Power Players

***Power Players*** is a CGI animated French series. It is a co-production by ZAG Animation, Method Animation, and Man of Action. It premiered around the world starting in summer of 2019. The show is currently licensed by and premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States, with Netflix currently holding the series and online streaming rights.

The first season has 78 episodes and a nineteen episode web series. It was announced that a second season is being worked on. A live-action film is announced to be in production.

## Synopsis

*For an episode list, see Episode guide.*

*There’s a new team of secret heroes in town and they’re the least likely of champions – toys! Brought to life by a hopeful child, these little problem solvers bring all the fun of Mission Impossible as they follow the plans of their creator. Now, a little boy and his toys can change the world.*
## Cast and crew

*To view a complete list of everyone who has worked on* Power Players *related material, see Power Players/Credits*.

## International releases

*Power Players* was first released in the United States on August 30, 2019, on the Cartoon Network website before it made its official television premiere on September 21, 2019. The series currently streams on Netflix starting on March 5, 2020.

To view a full worldwide list, see *Power Players/International Releases*.
## Trivia

* According to a Facebook post by Increditainment, Playmate Toys will develop a "multi-segment toy line" that will "capture the action and adventure of the series". The first wave of toys was released in January 2020.
* The production for the series was greenlighted back on June 17, 2016.
* During production, the series went through many different titles including: *Power Toys* *Super Toys*, and *TForce 7*.
* Originally, the series is going to have the characters be animated in CGI via motion capture in a live-action background. And in terms of visuals, it was going to be "*Alvin and The Chipmunks* meets *The Smurfs* meets *Ant Man*". The *Power Players* trailer is the only footage to feature a CGI-animated character in a live-action background.
* According to Jeremy Zag when the series was greenlighted into production, *[Power Players]* will be a "dynamic action show with great comedy" and he describes it as "aspirational and heroic".
* In the French release for Canada, the series is called *Axel et les Power Players*.
* The series was originally going to premiere in 2017 and later 2018.
* Unlikely other ZAG Heroez shows such as Miraculous Ladybug and Zak Storm, Power Players runs on 11 minutes instead of 22 minutes.
* The series was planned to debut on Teletoon in Canada for English viewers on August 31, 2019. However, it premiered a day early on the official Cartoon Network website in the US with the release of the first seven episodes.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.facebook.com/1220636038086924/posts/1237172506433277?sfns=mo
2. ↑ https://www.onkidsandfamily.com/en/projet/power-players
3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B9X3FPsA3\_Z/
4. ↑ https://www.animationmagazine.net/people/ian-lambur-upped-to-zag-evp-production-distribution-co-pros/
5. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BWL0bxEH0dQ/
6. ↑ https://zag-inc.com/power-players
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/annecy-zagtoon-method-animation-greenlight-power-toys-1201797869/
8. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/8mrcLqyQ0b/
9. ↑ https://issuu.com/mipmarkets/docs/mipcom\_2018\_news\_1
10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17ulOgvjz0w
11. ↑ File:ZAG 2016 website release date timeline.jpg
12. ↑ File:ZAG 2017 website release date timeline.jpg