Tron: Uprising

Tron: Uprising is an animated science fiction television series spun off from the Tron film series, which airs on Disney's television channel Disney XD, in the United States. The show premiered on June 7, 2012, and is directed by Charlie Bean, who also acts as executive producer alongside producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.
==Plot==
Beck is a young program who becomes the skillful leader of a revolution inside the computer world of the Grid. His mission is to free his home and friends from the reign of the villainous Clu and his henchman General Tesler. Beck will be trained by Tron, the greatest warrior the Grid has ever known. Tron will not only teach Beck the fighting and light cycle skills he needs to challenge this brutal military occupation, but he will be a guide and mentor to him as he grows beyond his youthful, impulsive nature into a courageous, powerful, strong leader. Destined to become "the next Tron", Beck adopts Tron's persona and becomes the arch enemy of General Tesler and his oppressive forces.
==Continuity==
Tron: Uprising is set after the events of TRON: Evolution, but before TRON: Legacy. For the purpose of story and character development, which could branch out but not directly conflict with the events portrayed in the movies, video game, or the graphic novel TRON: Betrayal, the series is set in Argon City, located in a part of the Grid far from Tron City.
In this series' timeline, Clu 2 has already taken over the Grid and is asserting his control over more distant areas, including Argon City. The "ISO Wars" is mentioned as being in the recent past, and Kevin Flynn is said to be in hiding.
===Tron's Fate===
The series builds up on the background story of Tron, particularly his experiences between Evolution and Legacy. An in-game cinematic in Evolution; which was shown as a flashback in Legacy; shows Tron being overwhelmed by Clu and several Black Guards to give Kevin time to flee. It is implied but that Tron was subdued and injured, then later reprogrammed to become Rinzler.
The series establishes that Tron was indeed injured in the fight with Clu, but was able to escape relatively intact, although weakened and suffering from grievous wounds. He fled to Argon City, later stumbling upon Beck and thus setting the stage for the show. The series still leaves room for Tron to become Rinzler at a later time, before continuing into the events of Legacy.
While in hiding, Tron reverted to an elaborate white-suit/white-circuit design and color scheme reminiscent of his days in the original Grid. In the series pilot, his look switches between this and the look he adapted in the new Grid: An almost completely black suit with very minimal white circuitry (but without the "T" emblem on his chest seen in Evolution and Legacy). The white suit with white circuitry was bequeathed to Beck when Tron started training him to be "the next Tron". Following this, Tron adapted a black-suit/white-circuitry version of his original suit, and uses this mostly while at rest. During field operations, he uses the black suit with minimal white circuitry (with no "T").
Clu's coup, a scene revisited in Legacy and Evolution, was portrayed in Uprising with two major changes: Tron wore his white suit rather than the black one (which itself has more visible circuits in Evolution version of the scene than in Legacy), Dyson and at least nine Black Guards attacked Tron rather than the usual team of four shown in previous accounts.
TRON: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski has stated that he has had no input on the series.
==Cast==
*Bruce Boxleitner - Tron
*Elijah Wood - Beck
*Emmanuelle Chriqui - Paige
*Fred Tatasciore - Kevin Flynn/Clu 2
*Mandy Moore - Mara
*Paul Reubens - Pavel
*Nate Corddry - Zed
*Lance Henriksen - General Tesler
*Reginald VelJohnson - Able
*Tricia Helfer - The Grid
*Parminder Nagra - Ada
*Paul Scheer - Hopper
*Donald Faison - Bartik
*David Arquette - Link
*John Glover - Dyson
==Episodes==
# 	Title 	Air Date 	Summary
01	"Beck's Beginning" 	May 18, 2012 	Beck doubts his ability to live up to expectations, and passes on becoming the next Tron.
02	"The Renegade, Part 1" 	June 7, 2012 	As Tron trains Beck, Beck begins to doubt the skills he is learning will be enough to prevail against Clu.
03	"The Renegade, Part 2" 	June 14, 2012 	While Mara works with Zed to get Able's rare light cycle back, Beck must figure out a way to release his friend Cutler from a death sentence.
04	"Blackout" 	June 21, 2012 	Mysterious blackouts begin to plunge Argon City into darkness.
