Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)
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Transformers: EarthSpark is an animated series that made its debut in November 2022 in support of the franchise of the same name. First announced on February 25, 2021, alongside Transformers: BotBots,[1] the series was co-produced by Entertainment One and Nickelodeon Animation Studio, and features 3D CG animation by Icon Creative Studio. In the U.S., the first 10 half-hour episodes of the season were released on Paramount+ on November 11, 2022, the second 10 episode batch on March 3, 2023 and the final batch of the first season scheduled for July 29. The series also airs on Nickelodeon, with the first two episodes premiering on the same date as a special preview, and the rest of the series premiring on February 10, 2023. A second season has already been greenlit.
Premise
Fifteen years after the end of the war between the Autobots and Decepticons, young humans Robby and Mo Malto are struggling to adapt after moving from Philadelphia to the small town of Witwicky, Pennsylvania. When they find a strange object in a cave, it grants them mysterious robotic cyber-sleeves and gives life to Twitch and Thrash—the first ever Transformers to be born on Earth. Bonded to them through their cyber-sleeves, the Maltos adopt the two Terrans into their family. The Autobots, now working with Megatron and the secret human organization G.H.O.S.T. to protect Earth from the remaining rogue Decepticons, reach out to the Maltos and offer the Terrans the chance to be mentored by Bumblebee. With new threats on the horizon, such as the mad scientist Mandroid and the various Decepticons still at large, the Maltos work together to keep each other safe and learn more about each other, including what it truly means to be a family.
Characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | Terrans | Others |
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Episodes
Season 1
- Secret Legacy, Part 1
- Secret Legacy, Part 2
- Moo-ving In
- House Rules
- Classified
- Traditions
- Friends and Family
- Decoy
- Age of Evolution, Part 1
- Age of Evolution, Part 2
- Hashtag: Oops
- Outtakes
- Missed Connection
- Security Protocols
- Bear Necessities
- Warzone
- Home, Part 1
- Home, Part 2
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
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- TBD
Creative team
The series is executive produced by Ant Ward, Nicole Dubuc, Ciro Nieli and Dale Malinowski. Malinowski is also developing the show alongside Claudia Spinelli and Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt. Other staff include story editor Mae Catt; supervising director Glen Murakami; storyboard directors J.J. Conway, Matthew Humphreys, Alex Kwan, and Jordan Rosato; writers Isabel Galupo, Maasai Singleton, and Brian Hohlfeld; character designers Nick Roche and Angelo Vilar; voice director Kristi Reed; and series composers Crush Effect.
Notes
- The series was originally planned to premiere on Nickelodeon first, with international releases to follow. At Nickelodeon's upfront in March 2022, a newer announcement clarified that the series would premiere globally on Paramount+ in November 2022.[2] While its presence on the channel itself remained unclear leading up to release, the first two episodes also premiered on Nick the same day, both in the US and most international markets.
