Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes

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Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes
Genre Comedy
Superhero
Martial Arts
Created by
  • Kelly Dillon
  • Marc Dey
  • Robert Vargas
Directed by
  • Pierre-Alain Chartier
  • Cédric Chauveau
Voices of
  • Dineo du Toit
  • Ian Ho
  • Fontina Fourtounes
Composers
  • Thibault Kientz Agyeman
  • James "BKS" Edjouma
Country of origin
  • South Africa
  • Canada
  • France
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
  • Marc Dey
  • Kelly Dillon
  • Olivier Dumont
  • Anthony Silverston
Running time24 minutes (2 12-minute segments)
Production companies
Original release
Network Disney Junior
ReleaseMarch 22, 2023 (2023-03-22) 
present

Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes is an animated television series created by Kelly Dillon, Marc Dey and Robert Vargas, and premiered on Disney Junior on March 22, 2023. [1] The series is co-produced by Triggerfish Animation Studios, Frog Box Productions, Entertainment One and TeamTO, with the participation of France Télévisions and Disney Junior.

Contents

Premise

The series is set in a fictional African city called Kimoja City, and centers on three best friends named Kiya, Jay, and Motsie. Whenever there is a problem in town, the trio heads to their headquarters called Crystal Eyes where they transform into superheroes. The friends can also transform outside of Crystal Eyes by putting on their bandanas.

Characters

Main

Recurring

Villains

Episodes

No.Title [2] [3] Written byOriginal air date [2] [3] Prod.
code [2] [4]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Kiya and the Kite Monster"Robert VargasMarch 22, 2023 (2023-03-22)1010.16 [5]
"Cosmic Catastrophe"Christian De Vita
2"Zero to Hero"Tshepo Moche & Raffaella Delle DoneMarch 23, 2023 (2023-03-23) [lower-alpha 1] 102N/A
"Take a Step Back"Eric Noto
3"Kiya's Potluck"Khadidiatou DioufMarch 24, 2023 (2023-03-24) [lower-alpha 1] 1030.14 [6]
"Musical Mash-Up"Léa Lespagnol
4"Going Solo in a Snowglobe"Christian De VitaMarch 31, 2023 (2023-03-31) [lower-alpha 2] 104N/A
"Revolting Robots"Anaïs Lebeau & Roman Van Liemt
5"A Little Birdy Told Me"Justine CheynetApril 7, 2023 (2023-04-07)105N/A
"The Night of 1000 Lights"Anaïs Lebeau
6"Fight or Flight"Tshepo Moche & Raffaella Delle DoneApril 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)1060.16 [7]
"Clash of the Kora"Franck Yaya
7"Kiya and the Boombastic"Marc DeyApril 21, 2023 (2023-04-21)107N/A
"Acroboo!"Khadidiatou Diouf
8"Smelly Business"Khadidiatou DioufMay 12, 2023 (2023-05-12)108N/A
"Kiya's Monster Movie Night"Robert Vargas
9"King of Pranks"Christian De VitaMay 26, 2023 (2023-05-26)1090.12 [8]
"Bugging Out"
10"Ready Set Freeze"Léa LespagnolJune 2, 2023 (2023-06-02)110N/A
"Honey Camp"Khadidiatou Diouf
11"Jay and the Super Fans"Baptiste RenardJune 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)1110.12 [9]
"We Heart Art"Pierre-Gilles Stehr
12"Primadonna's Detective Agency"Jessica Kedward and Kirsty PeartJuly 7, 2023 (2023-07-07)112N/A
"Day of the Slugs"Simon Raynaud
13"Galactoslug Gets His Groove"Jessica Kedward and Kirsty PeartJuly 21, 2023 (2023-07-21)113N/A
14"The Primadonna Puzzle"Kelly DillonAugust 4, 2023 (2023-08-04)1140.13 [4]
"Fear of Mission Out"Khadidiatou Diouf
15"Stealing the Spotlight"Fernando Worcel and Nicolas SedelAugust 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)1150.14 [4]
"Duel of the Inventors"Christian De Vita
16"Primadonna's Bodyguards"Jean De LoriolSeptember 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)1170.13 [4]
"The Squish Bouncer Bandit"Marc Dey and Raffaella Delle Done
17"Double Trouble!"Fernando Worcel and Nicolas SedelSeptember 8, 2023 (2023-09-08)1180.11 [4]
"Size Me Up"Alain Vallejo
18"It Takes a Kimoja Village"Anaïs LebeauOctober 20, 2023 (2023-10-20)1190.13 [4]
"Motsie's Space Race"Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel
19"Who's Got Talent"Fernando Worcel and Nicolas SedelNovember 24, 2023 (2023-11-24)1160.09 [4]
"Snow in Kimoja"Franck Yaya
20"Kimoja Go!"Jean De Loriol and Christian De VitaDecember 15, 2023 (2023-12-15)1200.10 [4]
21"Chikobrat"Christian De VitaJanuary 5, 2024 (2024-01-05)1210.12 [4]
"Jay and the Invisibility Ray"Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart
22"Kimoja Friendship Sleepover"Simon RaynaudJanuary 12, 2024 (2024-01-12) [lower-alpha 3] 122N/A
"Rise of the Blob"Charles-Henri Moarbes
23"The Chair of Honour"Anaïs LebeauJanuary 19, 2024 (2024-01-19) [lower-alpha 3] 1230.13 [4]
"Acrobrat's Fun House"Baptiste Renard
24"Motsie and the Baby Bush Babies"Léa LespagnolJanuary 26, 2024 (2024-01-26) [lower-alpha 3] 1240.09 [4]
"UniWolf"Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel
25"Daddy Jo's Dance Down"Jessica Kedward and Kirsty PeartFebruary 2, 2024 (2024-02-02) [lower-alpha 3] 125N/A
"The Groovier Mover"Cédric Chauveau
26"Kimoja Crystal New Year"Christian De VitaFebruary 9, 2024 (2024-02-09) [lower-alpha 3] 126N/A

Production

On February 25, 2021, it was announced that Entertainment One had greenlit Kiya, a series about a young superhero and her two best friends, set to launch in multiple markets globally in 2023. Kiya's world features a diverse cast of characters inspired by the varied landscape, natural beauty and culture of Southern Africa. The series is based on an original concept from South African-based production company Triggerfish and developed for television by Frogbox and eOne. [11]

On June 17, 2021, it was announced that Disney Junior and Disney+ had picked up both broadcasting and streaming rights for the series, now titled Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes. [1]

Broadcast

Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes premiered on Disney Junior on March 22, 2023, with the first three episodes being released on Disney+ earlier that day. [12]

Notes

  1. 1 2 This episode was first released on Disney+ on March 22, 2023.
  2. This episode was first released on DisneyNow on March 22, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 This episode was first released on Disney+ on January 10, 2024. [10]

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