05	"Identity" 	June 28, 2012 	Beck loses his identity disc and must recover it before all that he is ends up lost forever.
06	"Isolated" 	July 5, 2012 	Beck makes a daring theft and must escape; Paige engages him in an aerial dogfight and the two get stranded on a slowly derezzing island.
07	"Price of Power" 	July 12, 2012 	Beck defies Tron's orders to destroy a secret weapon; the Occupation takes programs captive.
08	"The Reward" 	October 19, 2012 	Beck's night off with his friends is ruined when the Occupation arrests an innocent program falsely accused of being the Renegade. When Zed and Mara are also caught up in the melee, Beck has to make a daring rescue using a new four-seat "light roadster" that was offered as bounty for the Renegade's capture.
09	"Scars, Part 1" 	October 26, 2012 	Beck must confront his mentor and convince Tron to halt his revenge against a program named Dyson, Tron's former friend and ally, who is now his mortal enemy. Tron's history before the occupation will be revealed, and viewers learn exactly what Clu did to injure Tron and force him into hiding.
10	"Scars, Part 2" 	November 2, 2012 	Tron continues to get his revenge on Dyson.
11	"Grounded" 	December 3, 2012 	The Renegade is challenged to a showdown by Tesler, but is ordered to stay at the Garage to work.
12	"We Both Know How This Ends"	December 10, 2012	Mara is in charge of the garage and must prove her leadership skills.
13	"The Stranger" 	December 17, 2012	Beck falls into a trap and learns a secret about his role as Tron's apprentice.
14	"Tagged" 	December 24, 2012	The Renegade recruits three fearless supporters who have expressed their commitment to the revolution by tagging the grid with the message that "Tron Lives." After inviting them to join in the resistance, he discovers one of them is his best friend Mara and has to convince them that tagging is not the right path and devise a new plan targeting Tesler's ship.
15	"State of Mind" 	December 31, 2012	Tesler uses Scientist Keller's mind-control agent originally designed to liberate programs, to build his army. When Mara falls victim to supporting the Occupation and turns against the Renegade, Zed and the Renegade must form an uneasy alliance to help rescue her.
16	"Welcome Home" 	January 7, 2013 	Beck tries to rescue a fleeing government scientist before Paige and the Occupation finds her; Paige and Beck become passengers on the same runaway train and Beck must save the innocent programs on the train without revealing his identity.
17	"Rendezvous" 	January 14, 2013 	Beck agrees to go on a date with Paige, but their night is cut short when Paige is betrayed by Pavel and thrown into the Games; Beck thinks he may finally be able to win her over by rescuing her as the Renegade.
18	"No Bounds" 	January 21, 2013 	When 'the Stranger' returns to Argon City to plot revenge on Beck and Tron, Beck is forced to choose between saving Tron and his friends.
19	"Terminal" 	January 28, 2013 	Tron tells Beck that he is dying and finds out that the only way to stop his illness is to use the Occupation's new super recognizer.
==Trailers==
TRON Uprising Teaser Trailer TV Spot 1 1080p HD
TRON Uprising Trailer TV Spot 2 1080p HD
The Grid - TRON Uprising TV Spot 1080p HD
TRON UPRISING - Preview May 18th on Disney Channel 
"New This Fall" TV Spot 720p HD
Joseph Trapanese - Lightbike Battle (3OH!3 and JT Remix)
==Production==
In December 2010, it was announced that Elijah Wood, Bruce Boxleitner, Lance Henriksen, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, Paul Reubens, Nate Corddry, and Reginald VelJohnson would voice characters in a television series based on the Tron franchise, titled Tron: Uprising. The series features an animation style that mixes 2D animation and CGI animation. The look of the series was inspired by Star Wars: The Clone Wars, ThunderCats, and Aeon Flux.
===Possible Cancellation===
On January 7, 2013, Storyboard artist Eric Canete has confirmed that the show won't be receiving a second season.UPDATE: TRON: UPRISING Cancelled
Amid rumors of cancellation, on January 14, 2013 producer Edward Kitsis countered the cancel status stating "I don't know what the future [of Tron: Uprising] is now. I know at the present, I can say we need more viewers."Tron: Uprising Producer - "We Need More Viewers" despite Disney XD rescheduling the show broadcast to Sunday night/Monday AM Midnight with no rebroadcasting, limiting its viewing audience.
