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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Running time | 24 minutes (2 12-minute segments) |
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Network | Disney Junior |
Release | March 22, 2023 present | –
Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes is an animated television series created by Kelly Dillon, Marc Dey and Robert Vargas, and premiered on Disney Junior on March 22, 2023. [1] The series is co-produced by Triggerfish Animation Studios, Frog Box Productions, Entertainment One and TeamTO, with the participation of France Télévisions and Disney Junior.
The series is set in a fictional African city called Kimoja City, and centers on three best friends named Kiya, Jay, and Motsie. Whenever there is a problem in town, the trio heads to their headquarters called Crystal Eyes where they transform into superheroes. The friends can also transform outside of Crystal Eyes by putting on their bandanas.
No. | Title [2] [3] | Written by | Original air date [2] [3] |
Prod. code [2] [4] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Kiya and the Kite Monster" | Robert Vargas | March 22, 2023 | 101 | 0.16 [5] |
"Cosmic Catastrophe" | Christian De Vita | ||||
2 | "Zero to Hero" | Tshepo Moche & Raffaella Delle Done | March 23, 2023[a] | 102 | N/A |
"Take a Step Back" | Eric Noto | ||||
3 | "Kiya's Potluck" | Khadidiatou Diouf | March 24, 2023[a] | 103 | 0.14 [6] |
"Musical Mash-Up" | Léa Lespagnol | ||||
4 | "Going Solo in a Snowglobe" | Christian De Vita | March 31, 2023[b] | 104 | N/A |
"Revolting Robots" | Anaïs Lebeau & Roman Van Liemt | ||||
5 | "A Little Birdy Told Me" | Justine Cheynet | April 7, 2023 | 105 | N/A |
"The Night of 1000 Lights" | Anaïs Lebeau | ||||
6 | "Fight or Flight" | Tshepo Moche & Raffaella Delle Done | April 14, 2023 | 106 | 0.16 [7] |
"Clash of the Kora" | Franck Yaya | ||||
7 | "Kiya and the Boombastic" | Marc Dey | April 21, 2023 | 107 | N/A |
"Acroboo!" | Khadidiatou Diouf | ||||
8 | "Smelly Business" | Khadidiatou Diouf | May 12, 2023 | 108 | N/A |
"Kiya's Monster Movie Night" | Robert Vargas | ||||
9 | "King of Pranks" | Christian De Vita | May 26, 2023 | 109 | 0.12 [8] |
"Bugging Out" | |||||
10 | "Ready Set Freeze" | Léa Lespagnol | June 2, 2023 | 110 | N/A |
"Honey Camp" | Khadidiatou Diouf | ||||
11 | "Jay and the Super Fans" | Baptiste Renard | June 23, 2023 | 111 | 0.12 [9] |
"We Heart Art" | Pierre-Gilles Stehr | ||||
12 | "Primadonna's Detective Agency" | Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart | July 7, 2023 | 112 | N/A |
"Day of the Slugs" | Simon Raynaud | ||||
13 | "Galactoslug Gets His Groove" | Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart | July 21, 2023 | 113 | N/A |
14 | "The Primadonna Puzzle" | Kelly Dillon | August 4, 2023 | 114 | 0.13 [4] |
"Fear of Mission Out" | Khadidiatou Diouf | ||||
15 | "Stealing the Spotlight" | Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel | August 25, 2023 | 115 | 0.14 [4] |
"Duel of the Inventors" | Christian De Vita | ||||
16 | "Primadonna's Bodyguards" | Jean De Loriol | September 1, 2023 | 117 | 0.13 [4] |
"The Squish Bouncer Bandit" | Marc Dey and Raffaella Delle Done | ||||
17 | "Double Trouble!" | Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel | September 8, 2023 | 118 | 0.11 [4] |
"Size Me Up" | Alain Vallejo | ||||
