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8.4/10 TV First episode date 15 July 2012 | 8.1/10 IMDb Theme music composer Adrian Younge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Animation
Blaxploitation
Comedy
Satire
Action Created by Michael Jai White
Byron Minns
Scott Sanders Written by Carl Jones
Brian Ash
Scott Fuselier
Scott Sanders
Michael Jai White Directed by LeSean Thomas (supervising)
Young Ki Yoon (supervising)
Nathan Clesowich
Carl Jones
Kalvin Lee
Juno Lee
Jong-Sik Nam
Justin Ridge
Byung-San Park Voices of Michael Jai White
Byron Minns
Kym Whitley
Tommy Davidson Program creators Michael Jai White, Byron Minns, Scott Sanders Networks Cartoon Network, Adult Swim Cast Michael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, Kym Whitley Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Black Dynamite is an American animated television series based on the 2009 film of the same name, although the series follows a separate continuity, with some back-references to the film. The series was announced shortly after the release of the film, the 10-minute pilot episode was released on Adult Swim Video on August 8, 2011, and the full series premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim, on July 15, 2012. It ended on January 10, 2015 with a total of 20 episodes. The show was rated TV-MA for bloody, stylized violence, strong sexual references (including nudity, references to prostitution, and depictions of sex acts), and humor derived from racism and discrimination.
Contents
Michael Jai White, Byron Minns, Tommy Davidson and Kym Whitley reprise their film roles as Black Dynamite, Bullhorn, Cream Corn and Honeybee, respectively. It was produced by Ars Nova, Jon Steingart, Carl Jones and Jillian Apfelbaum are executive producers, with Brian Ash as co-executive producer. Scott Sanders, White and Minns are producers. Monica Jones is associate producer. LeSean Thomas is creative producer/supervising director. The original music is by Adrian Younge.
Premise
The show, set in the 1970s, is predominantly a parody of and tribute to blaxploitation cinema. The show continues the story of Black Dynamite and his crew of Bullhorn, Cream Corn, and Honey Bee as they engage in dangerous and over-the-top misadventures sometimes involving famous celebrities such as Michael Jackson, O. J. Simpson, Richard Pryor, Mr. T, Orphan Arnold, James Brown, Bob Marley, Elvis Presley and Fred Rogers as well as Black Dynamite's recurring nemesis President Richard Nixon, who was also the main villain from the film. The show makes references to the original Black Dynamite film, such as Fiendish Dr. Wu as the leader of a group of ninjas; the show follows its own continuity, as some characters from the film who were killed off are alive in the series.
Main cast
Additional voices
Pilot (2011)
The pilot episode features only an eleven-minute run time and was released on Adult Swim Video on August 8, 2011, and made its television debut over a year later on September 2, 2012.