A
second season of Marvel's #1 animated series "Ultimate Spider-Man," the
launch series of the Marvel Universe programming block, has been ordered
by Disney XD, it was announced today by David Levine, Vice President
and General Manager, Disney XD Worldwide. The
debut series from Marvel Television premiered in April 2012 and to
date, has more than doubled its delivery in Total Viewers, Boys 6-14,
Boys 6-11 and Boys 2-11. Marvel's "Ultimate Spider-Man" follows the action packed adventures of New York's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man
who joins S.H.I.E.L.D.'s exclusive training program alongside four
other teens to learn what it takes to become the ultimate Super Heroes.
The
TV series' success extends to online as well where "Ultimate
Spider-Man" games have held the #1 spot since their launch on
DisneyXD.com. The "Iron Spider" game reached #1 in its first week
(March 18) and stayed there for five straight weeks until
"Cyber-Sabotage" launched on April 19, taking over the #1 spot for the
next four weeks.
In making the announcement, Levine said, "The
Disney XD audience has connected with Spider-Man and his super-powered
friends as they face challenges in school and with their S.H.I.E.L.D.
training. As the anchor of our Marvel Universe block, 'Ultimate
Spider-Man' season two will be back with more humor, villains and
adventurous storylines that boys (and girls) will love."
"We
are very excited about the return of 'Ultimate Spider-Man' inside the
Marvel Universe on Disney XD," said Jeph Loeb, Head of Marvel
Television. "With season two, the series introduces popular Marvel
heroes and villains you've never seen before on the small screen. With
more action, more excitement, more humor, this is the ultimate Spider-Man for fans of all ages."
The
acclaimed creative forces behind "Ultimate Spider-Man" come back for a
second season. Man of Action return to the series as Co-Executive
Producers alongside Creative Consultant Paul Dini. Fans can expect even more scripts from fan favorite Consulting Producer Brian Michael Bendis, who has written every issue of the Ultimate Comics Spider-Man since its best selling launch in 1999.
The
second season of "Ultimate Spider-Man" has Spidey teaming up with some
of the biggest heroes in the Marvel Universe, the Avengers – Iron Man,
Thor, Captain America and the Hulk. While the stakes get higher, the
villains become more menacing as the young heroes encounter classic
Spider-Man villains such as the Lizard and other familiar faces. Fans
will discover the secret origins of their favorite S.H.I.E.L.D.
trainees, with more revealed about Nova, Iron Fist, Power Man and White
Tiger.
The award-winning creative team consists of executive
producers: Alan Fine ("The Avengers," "Iron Man," "Thor"), Dan Buckley
("The Avengers," "Iron Man"), Joe Quesada (Marvel's Chief Creative
Officer) and Jeph Loeb (Marvel's Head of Television) ("Lost," "Heroes");
co-executive producers: Stan Lee ("Spider-Man"), Eric Radomski
("Batman Animated," "Spawn"), Man of Action (creators of "Ben 10" and
"Generator Rex") Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau and Steven T.
Seagle, Dana Booton ("The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes") and Cort
Lane ("The Super Hero Squad Show"); creative consultant: Paul Dini
("Batman: The Animated Series," "Lost"); and consulting producer: Brian
Michael Bendis (visionary behind Marvel's Ultimate Comics Spider-Man series).
Versus
year-ago time period averages, "Ultimate Spider-Man" has more than
doubled delivery in Total Viewers (+138% - 827,000 vs. 347,000), Boys
6-14 (+135% - 249,000 vs. 106,000), Boys 6-11 (131% - 187,000 vs.
81,000) and Boys 2-11 (+151% - 248,000 vs. 99,000), with solid
double-digit percent gains in all other kid demos (+87% to +93%).*
"Ultimate
Spider-Man" stars Drake Bell ("Drake & Josh") as Peter
Parker/Spider-Man, Chi McBride ("Boston Public") as Nick Fury, Clark
Gregg ("Iron Man," "Thor," "The Avengers") as Agent Coulson, JK Simmons
("Spider-Man") as J. Jonah Jameson, Steven Weber ("Wings") as Norman
Osborn, Greg Cipes ("Teen Titans," "Ben 10") as Danny Rand/Iron Fist,
Ogie Banks ("Fatherhood") as Luke Cage/Power Man, Caitlyn Taylor Love
("I'm In The Band") as Ava Ayala/White Tiger, Logan Miller ("I'm In The
Band") as Sam Alexander/Nova, Tom Kenny ("SpongeBob SquarePants") as
Doctor Octopus, Matt Lanter ("Star Wars: The Clone Wars") as Harry
Osborn/Flash Thompson, Tara Strong ("The Fairly OddParents") as
Mary-Jane Watson, Misty Lee ("Batman: Arkham City") as Aunt May, and
recurring guest star Stan Lee ("Spider-Man") as Stan the Janitor.
New
episodes of "Ultimate Spider-Man" air Sundays at 11:00 a.m., ET/PT on
Marvel Universe on Disney XD. The series is produced by Marvel
Animation and carries a TV-Y7-FV parental guideline.
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