by Natalie Kipper Thursday 3rd November 2016

Cast Named For Disney XD’s ‘Big Hero 6’ TV Series

Disney XD gives us another reason to tune in with their upcoming animated TV series, Big Hero 6. Based on the similarly-named film, the show will kick off right after the events of the movie. We can not only expect Hiro to be fighting off baddies with his buddies, Wasabi, Fred, GoGo, Honey Lemon, and Baymax, but also taking on the challenges of attending college at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology.

The show was announced last March but the cast was just revealed today. Many of the film’s actors will reprise their role in the show, which is a pleasant surprise. From the original cast, there is Maya Rudolph (Aunt Cass), Jamie Chung (GoGo), Scott Adsit (Baymax), Alan Tudyk (Alistair Krei), Ryan Potter (Hiro), David Shaughnessy (Heathcliff), and Stan Lee (Fred’s dad). Wasabi and Fred will have new voices, Khary Payton and Brooks Wheelan respectively.

BIG HERO 6 - "Big Hero 6," an animated television series for kids, tweens and families based on Walt Disney Animation Studios' Academy Award-winning feature film inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, has begun production for a 2017 premiere on Disney XD platforms around the world. (Disney XD)

Additionally, voices of several new characters were named: Jennifer Lewis (Professor Granville), Andrew Scott (Obake), Andy Richter (Globby), Sean Giambrone (Richardson Mole), John Ross Bowie (Mei), Diedrich Bader (Bluff Dunder), Susan Sullivan (Fred’s mom), and Haley Tju (Karmi).

Big Hero 6 the series will premier sometime in 2017.

[via Oh My Disney]