8 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin Australia No. of seasons 1 Executive producer(s) Gary Russell Network ABC Me Language English | 8.1/10 IMDb Original language(s) English No. of episodes 26 First episode date 19 September 2016 Genre Science Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Daniel Brocklebank
Danny Carmel
Toby Longworth
Katharine Mangold
John Schwab
Sophie Wu
Gary Martin Similar You're Skitting Me, The Flamin' Thongs, Tomorrow When the War Began, Prank Patrol, Little Lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prisoner Zero is an Australian animated children's sci-fi, action-adventure series produced by Planet 55 Studios. It follows the adventures of Tag and Gem and their mysterious friend Prisoner Zero. Tag and Gem have a mission to free those enslaved across the cosmos from the evil Imperium, led by General Vykar.
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Premise
The series follows two teen heroes, Tag and Gem, with their friend, the title character Prisoner Zero. They must stop the Imperium, who have enslaved humanity through a digital system, by freeing the population and stop the evil General Vykar.
Production
The series was first pitched to the ABC in 2012 as a replacement for Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The show would be the first to have its animation entirely produced in Australia. The show's storytelling was influenced by a mix of traditional western storytelling like Avatar: The Last Airbender and Doctor Who, with the animation style influenced by Japanese anime. Gary Russell served as the executive producer and lead writer with Josh Campbell as series producer and director.
DVD release
The first DVD "Rogue" was released as a Region 4 single disc on November 2nd, 2016 by ABC in Australia. The second release "History" was released as a Region 4 single disc on February 1st, 2017 by ABC in Australia.