18 | "It Takes a Kimoja Village" | Anaïs Lebeau | October 20, 2023 | 119 | 0.13 [4] |
"Motsie's Space Race" | Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel | ||||
19 | "Who's Got Talent" | Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel | November 24, 2023 | 116 | 0.09 [4] |
"Snow in Kimoja" | Franck Yaya | ||||
20 | "Kimoja Go!" | Jean De Loriol and Christian De Vita | December 15, 2023 | 120 | 0.10 [4] |
21 | "Chikobrat" | Christian De Vita | January 5, 2024 | 121 | 0.12 [4] |
"Jay and the Invisibility Ray" | Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart | ||||
22 | "Kimoja Friendship Sleepover" | Simon Raynaud | January 12, 2024[c] | 122 | N/A |
"Rise of the Blob" | Charles-Henri Moarbes | ||||
23 | "The Chair of Honour" | Anaïs Lebeau | January 19, 2024[c] | 123 | 0.13 [4] |
"Acrobrat's Fun House" | Baptiste Renard | ||||
24 | "Motsie and the Baby Bush Babies" | Léa Lespagnol | January 26, 2024[c] | 124 | 0.09 [4] |
"UniWolf" | Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel | ||||
25 | "Daddy Jo's Dance Down" | Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart | February 2, 2024[c] | 125 | N/A |
"The Groovier Mover" | Cédric Chauveau | ||||
26 | "Kimoja Crystal New Year" | Christian De Vita | February 9, 2024[c] | 126 | N/A |
On February 25, 2021, it was announced that Entertainment One had greenlit Kiya, a series about a young superhero and her two best friends, set to launch in multiple markets globally in 2023. Kiya's world features a diverse cast of characters inspired by the varied landscape, natural beauty and culture of Southern Africa. The series is based on an original concept from South African-based production company Triggerfish and developed for television by Frogbox and eOne. [11]
On June 17, 2021, it was announced that Disney Junior and Disney+ had picked up both broadcasting and streaming rights for the series, now titled Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes. [1]
Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes premiered on Disney Junior on March 22, 2023, with the first three episodes being released on Disney+ earlier that day. [12]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (March 2023) |
Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes | |
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Genre |
Comedy Superhero Martial Arts |
Created by |
|
Directed by |
|
Voices of |
|
Composers |
|
Country of origin |
|
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
|
Running time | 24 minutes (2 12-minute segments) |
Production companies |
|
Original release | |
Network | Disney Junior |
Release | March 22, 2023 present | –
Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes is an animated television series created by Kelly Dillon, Marc Dey and Robert Vargas, and premiered on Disney Junior on March 22, 2023. [1] The series is co-produced by Triggerfish Animation Studios, Frog Box Productions, Entertainment One and TeamTO, with the participation of France Télévisions and Disney Junior.
The series is set in a fictional African city called Kimoja City, and centers on three best friends named Kiya, Jay, and Motsie. Whenever there is a problem in town, the trio heads to their headquarters called Crystal Eyes where they transform into superheroes. The friends can also transform outside of Crystal Eyes by putting on their bandanas.
