TV Show Title: Thunderbirds Are Go
Genre: Children’s, Action Adventure, Animation
UK Channel/Broadcaster: ITV
Start Date: 2015
Description: The show will be a reboot of the original puppet and scale model based TV action series ‘Thunderbirds’, which ran for 32 episodes from 1965 to 1966. Despite only running for two seasons, the show developed a cult following which exists in young and old to this day. Since first being broadcast way back in the 60’s, each episode has been repeated many times through the decades with a film even being released in 2004.
In keeping some small links with tradition, the new series will also be filmed using scale model sets, but will now feature computer generated animation as well. TAG is scheduled to run for 26, 30 minute episodes once it begins airing in the UK on CITV in 2015.
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Voice Cast and Characters:
Rosamund Pike as Lady Penelope
Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Gordon Tracy and Jeff Tracy
Andres Williams as The Hood
Kayvan Novak (aka Channel 4’s Fonejacker) as Brains
David Menkin as Virgil Tracy
Rasmus Hardiker as Scott Tracy and Alan Tracy
David Graham as Parker (Graham also provided the voice of Parker in the original Thunderbirds episodes).
Director: David Scott
Chief Writer: Rob Hoegee
Tags: Reboot, CGI
Promo Trailer: To be released
Similar TV Shows: Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Fireball XL5, Stingray
Source reference: ITV