# Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes

Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes is a children's animated television series created by Kelly Dillon, Marc Dey and Robert Vargas, and premiered on Disney Junior on March 22, 2023. 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.

## Premise

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.

## Characters
### Main

* Kiya (voiced by Dineo du Toit) is the leader of the Kimoja Heroes. Her gadget is a baton that creates energy rings that can hold things they surround. She is seven years old.
* Jay (voiced by Ian Ho) is Motsie's older stepbrother and one of Kiya's friends and fellow superheroes. His gadget is a guitar that creates energy blocks that can be used as barriers and has the ability to fly.
* Motsie (voiced by Fontina Fourtounes) is Jay's younger stepsister and one of Kiya's friends and fellow superheroes. Her interests are roller skating and building high-tech tools. Her gadget is a zip tool that is used to grab and swing on things. She is also equipped with special nets for trapping things.

### Recurring

* Daddy Jo (voiced by Bonko Khoza) is Kiya's widowed father and the owner of a food truck.
* Bra Jabu is the owner of a produce stand.
* MC Harmony is the events coordinator of Kimoja City.
* Aunty Busi is a woman who is conscious about her hair.
* Gogo Flo is Kiya's maternal grandmother.
* Shandu is Jay and Motsie's mother who works as a hairstylist.
* Marianne is Jay and Motsie's other mother who works as a safari park worker.

### Villains

* Zane/Acrobrat (voiced by Christian Campbell) is a young Kimojian who turns into Acrobrat when he doesn't get his way. As Acrobrat, he is athletic as his alter-ego suggests, and can roll into a ball to travel faster.
* Haddy Collider (voiced by Maja Vujicic) is a mechanical supervillain who creates gadgets to stop the Kimoja Heroes.
* Galactoslug (voiced by Cory Doran) is Haddy's sidekick and pet slug.
* Primadonna (voiced by Tumelo Mosese) is a supervillain with telekinesis that wreaks havoc when something goes wrong.

