Biology:Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

From HandWiki
Short description: American animated superhero comedy television series

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Genre
  • Superhero
  • Comedy-drama
  • Musical
Based on
  • Script error: No such module "Based on".
  • Script error: No such module "Based on".
Developed by
  • Steve Loter
  • Jeffrey M. Howard
  • Kate Kondell
Directed bySam Riegel (dialogue)
Voices of
  • Diamond White
  • Fred Tatasciore
  • Alfre Woodard
  • Sasheer Zamata
  • Jermaine Fowler
  • Gary Anthony Williams
  • Libe Barer
Composer(s)Raphael Saadiq
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes41
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Steve Loter
  • Laurence Fishburne
  • Helen Sugland
Producer(s)
  • Pilar Flynn (season 1)
  • Rafael Chaidez (season 2)
Running time
  • 22 minutes
  • 44 minutes ("Moon Girl Landing" only)
Production company(s)
  • Marvel Animation
  • Cinema Gypsy Productions
  • Disney Television Animation
Release
Original network
Original releaseFebruary 10, 2023 (2023-02-10) –
March 8, 2025 (2025-03-08)

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (or simply Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur) is an American animated superhero comedy television series developed by Steve Loter, Jeffrey M. Howard and Kate Kondell for Disney Channel and Disney+ based on Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur by Marvel Comics. The series follows Lunella Lafayette and her dinosaur companion Devil Dinosaur.

The series features the voices of Diamond White, Fred Tatasciore, Alfre Woodard, Sasheer Zamata, Jermaine Fowler, Gary Anthony Williams, and Libe Barer. Development began after Marvel Studios president Louis D'Esposito showed Fishburne the comic book series Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur. His interest piqued, having been a fan of the original Moon-Boy and Devil Dinosaur, Fishburne sought to make an animated series based on the duo. Production proceeded for two years before Steve Loter was hired as an executive producer. After a successful pitch to Disney Television Animation executives, the series was greenlit and publicly announced in February 2018. It is produced by Cinema Gypsy Productions, Disney Television Animation, and Marvel Animation, with animation by Flying Bark Productions.

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur premiered on Disney Channel on February 10, 2023, and was released on Disney+ five days later. In October 2022, ahead of the series premiere, the series was renewed for a second and final season. The series received positive reviews for its writing, animation, soundtrack, representation, and characters. The series won five Children's and Family Emmy Awards.[1] The second and final season was split into two parts, with Part 1 premiering on February 2, 2024,[2] and Part 2 premiering on February 6, 2025, with the show airing its final episode on March 8, 2025.[3] A crossover with Spidey and His Amazing Friends, "Moon Girl and the Dino Dilemma", aired on November 15, 2024, with White and Tatasciore reprising their roles.

Premise

Lunella Lafayette is a 13-year-old genius living with her parents and grandparents on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. One day, she activates a portal and a red Tyrannosaurus steps out of it. With the support of her friend Casey, she becomes a superhero named Moon Girl and names the dinosaur Devil Dinosaur.

In the second and final season, Lunella and Devil are in their prime element as the super heroes, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. However, as Lunella's superhero life intertwines more with her personal life, especially after a multiversal encounter with a powerful alien villain named Molecule Man, she must decide if the cost of keeping her identity a secret is worth the toll it's taking on her family.

Characters

Main

  • Diamond White as Lunella Lafayette / Moon Girl, a gifted African-American girl who lives a double life as a superheroine and accidentally brings Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York.[4]
  • Fred Tatasciore as:
    • Devil Dinosaur, a red Tyrannosaurus with horns that was accidentally brought to present-day New York City by Lunella. He is shown to have a big appetite for food, especially hot dogs.[4]
    • Coach Hrbek, Lunella's gym teacher at Intermediate School 833 who also works as a substitute science teacher.
  • Alfre Woodard as Miriam "Mimi" Lafayette, Lunella's paternal grandmother who is a snack bar attendant at Roll With It and is an expert cook. In the first-season finale, it is revealed that Mimi was the original Moon Girl, having operated under that code name as a scientist, and that she secretly knows that Lunella and Moon Girl are one and the same.[4]
  • Sasheer Zamata as Adria Lafayette, Lunella's mother who is a social activist and DJ at Roll With It.[4]
  • Jermaine Fowler as James Lafayette Jr., Lunella's klutzy father and a sneaker clerk at Roll With It.[4]
  • Gary Anthony Williams as James "Pops" Lafayette Sr., Lunella's paternal grandfather and the proprietor of Roll With It.[4]
  • Libe Barer as Casey Calderon, Lunella's manager, best friend of Puerto Rican and Jewish ancestry, and confidant in regards to Lunella's identity as Moon Girl.[4]

Villains

  • Alison Brie as Ms. Dillon / Aftershock, a supervillain with electrokinesis and former science teacher.[5][6]
  • Fred Tatasciore as:
    • Devos the Devastator, a robotic being that speaks in the third person.[7]
    • Moon Dinosaur, an alternate reality version of Devil Dinosaur.
  • Carlee Baker as Sofie Slugfoot / Instantanegirl, an ex-hurdler who took a chemical compound that enhanced her leg muscles to give her more speed, which got her banned from the Olympic games.
  • Aaron Drown as Timmy Grubbs / Man Baby, the infant son of a scientist who was accidentally enlarged by his scientist father's growth rays
  • Ace Gibson as Gravitas, a supervillain whose gloves can shoot liquid that negates the gravity of his targets.
  • Jennifer Hudson as Mane, Lunella's vengeful living hair.[8][9]
  • Maya Hawke as Abyss, a teleporter who is the daughter of an unnamed female supervillain.[10]
  • Daveed Diggs as Rat King, a humanoid rat villain who lives in the sewers and is served by the rats that live there.[10]
  • Kari Wahlgren as Linh Pham / Stiletto, a supervillain and shopaholic of high-heeled shoes whose special stilettos can expand to long heights.[11]
  • Gary Anthony Williams as:
    • Rockin' Rudy, a villain that always manages to evade capture despite not having any superpowers other than a working car.
    • Garko the Man-Frog, a humanoid frog villain and thief.
  • Mae Jemison as Skipster, an app created by Lunella that can skip forward in time and is made to sound like her voice actress Dr. Mae Jemison.[10]
  • Sasheer Zamata as Flying Fox, a humanoid fox who can fly.
  • June Diane Raphael as Marcy Muzzler, a scientist who is obsessed with gentrification.
  • Paul Scheer as Marty Muzzler, a scientist and husband of Marcy who is obsessed with gentrification.
  • Anna Akana as Odessa Drake, a social media influencer who is the daughter of the unnamed Thieves Guild leader.
  • Method Man as Torg, a giant ape-like creature.
  • Wesley Snipes as Maris Morlak, a mad scientist and member of Enclave who has connections with the original Moon Girl.[12]
  • Edward James Olmos as Molecule Man, a powerful alien being wielding a reality-warping wand who rules over a planet in another reality.[13]
  • Diamond White as Devil Girl, an alternate reality version of Lunella.
  • Robin Thede[2] as Zakiya / Quickwhip, an aspiring culinary chef who became a whip-wielding supervillain because of a bad turning point in her life that involves Lady Bullseye.[14]
  • Miki Yamashita as Maki Matsumoto / Lady Bullseye, a female supervillain with excellent accuracy.[15]
  • Kalen Aris Whitfield as Jester, a jester-themed villain.
  • Sam Riegel as Jackson Weele / Big Wheel, a battle bot player turned supervillain.
  • Parker Posey[2] as Kat Swan, a philanthropist who owns a dog whistle that makes dogs do her bidding every since dogs didn't love her back when she was young.
  • Manny Jacinto[2] as Brian Glory / Blue Streak, a rollerblading enthusiast.
  • SungWon Cho[2] as General Hyles, the leader of the moth-like Zingarian army[16]
  • Jonathan Banks[2] as Silvermane, a cybernetic crime lord.
  • Chuck D as Beetle, a beetle-themed villain who was held captive by S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Angela Bassett as Decoy, a glittery villain seeking to join the villain big leagues.
  • Bowen Yang as Mister Negative, a luxury condo magnate.
  • Noel MacNeal as Dr. Madness, a mad scientist.

