Knight School (franchise)

Knight School is a media franchise created by Xavier Shaquille for Cartoon Network Studios that focuses on Ellenor, a sometimes self-centered teenage girl who gets transferred to the eponymous school and befriends a class of boys. 
It includes two flash-animated films: Knight School (2023) and Knight School II (2026), including a spin-off film titled Yeoll High (2028). Two television specials have also been produced a Christmas special Knight School Before Christmas (2023) and Halloween special Fright Knight School (2026).
==Film series==
===Main films===
====Knight School (2023)====
Ellenor, a confident but arrogant teenage girl, is transferred to a medieval-themed high school after failed history class. There, she struggles the highs and lows of medieval culture while making friends to the all-boy students and dating one named Lance. Little did she or anyone else know, Professor Reginald's assistant Wellington Snide plans on taking over the town of Yeoll; a goal that was unfinished by his ancestor, Lord Snide.
====Knight School II (2026)====
Reginald's old apprentice, named Cecile, arrives to Yeoll to pay Reginald a visit. He mourns the days of how the world would be like the Middle Ages prior to arriving. When he had witnessed Lord Snide's staff locked up, and told it was magical and powerful, he uses it to change the present into his image: a medieval present. Fortunately, Ellenor had caught him and gets the help from her altered friends and Cecile's daughter, Agatha to change the present back to its former glory.
===Spin-off===
Yeoll High is a flash-animated American comedy film that was released on September 22, 2028. The film follows Ellenor's days as a student of Yeoll High with her two best friends Darcy and Jane before becoming transferred to Knight School.
== Television specials==
===Knight School Before Christmas (2023)===
Knight School Before Christmas is a 22-minute television special, set after Knight School, that premiered on the TBS on Thursday, December 13, 2023.
===Fright Knight School (2026)===
Fright Knight School is a 22-minute television special set after the events of Knight School II. The special premiered on the TBS on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
===Promenade (2028)===
Promenade is a 22-minute television special centered around Darcey. The special premiered on the TBS on Thursday, May 18, 2028.
== Television series ==
===Back to Knight School (2024–2025)===
A television series, set after the first film, debuted on Peacock on July 15, 2024. Chelsea Kane replaced Anna Kendrick as Ellenor, Rickey D'Shon Collins replaced Damon Wayans Jr. as Oliver, Dave Fennoy replaced Cedric the Entertainer as Mike, and Frank Welker replaced William Shatner as Anthony while Ben Schwartz, John Cleese, Jane Lynch, and Conrad Vernon reprised their respective roles as Lance, Reginald, Gretchen, and Begley. Recurring characters include Aunt Winnifred, voiced by Wendie Malick; Uncle Jim, voiced by Pete Browngardt; Cousin Gary, voiced by Josh Gad; Darcey's parents Irving and Lacey, voiced Bill Fagerbakke and Kaitlyn Robrock; and Jane's parents Kenneth and Jackie, voiced by Paul Reubens and Lake Bell.
== Future ==
=== Possible Darcey spin-off ===
Following the release of Yeoll High, creator Xavier Shaquille had nothing in mind for any further projects for the franchise besides a spin-off centered around Ellenor's best friend Darcey. So far, he had the thought of using AJR's "World's Smallest Violin" as it suits Darcey as it represents her good-natured personality.
