K.C. Undercover

**K.C. Undercover** is a live-action television series created by Corinne Marshall. The series premiered on January 18, 2015 and aired for three seasons until February 2, 2018.

## Plot

Set in Washington, D.C., the series follows K.C. Cooper, a high school math genius, who gets recruited by her parents after she discovers that they are secretly undercover spies working for an agency called The Organization. Her brother tries to help because he feels left out and eventually joins the team, and his desire leads his mother and father to get a new robot child. Each episode centres on K.C. and her family as they contend with common familial issues while also performing missions to save the country, with a recurring storyline involving thwarting the plans of a criminal organization.

## Episodes

See Also: List of K.C. Undercover Episodes

 2 | 24
 3 | 24

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Zendaya as K.C. Cooper
* Veronica Dunne as Marisa Clark
* Kamil McFadden as Ernie Cooper
* Trinitee Stokes as Judy Cooper
* Tammy Townsend as Kira Cooper
* Kadeem Hardison as Craig Cooper

### Recurring

* Rick Hall as Agent Johnson
* Sherri Shepherd as Beverly
* James DiGiacomo as Petey
* Jaime Moyer as Mrs. Goldfeder
* Ross Butler as Brett Willis
* François Chau as Zane
* Lee Reherman as Victor
* Kara Royster as Abby
* Jasmine Guy as Erica
* Rick Fox as Richard
* Connor Weil as Brady

## Production

The series was first announced as a pilot in pre-production titled Super Awesome Katy in November 2013. The series was set to star Shake It Up star Zendaya, who would play 16-year-old Katy Cooper, an outspoken and confident technology wiz and skilled black belt, who discovers that both her parents are spies who expect her to follow in their footsteps. Production on the pilot was set to begin in early 2014. On November 6, 2013, Zendaya tweeted about the pilot, saying she wants to bring back the "cool Disney Channel", mentioning shows like That's So Raven, The Proud Family, and Kim Possible. It was ordered to series by Disney Channel in May 2014, with the series now under the title K.C. Undercover. The series was released on Watch Disney Channel on January 1, 2015, and was followed by the television premiere on January 18, 2015. The first season consisted of 27 episodes. On May 15, 2015, Disney Channel renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 6, 2016. On August 1, 2016, People revealed that the series had been renewed for a third season. The third season premiered on Disney Channel on July 7, 2017 and ended on February 2, 2018.

## Release

In Canada, the series premiered on Family Channel on January 23, 2015, and moved to Disney Channel on September 1, 2015. During the launch week of Disney Channel, the episode "Runaway Robot" aired on September 1, 2015, a week before the U.S. The series premiered on Disney Channel in Australia and New Zealand on March 5, 2015. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the show premiered on March 27, 2015, on Disney Channel. On Disney Channel in Southeast Asia, it premiered in Singapore on March 13, 2015, and in the Philippines on April 10, 2015. The show debuted on the English feed of Disney XD in the Middle East and Africa on October 12, 2015. In India, the series premiered on October 30, 2017 on Disney International HD.

## Reception

The series has received generally positive reviews. Common sense media gave the series 3 out of 5 writing "Disney megastar Zendaya rescues tepid spy-comedy."