Recurring

  • Laurence Fishburne as the Beyonder, a trickster with immense cosmic powers who is described as "curious and mischievous".[4][17] He is here to judge humanity to see if they are worthy of existence. The Beyonder also provides background information about Lunella's foes (credited as "Backstory Man" for his voiceover narration in earlier episodes) to the viewers.
  • Omid Abtahi as Ahmed, one of Lunella's neighbors who runs the local deli.
  • Utkarsh Ambudkar as Anand, an intellectual rival of Lunella.[18]
  • Michael Cimino as Eduardo, Lunella's friend who is loud and loves music.[18]
  • Indya Moore as Brooklyn, the Captain of the school volleyball team, and a friend of Lunella's who is openly transgender.[19][20]
  • Craig Robinson as Principal Nelson, the principal of Intermediate School 833.[21]
  • Asia Kate Dillon as LOS-307, a sapient supercomputer. They become the new school counselor at Intermediate School 833 after Miss Sarah's retirement.[21]
  • Ian Alexander as Tai, a non-binary Asian-American friend of Lunella's, and the Setter of the school volleyball team.[22]
  • Tajinae Turner as Geri, a friend of Lunella's, and the Libero of the school volleyball team.
  • May Calamawy as Fawzia, a lesbian Muslim friend of Lunella's, and the Blocker of the school volleyball team.[10]
  • Xolo Maridueña[2] as Mel-Varr / Marvin Ellis / Kid Kree, a Kree who is sent to Earth.[23]
  • Gerald Waters as Eli, a wheelchair-using STEM student and Cecelia's boyfriend.
  • Isabella Gomez as Cecelia, an excitable STEM student and Eli's girlfriend.
  • Myha'la Herrold as Jurnee, a laid-back STEM student.

Guest

Multiple seasons

  • Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who works under director Nick Fury. Smulders reprises her role from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[24]

Shorts guests

  • Bone Raider, a man obsessed with stealing dinosaur bones from museums.
  • Vicente Cimetta, a man with the ability to change his state of matter.
  • Gammadroid, an android created by the Mad Thinker.

Season 1 guests

  • Josh Keaton as Angelo, a boy with community-helping plans who becomes possessed by a trolling Symbiote called Syphonater.[25]
  • Andy Cohen as Isaac Goldberg-Calderon, one of Casey's fathers[26]
  • Wilson Cruz as Antonio Goldberg-Calderon, one of Casey's fathers[26]
  • Ramone Hamilton as TJ, Brooklyn's younger and annoying brother who is obsessed with his models.
  • Luis Guzmán as Council President Diego Peña, the head of the L.E.S. city council.
  • Gideon Adlon as Lara, Laura, and Laurel, Casey's triplet cousins who are always deadpan.
  • Pamela Adlon as Rabbi Ryda, Casey's rabbi at her bat mitzvah.
  • Laurence Fishburne as Bill Foster, a geneticist and Hank Pym's old friend, who was once his assistant on Project Goliath. He specializes in Pym particles. Fishburne reprises his role from the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man and the Wasp.

Season 2 guests

  • Ann Harada[2] as Matsuye, a college friend of Mimi.[14]
  • Jackée Harry[2] as Merle, a college friend of Mimi.[14]
  • Carol Kane[2] as Bubbe Bina, a baker who owns a Knish bakery.[14]
  • Andy García[2] as Pad-Varr, a Kree who is the father of Kid Kree.[14]
  • Ephraim Sykes[2] as Bobby the Myth, a famous rapper known for selling swag.[14]
  • Kalen Aris Whitfield as Donny, a museum security guard.
  • Cynthia Erivo[2] as Akonam Ojo, a scientist from Wakanda whom Lunella looks up to.[14]
  • Giancarlo Esposito[2] as Granite, a rock-skinned superhero.[14]
  • Alex Newell[2] as Pebble, a dog with a powerful bark and Granite's animal sidekick.[14]
  • Bumper Robinson as Redwing, a psychic bird who wanted to know the identity of the Falcon that he is partners with.
  • Cree Summer as Aragorn, a winged horse who wanted to fly in a plane like her superhero partner.
  • Fred Stoller as Toothgnasher, a goat who refuses to talk about his superhero partner due to an "impending lawsuit".
  • David Tennant[2] as Franklin, a Scottish-accented alien dog who is a hero in his own right.
  • Peter Weller as Dr. Stern, a strict museum curator who detests kids.[27]
  • Kimberly Brooks as Dani, a museum security guard.
  • Arsenio Hall[2] as Vernell Lewis, a roller skater and an old friend of Pops Lafayette.
  • Erika Ishii as Turbo,[28] a superhero with powered armor.
  • Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.[29]
  • Yvette Nicole Brown as President Brown, the U.S. President[30]

Episodes

Note: Episodes are organized by production order for continuity reasons.

Series overview

Script error: No such module "Series overview".

Season 1 (2023)

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur season 1

Season 2 (2024–25)

Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list".

Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list".

Script error: No such module "Episode list".
No.
overall		No. in
season [31]		Title [32][33][34]Directed byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air date [32][33][34]Prod.
code [32][34]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
Part
Part

Shorts

Chibi Tiny Tales

Chibi Tiny Tales is a series of shorts that depict characters from various Disney Channel properties in chibi-style animation. In June 2023, the series began releasing shorts based around Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.

Script error: No such module "Episode list".

Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list".

Script error: No such module "Episode list".
No.TitleOriginal air date

How NOT To Draw

Script error: No such module "Episode list".
No.TitleOriginal air date

Theme Song Takeover

Script error: No such module "Episode list".
No.TitleOriginal air date

Moon Girl's Lab

A musical series which showcases Moon Girl using scientific concepts to take down bad guys.

Script error: No such module "Episode list".

Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list". Script error: No such module "Episode list".

Script error: No such module "Episode list".
No.TitleOriginal air date

Production

Development

Terrace smiles, holding a golden Peabody Award trophy
Executive producer Laurence Fishburne in 2017

During discussions with Marvel Studios regarding a potential collaboration with Cinema Gypsy Productions for a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) project, president Louis D'Esposito showed actor and comic book fan Laurence Fishburne the comic book series Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur.[35][36] Having read the original Moon-Boy and Devil Dinosaur comic book as a child, Moon Girl piqued Fishburne's interest. He afterwards began reading the comics, which gave him the inspiration to create an animated series adaptation based on the duo.[37][35] Fishburne and a production team worked on the series for two years at Disney Television Animation, before hiring Steve Loter as executive-producer due to his experience on female-centered shows such as Disney's Kim Possible.[38][36] Loter and the team then created a roller-skating sequence played over "Sweatpants" by Childish Gambino as a proof-of-concept piece and pitched it to both executives at Disney Television Animation and a Marvel Studios team including Brad Winderbaum and president Kevin Feige, who greenlit the series for development.[39][40]

