Deer Squad (TV series)

***Deer Squad***  * English
* Chinese

***Deer Squad*** (无敌鹿战队 in Chinese: **Invincible Deer Team**, or previously titled "Deer Run") is a Chinese animated series produced by iQIYI for its video platform. It first premiered on July 15, 2020 in it's original country. In the United States, it has aired on Nickelodeon and the Nick Jr. Channel from 2021-2022.
Season 2 was announced on January 10, 2022, it later got released on January 14, 2022. On July 18, 2022, part two of the second season was revealed , in which, July 21, 2022 revealed that 20 new episodes will be released on July 28, 2022.
Season 3 got announced on July 28, 2023, which got released on August 4, 2023. On October 25, 2023, part two of the third season was revealed and later got released on October 27, 2023.
So far, 120 episodes have been released, three seasons finished, and more future seasons are likely coming soon.

Premise
In a fictional city called Platinum City, four deer, Kai, Lola, Rammy, and Bobbi have planet powers to stop Sir Steel's evil inventions and antics.

Characters
Deer Squad members* **Kai** (voiced by Brody Allen) — A golden-brown deer that has the power of water. He is the leader of the squad.
* **Rammy** (voiced by Holden Thomas) — A big russet deer that has the power of sun.
* **Lola** (voiced by Juliet Rusche) — A raspberry deer that has the power of wood.
* **Bobbi** (voiced by Connor Elias Andrade) — A small soft green deer that has the power of earth.
* **Jade** (voiced by Azuri Hardy-Jones) — A crystal-blue deer introduced in Season 2, and has the power of crystals.
	+ **Wufu** — A butterfly that is Jade's companion. He doesn't talk, but whispers in her partner's ear to know what he's saying.

Recurring Characters
Central Forest* **Ian** (voiced by Mr. Lawrence) — A duck who keeps everything in order, and the keeper of Central Forest.
	+ **Daniel** (voiced by ???; S2-present) — A little duckling who is Ian's son and seemly only named child.
* **Ricardo** (voiced by Jaiden Cannatelli) — A squirrel who likes to play pranks on other animals and the squad, He calls his tail "Ramona".
* **Tina** (voiced by Samantha Hahn) — A turtle who has 2 children and a loving mother.
	+ **Binky** (voiced by ???; S2-present) — Tina's known child, he begins to talk and fully speak in Season 2. In "Tiny Heroes" he is a member of the Forest Squad.
	+ **Dinky** (voiced by ???) — Little brother of Binky, he is introduced in "Crystal Catastrophe", he is very much shy and afraid.
* **Fifi and Sasha** (voiced by Andie Mechanic) — 2 swan sisters that love to dance, and also they don't like getting dirty or splashed.
* **Hal** — An eagle who is a friend of Lola in Central Forest.
* **Burrp** (voiced by ???) — A frog that lives in Crystal Lake.
* **Mimi** (voiced by ???) — A little kitten who is a member of the Forest Squad.
* **Laura** (voiced by ???) — A little rabbit who is a member of the Forest Squad.
* **Catherine the Crocodile** (voiced by Gabby Clarke, ???; S3-present) — A friendly crocodile who lives in the sewers, but is misunderstood because of her species. She begins to talk like the more younger animals in Season 3.

Platinum City* **Sir Steel** (voiced by Doug Erholtz) — A greedy man who is jealous of the Deer Squad's population and powers, He sometimes can be whiny and stubborn.
	+ **Stu and Safia Steel** (voiced by ??? and ???) — Sir Steel's nephew and niece, as they sometimes tend to cause trouble when he tells them not to.
* **Professor Scratch** (voiced by Julie Maddalena-Kliewer) — Sir Steel's assistant who is a scientist and inventor.
* **Robotons** — Steel Tower's robotic service that help Professor Scratch with her gadgets.
* **Lady Fluffpot** (voiced by ???) — A women who is very fancy and obsessed with crystals, but she doesn't like getting dirty.
	+ **Alex Fluffpot** (voiced by ???) — Lady Fluffpot's cousin and a traveler who explorers unknown places.
	+ **Bot-Ler** (voiced by ???) — Flufftop's butler, which he can do anything what she says.

Outer Space* **Captain Chomp** (voiced by ???) — A southern-accented dinosaur coming from another dimension who explores all around the galaxy.
* **Kenny** (voiced by ???) — A chilling mammoth who is Chomp's partner and co-pilot.
* **Trickalien** (voiced by ???) — An alien who loves to record prank videos with his camera antenna for his family, and like Ricardo, also likes playing pranks on others.