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Kiya and the Kite Monster" | Robert Vargas | March 22, 2023 (2023-03-22) | 101 | 0.16 |
| 1 | "Cosmic Catastrophe" | Christian De Vita | March 22, 2023 (2023-03-22) | 101 | 0.16 |
| 2 | "Zero to Hero" | Tshepo Moche & Raffaella Delle Done | March 23, 2023 (2023-03-23) | 102 | N/A |
| 2 | "Take a Step Back" | Eric Noto | March 23, 2023 (2023-03-23) | 102 | N/A |
| 3 | "Kiya's Potluck" | Khadidiatou Diouf | March 24, 2023 (2023-03-24) | 103 | 0.14 |
| 3 | "Musical Mash-Up" | Léa Lespagnol | March 24, 2023 (2023-03-24) | 103 | 0.14 |
| 4 | "Going Solo in a Snowglobe" | Christian De Vita | March 31, 2023 (2023-03-31) | 104 | N/A |
| 4 | "Revolting Robots" | Anaïs Lebeau & Roman Van Liemt | March 31, 2023 (2023-03-31) | 104 | N/A |
| 5 | "A Little Birdy Told Me" | Justine Cheynet | April 7, 2023 (2023-04-07) | 105 | N/A |
| 5 | "The Night of 1000 Lights" | Anaïs Lebeau | April 7, 2023 (2023-04-07) | 105 | N/A |
| 6 | "Fight or Flight" | Tshepo Moche & Raffaella Delle Done | April 14, 2023 (2023-04-14) | 106 | 0.16 |
| 6 | "Clash of the Kora" | Franck Yaya | April 14, 2023 (2023-04-14) | 106 | 0.16 |
| 7 | "Kiya and the Boombastic" | Marc Dey | April 21, 2023 (2023-04-21) | 107 | N/A |
| 7 | "Acroboo!" | Khadidiatou Diouf | April 21, 2023 (2023-04-21) | 107 | N/A |
| 8 | "Smelly Business" | Khadidiatou Diouf | May 12, 2023 (2023-05-12) | 108 | N/A |
| 8 | "Kiya's Monster Movie Night" | Robert Vargas | May 12, 2023 (2023-05-12) | 108 | N/A |
| 9 | "King of Pranks" | Christian De Vita | May 26, 2023 (2023-05-26) | 109 | 0.12 |
| 9 | "Bugging Out" | Christian De Vita | May 26, 2023 (2023-05-26) | 109 | 0.12 |
| 10 | "Ready Set Freeze" | Léa Lespagnol | June 2, 2023 (2023-06-02) | 110 | N/A |
| 10 | "Honey Camp" | Khadidiatou Diouf | June 2, 2023 (2023-06-02) | 110 | N/A |
| 11 | "Jay and the Super Fans" | Baptiste Renard | June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23) | 111 | 0.12 |
| 11 | "We Heart Art" | Pierre-Gilles Stehr | June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23) | 111 | 0.12 |
| 12 | "Primadonna's Detective Agency" | Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart | July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | 112 | N/A |
| 12 | "Day of the Slugs" | Simon Raynaud | July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | 112 | N/A |
| 13 | "Galactoslug Gets His Groove" | Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart | July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21) | 113 | N/A |
| 14 | "The Primadonna Puzzle" | Kelly Dillon | August 4, 2023 (2023-08-04) | 114 | 0.13 |
| 14 | "Fear of Mission Out" | Khadidiatou Diouf | August 4, 2023 (2023-08-04) | 114 | 0.13 |
| 15 | "Stealing the Spotlight" | Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel | August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25) | 115 | 0.14 |
| 15 | "Duel of the Inventors" | Christian De Vita | August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25) | 115 | 0.14 |
| 16 | "Primadonna's Bodyguards" | Jean De Loriol | September 1, 2023 (2023-09-01) | 117 | 0.13 |
| 16 | "The Squish Bouncer Bandit" | Marc Dey and Raffaella Delle Done | September 1, 2023 (2023-09-01) | 117 | 0.13 |
| 17 | "Double Trouble!" | Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel | September 8, 2023 (2023-09-08) | 118 | 0.11 |
| 17 | "Size Me Up" | Alain Vallejo | September 8, 2023 (2023-09-08) | 118 | 0.11 |
| 18 | "It Takes a Kimoja Village" | Anaïs Lebeau | October 20, 2023 (2023-10-20) | 119 | 0.13 |
| 18 | "Motsie's Space Race" | Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel | October 20, 2023 (2023-10-20) | 119 | 0.13 |
| 19 | "Who's Got Talent" | Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel | November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24) | 116 | 0.09 |
| 19 | "Snow in Kimoja" | Franck Yaya | November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24) | 116 | 0.09 |
| 20 | "Kimoja Go!" | Jean De Loriol and Christian De Vita | December 15, 2023 (2023-12-15) | 120 | 0.10 |
| 21 | "Chikobrat" | Christian De Vita | January 5, 2024 (2024-01-05) | 121 | 0.12 |
| 21 | "Jay and the Invisibility Ray" | Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart | January 5, 2024 (2024-01-05) | 121 | 0.12 |
| 22 | "Kimoja Friendship Sleepover" | Simon Raynaud | January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12) | 122 | N/A |
| 22 | "Rise of the Blob" | Charles-Henri Moarbes | January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12) | 122 | N/A |
| 23 | "The Chair of Honour" | Anaïs Lebeau | January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19) | 123 | 0.13 |
| 23 | "Acrobrat's Fun House" | Baptiste Renard | January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19) | 123 | 0.13 |
| 24 | "Motsie and the Baby Bush Babies" | Léa Lespagnol | January 26, 2024 (2024-01-26) | 124 | 0.09 |
| 24 | "UniWolf" | Fernando Worcel and Nicolas Sedel | January 26, 2024 (2024-01-26) | 124 | 0.09 |
| 25 | "Daddy Jo's Dance Down" | Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart | February 2, 2024 (2024-02-02) | 125 | N/A |
| 25 | "The Groovier Mover" | Cédric Chauveau | February 2, 2024 (2024-02-02) | 125 | N/A |
| 26 | "Kimoja Crystal New Year" | Christian De Vita | February 9, 2024 (2024-02-09) | 126 | N/A |

## Production

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.
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.

## Broadcast

Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes premiered on Disney Junior on March 22, 2023, with the first three episodes being released on Disney+ earlier that day.