On February 20, 2018, it was reported that Marvel Animation and Cinema Gypsy Productions were developing a Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur series for Disney Channel Worldwide.[41] Fishburne (a long-time Marvel alumni; having played Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Bill Foster in Ant-Man and the Wasp) and Helen Sugland serve as the series' executive producers.[41] 20 half-hours were ordered for the first season, but it was later cut down to 17.[42][43]

On August 24, 2019, during the D23 Expo, Fishburne revealed that the series would premiere in 2020 on Disney Channel, with Disney Television Animation being set to co-produce the series, marking the first time Disney and Marvel worked together on an animated series.[44] Loter executive produces the series alongside Fishburne and Sugland;[44] Loter also serves as the series' showrunner.[45] Jeff Howard and Kate Kondell work on the series as co-producers and story editors.[44] Howard and Kondell were the first two writers hired for the series. The two helped the production team define the characters, with an hour being dedicated to a specific character. By the time writing for the episodes started, the characters were defined enough that not many ideas were revised.[46] Kondell also serves as head writer for the series.[47]

Fishburne said that "Disney Channel is the perfect platform to explore this pint-sized female African American superhero and [he] can't wait for their audience to enjoy the lighthearted adventures of Lunella and Devil Dinosaur",[44] while Cort Lane, Marvel Family and Entertainment's then-senior vice president, said that "[Moon Girl's] adventures with giant buddy, Devil Dinosaur, are filled with so much wonder and joy, and this historic partnership with Disney Television Animation and Cinema Gypsy Productions proved the right formula to bring them to television".[44]

In February 2021, it was reported that Rodney Clouden would serve as supervising producer for the series, while Pilar Flynn would produce.[4] Due to Disney Television Animation's studios having closed in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,[48] most of the series was produced remotely.[49] The producers developed each episode with a feature film-like pipeline, with each script receiving a "color script" as with films, and each episode being treated as a "mini-movie".[50][46] The producers wanted the team to be composed of people with different filmmaking experiences.[46]

In October 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.[51] The series was renewed after a positive reception from both Disney and Marvel executives.[52] Rafael Chaidez took over as producer for season two, while Flynn and Clouden serve as co-executive producers alongside Kondell. Kondell also serves as story editor alongside Halima Lucas, the latter who also became a co-producer alongside Ben Juwono, who replaced Clouden as supervising director.[51] Flynn was also promoted to co-showrunner alongside Loter.[53] Production for season 2 began by February 2023.[46]

Loter said that the production team envisions the series to span three seasons, believing they could tell a complete story within that timeframe while remaining open to the possibility of creating more seasons.[54] He also mentioned that the show's renewal or cancellation depends on the ratings of the season 2 premiere on both Disney Channel and Disney+.[55]

Writing

The series is composed entirely of women of color in its writers' room, as well as on its directing team, as the producers wanted the production team to reflect the diversity within New York City, where the show is set.[52][38] The writers, alongside other crew members of color, were allowed to provide feedback regarding representation of minorities within the show, with some of said crew members receiving promotions within the crew while working on the series.[39] The crew also worked alongside Disney production coordinator Allen March to identify moments to add diversity to the show via background or speaking characters, as well as to calculate the representation per episode.[38] Loter, who lives in New York City, said that it was important for the crew to "make sure they've got New York right", wanting to respect the city's "vibe" and "tone".[52] He also reused elements of the series' portrayal of NYC from his cancelled Cars spin-off film Metro,[56] such as prominently featuring the New York City Hall station, which appears in the series as Lunella's lab.[57] The series starts off with an episodic format as it explores Lunella becoming Moon Girl, before transitioning into a more serialized story, with an arc unfolding throughout the first season, and continuing on into the second season, being more serialized than the first.[52][58]

Supervising producer Rodney Clouden said it was important for the production crew to accurately portray a multigenerational African-American family.[39] They wanted to show both Moon Girl learning from her family and her family learning from her through their multiple perspectives.[39] Each character was given a different personality and profession, such as Pops being owner of a roller-skate and Andria being a DJ, to further explore diversity and how "everyone is so different [from each other]".[59] Sasheer Zamata, who voices Lunella's mother, said that family is a crucial theme in the show, and described the series as "a nice way to see a Black family work together and enjoy each other and spread love in their community".[60] Producer Pilar Flynn said it was important for the writers to have Moon Girl and Casey have a close and supportive relationship, which is rarely seen among female friendships in animation.[59]

The producers used the original comic as "a springboard" and "a point of reference" for the series, although making several alterations regarding the source material to make the story fit in a television format while still incorporating nods to multiple comic-book storylines.[39] According to Diamond White, the series features "levels of emotions" that were absent from the original comic.[61] The series portrays the relationship between the duo as "a partnership" instead of "a pet/owner dynamic", with Devil becoming fiercely loyal to Moon Girl and feeling "at home with her" due to how she treats him.[61] Another changes were the increased role of Lunella's family and the addition of her friend Casey, which were made to showcase how Lunella's world changes as she grows through the series.[39] They also felt it was important for Lunella to have a support system, and for her household to represent that of many audiences' households.[59] The producers changed Lunella's age from 9 to 13-years-old because they wanted social media to play a prominent role in her character, which they felt would not work with her being 9-years-old.[62]

The series features several obscure characters from Marvel comics. The characters included were selected due to potential roles they could play in the story, interest from the producers, and/or recommendations from Marvel, such as the Beyonder, who was suggested by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige as a foil for Lunella;[45][52] the producers were particularly interested in featuring characters that hadn't been adapted to other media before, such as Aftershock, as their obscurity allowed the creators to make changes that fitted within the show's narrative,[52] though more prominent Marvel characters are also set to appear. Fishburne noted, however, that some characters were unable to appear due to "proprietary issues",[63][62] such as Amadeus Cho, whom the team wanted to include in season 1 but were forbidden by Marvel; elements of the team's plans for the character were ultimately used for Kid Kree in season 2.[40] Elements from Marvel comics appeared more prominently later in the series, after Lunella and "her world" were properly established.[63] Some of the villains represent real-life issues within the show, such as Aftershock draining the Lower East Side's energy in the first episode, which serves as "a statement" about gentrification.[5] The series was also described as "complimentary" to the MCU, with the creators including multiple nods to the franchise through the series.[64] Fishburne claimed that the series is not "connected to the MCU officially", while Loter revealed that "a couple of MCU characters" would appear in the series.[65] Additionally, Flynn stated that the producers consider the series a "companion series" to the MCU but not part of the franchise.[66]

Casting

In February 2021, it was reported that White and Tatasciore would voice the titular duo, with Woodard, Williams, Zamata, and Fowler providing the voices of Lunella/Moon Girl's grandparents and parents, respectively, and Barer as her best friend, Casey.[4] It was also reported that Fishburne would voice The Beyonder in a recurring capacity.[4] Additional recurring and guest roles were announced at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2022.[67] White was cast shortly after Loter heard her audition tape; according to Loter, her tape was the only one he heard, as he was impressed with her performance.[46]

Voice recordings for season one were partially done remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[52] Williams, whose work on the show was his first role during the pandemic, received help from his wife to prepare to record his lines from their home.[52] White and Barer ad-libbed several dialogues between Moon Girl and Casey,[52] with the two recording their lines simultaneously either physically or through Zoom.[68] White also recorded some of her lines with Tatatsciore,[69] as well as with Woodward, Zamata, and Williams.[70] While providing the vocal effects for Devil, Tatasciore was given a script with lines for him, which he would later work into animal vocals.[61] The idea of Fishburne voicing the Beyonder was suggested by Loter.[71] For his performance, Fishburne wanted it to be lighter and less recognizable than his previous roles, so he and Loter worked together to develop his voice for the Beyonder.[36][71]