No. | Title [2] [3] | Written by | Original air date [2] [3] |
Prod. code [2] [4] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Kiya and the Kite Monster" | Robert Vargas | March 22, 2023 | 101 | 0.16 [5] |
"Cosmic Catastrophe" | Christian De Vita | ||||
2 | "Zero to Hero" | Tshepo Moche & Raffaella Delle Done | March 23, 2023[a] | 102 | N/A |
"Take a Step Back" | Eric Noto | ||||
3 | "Kiya's Potluck" | Khadidiatou Diouf | March 24, 2023[a] | 103 | 0.14 [6] |
"Musical Mash-Up" | Léa Lespagnol | ||||
4 | "Going Solo in a Snowglobe" | Christian De Vita | March 31, 2023[b] | 104 | N/A |
"Revolting Robots" | Anaïs Lebeau & Roman Van Liemt | ||||
5 | "A Little Birdy Told Me" | Justine Cheynet | April 7, 2023 | 105 | N/A |
"The Night of 1000 Lights" | Anaïs Lebeau | ||||
6 | "Fight or Flight" | Tshepo Moche & Raffaella Delle Done | April 14, 2023 | 106 | 0.16 [7] |
"Clash of the Kora" | Franck Yaya | ||||
7 | "Kiya and the Boombastic" | Marc Dey | April 21, 2023 | 107 | N/A |
"Acroboo!" | Khadidiatou Diouf | ||||
8 | "Smelly Business" | Khadidiatou Diouf | May 12, 2023 | 108 | N/A |
"Kiya's Monster Movie Night" | Robert Vargas | ||||
9 | "King of Pranks" | Christian De Vita | May 26, 2023 | 109 | 0.12 [8] |
"Bugging Out" | |||||
10 | "Ready Set Freeze" | Léa Lespagnol | June 2, 2023 | 110 | N/A |
"Honey Camp" | Khadidiatou Diouf | ||||
11 | "Jay and the Super Fans" | Baptiste Renard | June 23, 2023 | 111 | 0.12 [9] |
"We Heart Art" | Pierre-Gilles Stehr | ||||
12 | "Primadonna's Detective Agency" | Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart | July 7, 2023 | 112 | N/A |
"Day of the Slugs" | Simon Raynaud | ||||
13 | "Galactoslug Gets His Groove" | Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart | July 21, 2023 | 113 | N/A |
14 | "The Primadonna Puzzle" | Kelly Dillon | August 4, 2023 | 114 | 0.13 [4] |
"Fear of Mission Out" | Khadidiatou Diouf | ||||
15 | "Stealing the Spotlight" | Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel | August 25, 2023 | 115 | 0.14 [4] |
"Duel of the Inventors" | Christian De Vita | ||||
16 | "Primadonna's Bodyguards" | Jean De Loriol | September 1, 2023 | 117 | 0.13 [4] |
"The Squish Bouncer Bandit" | Marc Dey and Raffaella Delle Done | ||||
17 | "Double Trouble!" | Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel | September 8, 2023 | 118 | 0.11 [4] |
"Size Me Up" | Alain Vallejo | ||||
18 | "It Takes a Kimoja Village" | Anaïs Lebeau | October 20, 2023 | 119 | 0.13 [4] |
"Motsie's Space Race" | Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel | ||||
19 | "Who's Got Talent" | Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel | November 24, 2023 | 116 | 0.09 [4] |
"Snow in Kimoja" | Franck Yaya | ||||
20 | "Kimoja Go!" | Jean De Loriol and Christian De Vita | December 15, 2023 | 120 | 0.10 [4] |
21 | "Chikobrat" | Christian De Vita | January 5, 2024 | 121 | 0.12 [4] |
"Jay and the Invisibility Ray" | Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart | ||||
22 | "Kimoja Friendship Sleepover" | Simon Raynaud | January 12, 2024[c] | 122 | N/A |
"Rise of the Blob" | Charles-Henri Moarbes | ||||
23 | "The Chair of Honour" | Anaïs Lebeau | January 19, 2024[c] | 123 | 0.13 [4] |
"Acrobrat's Fun House" | Baptiste Renard | ||||
24 | "Motsie and the Baby Bush Babies" | Léa Lespagnol | January 26, 2024[c] | 124 | 0.09 [4] |
"UniWolf" | Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel | ||||
25 | "Daddy Jo's Dance Down" | Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart | February 2, 2024[c] | 125 | N/A |
"The Groovier Mover" | Cédric Chauveau | ||||
26 | "Kimoja Crystal New Year" | Christian De Vita | February 9, 2024[c] | 126 | N/A |
On February 25, 2021, it was announced that Entertainment One had greenlit Kiya, a series about a young superhero and her two best friends, set to launch in multiple markets globally in 2023. Kiya's world features a diverse cast of characters inspired by the varied landscape, natural beauty and culture of Southern Africa. The series is based on an original concept from South African-based production company Triggerfish and developed for television by Frogbox and eOne. [11]
On June 17, 2021, it was announced that Disney Junior and Disney+ had picked up both broadcasting and streaming rights for the series, now titled Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes. [1]
Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes premiered on Disney Junior on March 22, 2023, with the first three episodes being released on Disney+ earlier that day. [12]