The Thundermans
| The Thundermans | |
|---|---|
| File:Thundermans Logo.jpg | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Jed Spingarn |
| Starring | Kira Kosarin Jack Griffo Addison Riecke Diego Velazquez Chris Tallman Rosa Blasi |
| Theme music composer | Scott Simons |
| Opening theme | "Livin' a Double Life", performed by Kira Kosarin and Jack Griffo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jed Spingarn Dan Cross David Hoge |
| Producer | Agustín Matus |
| Production locations | Paramount Studios Hollywood, California |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–25 minutes |
| Production companies | Nickelodeon Productions Uptown Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | October 14, 2013 – present |
| Related | |
| The Haunted Hathaways Every Witch Way | |
The Thundermans is an American superhero live-action comedy television series that began airing on Nickelodeon, on October 14, 2013. The series is created by Jed Spingarn. Nickelodeon announced that it ordered 20 episodes for the show. The preview premiered on October 14, 2013. The show officially premiered on November 2, 2013.[1][2][3][4] It stars Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, Addison Riecke, Diego Velazquez, Chris Tallman and Rosa Blasi.[5][6] The preview received 2.4 million viewers.[7] The series premere received 2.6 million viewers. In December 2013, the series was renewed for a second season.[8]
Plot
The show revolves around a suburban family with superpowers and specifically 14-year-old twins (15, since "Have an Ice Birthday"), one a superhero and one a superhero wanting to be a supervillain.
Main characters
- Kira Kosarin as Phoebe Thunderman, a 15-year-old super heroine twin to Max, and older sister to Nora and Billy. She's very responsible, a straight-A student, and tries to play by the "no powers" rule. She has a quite obvious crush on Cole Campbell. Phoebe is older than Max by 20 seconds. She has telekinesis, freeze breath, and heat breath
- Jack Griffo as Max Thunderman, a 15-year-old supervillain twin to Phoebe, and older brother to Nora and Billy. He wants to attend Villain U when he's older. His basement bedroom serves as his "evil lair", and it is also where he keeps Dr. Colosso. He has the same powers as Phoebe, and is 20 seconds younger than her.
- Addison Riecke as Nora Thunderman, is the youngest of the Thunderman children, and a mischievous eight-year-old little sister to Phoebe, Max, and Billy. Her superpower is heat-vision. She can easily recruit Billy into any scheme of hers as she scares him a bit.
- Diego Velazquez as Billy Thunderman, an energetic (and dimwitted) little ten-year-old brother to Phoebe, Max, and older brother to Nora. His superpower is super-speed. It is revealed in the episode "Dinner Party" that his full name is William.
- Chris Tallman as Hank Thunderman, the husband to Barb and father to Phoebe, Max, Nora, and Billy whose superhero alias is Thunderman. His superpowers are flying and super-strength. He is half-unwillingly retired from being a superhero now to give his kids a stable and normal home. He still uses his powers to fly to some place around the world, usually to get food from specific areas like Chili powder from Chile and Macadamia Nuts from Hawaii.
- Rosa Blasi as Barb Thunderman, wife to Hank and mother to Phoebe, Max, Billy, and Nora. Her superpower is controlling light and lightning. Unlike her husband, she is completely okay with leaving her superheroine life behind her. She is good at cup-stacking.
Recurring characters
- Dana Snyder as Dr. Colosso, one of the world's greatest villains and Hank's ex-arch nemesis, but he is now a rabbit which Hank turned him into when he was still Thunderman. He is kept in Max's bedroom. It is shown that he loves Max very much. His puppet is performed by Stephen, Edward, & Charles Chiodo.
- Audrey Whitby as Cherry, Phoebe's best friend who is bubbly and somewhat dimwitted. She's unaware of their superpowers even though she witnessed them herself, but the family convinced her they were practicing a play.
- Haley Tju as Darcy Wong, a mischivous girl who lives in the neighborhood and suspects that The Thundermans family have a secret. She once kidnapped Dr. Colosso and tried to make him talk.
Production
In 2012, Nickelodeon announced The Thundermans as one of its upcoming live-action shows.[9]
Shooting began in mid-February, and the extras will be cast at that time and throughout the production at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.[10] Its pilot was shot in October 2012.[11][12]
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 20 | October 14, 2013 | June 14, 2014 | |
| 2 | 24 | September 13, 2014 | March 28, 2015 | |
| 3 | 25 | June 27, 2015 | October 10, 2016 | |
| 4 | 29 | October 22, 2016 | May 25, 2018 | |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Actor | Jack Griffo | Nominated |
Broadcast
The series originally aired on October 14, 2013 as a preview and premiered on November 2, 2013 on Nickelodeon. It premiered on April 2, 2014 on Nickelodeon (Africa) and Nickelodeon (Philippines) and on April 7, 2014 on Nickelodeon (UK and Ireland).[13] Nickelodeon (Southeast Asia) premiered it on April 1, 2014 and Nickelodeon (Australia and New Zealand) on May 5, 2014.[13]
References
- ^ "Nickelodeon greenlights 'Thundermans' comedy". Variety. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (14 February 2013). "Nickelodeon Orders Superhero Family Comedy 'The Thundermans' to Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Nickelodeon's "The Thundermans" Will Begin Production Spring 2013". Nick411.net. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Nickelodeon's "The Thundermans" Will Begin Production Spring 2013". Nickutopia. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Nova, Sasha (15 February 2013). "Superhero Comedy The Thundermans Get's Nickelodeon's Green Light". Boom Tron. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (26 February 2013). "Nickelodeon Renews 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' and Announces New Series 'Breadwinners', 'The Haunted Hathaways' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ .Bibel first=Sara (October 14, 2013). "Monday Cable Ratings: 'Monday Night Football' Wins Night, 'WWE Raw', 'Basketball Wives', 'Fast N Loud', 'Teen Mom 3' & More". TVbytheNumbers.
{{cite web}}: Missing pipe in:|last=(help) - ^ Ng, Philiana (December 20, 2013). "Nickelodeon Renews 'Thundermans' for Season 2 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (14 February 2013). "Nickelodeon Announces New Series & Pilots". Deadline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "ChrisFabregas: Coming to you LIVE from a taping of the #Thundermans at Paramount Studios!". Twicsy.com. 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- ^ "Nickelodeon auditions and casting for new series 'The Thundermans'". TV Show Auditions. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (14 February 2013). "Nickelodeon Pilot 'The Thundermans' Picked Up To Series, A Young Lead Recast". Deadline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ a b http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2014/04/more-nickelodeon-channels-around-world.html