Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

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Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Information
Title:	Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Format:	Animated
Running time:	30 min.
country:	USA
Network:	Disney Channel Disney+
Seasons:	1+
Episodes:	10+
Production
Production company:	Cinema Gypsy Productions Activision Blizzard Studios Man of Action Entertainment
Distributor:	Marvel Animation Marvel Entertainment
Executive producers:	Steve Loter; Kate Kondell; Helen Sugland; Laurence Fishburne
Producers:	Jeffrey M. Howard; Pilar Flynn; Rodney Clouden
Principal cast:	Diamond White; Fred Tatasciore; Libe Barer; Alfre Woodard; Sasheer Zamata; Jermaine Fowler; Gary Anthony Williams
Air dates
First aired:	February 10th, 2023

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is an animated comedy adventure series that dips its toe into the superhero fantasy genre. It was produced by Disney Television Animation, Marvel Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions, Activision Blizzard Studios, and Man of Action Entertainment. It was developed for television by Steve Loter, Jeffrey M. Howard, and Kate Kondell. It is based on the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur line of titles published by Marvel Comics. It began airing on the Disney Channel on February 10th, 2023, and was then released on the Disney+ streaming service five days later. The show revolves around the character of Lunella Lafayette - a thirteen-year-old super-genius from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, who activates a dimensional portal that brings a giant red friendly "Devil Dinosaur" into this world, who becomes her pet. Lunella manages to hide the dinosaur of "DD" inside her own secret lair beneath her apartment (which her parents and grandparents know nothing about), and the only other person who is aware of Lunella's secret is best friend and wananbe social influencer Casey Calderon. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur stars the voice talents of Diamond White as Lunella Lafayette, Libe Barer as Casey Calderon, Fred Tatasciore as Devil Dinosaur, Alfre Woodard as Mimi, Sasheer Zamata as Adria Lafayette, Jermaine Fowler as James Lafayette, and Gary Anthony Williams as Pops.

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This series is also known as Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, which redirects to this page.
This series is rated TV-Y7.
The series originally aired on Saturday mornings at 10:00 am.
The character of Lunella Lafayette was created by writers Brandon Montclare & Amy Reeder and artist Natacha Bustos. She first appeared in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1 in January, 2016.
The character of Devil Dinosaur was created by writer and artist Jack Kirby. He first appeared in Devil Dinosaur #1 in April, 1978.
The premiere episode had a special running time of 45 minutes (60 with commercials during original broadcast).
Executive producer Laurence Fishburne is better known for his acting abilities. He also played the role of Bill Foster, a scientist for S.H.I.E.L.D.'s "Goliath" program in Ant-Man and the Wasp in 2018.
Voicing the role of Mimi is not Alfre Woodard's first work on a Marvel Comics property. She also played the role of the villainous Mariah Dillard in episodes from season one of Luke Cage. She also played Miriam Spencer, the HR rep who lays a guilt trip on Tony Stark by the elevator in Captain America: Civil War in 2016.
This is the second television series based on a Marvel Comics property that has the word "Moon" in the title. The first was Moon Knight from 2022, which is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.