K.C. Undercover
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Corinne Marshall |
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Theme music composer | Andrew Love, Joacim Persson, Johan Alkenas |
Opening theme | "Keep It Undercover" performed by Zendaya |
Composer(s) | Bert Selen |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 27 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer(s) |
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Producer(s) | Vic Kaplan |
Location(s) |
Hollywood Center Studios Hollywood, California |
Camera setup | Videotape (filmized); Multi-camera |
Running time | 23–30 minutes |
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Distributor | Disney Channel |
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Original network | Disney Channel |
Picture format | 720p (HDTV) |
Original release | January 18, 2015 – present |
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K.C. Undercover is an American sitcom developed for Disney Channel, created by Corinne Marshall and executive produced by Rob Lotterstein. The series stars Zendaya as K.C. Cooper, a high school student training to follow in her parents' footsteps as an undercover spy.
Plot
Set in Washington, D.C., the series follows K.C. Cooper, a high school math genius who gets recruited by her parents, Craig and Kira Cooper, after she discovers that they are secretly undercover spies. Her brother, Ernie, tries to help because he feels left out, and eventually joins the team, and his desire led Craig and Kira to get a new robot child named Judy.
Each episode centers on K.C. and her family as they contend with common familial issues while also performing missions to save the country.
Cast and characters
Main
- K.C. Cooper (Zendaya) is a high school student training to become an undercover spy. She is highly proficient at math, basketball, and karate. K.C. is a tomboy.
- Marisa (Veronica Dunne) is K.C.'s best friend. She is girly and a very outgoing person. In "Photo Bombed", she learns about K.C.'s spy life.
- Ernie Cooper (Kamil McFadden) is K.C. and Judy's brother and a stereotypical nerd. He is a computer genius and joins the family's spy team in "My Sister From Another Mother...Board". He is often ignored by his parents (especially his father), which gives him a severe inferiority complex.
- Judy (Trinitee Stokes) is K.C. and Ernie's sarcastic robot sister who looks like a 10-year-old girl. Her robotic nature makes her very smart, but she has no social skills, although she is considered to be sassy. Her name stands for "Junior Undercover Digital Youth". She does not appear in the show until "My Sister from Another Mother...Board", when the agency believes Ernie wouldn't make a good enough spy before he quickly proves them wrong.
- Kira Cooper (Tammy Townsend) is K.C., Ernie, and Judy's mom and also an undercover spy.
- Craig Cooper (Kadeem Hardison) is K.C., Ernie, and Judy's dad and also an undercover spy.
Recurring
- Brett Willis (Ross Butler) is an enemy spy and K.C.'s ex-boyfriend. In "Operation: Other Side, Part 2", it's shown that Brett was kicked out of the Organization, after he was discovered working as a double agent and being the son of Zane, he now works for the Other Side as a hand-to-hand combat instructor. He is now on the run, hiding in Canada.
- Petey Goldfeder (James DiGiacomo) is a "friend" of Judy's. Judy finds him annoying, as he has proven to be skeptical of the Cooper household, when Judy is alone. He's shown to be obnoxious and loud everytime he screams out Judy's name.
- Mrs. Goldfeder (Jaime Moyer) is the Coopers' neighbor and Petey's mother. Like Petey, she is also obnoxious and loud, frequently visiting the Cooper's house.
- Agent Beverly (Sherri Shepherd) is a member of the Organization. She is good friends with the Cooper family.
- Agent Johnson (Rick Hall) is a member of the Organization.
- Victor (Lee Reherman) is the leader of the Other Side.
- Zane (François Chau) is a member of the Other Side and the father of Brett.
Production
The series was first announced as a pilot in pre-production titled Super Awesome Katy in November 2013. The series was set to star Shake It Up star, Zendaya, who would play 16 year old Katy Cooper, an outspoken and confident technology wiz and skilled black belt, who discovers that both her parents are spies who expect her to follow in their footsteps. Production on the pilot was set to begin in early 2014.[1] On November 6, 2013, Zendaya tweeted about the pilot saying she wants to bring back the "cool Disney Channel", mentioning shows like That's So Raven, The Proud Family, and Kim Possible.[2]
The series was released on January 1, 2015, on Watch Disney Channel and was followed by the television premiere on January 18, 2015. The first season consisted of 27 episodes.
On May 15, 2015, Disney Channel renewed the series for a second season.[3] The second season will premiere on March 6, 2016.
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 27 | January 18, 2015 | January 24, 2016 | |
2 | TBA | March 6, 2016 | TBA |
Broadcast
In Canada, the series premiered on Family Channel on January 23, 2015,[4] and moved to Disney Channel on September 1, 2015. During the launch week of Disney Channel, the episode "Runaway Robot" aired on September 1, 2015, a week before the U.S.[5] The series airs in French on Disney La Chaîne.[6] The series premiered on Disney Channel in Australia and New Zealand on March 5, 2015.[7] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the show premiered on March 27, 2015, on Disney Channel. On Disney Channel in Southeast Asia, it premiered in Singapore on March 13, 2015, and in the Philippines on April 10, 2015.[8] The show debuted on October 12 on the English feed of Disney XD in the Middle East and Africa.[9]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2015 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Comedy | Zendaya | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "'Shake It Up' Star Zendaya to Topline Disney Channel Spy Pilot (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "Zendaya on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "‘K.C. Undercover’ Renewed for Season 2 at Disney Channel". TVLine. May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ↑ Family Channel (January 16, 2015). "Don't Miss the PREMIERE of K.C. Undercover!". YouTube. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Get Ready Canada! Disney Channel Arrives on September 1!" (Press release). Toronto: Corus Entertainment. August 11, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.disneylachaine.ca/emissions/agent-kc
- ↑ "K.C. Undercover: Zendaya reveals her latest series". Foxtel Insider. Foxtel. February 26, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ↑ "K.C. Undercover – Disney Channel Philippines". Disney Channel PH. April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
- ↑ Germishuys, Andrew (August 31, 2015). "Disney XD Programming Highlights For October 2015". South African Movie Database. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
External links
- K.C. Undercover at the Internet Movie Database
- K.C. Undercover at Disney Channel
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