Big Hero 6: The Series

**Big Hero 6: The Series** is an American television series created by Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley. It is based on the 2014 film Big Hero 6.

It focuses on teen genius Hiro Hamada, Baymax the robot, and their friends who defend the city of San Fransokyo as superheroes.

The series premiered on Disney XD on November 20, 2017 and aired for three seasons on Disney Channel until February 15, 2021.

## Plot

The series is set after the events of Big Hero 6 (2014) and continues the adventures of 14-year-old tech genius Hiro Hamada and his compassionate, cutting-edge robot Baymax, created by his late brother Tadashi. Along with his friends Wasabi, Honey Lemon, Go Go and Fred, they form the superhero team Big Hero 6 and embark on high-tech adventures as they protect their city from an array of scientifically enhanced villains. Hiro also faces academic challenges and social trials as the new prodigy at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology (SFIT).

The show slightly contradicts the ending of the original film. Among the differences are Aunt Cass knowing about Baymax, and Hiro attending SFIT as if everything is back to normal (and though a building is erected after Tadashi, Hiro does not receive a grant from the institute). Hiro also does not come up with the name "Big Hero 6" like it is implied at the end of the movie. Instead, Fred comes up with the name after having "brainstormed an epic list of team names" and testing them with himself.

## Cast and Characters

* Ryan Potter as Hiro Hamada
* Scott Adsit as Baymax
* Jamie Chung as Go Go Tomago
* Genesis Rodriguez as Honey Lemon
* Khary Payton as Wasabi
* Brooks Wheelan as Fred
* Maya Rudolph as Aunt Cass
* David Shaughnessy as Heathcliff
* Alan Tudyk as Alistair Krei
* Andrew Scott as Robert "Obake" Aken

## Episodes

See Also: List of Big Hero 6: The Series Episodes

 2 | 24
 3 | 10

## Production

In March 2016, Disney announced that a Big Hero 6 television series was in development and premiered on Disney Channel in 2017. The series takes place immediately after the events of the film and is created by Kim Possible's Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley, and executive produced by McCorkle, Schooley and Nick Filippi. The show was reportedly pitched by McCorkle and Schooley shortly following the film's release. Talking to Leonard Maltin for the podcast Maltin on Movies, Scott Adsit suggested an early 2018 release date.

In March 2016, it was revealed that Jamie Chung would reprise her role as Go Go, and that following November, it was revealed that most of the cast members from the film would reprise their roles, including Ryan Potter, Genesis Rodriguez, Scott Adsit, Alan Tudyk, and Maya Rudolph. Additionally, Khary Payton replaced Damon Wayans Jr. as Wasabi and Brooks Wheelan replaced T. J. Miller as Fred. On January 6, 2017, Disney Channel released an official teaser trailer for the series.

On March 14, 2017, it was renewed for a second season, ahead of the series premiere. On April 16, 2019, the series was renewed for a third season. On January 28, 2021, members of the cast stated that the show would not be picked up for a fourth season and would air its final episode on February 15, 2021.

## Release

Baymax Returns premiered on Disney Channel channels in Canada on November 20, 2017, and in the UK and Ireland on November 30, 2017.

The series formally premiered with two new episodes on Disney Channel on June 9, 2018, followed by two more new episodes on June 10, 2018, with weekly premieres every Saturday through September starting on June 16, 2018, with episodes airing at 7am starting on September 8.

Starting on May 6, episodes of the second season aired on weekdays at 3:30pm Starting on September 3, 2019, first-run premieres aired on Disney XD weekdays at 7:30am. Premieres on Disney Channel aired second-run weekdays at 3:30pm. Eventually, the series officially moved premieres back to Disney XD starting on January 4, 2020, until the series finale.

The series is also available on Disney's streaming service, Disney+.