Animation

The series is animated by Flying Bark Productions, in Sydney, Australia.[41][72] Titmouse worked on early visual development for the series.[41] Flying Bark, whose employees were fans of the source material, was hired due to the studio's work on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.[50] Animation lead Kat Kosmala created a series of rules for the animators, among them being that the character animation must draw the viewers' attention, the action must be "simple and direct", and simplification should be used only for designs.[50] The visual style is meant to "[lean] heavy into [a] 2D graphic comicbook sensibility".[73] The animation combines hand-drawn animation with Toon Boom Harmony, with Toon Boom being used for stage and head-rigging, while the bodies of the characters are hand-drawn. The producers originally planned to only use Toon Boom, but ultimately felt hand-drawn animation was also required.[46]

Multiple animation styles were used per episode.[50] For the New York sequences, the producers drew inspiration from graffiti artists, as well as artists such as Andy Warhol, for the series' art style, to portray New York in a more realistic style than most animated shows, while also portraying the city as its own character.[52] Loter and Clouden drew inspiration from their childhood for the series' portrayal of NYC.[46] Graffiti artists were hired to work on the graffiti depicted through the show to show accurate graffiti.[52] The camera movement was also meant to evoke the feeling of a real-life city recording, with "forced tight shots" and "object obstruction".[50] The buildings and streets were also drawn to be accurate to their real-life counterparts.[74] The musical sequences feature a more abstract art style that is more colorful and action-focused.[50] Flashback sequences feature a simpler graphic style with colors that "quickly enhance emotional beats".[50]

Due to Fishburne's love of comic books,[65] producers also wanted the animation to "feel like an illustrated moving comic book",[52] so the artists drew inspiration from comic books from the 1970s, featuring a lack of "perfect shapes" and "edgy line work", while having a hand-drawn feel.[50] Details such as black spots were also added so they could "[feel] like a very complete piece" even before adding color.[74] Artists wanted to avoid using digital techniques such as motion blur, wanting instead to rely mainly on ink-and-paint techniques.[75] The animation also drew inspiration from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, with the producers wanting the animation to be as energetic as possible within a budget for a TV series. The animators also sought for the animation to be "complimentary" to Into the Spider-Verse without recycling its animation style.[46][50] Marvel Studios Animation's What If...? was also an influence on the series' visual design.[36]

Lead character designer Jose Lopez wanted the characters to have multiple shapes that were "fun to look at", such as Moon Girl's silhouette changing when she dons her superhero outfit.[50] He also wanted Devil Dinosaur to look like "a mean dinosaur" while also being "believable as a lovable pet".[50] He also drew inspiration from comic strip artist Bill Watterson, of whom Lopez is a fan of.[50] Marc Hempel and Devil's co-creator Jack Kirby were also inspirations for the art style of the show, with the artists incorporating the Kirby Krackle into the series.[76][77] The artists also incorporated elements to visually represent the characters' feelings, such as manga-style "flairs",[75] as well as emojis that were "simple and clear and direct".[78]

Music

In July 2022, it was announced that Raphael Saadiq would serve as the executive music producer for the show.[79] He also provided both the score and songs for the show.[52] Loter, a fan of Saadiq, approached him to work on the project during an autograph signing.[79] Each episode features a different song by Saadiq, depicted in-universe as part of a mix-tape Moon Girl listens to; the songs were written before animation work began so the animators could synchronize the songs to the sequence.[50] Saadiq included different musical genres in the soundtrack to reflect the diversity within New York City.[79] Producer Pilar Flynn described his score as "sophisticated" and "unlike anything [she has] seen in animation before", saying it "elevated the entire show to another level".[59] According to Flynn, the crew generally pitched ideas for the score to Saadiq, only for him to discard them in favor of something different, which the producers received positively.[59] The first episode features a song titled "Where You Come From", which Loter described as "a love letter to New York".[52] Saadiq also wrote songs for the series' villains.[37]

The show's theme song, "Moon Girl Magic", was performed written by Saadiq alongside Halima Lucas and Taura Stinson, and performed by White.[80][79] The song was written by Saadiq with "a similar energy" to "Juice" by Lizzo, and received an "instant green-light" by the executives, which is rare for most theme songs for a television series.[50] Saadiq said he wanted the song to be both "uplifting" and "happy", while White was excited to "bring Lunella's voice to the show in a singing way".[79] The title sequence was storyboarded by supervising director Ben Juwono, who drew inspiration from the music video for Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and storyboarded it to play to "Juice", as the theme song had not been written by that point.[50] The song was released as a single on November 14, 2022.[80]

A soundtrack featuring selected songs from the first season was released on February 10, 2023.[80]

Censorship

An episode from Season 2, entitled "The Gatekeeper", was shelved from release; however, the full episode leaked on November 15, 2024. The episode revolved around the openly-transgender character Brooklyn.[81][82] James Whitbrook of io9, after reviewing the leaked footage, noted that "the episode is clearly not subtle" with its focus on Brooklyn and "the explicit prejudice she faces as a trans teen who wants to participate in school sports".[83] Artists who worked on series alleged that the episode was pulled as a result of the political climate surrounding Donald Trump winning the 2024 United States presidential election and the Republican Party winning both chambers of Congress.[81][83][84] Michael McWhertor of Polygon reported that a Disney source stated the episode was "held" instead of banned, with that determination occurring "more than a year ago and was not based the result of recent U.S. elections".[81] Whitbrook reported that a Disney source claimed the intent of the hold was "to ensure material doesn't potentially push ahead discussions around social issues before families can have them themselves", however, Whitbrook also commented that "it would not be the first time Disney has capitulated to right-wing systems of power by censoring its own material".[83] Despite being unreleased, the episode won a Velma Award from the non-profit LGBT rights organization The Rainbow Project the following month.[85]

Release

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur premiered on Disney Channel on February 10, 2023.[86] The series was originally scheduled to premiere in 2020,[44] before being delayed to 2022,[4] and later to its eventual premiere date.[67] The first six episodes of the series were added to Disney+ on February 15, 2023, resulting in episodes 3 to 6 being released prior to their television debuts.[87]

Marketing

A teaser trailer showing clips from the opening was released by executive-producer Laurence Fishburne on December 15, 2021.[88] An official clip was released during San Diego Comic-Con in 2022,[89] while the first trailer was released during the D23 Expo, where the first episode was shown to the attendees.[90][91] The series' intro was released during the New York Comic Con 2022, with the first two minutes of the season premiere also being shown during the panel.[92][51] A music video for the theme song was released on November 14, 2022.[93]

Merchandising for the show will include apparel and a series of toys produced by The World of EPI and Funko Pop! that serve as tie-ins for the series.[51][94] Characters from Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur appear as limited-time meet-and-greet characters at the Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure starting from February 15, 2023, in commemoration of Black History Month.[95][96] A soundtrack featuring songs from the first season, in digital and audio cassette formats, was released on January 4, 2023, by Walt Disney Records.[97]

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 100%, based on 16 reviews with an average rating of 8.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "With dazzling visuals and punchy pacing that feel beamed straight from a child's imagination, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur will enthrall kids while impressing animation connoisseurs."[98]

