2010 –
31 January 2011
External links
Website

Overview

Season one

Connor Heath is an ordinary 15-year-old. He extremely over imagines things and is always looking for adventure however he never finds any, that is until the Cordoban president's daughter is sent to live with him and his family. After numerous attempts on Gisela's life, Ed, a body-guard for the Cordoban secret service joins them. The main antagonist is former friend of Gisela, now double agent Zatari, whose mission is to capture Gisela.[1]

Season two

Zatari, an ex-agent has re-appeared on a mission to capture DNA from Gisela to use in illegal human cloning, causing Ed to place Gisela in a safe house, away from school and the outside world. After Connor fails his Camp X test in order to protect Gisela, he finds himself being trained by Ed to become a proper spy to be able to protect Gisela anywhere she goes.[2][3]

Production

The Family Channel Canada commissioned the series in 2008. Series one was filmed in early 2009 and first premiered on the Australian channel ABC3 on the 12 April 2010 and premiered on Family Channel on 17 September 2010.[4][5] It was co-produced by Heroic Films Company and Shaftesbury Films. The Family Channel commissioned a second season of twenty-six episodes, which world premiered again on ABC3 on 11 October 2010.[6][7][8] Although the series is Canadian, the world premiere was given to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The series was filmed on location in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Cast

Main
  • Max Morrow as Connor Heath
  • Lola Tash as Gisela Calicos
  • Gavin Fox as Eduardo Garcia
  • Jordan Francis as Dave "Whynot" Wynott
  • Carleigh Beverly as Tanya Gilette
  • Dylan Authors as Ty Heath
  • Ana Golja as Lily Bogdakovitch

Recurring
  • Howard Hoover as Reuben Heath
  • Jude Coffey as Julia Heath
  • Randy Thomas as President Calicos
  • Raquel Cadilha as Tanya
  • Will Bowes as Renford
  • Marline Yan as Sophia
  • Jacob Neayem as Hugo
  • Tattiawna Jones as Zatari
  • Kyle McDonald as Azul
  • Marco Grazzini as The Messenger
  • Pat Mastroianni as Diego
  • Alex Karzis as The Magician

Episodes
Main article: List of Connor Undercover episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 13 12 April 2010 (2010-04-12) 26 April 2010 (2010-04-26)
2 26 11 October 2010 (2010-10-11)

International broadcasts
Country Channel Year
 AustraliaABC3 ABC1[9]12 April 2010 -
 GermanyNickelodeon[10][11]22 August 2010 - 18 August 2010
 PolandDisney XD4 September 2010 -
 CanadaFamily Channel[12]17 September 2010 -
Disney XD (Canada)June 1, 2011
 United StatesStarz Kids & Family1 March 2011 -
 FinlandYLE 21 August 2011 -
 Great BritainBoomerang UK[9]2010 -
 FranceGulli [9]2010 -
 BelgiumKetnet [9]17 January 2011 -
 PortugalPanda Biggs[13]9 April 2012 -
 TurkeyJOJO [9]2010 -
 IsraelArutz HaYeladim2010 -
 IndiaDisney Channel India2012 -
 Argentina
 Chile
 Colombia
 Mexico
 Brazil
 Uruguay
 Paraguay
 Guatemala
 Panama
 Bolivia
 Venezuela
 Belize
 Costa Rica
 Nicaragua
 Honduras
 Peru
 Ecuador
 El Salvador		Boomerang LA3 August 2010
 United Arab EmiratesE-JuniorJanuary 2012 -
 GreeceDisney XDSummer 2010 -
 Serbia RTV Vojvodina Autumn 2016 -

References
  1. "Connor Undercover". shaftesbury. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  2. "Airdate: Connor Undercover S2". TV-For-Kids. 9 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-10-30. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  3. "Review: Connor Undercover S2". TV-For-Kids. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-10-30. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  4. "New tonight: Connor Undercover on Family Channel – series premiere". TV Eh?. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  5. "September premieres of Family Channel and Playhouse Disney Canadian series". TV Eh?. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  6. "Connor Undercover Latest News". Heroic Films Company. Archived from the original on February 8, 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  7. "Connor Undercover". TV Eh?. Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  8. "Family Channel fall 2010 schedule includes Connor Undercover and Wingin' It". TV Eh?. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  9. "Connor Undercover Going To The UK". TV Eh!. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  10. "German Slot for Shaftesbury's Connor Undercover". Mansha Daswani. World Screen. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  11. "Nickelodeon Germany acquires Shaftesbury's Connor". Kidsccreen. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  12. "Connor Undercover sold around the world". License Magazine Online. Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  13. "Connor Undercover on Panda Biggs" (in Portuguese). Panda Biggs. Archived from the original on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
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