K.C. Undercover

K.C. Undercover
Genre Sitcom
Created by Corinne Marshall
Starring
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 2
No. of episodes 49 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s) Vic Kaplan
Location(s) Hollywood Center Studios, Hollywood, California
Camera setup
Running time 23–25 minutes
Production company(s)
Release
Original network Disney Channel
Picture format 720p (HDTV)
Original release January 18, 2015 (2015-01-18) – present
External links
Website

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, Veronica Dunne, Kamil McFadden, Trinitee Stokes, Tammy Townsend, and Kadeem Hardison.

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 working for the Organization. Her brother, Ernie, tries to help because he feels left out, and eventually joins the team, and his desire leads 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, with a recurring storyline involving thwarting the plans of a criminal organization called the Other Side.

Characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
127January 18, 2015 (2015-01-18)January 24, 2016 (2016-01-24)
2TBAMarch 6, 2016 (2016-03-06)TBA

Ratings

Season Episodes First aired Last aired Avg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)
1 27 January 18, 2015 (2015-01-18) 3.51[2] January 24, 2016 (2016-01-24) 2.02[3] 2.3
2 21 March 6, 2016 (2016-03-06) 2.08[4] TBA TBD 1.56

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.[5] 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.[6] It was ordered to series by Disney Channel in May 2014, with the series now under the title K.C. Undercover.[7] The series was released on Watch Disney Channel on January 1, 2015, and was followed by the television premiere on January 18, 2015.[8] The first season consisted of 27 episodes. On May 15, 2015, Disney Channel renewed the series for a second season,[9] which premiered on March 6, 2016. On August 1, 2016, People revealed that the series had been renewed for a third season.[10]

Broadcast

In Canada, the series premiered on Family Channel on January 23, 2015,[11] 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.[12] The series premiered on Disney Channel in Australia and New Zealand on March 5, 2015.[13] 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. The show debuted on the English feed of Disney XD in the Middle East and Africa on October 12, 2015.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 Lakeitcha Thomas (February 26, 2016). "Fact Sheet: K.C. Undercover". Disney Channel. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  2. Mitch Metcalf (January 21, 2015). "Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals: 1.18.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  3. Mitch Metcalf (January 26, 2016). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals: 1.24.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. Mitch Metcalf (March 8, 2016). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals: 3.6.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  5. Philiana Ng (November 6, 2013). "Shake It Up Star Zendaya to Topline Disney Channel Spy Pilot". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  6. "Zendaya on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  7. Philiana Ng (May 8, 2014). "Disney Channel Orders Zendaya's K.C. Undercover to Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  8. "New Series K.C. Undercover Starring Zendaya to Premiere Sunday, January 18, on Disney Channel". Zap2it. December 11, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  9. "K.C. Undercover Renewed for Season 2 at Disney Channel". TV Line. May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  10. Patrick Gomez (August 1, 2016). "Watch Zendaya Transform into a Portly Old Man for K.C. Undercover". People. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  11. Family Channel (January 16, 2015). "Don't Miss the Premiere of K.C. Undercover!". YouTube. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  12. "Get Ready Canada! Disney Channel Arrives on September 1!". Corus Entertainment. August 11, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  13. "K.C. Undercover: Zendaya Reveals Her Latest Series". Foxtel. February 26, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  14. Andrew Germishuys (August 31, 2015). "Disney XD Programming Highlights for October 2015". South African Movie Database. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

External links

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