DuckTales (2017 TV series)

DuckTales
Title card, featuring the show's protagonists and Launchpad's crashed airplane.
GenreAdventure
Comedy[1]
Based on
Developed by
  • Matt Youngberg
  • Francisco Angones[2]
Voices of
Theme music composerMark Mueller
Opening theme"DuckTales Theme"
by Felicia Barton
Ending theme"DuckTales Theme" (instrumental)
ComposerDominic Lewis
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes69 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMatt Youngberg
ProducerSuzanna Olson
Editors
  • Jasmine Bocz (also animatic)
  • Jon Price (also animatic)
Running time22 minutes
44 minutes (special episodes only)
67 minutes (series finale)
Production companyDisney Television Animation
Original release
NetworkDisney XD (2017, 2020–21)
Disney Channel (2018–19)
ReleaseAugust 12, 2017 (2017-08-12) –
March 15, 2021 (2021-03-15)
Related
DuckTales (original series)
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DuckTales is an American animated television series, developed by Matt Youngberg and Francisco Angones, and produced by Disney Television Animation. The series is a reboot of the original 1987 series of the same name, itself an adaptation of Uncle Scrooge and other Duck universe comic books created by Carl Barks, which focused on the lives of Scrooge McDuck and his family as they engaged in a variety of adventures around the world, as well as in the fictional city of Duckburg. The reboot itself focuses on newer elements and deeper character stories, including a greater involvement of Donald Duck.

The series premiered on August 12, 2017, with a 44-minute long pilot episode on Disney XD, before the first season was green-lit for broadcast from September 23 that year on Disney XD.[3][4] From May 2018 to September 2019, the series was moved to Disney Channel for the previously not broadcast part of the first season and all of the second season. DuckTales was then moved back to Disney XD for its third season,[5] and concluded with a 67-minute finale on March 15, 2021. Since its release, the reboot has generated positive reviews from critics and audiences, as well as a comic book series, a scripted podcast, and several online shorts.

  1. ^ BWW News Desk. "Don Cheadle Guest Stars as Donald Duck in Season Finale of 'DuckTales'". Retrieved July 28, 2018.
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  4. ^ Petski, Denise (June 14, 2017). "'DuckTales': Cartoon Reboot Gets Premiere Date On Disney XD". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Otterson, Joe (December 2, 2020). ""DuckTales" Reboot Canceled After Three Seasons at Disney XD". Variety. Retrieved December 2, 2020.