| Deer Squad | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 無敵鹿戰隊 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 无敌鹿战队 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Invincible Deer Team | ||||||
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| Genre | Preschool Science fiction Adventure Fantasy | ||||||
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| Presented by | Yu Gong | ||||||
| Theme music composer | Score Draw Music | ||||||
| Composer | Score Draw Music | ||||||
| Country of origin | China | ||||||
| Original language | Chinese | ||||||
| No. of seasons | 3 | ||||||
| No. of episodes | 60 | ||||||
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| Production company | Beijing iQIYI Science & Technology Co., Ltd. | ||||||
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| Network | iQIYI (China) Nickelodeon (Worldwide) | ||||||
| Release | July 15, 2020 – present | ||||||
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Deer Squad (Chinese: 无敌鹿战队; pinyin: Wúdí Lù Zhànduì) is a Chinese animated children's television series produced by iQIYI in Beijing. The show started out as a series of shorts on China Central Television.[1] The first episode of the full series premiered on iQIYI's video platform on July 15, 2020. The series is about four deer characters (Kai, Lola, Rammy, and Bobbi). The show made its premiere in the US on January 25, 2021.[2]
The show was first announced under the title Deer Run.[3] Nickelodeon has overseas broadcasting rights to the show.[4] The second season was released on January 14, 2022.[5]
On September 20, 2022, iQIYI has announced that a third season will be released on the second quarter of 2023.[6] On July 29, 2023, the third season released on August 4, 2023.[7]
On July 5, 2024, Dave McRae revealed on his X (Twitter) and Facebook accounts confirmed that a fourth season is on production.[8]
According to Xiaoxuan Yang, vice president of iQIYI, Deer Squad ranked in the top five children's shows launched on the iQIYI service in 2020.[9]
- ^ "无敌小鹿（央视版）". tv.cctv.com.
- ^ "iQIYI Original Animation Series DEER SQUAD to Air on Nickelodeon". www.iqiyi.com.
- ^ "IQiyi orders original Chinese animation; Korea's Kocowa debuts in US". www.spglobal.com.
- ^ "Nickelodeon and iQIYI's Deer Squad Premieres January 25 in the U.S." Animation World Network. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ "The second season of Invincible Deer Team is scheduled! Have the magical TA Chenglu team's strong foreign aid?". Sina Corp. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "iQIYI released 29 animations, and 3 digital collection platforms announced financing". Tencent. September 20, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ "Strengthen the planetary power to explore the shining sea, "Invincible Deer Team Season 3" unlocks a thrilling new journey!". Baidu. July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "Great session being in studio today as i began voice work on season 4 of Deer Squad. If you have little kids, the first 3 seasons are on Paramount Plus and Prime. #vo #deersquad #volife". July 5, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ Ann-Marie Corvin (October 7, 2020). "Kids Broadcasters Focus on OTT, Acquisitions, Teen Markets as COVID-19 Halts Production". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2021.