Sym-Bionic Titan

Sym-Bionic Titan
Genre
Created by
Directed byGenndy Tartakovsky
Voices of
Theme music composerTyler Bates
Composers
Country of origin
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20 (+1 unaired pilot)
Production
Executive producerGenndy Tartakovsky
ProducerShareena Carlson
Running time22 minutes approx.
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseSeptember 17, 2010 (2010-09-17) –
April 9, 2011 (2011-04-09)
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Sym-Bionic Titan is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky (in his fourth collaboration with the channel), Bryan Andrews and Paul Rudish for Cartoon Network. The series focuses on a trio consisting of the alien princess Ilana, the strict but rebellious alien soldier Lance, and the robot Octus, who arrive on Earth and combine themselves to create the titular Sym-Bionic Titan.

A preview of the series was first shown at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con,[1] and further details were revealed at Cartoon Network's 2010 upfront.[2][3] The series premiered on September 17, 2010, and ended on April 9, 2011, with a total of 20 episodes as ordered by the channel; Tartakovsky had hoped to expand on that,[4] but the series was not renewed for a second season, as it "did not have any toys connected to it".[5]

While Sym-Bionic Titan has never been released to DVD in the United States, all 20 episodes were available for purchase on iTunes and the Microsoft Store. On October 7, 2012, reruns of the series began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami block along with the 2011 television series of ThunderCats[6][7] until Cartoon Network wrote-off Sym-Bionic Titan for financial reasons in September 2014. The series was later released on Netflix in 2019, but was removed from the service in December 2020.[8]

  1. ^ "Cartoon Network and Adult Swim Series Panels and Events Lineup for 2009 Comic-Con International". Turner Broadcasting System. July 8, 2009. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  2. ^ Thill, Scott (March 25, 2009). "Tartakovsky's Sym-Bionic Titan Boosts Cartoon Network's Sci-Fi Quotient". Wired News. Condé Nast Publications. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  3. ^ "Cartoon Network Continues its Evolution with Largest, Most Diverse Development Slate in Network History". Time Warner. March 25, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Thill, Scott (September 17, 2010). "Genndy Tartakovsky's Sym-Bionic Titan Is a Mecha Mash". Wired News. Condé Nast Publications. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  5. ^ Hulett, Steve (March 23, 2011). "The Network of Cartoons". The Animation Guild (TAG) Blog. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ DuBois, Todd (September 26, 2012). "Toonami on Adult Swim to Rerun "Sym-Bionic Titan", "ThunderCats" Remake". Anime Superhero News. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  7. ^ "KNOW WHEN TO WATCH". Adult Swim. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  8. ^ James, Tito W. (December 19, 2019). "Sym-Bionic Titan Is Now On Netflix!". COMICON. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.