Sparkle Sea* **Minnie and Mirabelle** (voiced by ???) — Two rainbow fish with seaweed-like hair that try to disguise themselves so they wouldn't be followed by predators.

Production
It was first announced on August 1, 2017, under the title "Deer Run". Nickelodeon has the overseas broadcasting rights to the show. A second season was in production.

In October 17, 2018, an announcement of production on the series was fully reported after Deer Run's release and it's sub-series, stating that both the first and second seasons are coming to a close, and slating to release in early 2020.
In July 23, 2020, the show is reported to be successful internationally after it's release.
In February 24, 2021, VIS Kids has renewed the series a third season in production.
In August 27, 2021, the series began gaining international reputation after airing in the United States.
On September 20, 2022, the third season was revealed to release in the second quarter of 2023.
On October 24, 2022, it reveals that the third season is fully under production.
On May 10, 2023, previews of the season were shown during the video of the iQIYI Children's animation forum..
On July 21, 2023, a poster of the season is seen at the iQIYI booth of the 13th China International Animation Expo.

Episodes
*Main article: Episode guide*

 2 | 40
 3 | 40

International Releases
*Main article: Deer Squad (TV series)/International premieres*

Gallery
Season 1A posterSeason 1B posterSeason 2A posterSeason 2B posterSeason 3A posterSeason 3B posterNick Jr. website backdropChina Licensing Expo posterNEON cover for seasons 2 and 3 (in New Zealand).An unknown Easter poster in french, with Kai, Swift, Rubble, Marshall, Chase, and Blue.Picture of the Deer Squad, with PAW Patrol, Blaze, Shimmer and Shine, Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob, Baby Shark, 44 Cats, TMNT, etc.Kai in a summer poster, with Peppa Pig, Tuktakman, Icy, Momo, Chase, and Princess EmilyA Season 3 poster seen in the walls at the 13th China International Animation Expo.
Awards and nominations

**2020*** China Animation Golden Dragon Award (nominated)

**2021*** Jade Monkey Award (won)

**2022*** Excellent TV Domestic Animation (won)
* 2022 Beijing Animation Week (nonimated)

**2023*** Outstanding International Communication Animation (won)

Reception
The series has received positive-to-favorable reviews from people and adults. On *Common Sense Media*, Melissa Camacho has reviewed the show, stating "Sweet deer heroes teach life lessons in lively series, and gave it a 4 out of 5 stars.
On Kaku, the show's second season ratings went extremely high to an amount of 0.69 million viewership than the ratings of the first season, making it the highest-rated premiere.

Appearances in other media

During the 2023 Animation New Year TV crossover special, the Deer Squad appears when Space Rabbit, Big-Headed Son, Marshmallow, and Panda arrive in their universe as one of the nine mysterious worlds on Earth, and to find a present from one of the lost gifts from Space Rabbit's spaceship.

Videos
NEW Series - Deer Squad - Premieres Jan 25th!! - Nick Jr on Nickelodeon!!BRAND NEW SHOW l Catch The Premiere of Deer Squad on Aug 3!Deer Squad Promo - January 2021 (NickToons Global)DEER SQUADDeer Squad on August 3NICK JR - Deer Squad
Trivia* It was originally titled **Deer Run**.
* This was Nick Jr.'s first international show to air in the US, and the first Nickelodeon show to be developed in Asia.
	+ Unlike other Nick Jr. shows which pause on commercial breaks during an episode, Deer Squad doesn't do the same thing for the fact that it's not made in-house.
* Despite being an animated show from China, the lip-syncing is in English-audio.
* The show has premiered in the US on January 25, 2021, the same day that ABC Kids' *Kangaroo Beach* has aired on.
* Interestedly, Sir Steel, Professor Scratch and other background characters seem to be the only one to have eyebrows while the rest of the characters lacked eyebrows.
* In pre-production, the original idea for the show was that it originated from the five Chinese elements, and fire was described as a "dangerous element", so it was replaced with light.
* Throughout June 2021 to October 2021, the show wasn't rerunning for days, until the second half of October, the show returned airing reruns, although reruns have stopped since January 2022.

* The animation in Season 2 is more brighter and textured than the animation in the first season, this is due to Cheer Digiart Co., Ltd leaning into the show's production.

External links* Deer Squad at Wikipedia
* Deer Squad at IMDb
* Watch on iQIYI:
	+ Season 1
	+ Season 2

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