Joel Keller of Decider asserted, "Marvel's Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur is a dynamic, smart, visually arresting series that has a unique girl at its center, a puppy-like dinosaur, and stories that will entertain both kids and their parents."[99] Matthew Aguilar of ComicBook.com gave the series a 4 out of 5, writing, "Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is an enchanting adventure that wears its heart and charm on its sleeve. The show carves out a corner of the Marvel universe all its own with personality for days and characters that leap off the screen, and any Marvel fan will regret missing out on this one-of-a-kind gem."[100]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Refs
2023 TCA Awards Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Nominated [101]
Humanitas Prize Children's Teleplay (Live-Action or Animation) Lisa Muse Bryant (for "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow") Nominated [102]
Children's and Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Children's or Young Teen Animated Series Laurence Fishburne, Steve Loter, Helen Sugland, Rodney Clouden, Pilar Flynn, Jeffrey M. Howard, Kate Kondell, Rafael Chaidez and Lisa Muse Bryant Nominated [103][104]
Outstanding Animated Special Laurence Fishburne, Steve Loter, Helen Sugland, Rodney Clouden, Pilar Flynn, Jeffrey M. Howard, Kate Kondell, Rafael Chaidez and Lisa Muse Bryant (for "Moon Girl Landing") Won
Outstanding Voice Performance in a Children's or Young Teen Program Laurence Fishburne Nominated
Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program Lisa Muse Bryant, Jeffrey M. Howard, Kate Kondell, Liz Hara, Halima Lucas, Maggie Rose and Taylor Vaughn Lasley Nominated
Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series Sam Riegal Won
Outstanding Main Title and Graphics Sean Jimenez, Christopher Whittier, Jose Lopez, Ben Juwono, Kat Kosmala and Jen Dickinson Won
Outstanding Editing for an Animated Program Sandra Powers, Ryan Burkhard and Phil Lomboy Nominated
Outstanding Casting for an Animated Program Tatiana Bull, Aaron Drown and Jennifer Trujillo Won
Individual Achievement in Animation Kaz Aiwaza Won
Peabody Awards Children's/Youth Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Nominated [105]
2024 Annie Awards Best TV/Media – Children "The Beyonder" Nominated [106][107]
Best Character Design – TV/ Media Jose Lopéz (for "The Beyonder") Won
Best Storyboarding – TV/Media Ben Juwono (for "Run the Rink") Won
Best Voice Acting—TV/Media Diamond White (for "Moon Girl Landing") Won
GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Animated Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Nominated [108]
Humanitas Prize Children's Teleplay Halima Lucas (for "Ride or Die") Won [109][110]
2025 Annie Awards Best TV/Media – Children "The Molecular Level" Won [111][112]
Best Character Design – TV/ Media Jose Lopéz (for "The Molecular Level") Won
Best Editorial – TV/ Media "The Molecular Level" Nominated
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Animated Series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Nominated [113]
Children's and Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Children's or Young Teen Animated Series Laurence Fishburne, Steve Loter, Helen Sugland, Rodney Clouden, Pilar Flynn, Rafael Chaidez, Laura Leganza Reynolds, Cameron Castillo, Jeffrey M. Howard and Kate Kondell Won [114][115]
Outstanding Writing for a Children's or Young Teen Animated Series Kate Kondell, Halima Lucas and Liz Hara (for "Dancing With Myself") Won
Outstanding Directing for an Animated Series Samantha Suyi Lee, Ben Juwono and Jen Dickinson (for "The Molecular Level") Won
Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series Sam Riegel Nominated
Outstanding Editing for an Animated Program Sandra Powers, Ryan Burkhard and Phil Lomboy Nominated
GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Animated Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Nominated [116]
2026 Children's and Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing for an Animated Series Samantha Suyi Lee, Annie J. Li, Christine Liu and Jen Dickinson (for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner") Nominated [117]
Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series Sam Riegel (for "Shoot for The Moon") Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Children's or Young Teen Animated Series Liz Hara (for "Crushed") Nominated
Peabody Awards Children's/Youth Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Won [118]

Graphic novel

Not to be confused with Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur (comic book).

On May 12, 2023, it was reported that a graphic novel based on the series was in development, entitled Wreck and Roll. It was released on April 2, 2024.[119][120][121] The novel was written by Stephanie Williams with art by Asia Simone, while Scholastic published it.[119]

Notes

  1. ↑ Simulcast with Disney XD in season 2.
  2. ↑ Many episodes were released on Disney+ first before their linear television premieres on Disney Channel and Disney XD.