==Cast and characters==
Characters 	Knight School(2023) 	Knight School II(2026)	Knight School Before Christmas(2023)	Fright Knight School(2026)	Promenade(2028) 	Back to Knight School(2024–2025) 	Yeoll High(2028)
Ellenor 	Anna Kendrick 	Anna Kendrick 	Anna Kendrick 	Anna Kendrick 	Chelsea Kane 	Chelsea Kane 	Anna Kendrick
Lance 	Ben Schwartz 	Ben Schwartz 	Ben Schwartz 	Ben Schwartz 	Ben Schwartz 	Ben Schwartz 	Ben Schwartz
Professor Gerald Reginald III	John Cleese 	John Cleese 	John Cleese(narration) 	John Cleese 	John Cleese 	John Cleese 	
Anthony 	William Shatner 	William Shatner 	William Shatner 	 	 	Frank Welker 	William Shatner
Gretchen 	Jane Lynch 	Jane Lynch 	Jane Lynch 	 	 	Jane Lynch 	Jane Lynch
Oliver Jade 	Damon Wayans Jr. 	Damon Wayans Jr. 	 	Damon Wayans Jr. 	Damon Wayans Jr. 	Rickey D'Shon Collins 	Damon Wayans Jr.
Andrew 	Seann William Scott 	Seann William Scott 	Seann William Scott 	Seann William Scott 	Seann William Scott	Seann William Scott(Season 1)James Arnold Taylor(Season 2)	Seann William Scott
Bill 	Jerry Trainor 	Jerry Trainor 	Jerry Trainor 	Jerry Trainor 	Jerry Trainor 	Jerry Trainor 	Jerry Trainor
Troy 	Chris Hardwick 	Chris Hardwick 	 	Chris Hardwick 	Chris Hardwick 	Chris Hardwick 	Chris Hardwick
Darcey 	Avril Lavigne 	Avril Lavigne 	Avril Lavigne 	AJ Michalka 	AJ Michalka 	AJ Michalka 	Avril Lavigne
Jane 	Abby Elliott 	Abby Elliott 	Abby Elliott 	Abby Elliott 	Abby Elliott 	Abby Elliott 	Abby Elliott
Mike 	Cedric the Entertainer	Cedric the Entertainer	 	Cedric the Entertainer 	 	Dave Fennoy 	
Principal Begley 	Conrad Vernon 	Conrad Vernon 	 	Conrad Vernon 	Conrad Vernon 	Conrad Vernon 	
Myer 	Jon Hamm 	Jon Hamm 	Jon Hamm 	 	 	Jon Hamm 	
Hollie 	Leslie Mann 	Leslie Mann 	Leslie Mann 	 	 	Amy Rosoff 	
Principal Carrie Wilson 	Cheri Oteri 	Cheri Oteri 	Cheri Oteri 	 	Cheri Oteri 	 	
Mr. Whitey 	Adam Pally 	Adam Pally 	 	 	Adam Pally 	 	Adam Pally
Wellington Snide 	Rupert Everett 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cecile 	 	Tom Hiddleston 	 	 	 	 	
Agatha 	 	Kelly Marie Tran 	 	Kelly Marie Tran 	Kelly Marie Tran 	 	Kelly Marie Tran
Johnny "Trent" 	 	 	 	 	 	 	John Krasinski
Kate 	Character is mute 	 	 	 	 	 	Chloe Bennet
Brook 	Character is mute 	 	 	 	 	 	Katie Ladner
James "Jimmy" 	Character is mute 	 	 	 	 	 	George Salazar
Note: The empty cells mean that one of the characters did not make an appearance.
==Crew==
Role 	Knight School(2023) 	Knight School II(2026) 	Yeoll High(2028)
Directed by 	Andrew AdamsonConrad Vernon 	Andrew AdamsonConrad Vernon 	Alex Winter
Produced by 	Xavier Shaquille 	Xavier Shaquille 	Xavier Shaquille
Executiveproducer	Sam Register 	Sam Register 	Sam RegisterAndrew AdamsonCo-Executive Producer:Conrad Vernon
Written by 	J. David StemDavid N. WeissXavier Shaquille	J. David StemDavid N. WeissXavier Shaquille	Screenplay by:Michael McCullersStory by:Xavier Shaquille
Music by 	Harry Gregson-WilliamsJohn Powell 	Harry Gregson-Williams 	Danny Elfman
Edited by 	Nick Fletcher 	Nick Fletcher 	Braden Oberson
Distributed by 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Warner Bros. Pictures
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