Big Hero 6: The Series
is an American animated television series developed by
Mark McCorkle
and
Bob Schooley
for
Disney Television Animation
, based on the
film
which in turn is based on the
characters
created by
Steven T. Seagle
and
Duncan Rouleau
(credited to
Man of Action
) and published by
Marvel Comics
. It premiered with a one hour pilot on November 20, 2017 on
Disney XD
and premiering again, on June 9, 2018 on
Disney Channel
. Starting on September 3, 2019, the series began to air on both networks, simultaneously. Taking place after the events of
the film
, the show follows the continuing adventures of
Hiro Hamada
and his robot companion
Baymax
who, together with their friends, fight crime in the city of San Fransokyo.
The series was renewed for a second season, months before the first season's premiere
[1]
with a third season announced shortly before the second season premiere.
[2]
On January 28, 2021, members of the cast stated that the series would not return for a fourth season, with the final episode airing on February 15, 2021.
[3]
Series overview
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Episodes
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Season 1 (2017?18)
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Season 2 (2019?20)
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Bob Schooley announced that unlike season one, season two would be split into two story arcs with the first one titled
City of Monsters
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and the second one titled
Fugitives
.
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Season 3 (2020?21)
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Beginning with "Mayor for a Day", episodes now have a running time of 11 minutes instead of 22.
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However, to fit the half-hour timeslot, episodes are stitched together as segments of longer 22-minute episodes.
Shorts
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Baymax and
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A series of short-form episodes began airing on the Disney Channel
YouTube
channel on May 31, 2018, though they premiered in Europe months earlier.
Baymax Dreams
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A three-episode short series called
Baymax Dreams
premiered on September 15, 2018 simultaneously on
Disney Channel
and
YouTube
. The episodes are
computer-animated
and made through
Unity
.
[48]
A second order of episodes was announced, this time featuring a digital Fred interacting with Baymax.
[49]
Big Chibi 6 The Shorts
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In early November 2018, Disney Channel started airing
Big Chibi 6 The Shorts
, a series loosely based on the opening segment from the episode "Fan Friction". This series depicts the cast of
Big Hero 6
in comical "
chibi
-fied" situations.
[50]
The chibi animation is used in the closing credits of season 2 and season 3 episodes. Following the release of the series, "chibi-fied" shorts based on other Disney Channel titles, such as
Amphibia
and
Phineas and Ferb
were released, known as
Chibi Tiny Tales
. This was followed by a full fledged monthly television series titled
Chibiverse
.
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Baymax & Mochi
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During the premiere of season two, a new series started called
Baymax & Mochi
. This series solely focuses on the titular duo and is done with
cel shading
.
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Disney Random Rings
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Short segments that originated from
Big City Greens
that feature Disney Channel characters calling one another and set to
Adobe Flash
animation. There are several other
Disney Random Rings
shorts, but this is the first to feature characters from
Big Hero 6: The Series
.
Ratings
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Notes
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This episode is a one-hour special.
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This episode premiered on Disney XD and Disney Channel simultaneously.
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Beginning with this episode, new episodes will premiere on Disney Channel instead of Disney XD. Also, this episode was first released on
Disney Channel UK
's YouTube account on February 16, 2018.
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This episode premiered in Australia on March 17, 2018.
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This episode premiered in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2018.
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This episode premiered in Australia on March 24, 2018.
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This episode premiered in Australia on March 31, 2018.
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This episode premiered in Australia on April 7, 2018.
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This episode premiered in Germany on April 9, 2018.
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This episode premiered in Germany on April 13, 2018.
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This episode premiered in Australia on May 5, 2018.
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This episode premiered in Spain on June 22, 2018.
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This episode premiered in Latin America on July 15, 2018.
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This episode is an hour and a half special.
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This short premiered in Sweden on November 24, 2017.
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This short premiered in Sweden on January 11, 2018.
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This short premiered in Sweden on January 18, 2018.
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This short premiered in Sweden on February 1, 2018.
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This short premiered in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2018.
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This short premiered in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2018.
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Number represents its order in the
Disney Random Rings
series.
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