References

  1. ↑ Pond, Steve (December 17, 2023). "Children & Family Creative Arts Emmys: Complete List of Winners" (in en-US). https://www.thewrap.com/children-family-creative-arts-emmys-winners/. 
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 Amin, Arezou (December 13, 2023). "'Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Season 2 Adds a Time-Lord, a Witch, and More [Exclusive"]. https://collider.com/moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-season-2-release-date-cast-teaser/. 
  3. ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb (October 18, 2024). "Matt's Inside Line: Scoop on NCIS: Origins, Chicago P.D., Daryl Dixon, Ghosts, Found, Anansi Boys, Criminal Minds, Chicken Sisters and More!". https://tvline.com/lists/ghosts-season-4-spoilers-trevor-unfinished-business/found-season-2-margaret-son-jamie/. "Moon Girl Lunella and her trusty sidekick Devil Dinosaur will ride again... sometime." 
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Dinh, Christine (February 10, 2021). "Disney Channel Announces 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Cast". https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/disney-channel-moon-girl-devil-dinosaur-cast. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 McCabe, Joseph. "'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Cast and Crew Interviews" (in en). https://www.moviefone.com/news/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-cast-and-crew-interviews/. 
  6. ↑ Jones, Tamera (September 10, 2022). "D23's 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Trailer Introduces Lunella Lafayette as Moon Girl" (in en-US). https://collider.com/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-trailer-diamond-white-alison-brie/. 
  7. ↑ Steve Loter [@steveloter] (February 11, 2023). "It's Fred". https://twitter.com/steveloter/status/1624522994067570688. 
  8. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (January 13, 2023). "Time to Get Genius! 'Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Trailer Calculates a Roaring Action Comedy" (in en-US). https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/01/time-to-get-genius-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-trailer-calculates-a-roaring-action-comedy/. 
  9. ↑ "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" (in en-US). https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/shows/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur/episodes/hair-today-gone-tomorrow/. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Disney Channel March 2023 Highlights". https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/pressrelease/march-2023-programming-highlights/. 
  11. ↑ Samir [@sktchmstrskllz] (February 19, 2023). "You're welcome". https://twitter.com/sktchmstrskllz/status/1627515680106094592. 
  12. ↑ Hermanns, Grant (April 11, 2023). "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Clip Introduces Wesley Snipes' Morlak". https://screenrant.com/moon-girl-devil-dinosaur-clip-wesley-snipes-morlak/. 
  13. ↑ "'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur': Edward James Olmos Guest Stars as Molecule Man in Season 2". June 2, 2023. https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-edward-james-olmos-molecule-man. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 "February 2024 Programming Highlights". January 18, 2024. https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/pressrelease/february-2024-programming-highlights/. 
  15. ↑ Steve Loter [@steveloter] (February 2, 2024). "Lady Bullseye is performed by Miki Yamashita. She's intense about discipline.". https://twitter.com/steveloter/status/1753643523793211754. 
  16. ↑ SungWon Cho [@ProZD] (February 2, 2024). "I voice General Hyles of the Zingaran Army in Marvel's MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR, season 2 premieres today on #DisneyChannel and tomorrow on #DisneyPlus #Marvel #MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur". https://twitter.com/ProZD/status/1753513767047159882. 
  17. ↑ "The Beyonder" (in en-US). https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/shows/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur/episodes/the-beyonder/. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Moon Girl Landing" (in en-US). https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/shows/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur/episodes/moon-girl-landing/. 
  19. ↑ Steve Loter [@steveloter] (February 11, 2023). "yes". https://twitter.com/steveloter/status/1624535794101919746. 
  20. ↑ Steve Loter [@steveloter] (February 11, 2023). "Brooklyn!". https://twitter.com/steveloter/status/1624586121857622016. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Check Yourself" (in en-US). https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/shows/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur/episodes/check-yourself/. 
  22. ↑ Acuna, Kirsten (February 7, 2023). "'The Last of Us Part II' actor Ian Alexander 'would love' to reprise their game role of Lev on season 2 of HBO's show". https://www.insider.com/the-last-of-us-ian-alexander-lev-season-two-interview-2023-2. 
  23. ↑ Steve Loter [@steveloter] (January 4, 2024). "yes". https://twitter.com/steveloter/status/1743052775888756934. 
  24. ↑ "Cobie Smulders breaks down that 'Secret Invasion' premiere ending" (in en). https://ew.com/tv/cobie-smulders-talks-secret-invasion-premiere-ending-spoilers/. 
  25. ↑ "The Borough Bully" (in en-US). https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/shows/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur/episodes/the-borough-bully/. 
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Steve Loter [@steveloter] (February 11, 2023). "it's @wcruz73 and @Andy !". https://twitter.com/steveloter/status/1624529804916822016. 
  27. ↑ Crowley, Liam (March 24, 2023). "RoboCop Star Peter Weller to Join Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Exclusive)". https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/robocop-star-peter-weller-to-join-marvels-moon-girl-devil-dinosaur-exclusive/. 
  28. ↑ Erika Ishii [@erikaishii] (February 7, 2024). "I'm OVERJOYED to be Turbo in Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur! I've been a huge fan of the show and can't believe I got to join the stellar cast. AND to be the first to portray this canon Marvel character with a shiny new backstory!! Ahhh!! Thank you @DisneyMGDD team & @samriegel 🌙🦖". https://twitter.com/erikaishii/status/1755343631358320691. 
  29. ↑ Disney Television Animation (February 6, 2025). "This guest star lineup has us over the moon 🤩✨New episodes of moongirlanddevildinosaur are available NOW on @DisneyChannel and TOMORROW on DisneyPlus!". Threads. https://www.threads.net/@disneytva/post/DFvL-8cCLNK?xmt=AQGzwWhuINIX-mj23suZDdT540f-VqVuIKPGnKxYYgtUzA. Retrieved February 7, 2025. 
  30. ↑ "President Brown Voice". https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Moon-Girl-and-Devil-Dinosaur/President-Brown/. 
  31. ↑ EIDR Record: Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Season 2 (2023, Season). 2023. doi:10.5240/EFB4-257F-9446-8D5B-413E-H. https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/EFB4-257F-9446-8D5B-413E-H. Retrieved November 16, 2024. 
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Episode Listings". The Futon Critic. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur/listings/. 
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Season 2 Episode Guide". Zap2it. September 2017. https://tvlistings.gracenote.com/overview-affiliates.html?programSeriesId=SH04382345&tabName=guide&season=2. 
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Episodes". https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/shows/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur/episodes/. 
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 "Disney Increases Diversity in Children's Animation with "The Ghost and Molly McGee," Marvel's "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" and "Rise up, Sing Out"". August 19, 2021. https://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2021/08/19/disney-increases-diversity-in-childrens-animation-with-the-ghost-and-molly-mcgee-marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-and-rise-up-sing-out/. 
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 "Double Trouble". https://pocketmags.com/it/sfx-magazine/february-2023/articles/1264675/double-trouble. 
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Darwish, Meaghan (November 13, 2022). "'Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Team on Marvel Animated Series & Villain Songs" (in en-US). https://www.tvinsider.com/1069514/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-disney-channel-new-york-comic-con-2022/. 
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 White, Abbey (October 10, 2022). "'Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Team on New York-Inspired Animation Style, Diversity in Marvel Series". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/marvel-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-renewed-season-2-nycc-1235236417/. 
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 October 10, 2022. Alexander Yarde. October 10, 2022. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via YouTube.
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Marvel's Moon Girl Interview (Co-Producer/Sup. Director Ben Juwono) | Guardians of the Palaxy Pod. Guardians of the Palaxy. January 31, 2024. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via YouTube.
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 Andreeva, Nellie (February 20, 2018). "'Marvel's Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur' Animated Series Produced By Laurence Fishburne In Works At Disney Channels". https://deadline.com/2018/02/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-based-comic-book-series-tv-disney-channels-worldwide-1202296647/. 
  42. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 19, 2020). "Laurence Fishburne Signs with CAA for Representation". Deadline. https://deadline.com/2020/08/laurence-fishburne-signs-caa-1203017971/. 
  43. ↑ Steve Loter [@steveloter] (April 12, 2023). "The production number on OMG Part 2 was 120, because we originally had 20 or so episodes planned....". https://twitter.com/steveloter/status/1646356161011277825. 
