Tron: Uprising

**Tron: Uprising** is an American television series created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It is based on the Tron franchise.

It focuses on the computer world of Grid, a young program joins Tron's fight against their world's tyranny.

The series premiered on Disney XD on May 18, 2012 and aired for one season until January 28, 2013.

## Plot

Beck is a young program who becomes the leader of a revolution inside the computer world of the Grid against the villainous Clu and his henchmen. A mechanic, he is trained by Tron, the greatest warrior the Grid has ever known. Tron not only trains Beck in the fighting and light cycle skills to challenge the brutal military occupation of the city of Argon, but also guides and mentors him to grow beyond his youthful, impulsive nature into a courageous and powerful leader. Beck adopts Tron's persona and becomes the enemy of General Tesler and his oppressive forces.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Elijah Wood as Beck
* Bruce Boxleitner as Tron
* Mandy Moore as Mara
* Nate Corddry as Zed
* Lance Henriksen as General Tesler
* Emmanuelle Chriqui as Paige
* Reginald VelJohnson as Able
* Paul Reubens as Pavel
* Tricia Helfer as The Grid

### Recurring

* Fred Tatasciore as Clu / Kevin Flynn
* Donald Faison as Bartik
* Paul Scheer as Hopper
* John Glover as Dyson
* Kate Mara as Perl
* Aaron Paul as Cyrus
* Marcia Gay Harden as Keller
* Lance Reddick as Cutler
* Olivia Wilde as Quorra
* David Arquette as Link
* Kathryn Hunter as Gorn

## Production

### Design

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.

Director Charlie Bean explained 'the idea was to create a distinct style for the CG show not seen elsewhere on television or in film.' He worked closely with art director Alberto Mielgo, character designer Robert Valley (animation artist for the Gorillaz music videos) and lead vehicle designer Daniel Simon, who was previously responsible for many vehicle designs in the Tron: Legacy feature film, including the light cycles. Mielgo won the Primetime Emmy Award for his art direction in 2013.

### Casting

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.

### Cancellation

On January 14, 2013, producer Edward Kitsis responded to rumours of cancellation by 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." Disney XD moved the program in the broadcast schedule to Monday mornings at 12:00 AM Eastern until the first season episodes finished airing on January 28, 2013. After the last episode of the first season aired, no more episodes of Tron: Uprising have been produced.

## Release

### Marketing

A trailer for the series, with a voice-over by Bruce Boxleitner, was released online in May 2012. and on the home video releases of Tron: Legacy, on April 5, 2011. Disney XD presented CGI models of characters, concept art, and the original trailer that was with the home releases of Tron: Legacy at San Diego Comic Con 2011. Disney released the first, pre-season episode on May 18, 2012, in which the full 31-minute episode was featured on Disney XD on Demand, YouTube, Facebook, iTunes a week earlier. The prelude episode was broadcast only on Disney Channel, and was originally going to be a 10-part miniseries.

### 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, however it was removed one year later.

### Disney+

The full series is available for streaming on Disney+, which released in November 2019.

## Reception

### Critical Response

The series premiere earned mostly positive reviews. It also currently holds an 8.8 rating on TV.com, and 8.1 rating from 7,064 users on IMDb.com. "Beck's Beginning" was given a positive review, with IGN ranking it 8 out of 10.

## Awards and Nominations

 Character Design in a Television Production
 Production Design in a Television Production
 Storyboarding in a Television Production
 Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation – Art Direction