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Megamind Rules! | |
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Genre | Superhero Comedy |
Based on | Megamind by Alan Schoolcraft Brent Simons |
Developed by | Alan Schoolcraft Brent Simons |
Voices of | Keith Ferguson Laura Post Josh Brener Maya Aoki Tuttle |
Theme music composer | Alex Seaver Adam Lambert |
Composers |
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No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Eric Fogel Alan Schoolcraft Brent Simons |
Producer | Kelley Deer (episode 4–present) |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
Original release | |
Network | Peacock |
Release | March 1, 2024 – present |
Related | |
Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate |
Megamind Rules! is an American animated television series that is produced by DreamWorks Animation Television. The series is developed by Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons who created the characters based on the 2010 animated film Megamind , taking place after the events of its streaming sequel Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate which follows Megamind learning to become a hero to Metro City while being an online influencer. It premiered alongside the film on Peacock on March 1, 2024.
Picking up after the events of Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate (2024), the series features Megamind defending Metro City with the help of his friends, Ol' Chum, Keiko, and newly elected Mayor, Roxanne.
Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
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" Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate " | Eric Fogel | Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons | Dennis Crawford, Solomon Fong, Jason Horychun, Renee Howerton, Hadas Rosen, and Alejandra Wiechers | March 1, 2024 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date | |
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1 | "Megamind vs. Dude Monkey" | Joel Dickie | JD Ryznar | Solomon Fong and Renee Howerton | March 1, 2024 | |
Megamind's popularity is challenged when a new superhero called Dude Monkey appears. | ||||||
2 | "The Villainous Origin of Mr. Donut!" | Mike West | Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons | Steve Garcia and Dennis Crawford | March 1, 2024 | |
Mr. Donut begins to turn villainous after he loses his memory. | ||||||
3 | "Roach Hard: With a Vengeance" | Mike West | Eric Fogel | Dennis Crawford and Steve Garcia | March 1, 2024 | |
Chum accidentally causes a cockroach to become an anthropomorphic evil genius. | ||||||
4 | "MegaMayor" | Steve Garcia Behzad Mansoori-Dara | Eric Acosta | Jason Horychun and Hadas Rosen | March 1, 2024 | |
Megamind and Roxanne try to act like each other when they accidentally switch bodies. | ||||||
5 | "Extra Credit" | Steve Garcia | Annabel Seymour | Solomon Fong and Hadas Rosen | March 1, 2024 | |
Jealous of an old friend of Roxanne's, Megamind reprograms Keiko's robot into a new friend for himself. | ||||||
6 | "Too Much Chum" | Joel Dickie | Eric Acosta | Shaan Khan, James Nguyen and David Wiebe | March 1, 2024 | |
An overworked Chum creates a clone of himself, but things go awry when the clone starts making more clones. | ||||||
7 | "A Cake for Keiko" | Mike West | JD Ryznar | Dennis Crawford and Randy Young | March 1, 2024 | |
On her birthday, Keiko goes undercover in the Doom Syndicate team to prove to Megamind that she can be a hero. | ||||||
8 | "Who Wants to Save a City?" | Joel Dickie | Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons | Shaan Khan, James Nguyen and David Wiebe | March 1, 2024 | |
Megamind's former mentor, Machiavillain returns. | ||||||
9 | "Hero for a Day" [1] | Steve Garcia | Annabel Seymour | Solomon Fong and Hadas Rosen | June 20, 2024 | |
With Metro City once again thinking that Megamind is a villain, he must make his way through town without being spotted; things become complicated when a plucky 7-year-old boy thinks he's the hero who can stop Megamind. | ||||||
10 | "Of Mice That Are Men" [2] | Mike West | Eric Acosta | Dennis Crawford, Thalia Tomlinson, Ande Rose and Randy Young | June 20, 2024 | |
In an effort to keep his finger on the pulse of Metro City, Megamind goes undercover as an ordinary sales clerk but soon learns there have been a series of robberies and disappearances in the store. | ||||||
11 | "Game Over" [3] | Joel Dickie | Erica Peterson | Shaan Khan and David Wiebe | June 20, 2024 | |
Machiavillain traps Megamind in a simulation designed to turn him evil again. | ||||||
12 | "Blue Prison" [4] | Steve Garcia | JD Ryznar | Solomon Fong and Hadas Rosen | June 20, 2024 | |
Megamind runs into his former nemesis Metro Man while trying to escape prison. | ||||||
13 | "The Art of Destruction" [5] | Joel Dickie | Annabel Seymour | Shaan Khan and David Wiebe | June 20, 2024 | |
Megamind swaps powers with Metro Man while fighting a new villain known as Destruction Worker. | ||||||
14 | "Mission: Machia-fest" [6] | Mike West | Eric Acosta | Dennis Crawford and Thalia Tomlinson | June 20, 2024 | |
Megamind, Chum and the rest of the team attempt to infiltrate a festival thrown by Machiavillain to expose him as a villain to the rest of the city. | ||||||
15 | "Villain City" [7] | Mike West | Annabel Seymour | Dennis Crawford and Thalia Tomlinson | June 20, 2024 | |
After Machiavillain mind-controls the citizens of Metro City, it's up to Megamind and Keiko to find a way to cure them all. | ||||||
16 | "Thrilling Conclusions!" [8] | Steve Garcia | Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons | Solomon Fong and Hadas Rosen | June 20, 2024 | |
Megamind faces the ultimate challenge when he must square off against a mind-controlled Roxanne. |
On February 11, 2022, it was announced that Peacock had ordered a CG animated series from DreamWorks Animation Television serving as a follow up to the film, originally titled Megamind's Guide to Defending Your City. The series chronicles the new hero's quest to become a social media influencer and a true superhero. The original writers of the film, Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, are signed on as executive producers and showrunners, with Celebrity Deathmatch creator Eric Fogel also being an executive producer. JD Ryznar was co-executive producer and story editor. [9]
On August 5, 2022, Simons confirmed that the show's writing was completed, and production was moving forward. [10] In January 2023, it was revealed that the series would be released in 2024. [11] In February 2024, it was announced that the series, now titled Megamind Rules! would be released on March 1, 2024. Keith Ferguson, Laura Post, Josh Brener, Maya Aoki Tuttle, Emily Tunon, Talon Warburton, Scott Adsit, Chris Sullivan, Tony Hale, Jeanine Mason and Adam Lambert were announced as part of the cast. [12]
New episodes of the show began streaming on June 20, 2024. [13]
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