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 44.5 Dinh, Christine (August 24, 2019). "D23 Expo 2019: Disney Channel Greenlights Original Animated Series 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'". https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/d23-disney-channel-greenlights-animated-series-moon-girl-devil-dinosaur. 
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 Jackson, Destiny (February 11, 2023). "'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Bosses Discuss Bringing The First Black Female Superhero Animated Series To Life: "It's Black Girl Magic"" (in en-US). https://deadline.com/2023/02/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-disney-steve-loter-rodney-clouden-1235256811/. 
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5 46.6 46.7 "Rodney Clouden and Steve Loter" (in en). February 3, 2023. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7dfVcMxNI4lnNsd29Iu30d. 
  47. ↑ Disney TVA [@DisneyTVA] (March 7, 2023). "To celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth, #MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur Head Writer Kate Kondell will be answering your questions, leave them in the replies for her to answer!...". https://twitter.com/DisneyTVA/status/1633195816973369344. 
  48. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie; Patten, Dominic (March 24, 2020). "Animation Production Is Still Going, Sometimes Slower, Amid Coronavirus Crisis". https://deadline.com/2020/03/animation-tv-series-continue-coronavirus-challenges-1202890786/. 
  49. ↑ Bricken, Rob (February 11, 2021). "The Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Cartoon Just Got a Great Voice Cast and a Surprising Marvel Character". https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2021/02/the-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-cartoon-just-got-a-great-voice-cast-and-a-surprising-marvel-character/. 
  50. ↑ 50.00 50.01 50.02 50.03 50.04 50.05 50.06 50.07 50.08 50.09 50.10 50.11 50.12 50.13 50.14 Reif, Alex (October 23, 2022). "LightBox Expo Recap: "Introducing Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur"" (in en-US). https://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2022/10/23/lightbox-expo-recap-introducing-marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur/. 
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 51.3 "NYCC 2022: 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Will Be Back with Season 2" (in en). https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/nycc-2022-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-season-2. 
  52. ↑ 52.00 52.01 52.02 52.03 52.04 52.05 52.06 52.07 52.08 52.09 52.10 52.11 52.12 52.13 "Watch: Diamond White and Fred Tatasciore lead the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur panel for Marvel" (in en). October 8, 2022. https://www.thepopverse.com/watch-diamond-white-and-fred-tatasciore-lead-the-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-panel-for-marvel. 
  53. ↑ Ruby, Ayla (2023-02-10). "Interview with Pilar Flynn from Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" (in en-US). https://thecosmiccircus.com/cosmic-cafe-interview-with-pilar-flynn-from-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur/. 
  54. ↑ Steve Loter [@steveloter] (January 24, 2024). "We do too. We feel like we could tell a very full story in 3 seasons (like a movie trilogy) but could certainly make more.". https://twitter.com/steveloter/status/1750030197527830678. 
  55. ↑ Steve Loter [@steveloter] (January 23, 2024). "The reality of the situation is this. We already know what to do for a 3rd season of #moongirlanddevildinosaur and it's really, really great. We NEED more viewers to watch the premiere of MG Season Two on Feb 2nd on Disney Channel and Feb 3rd on Disney Plus to make this happen.". https://twitter.com/steveloter/status/1750005375498379658. 
  56. ↑ Steve Loter [@steveloter] (February 8, 2023). "#MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur started with my unfinished Cars World film, Metro....". https://twitter.com/steveloter/status/1623200347169918978. 
  57. ↑ Steve Loter [@steveloter] (February 8, 2023). "#MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur making of fun fact #2- Lunella's lab is a real place!...". https://twitter.com/steveloter/status/1623528728843399169. 
  58. ↑ Steve Loter [@steveloter] (January 27, 2023). "We start a little episodic as Lunella gets to become Moon Girl, but we get serialized early. Thanks!". https://twitter.com/steveloter/status/1619095654051225600. 
  59. ↑ 59.0 59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 #nycc2022 "Marvel's Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur Pilar Flynn (producer) & Gary Anthony Williams (Pops). Alexander Yarde. October 10, 2022. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via YouTube.
  60. ↑ Yates, Shaquine (July 7, 2022). "How 'Marvel's Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur' Aims To Take Representation in Animation To Greater Heights". https://shadowandact.com/amp/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-is-all-about-representation. 
  61. ↑ 61.0 61.1 61.2 Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur's Diamond White & Fred Tatasciore Talk Representation & More - NYCC. The Koalition. October 9, 2022. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022 – via YouTube.
  62. ↑ 62.0 62.1 Jackson, Leigh-Ann (February 8, 2023). "A New Marvel Hero Battles Supervillains and Teen Angst" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/arts/television/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur.html. 
  63. ↑ 63.0 63.1 "Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur Cast and Crew on Marvel's New Animated Hero" (in en). February 6, 2023. https://gizmodo.com/marvel-moon-girl-devil-dinosaur-disney-cast-ep-intervie-1850051584. 
  64. ↑ Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur [@DisneyMGDD] (July 21, 2022). "#MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur is complimentary to the MCU and we may be able to spot some Easter eggs in the series 👀 #SDCC2022". https://twitter.com/DisneyMGDD/status/1550238281622642688. 
  65. ↑ 65.0 65.1 "Inside Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur show coming to Disney Channel and Disney+ this month" (in en). February 6, 2023. https://www.thepopverse.com/marvel-moon-girl-devil-dinosaur-interview. 
  66. ↑ Ruby, Ayla (2023-02-10). "Interview with Pilar Flynn from Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" (in en-US). https://thecosmiccircus.com/cosmic-cafe-interview-with-pilar-flynn-from-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur/. 
  67. ↑ 67.0 67.1 Philiana Ng (July 21, 2022). "Wesley Snipes, Alison Brie to Guest on Disney's 'Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur': See First Look (Exclusive)". https://www.etonline.com/wesley-snipes-alison-brie-to-guest-on-disneys-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-see-first-look-exclusive. 
  68. ↑ Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Cast & Creators: Is It In The MCU? MCU Cameos?! AND MORE!. Mama's Geeky. February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023 – via YouTube.
  69. ↑ Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur - Friendship And Community | FEATURETTE. Disney Television Animation News. February 7, 2023. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via YouTube.
  70. ↑ Meet the Family Featurette | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | @disneychannel. Disney Channel. February 6, 2023. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via YouTube.
  71. ↑ 71.0 71.1 Zachary, Brandon (February 6, 2023). "Marvel's Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur: Laurence Fishburne & Steve Loter Discuss the Show's Artistic Influences" (in en). https://www.cbr.com/moon-girl-devil-dinosaur-laurence-fishburne-steve-loter-interview/. 
  72. ↑ Flying Bark [@flyingbark] (April 7, 2021). "We're DELIGHTED to announce that Flying Bark is working alongside DisneyTVAnimation & Marvel Animation on their latest series, Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur!...". https://twitter.com/flyingbark/status/1379968314550575104. 
  73. ↑ Ben Juwono [@e1n] (October 26, 2022). "Since our design leans heavy into the 2D graphic comicbook sensibility, we thought it would be cool to create a sequence that deliberately avoids movement toward or away from camera, that way everything feels like a drawing on paper when you're reading a comicbook page.". https://twitter.com/e1n/status/1585147834508402696. 
  74. ↑ 74.0 74.1 McLean, Tom (February 3, 2023). "Meet the Heroic Girl Genius and Jurassic Sidekick of 'Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'" (in en-US). https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/02/meet-the-heroic-girl-genius-and-jurassic-sidekick-of-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur/. 
  75. ↑ 75.0 75.1 Fleshman, Cu (February 6, 2023). "Q&A: Ben Juwono Brings the Magic to Marvel's 'Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'" (in en-US). https://charactermedia.com/qa-ben-juwono-brings-the-magic-to-marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur/. 
  76. ↑ "Interview: 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Cast and Creatives on Family, Lunella, and Bringing a Fresh Story to the Screen" (in en). February 6, 2023. https://www.nerdsandbeyond.com/2023/02/06/interview-marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-cast-and-creatives-on-family-lunella-and-bringing-a-fresh-story-to-the-screen/. 
  77. ↑ "The Colorful and Loving World of MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR" (in en-US). February 6, 2023. https://nerdist.com/article/moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-tv-series-influences-themes-of-family-friendship-interview-laurence-fishburne/. 
  78. ↑ Silverio, Ben F. (February 6, 2023). "Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur Producers Discuss The Feel Of Marvel Animation's New Show [Exclusive Interview"] (in en-US). https://www.slashfilm.com/1095933/moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-producers-discuss-the-feel-of-marvel-animations-new-show-exclusive-interview/. 
  79. ↑ 79.0 79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Raphael Saadiq Music Featurette. Marvel Entertainment. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022 – via YouTube.
