Connor Undercover

Connor Undercover

Main characters
Format Teen sitcom
Action-comedy
Created by Suzanne Bolch
John May
Starring Max Morrow
Lola Tash
Gavin Fox
Jordan Francis
Carleigh Beverly
Dylan Authors
Ana Golja
Theme music composer Carlos Lopes
Opening theme performed by Rex Gaudy
Composer(s) Carlos Lopes
Country of origin Canada
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 13 (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
Location(s) Toronto, Ontario
(setting and filming location)
Camera setup Film; Single-camera
Running time Approx. 23 minutes
Production company(s) Heroic Film Company
Family
Shaftesbury Kids
Broadcast
Original channel Family
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original run 17 September 2010 – 31 January 2011
External links
Website

Connor Undercover is a Canadian tween action-comedy television series airing on Canadian specialty channel Family. It stars Max Morrow as the titular 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. On January 31, 2011, the series finale aired on Family, concluding the series.

Contents

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 ABC3 on the 12 April 2010 and premiered on Family Channel on 17 September 2010.[4][5] It is 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 the Australian channel, 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 is filmed on location in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Cast

Main

Recurring

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
 Australia ABC3 ABC1[9] 12 April 2010 -
 Germany Nickelodeon[10] 22 August 2010 - 18 August 2010
 Poland Disney XD 4 September 2010 -
 Canada Family Channel[11] 17 September 2010 -
 Canada Disney XD (Canada) June 1,2011
 United States Starz Kids & Family 1 March 2011 -
 Finland YLE 2 1 August 2011 -
 Great Britain Boomerang UK[9] 2010 -
 France Gulli [9] 2010 -
 Belgium Ketnet [9] 17 January 2011 -
 Turkey JOJO [9] 2010 -
 Israel Arutz HaYeladim 2010 -
 Argentina
 Chile
 Colombia
 Mexico
 Brazil
 Uruguay
 Paraguay
 Guatemala
 Panama
 Bolivia
 Venezuela
 Belize
 Costa Rica
 Nicaragua
 Honduras
 Peru
 Ecuador
 El Salvador
Boomerang LA 3 August 2010
 Greece Disney XD Summer 2010 -

External links

References

  1. ^ "Connor Undercover". shaftesbury. http://www.shaftesbury.ca/kids/connor-undercover/#connor-undercover. Retrieved 29 June 2010. 
  2. ^ "Airdate: Connor Undercover S2". TV-For-Kids. 9 October 2010. http://tvforkids.wordpress.com/2010/10/09/airdate-connor-undercover-s2/. Retrieved 11 October 2010. 
  3. ^ "Review: Connor Undercover S2". TV-For-Kids. 11 October 2010. http://tvforkids.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/review-connor-undercover-s2/. Retrieved 11 October 2010. 
  4. ^ "New tonight: Connor Undercover on Family Channel – series premiere". TV Eh?. 17 September 2010. http://www.tv-eh.com/2010/09/17/new-tonight-connor-undercover-on-family-channel-series-premiere/. Retrieved 20 September 2010. 
  5. ^ "September premieres of Family Channel and Playhouse Disney Canadian series". TV Eh?. http://www.tv-eh.com/2010/08/13/september-premieres-of-family-channel-and-playhouse-disney-canadian-series/. Retrieved 18 August 2010. 
  6. ^ "Connor Undercover Latest News". Heroic Fims Company. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Xgh3iyS-zXYJ:www.heroicfilmcompany.com/content/xml/latestnews.xml+connor+undercover+canada&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au. Retrieved 29 June 2010. 
  7. ^ "Connor Undercover". TV Eh?. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:LVhxMXWwmcEJ:www.tv-eh.com/2008/10/22/green-light-for-connor-undercover/+connor+undercover+premier&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au. Retrieved 29 June 2010. 
  8. ^ "Family Channel fall 2010 schedule includes Connor Undercover and Wingin’ It". TV Eh?. http://www.tv-eh.com/2010/07/29/family-channel-fall-2010-schedule-includes-connor-undercover-and-wingin-it/. Retrieved 8 August 2010. 
  9. ^ a b c d e "Nickelodeon Germany acquires Shaftesbury's Connor". Kidsccreen. http://www.kidscreen.com/news/?page=2. Retrieved 8 August 2010. 
  10. ^ "German Slot for Shaftesbury's Connor Undercover". Mansha Daswani. World Screen. http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/26373. Retrieved 8 August 2010. 
  11. ^ "Connor Undercover sold around the world". License Magazine Online. http://www.licensemag.com/licensemag/Entertainment/Canadas-Family-Channel-to-Air-Connor-Undercover-in/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/561060. Retrieved 8 August 2010.