Top Wing | |
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Genre | Children's adventure Comedy |
Created by | Matthew Fernandes |
Developed by | Scott Kraft |
Directed by | Bill Speers |
Voices of | Tristan Mercado Jonah Wineberg Lilly Bartlam Abigail Oliver Lucas Kalechstein Ethan Pugiotto Kingsley Marshal Colin Doyle Bryn McAuley Raven Dauda Scott Law Joseph Motiki Cory Doran Stacey DePass Tal Bachman Julie Sype Christian Distefano Lacey-Lee Evin Mili Patel Tyler Barish Freddie Howson |
Composers | Steve D'Angelo Terry Tompkins Lorenzo Castelli Craig McConnell Justin Forsley |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Vince Commisso Matthew Fernandes Arthur Spanos Scott Kraft |
Producer | Vanessa Wong |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Industrial Brothers 9 Story Media Group Nickelodeon Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Nickelodeon/Nick Jr. Channel (USA/International) Treehouse TV (Canada) |
Release | November 6, 2017 – July 2, 2020 |
Related | |
Super Wings |
Top Wing is a Canadian animated television series created by Matthew Fernandes of Industrial Brothers. It was produced in-house by Industrial Brothers in connection with 9 Story Media Group. [1] In Canada, the series debuted on Treehouse on January 6, 2018. [2] Nickelodeon acquired the rights to the show outside of Canada, [3] and it premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on November 6, 2017. In the UK, the main cast's voices are dubbed with British voice actors, replacing their original Canadian voices.
On May 22, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, which premiered on March 1, 2019. [4] Since May 31, 2019, new episodes moved to the Nick Jr. Channel in the United States.
The series has a page on the Paramount+ website, but no episodes have been added as of January2025.
Taking place on Big Swirl Island, an island inhabited by birds and other animals, Top Wing follows four eager young birds—Swift, Brody, Penny, and Rod—who work together at Top Wing Academy as new cadets to earn their wings by helping their community. With the help of mentor Speedy, the cadets take on different missions for their rescue skills and also help those in need, all while learning important lessons. [5] [6]
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Top Wing debuted on Nickelodeon internationally in early 2018, outside of Canada. [6] [10]
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Top Wing has been translated into French, and this version airs in Canada on Telequebec. The French-language version of the show is available online as part of Telequebec's free streaming service for children's programming called CouCou TV. The characters' names do not change in French, and the school is referred to as Academie Top Wing. The Bangla version was shown on Duronto TV in Bangladesh on 2020-2021.
Nickelodeon, and Paramount Home Entertainment released a DVD of the show on March 5, 2019. In France, TF1 Video will publish the series soon on DVD.
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Voice Acting Role — Young Artist | Lucas Kalechstein | Nominated | |
YoungStar Awards | Best Ensemble Cast — Voiceover Role | Lucas Kalechstein, Ethan Pugiotto, Abigail Oliver, Jonah Wineburg | Won |
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