  80. ↑ 80.0 80.1 80.2 "Opening Theme Song from 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Released | Film Music Reporter" (in en-US). http://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/11/14/opening-theme-song-from-marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-released/. 
  81. ↑ 81.0 81.1 81.2 McWhertor, Michael (November 15, 2024). "Disney reportedly pulls Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur episode over trans athlete story". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/news/479614/disney-reportedly-pulls-marvels-moon-girl-and-dinosaur-episode-over-trans-athlete-story. 
  82. ↑ Pulliam-Moore, Charles (2024-11-15). "Disney has reportedly pulled a Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur episode for telling a trans-inclusive story" (in en). https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/15/24297438/moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-the-gatekeeper. 
  83. ↑ 83.0 83.1 83.2 Whitbrook, James (2024-11-15). "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Episode Allegedly Scrubbed Over Trans Storyline" (in en-US). io9. https://gizmodo.com/moon-girl-devil-dinosaur-season-2-censorship-trans-episode-disney-2000525143. 
  84. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Collider Mullinax
  85. ↑ White, Abbey (2024-12-10). "'Heartstopper,' 'Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,' Among Inaugural Winners of The Velma Awards (Exclusive)". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/heartstopper-primos-monster-high-velma-awards-winners-1236080133/. 
  86. ↑ Hipes, Patrick; Pederson, Erik (September 10, 2022). "D23 Expo 2022: All The Movie & TV News We Learned From Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Disney+ And More". https://deadline.com/2022/09/d23-expo-2022-recap-what-we-learned-1235114097/. 
  87. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Disney Plus release
  88. ↑ "'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Releases First Teaser Trailer" (in en). https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/moon-girl-devil-dinosaur-teaser-trailer. 
  89. ↑ "SDCC 2022: 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Announces Stellar Guest and Recurring Voice Cast" (in en). https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/sdcc-2022-moon-girl-devil-dinosaur-voice-cast. 
  90. ↑ ""Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" Panel at New York Comic Con 2022" (in en-US). October 9, 2022. https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2022/10/09/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-panel-at-new-york-comic-con-2022/. 
  91. ↑ "D23 Expo 2022: 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Trailer Reveals February 10 Premiere Date" (in en). https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-trailer-premiere-date. 
  92. ↑ Julia (October 10, 2022). "'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Brought Moon Girl Magic to New York Comic Con" (in en). https://www.nerdsandbeyond.com/2022/10/10/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-brought-moon-girl-magic-to-new-york-comic-con/. 
  93. ↑ "'Moon Girl Magic' Music Video Released from 'Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'" (in en). https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/moon-girl-magic-music-video-released-from-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur. 
  94. ↑ "Disney Teams with The World of EPI for New Dolls and Toys Inspired by "The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder", "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur"" (in en-US). February 11, 2022. https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2022/02/11/disney-world-of-epi-dolls-toys-the-proud-family-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur/. 
  95. ↑ ""Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur" Character Meet & Greet Coming to Disney California Adventure" (in en-US). January 19, 2023. https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2023/01/19/dca-moon-girl-meet-and-greet/. 
  96. ↑ "Moon Girl Magic Comes to Disney California Adventure Park" (in en-US). February 9, 2023. https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2023/02/moon-girl-magic-comes-to-disney-california-adventure-park/. 
  97. ↑ "Marvel's Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur[Green Cassette"]. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRNL3J6S/. 
  98. ↑ "Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" (in en). https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/marvels_moon_girl_and_devil_dinosaur/s01. 
  99. ↑ Keller, Joel (February 10, 2023). "'Marvel's Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur' Disney Channel Review: Stream It Or Skip It?" (in en-US). https://decider.com/2023/02/10/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-disney-channel-review/. 
  100. ↑ Aguilar, Matthew (February 11, 2023). "Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Review: A Superhero Adventure Brimming with Heart, Humor, and Charm" (in en). https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-review-streaming-disney-plus-animated/. 
  101. ↑ Hailu, Selome (June 30, 2023). "TCA Award Nominations: 'The Bear,' 'Succession,' 'The Last of Us' Lead With Five Nominations Each" (in en-US). https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/2023-tca-award-nominations-full-list-1235658596/. 
  102. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (2023-08-16). "Humanitas Prize Winners Include 'The Last Of Us', Tyler Perry, Cooper Raiff's 'Cha Cha Real Smooth'" (in en-US). https://deadline.com/2023/08/2023-humanitas-prize-winners-list-1235520675/. 
  103. ↑ "2nd Children's & Family Emmy Awards Announce Nominees". 2023-11-02. https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/11/2nd-childrens-family-emmy-awards-announce-nominees/. 
  104. ↑ Zahed, Ramin (December 8, 2023). "Exclusive: Children's and Family Emmy Winners for Individual Achievement in Animation Are Announced" (in en-US). https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/12/children-and-family-emmy-winners-for-individual-achievement-in-animation-are-announced/. 
  105. ↑ "Nominees in Entertainment, Kids, Arts, Interactive Announced". April 24, 2024. https://peabodyawards.com/stories/nominees-in-entertainment-kids-arts-interactive-announced-2/. 
  106. ↑ "51st Annie Awards Nominees: 'Nimona' Scores 10 Nods; Several Major Studios Shut Out of the Best Feature Race" (in en-US). January 11, 2024. https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/01/51st-annie-awards-nominees-nimona-scores-10-nods-major-studios-shut-out-of-best-feature-race/. 
  107. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (February 17, 2024). "Annie Awards: 'Spider-Man: Across the 'Spider-Verse' Leads With 7 Wins, Including Best Feature". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2024-annie-awards-winners-list-1235828921/. 
  108. ↑ "35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Nominees | GLAAD" (in en-US). 2024-01-17. https://glaad.org/mediaawards/35/nominees/. 
  109. ↑ "2024 Winners & Nominees". https://www.humanitasprize.org/2024-winners-nominees/. 
  110. ↑ "Animated Standouts 'Nimona' & "Moon Girl' Awarded Humanitas Prizes". 13 September 2024. https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/09/animated-standouts-nimona-moon-girl-awarded-humanitas-prizes/. 
  111. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (December 20, 2024). "'The Wild Robot' Leads 2025 Annie Awards Nominations With 10 Nods". https://variety.com/2024/artisans/awards/annie-awards-2025-nominations-wild-robot-1236255475/. Retrieved January 23, 2025. 
  112. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (February 8, 2025). "Annie Awards: 'The Wild Robot' Sweeps Its Categories With Nine Wins, Including Best Feature". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-annie-awards-winners-list-1236131218/. 
  113. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (January 7, 2025). "NAACP Image Awards Nominations: 'The Piano Lesson' Leads Film Nods With 14". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/naacp-image-awards-2025-nominations-nominees-list-1236102733/. 
  114. ↑ Schneider, Michael (December 12, 2024). "Children's & Family Emmys 2024 Nominations: 'Percy Jackson,' 'Sesame Street,' 'Spiderwick Chronicles' Lead; Ceremony Moves to March". https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/childrens-family-emmys-2023-nominations-full-list-2-1236246611/. 
  115. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (March 15, 2025). "Children's and Family Emmy Awards: 'Percy Jackson,' 'Sesame Street' Universe, 'Orion and the Dark' Among Top Winners". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/2025-childrens-and-family-emmy-awards-winners-list-1236164512/. 
  116. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (2025-01-22). "GLAAD Media Awards Nominations Revealed; 'Emilia Pérez' Snubbed" (in en-US). https://deadline.com/2025/01/glaad-media-awards-nominations-2025-list-1236260334/. 
  117. ↑ Kewis, Hilary (November 18, 2025). "Children's and Family Emmy Awards Nominations Revealed as Ms. Rachel Scores First Nods, Ceremony Moves to NY". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/2026-childrens-family-emmy-awards-nominations-1236430568/. 
  118. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (April 23, 2026). "2026 Peabody Awards Winners List". https://deadline.com/2026/04/2026-peabody-awards-winners-list-1236868900/. 
  119. ↑ 119.0 119.1 Johnston, Rich (May 12, 2023). "Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur's Wreck And Roll Scholastic Graphic Novel". https://bleedingcool.com/comics/moon-girl-devil-dinosaurs-wreck-and-roll-scholastic-graphic-novel/. 
  120. ↑ herald of alien superstar [@Steph_I_Will] (May 12, 2023). "This is based on the tv show!". https://twitter.com/Steph_I_Will/status/1657096110245126144. 
  121. ↑ "Your First Look at the Cover to Original Graphic Novel 'Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Wreck and Roll!'". https://www.marvel.com/articles/culture-lifestyle/first-look-preview-original-graphic-novel-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-wreck-and-roll. 
Cite error: <ref> tag with name "Zap2it Season 1" defined in <references> is not used in prior text.

Template:Marvel animation Template:Disney Television Animation



Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Biology:Moon_Girl_and_Devil_Dinosaur&oldid=4479043"