On returning from hiatus, Disney XD rescheduled the show for broadcast on Monday nights at 12:00 AM Eastern/11:00 PM Central with no rebroadcasting, and no advertising to indicate the change. Its live viewing audience is limited though DVR performance is strong. Fans have accused Disney of tanking the show on purpose, as a large number of viewers were left unaware that the show had returned due to the lack of advertising and/or unable to watch due to the timeslot.
Such cancellation consideration by Disney is in line with Disney XD stating they are specifically tailoring their broadcasts to the 2 to 14 year old audience, and currently is succeeding in creating and marketing to that specific target demographic of very young children.Quarter of All Time in Prime and Total Day in Total Viewers over their competition such as Nicktoons in this age category.
The show was moved without notice, rebroadcast, or advertising, causing many fans to accuse Disney of forcing the ratings of the show down so it could be cancelled.
After the last episode aired no more episodes of Tron: Uprising have been aired on Disney XD.
As of February 17, 2013, episodes have been broadcast on Sundays at 7pm PST.
While the shows storyboard artist Eric Canete tweeted that the show was ending; this was later countered by Kitisis' statement As of now, no official decision has been announced by Disney, according to several sources, including the TronUprisingFans Twitter feed, which searches every day for news on the show's ultimate fate. On February 24, TronUprisingFan confirmed that no definitive news on the shows cancellation has yet been found."Still No Official Word Yet"
Despite the rumors of cancellation, no official notice of cancellation has been released.
===Appearance on Netflix===
On May 9, 2013 it was announced that Disney had reached an agreement with Netflix wherein Tron: Uprising would appear on the streaming service along with four other programs.Netflix adds Disney Junior and Disney XD shows
===Possible Revival===
After hearing of the possible cancellation, fans suggested the show to smgo.tvTron: Uprising Season 2 Voting on smgo.tv As of mid 2013 the show is undergoing a vote on the website if smgo should start funding for a season 2, the goal was set for 2500 votes. In August the set was changed to 15,000 votes (as of August 23, the total was up to 2855). Also on Change.orgTron: Uprising Season 2 Voting on Change.org a petition was created for the show to be brought back, the goal was set for 7500 supporters, with 7400 already signed. As of October 2013, the petition, with a target response of 8,000 signatures, was just 100 participants short of meeting its goal. Upon reaching the votes "we'll take your requests to Disney and present Tron: Uprising as a viable". The set was then changed to 10,000 votes (as of March 25, 2014, the total was up to 9,018).
==Release==
===Critical reception===
The series premiere earned mostly positive reviews. It also currently holds a 8.3 rating on TV.com,Tron: Uprising at TV.com and 8.2 rating from 1,915 users on IMDb.com.Tron: Uprising at IMDb "Beck's Beginning" was given a positive review, with IGN ranking it 8 out of 10."IGN" Tron: Uprising – "Beck's Beginning" Review
==Awards and Nominations==
Award 	Category 	Recipient 	Result
40th Annie AwardsNominations for the 40th Annual Annie Awards Announced 	Best Animated Special Production (Episode: Beck's Beginning) 	 	Nominated
40th Annie AwardsNominations for the 40th Annual Annie Awards Announced 	Character Design in a Television Production (Episode: The Renegade, Part 1)	Robert Valley 	Won
40th Annie AwardsNominations for the 40th Annual Annie Awards Announced 	Production Design in a Television Production (Episode: The Stranger) 	Alberto Mielgo 	Won
40th Annie AwardsNominations for the 40th Annual Annie Awards Announced 	Storyboarding in a Television Production (Episode: The Reward) 	Kalvin Lee & Robert Valley	Nominated
65th Primetime Emmy AwardsWins Come Early for ‘Adventure Time,’ ‘Portlandia,’ ‘Simpsons’	Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation – Art Direction 	Alberto Mielgo 	Won
==International release==
Country / Region 	Channel 	Preview / Premiere 	Title in Country 	Source(s) 	Airing?
