The Rocketeer (TV series)
The Rocketeer (titled Rocketeer in the UK and other countries) is an American computer-animated children's television series. It debuted on Disney Junior and Disney Channel in the United States on November 8, 2019, and on November 10 on Disney Junior in Canada. Based on the comic book superhero of the same name by Dave Stevens and the 1991 film, the series focuses on Katherine "Kit" Secord, a seven-year-old girl who receives the family jet pack for her seventh birthday. This series is aimed for ages 2–5. It was unexpectedly cancelled after one  season. Plot. In the town of Hughesville, seven-year-old Kit Secord learns she is secretly next in line to become The Rocketeer, a jet pack-wearing superhero who can fly. Armed with her cool new gear and secret identity, Kit takes to the skies to protect Hughesville and its residents from danger. Assisting her on her heroic adventures are her best friend Tesh, bulldog sidekick Butch, and airplane mechanic grandfather Ambrose Secord. Broadcast. "The Rocketeer" had its first international debut when it premiered on Canada's Disney Junior on November 10, 2019. It premiered in Latin America on April  6, 2020, and in Spain, it was previewed on July 20, 2020, and it officially premiered on September 28, 2020. It will premiere on Southeast Asia's Disney Junior & France's Disney Junior in 2021. It premiered on Disney+ in the United Kingdom in October 2020. It will premiere on Rai YoYo and Disney+ in Italy in 2021 and on Dutch Disney Channel in the Netherlands in 2021. Following the season one finale, the series went into hiatus before unexpectedly getting cancelled. No exact reason was said, but given that a direct sequel to the film was announced for Disney+  the following year, it is possible that the series' end was to make way for the new movie. Reception. The show received a positive review from Vodzilla, which praised the attention to detail in vehicle design, the strength of the characterization, and the diversity of the cast. Awards and nominations. "The Rocketeer" has been nominated for five awards in the 47th Daytime Emmy Awards. The nominations are for: Outstanding Main Title for an Animated Program, Outstanding Performance in a Preschool Animated Program (for Maurice LaMarche in the role of Sylvester Slapdash), Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Program, Outstanding Sound  Mixing for a Preschool Animated Program, and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program.