Mira, Royal Detective

Mira, Royal Detective is a Disney Jr. animated mystery-adventure series for preschoolers. It debuted on Disney Junior channels and programming blocks around the world on March 20, 2020.
==Premise==
Set in the magical Indian-inspired land of Jalpur, the series follows the brave and resourceful Mira, a commoner who is appointed to the role of royal detective after solving a mystery that involves saving the kingdom's young prince.
As the royal detective, Mira travels throughout the kingdom helping royals and commoners alike. Along with her friend Prince Neel, a talented inventor, creative cousin Priya, and comical mongoose sidekicks Mikku and Chikku, she will stop at nothing to solve a case, taking young viewers on adventures that highlight critical thinking and encourage deductive reasoning. Rooted in India's vibrant heritage, each episode will weave authentic music, dance, and customs into two 11-minutes stories.
==Cast==
*Mira (Leela Ladnier) - a brave and resourceful commoner who becomes the royal detective
*Queen Shanti (Freida Pinto) - the Queen of Jalpur
*Pinky (Hannah Simone) - a young commoner
*Pushpa (Jameela Jamil) - Mira's Auntie
*Mikku (Kal Penn) - one of Mira's mongoose sidekicks
*Chikku (Utkarsh Ambudkar) - one of Mira's mongoose sidekicks
*Sahil (Aasif Mandvi) - Mira's father
*Rupa (Sarita Choudhury) - Prince Neel's Great-Aunt
*Meena (Aparna Nancherla) - Mira's cousin
*Prince Neel (Kamran Lucas) - the Prince of Jalpur
*Prince Veer (Karan Brar) - the Prince of Jalpur and Neel's older brother
*Ranjeet and Manjeet (Karan Soni) - twins
*The palace tailor (Sarayu Blue)
*Manish (Parvesh Cheena) - a bandit
*Poonam (Sonal Shah) - a bandit
*Priya (Roshni Edwards) - Mira's inventive cousin
==Development==
===Press info===
:Joe D'Ambrosia: "We are eager to introduce kids and their families to the rich, diverse cultures and customs of India through Mira, a young girl who looks at things with her own unique lens to gain different perspectives and help others in her community. We hope that she will encourage our audience to actively engage with the inspiring world around them and appreciate the little details that make life extraordinary."
Sascha Paladino (Miles from Tomorrowland) is executive producer of the series, which was developed by Becca Topol (Elena of Avalor), who also serves as story editor and co-producer. IW Group’s Shagorika Ghosh Perkins is the series' cultural consultant and consulting producer. Additional consultants include Bollywood dancer and choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan (So You Think You Can Dance) and music producer Deepak Ramapriyan (Basmati Blues). Emmy nominees Matthew Tishler (Fancy Nancy) and Jeannie Lurie (The Muppets) write and produce the original songs, and Amritha Vaz (Miss India America) serves as a composer. The series is produced by Wild Canary in association with Disney Junior, with animation provided by Technicolor India.
It was announced on December 12, 2019, that Disney Jr. had given an early season 2 renewal to series, ahead of its anticipated spring 2020 debut. The news was announced today by Joe D'Ambrosia. The second season premiered April 5 on Disney Junior.
===Music===
Deepak Ramapriyan, a Baltimore-born musician, whose parents are immigrants from India, is the orchestrator and music consultant for the show. Nakul Dev Mahajan, a Bollywood choreographer, who worked on the show, said he gets the script and music, talks with the writers and crew of the show, choreographs the piece, videotapes himself and assistants, then send those videos to the team, with the artists animating the movements of his body and that of his assistants.
==Videos==
Theme Song 🎶 Mira, Royal Detective Disney Junior
Mira Royal Detective - The Behind The Scenes
Official Trailer Mira, Royal Detective Disney Junior
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*This is known as the last program to air on Disney Junior in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong before shutting down on October 1, 2021 at exactly 1:00 am (or 12:00 am through Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand).[5]
**Technically speaking, in a way, this show speaks Disney Junior Asia's very last words: "But now they won't stop!"
==References==
pt-br:Mira, A Detetive do Reino
ru:Мира — королевский детектив
Category:Mira, Royal Detective
Category:Disney Jr. shows
Category:Animated series
Category:Disney shows
Category:2020s television series
Category:TV-Y rated shows
Category:Annie Award Nominated