Australia New Zealand 	Disney Channel (Australia)
Disney XD (Australia)	March 5, 2013 	Tron: Uprising 	Australian Disney XD TV ListingAustralian Disney XD TV Listing 	Airing
Belgium 	Disney XD (Belgium)
Disney Channel (Belgium)	October 10, 2012 	Tron: Soulèvelment 	Disney XD European Tron la révolte SiteXD European "Tron la révolte" Site 	Unknown
Brazil 	Disney XD (Brazil)
Disney Channel (Brazil)
Rede Globo	2013 	Tron: A Resistência 	Brazilian Disney XD SiteBrazilian Disney XD Site 	Not Airing
Canada 	Disney XD (Canada)
Disney Channel (Canada)	June 23, 2012 	Tron: Uprising 	Canadian Disney XD Tron Uprising SiteCanadian Disney XD Tron Uprising Site 	Airing
France 	Disney XD (France)
Disney Channel (France)	October 10, 2012 	Tron: révolte 	European Disney XD Tron la révolte SiteEuropean Disney XD Tron la révolte Site 	Airing
Germany 	Disney XD (Germany)
Disney Channel (Germany)	October 18, 2012 	Tron: Der Aufstand 	fernsehserien.deGerman "TRON: Der Aufstand" page on fernsehserien.de 	Airing
India 	Disney XD (India)
Disney Channel (India)	October 14, 2013 	Tron: Vidrōha 	Indian Disney XD SiteIndian Disney XD Site 	Airing
Ireland United Kingdom	Disney XD (UK & Ireland)
Disney Channel (UK & Ireland)	July 12, 2012September 8, 2012 	Tron: Uprising 	United Kingdom Disney XD Tron Uprising SiteUnited Kingdom Disney XD Tron Uprising Site 	Airing
Italy 	Disney XD (Italy)
Disney Channel (Italy)	December 24, 2012 	Tron - La serie 	 	Airing
Japan 	Disney XD (Japan)
Disney Channel (Japan)	January 13, 2013February 15, 2013	Tron: Appuraijingu 	Japanese トロン：ライジング - ディズニーＸＤ SiteJapanese トロン：ライジング - ディズニーＸＤ Site 	Airing
Malaysia 	Disney XD Malaysia
Disney Channel Malaysia	November 13, 2012 	Tron: Pemberontakan 	"Disney XD Di Malaysia! (Disney XD In Malaysia!)""Disney XD Di Malaysia! (Disney XD In Malaysia!)" 	Not Airing
Mexico 	Disney XD Latin America
Disney Channel Latin America	2013 	Tron: La Resistencia	Mexican Disney XD Tron Uprising SiteMexican Disney XD Tron Uprising Site 	Airing
Netherlands 	Disney XD (Netherlands)
Disney Channel (Netherlands)	February 18, 2013 	Tron: Opstand 	Dutch Disney XD Tron Uprising SiteDutch Disney XD Tron Uprising Site 	Airing
Poland 	Disney XD Poland
Disney Channel Poland	October 20, 2012 	Tron: Rebelia 	Polish Disney XD Tron Uprising SitePolish Disney XD Tron Uprising Site 	Not Airing
Russia 	Disney Channel Russia	November 5, 2012 	Трон: Восстание 	"Новый мультсериал «Трон: восстание»(The new animated series "Tron: Uprising")" "Новый мультсериал «Трон: восстание» (The new animated series "Tron: Uprising")"	Not Airing
South Africa 	Disney XD South Africa
Disney Channel South Africa	October 6, 2012 	Tron: Opstand 	South African Disney XD Tron Uprising SiteSouth African Disney XD Tron Uprising Site 	Not Airing
Spain 	Disney XD Spain
Disney Channel Spain	November 1, 2012 	Tron: Levantamiento 	Spanish Disney XD Tron Uprising SiteSpanish Disney XD Tron Uprising Site 	Airing
United States 	Disney XD
Disney Channel	May 18, 2012June 7, 2012 	Tron: Uprising 	American Disney XD Tron Uprising SiteAmerican Disney XD Tron Uprising Site 	Not Airing
==Trivia==
*Robert Valley, the storyboard director for TRON: Uprising, also worked on another Disney XD television series called Motorcity.
*This is the third Disney XD original series to be animated, following Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, Motorcity and Gravity Falls.
*This is the second Disney XD show to end after one season, following Motorcity.
==References==
==External links==
*Official Subreddit
*Official website
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