PJ Masks

PJ Masks (French: Pyjamasques) is a French-British interactive computer-animated superhero children's television series produced by Frog Box, Entertainment One UK Limited, Walt Disney EMEA Productions Limited and TeamTO, with the participation of France Télévisions and Disney Junior. The series is based on the Les Pyjamasques book series by Romuald Racioppo.[2] Disney Channels Worldwide's Disney Junior channels broadcast PJ Masks worldwide, while France 5 airs the series in its original home country of France; it also airs on Tiny Pop in the UK, ABC Kids in Australia, RAI YoYo in Italy, TV Cultura in Brazil, and Televisa in Mexico.

PJ Masks
Current logo of the series, which is currently used for print
Genre
Created byRomuald Racioppo
Based onLes Pyjamasques
by Romuald Racioppo
Directed by
  • Christian De Vita
  • Wilson Dos Santos
  • Florante Mari Villareal
  • Chad V. Vidanes
Voices of
  • Roman Lutterotti
  • Addison Holley
  • Benjamin Hum
  • Simon Pirso
  • Jacob Soley
  • Brianna Daguanno
Theme music composer
ComposersFabrice Aboulker
Jean-Francois Berger
Country of origin
  • France
  • United Kingdom
Original languages
  • French
  • English
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes90 (and 44 shorts) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Olivier Dumont
  • Laura Clunie
  • Beth Gardiner
Producers
  • Guillaume Hellouin
  • Corinne Kouper
Running time24 minutes
Production companies
DistributorEntertainment One
Release
Original networkFrance 5 (France)
Disney Junior (Worldwide)
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Audio formatStereo
First shown inUnited States
Original releaseSeptember 18, 2015 (2015-09-18) 
Present
External links
Website

The series debuted on Disney Junior in the United States on 18 September 2015,[3] on France 5 on 18 December 2015 and on Disney Junior in Canada on 7 February 2016. In June 2016, a second season was announced;[4] it began airing on 15 January 2018. On 19 April 2019, the first episode of the third season was aired. The fourth season was announced to air in April 2020,[5][6] but instead it aired on 15 May 2020,[7][8] possibly due to the COVID-19 pandemic which reduced Entertainment One's produced/acquired television half-hour content from 339 (2019) to 276 (2020) for the second quarter.[9] In January 2020, PJ Masks was renewed for a fifth season forecast to be aired in 2021,[10][11] with production shooting already scheduled between 1 April 2020 to 1 April 2021.[12]

On 30 December 2019, Hasbro acquired Entertainment One for a $3.8 billion deal,[13] making the series the first Disney Junior show to be under the ownership of Hasbro, even though Just Play still makes toys for the show.

Premise

Amaya, Greg, and Connor become the superhero team PJ Masks when night falls in order to fight enemies and rivals such as Romeo, Luna Girl, Night Ninja, The Wolfy Kids, Motsuki, Octobella, Pharaoh Boy and Munki-Gu to keep them from ruining people's day. Amaya becomes Owlette (an owl), Greg becomes Gekko (a lizard), and Connor becomes Catboy (a cat).

Characters

PJ Masks

PJ Masks (known as "PJs" for short) is the titular superhero team that fights crime at night to keep it from ruining people's days.

Members

  • Connor / Catboy (voiced by Jacob Ewaniuk in Season 1, Jacob Ursomarzo in Season 2-"Best Friends Forever", and Roman Lutterotti in "Meet An Yu"-present) – Connor is a blue-eyed boy with brown hair. When he transforms, he wears a blue cat costume. His powers include super speed, super sensitive hearing, and high jump.
  • Amaya / Owlette (voiced by Addison Holley) – Amaya is a brown-eyed bespectacled girl. She has dark brown hair with a pink, wing-shaped hair clip.
  • Greg / Gekko (voiced by Kyle Harrison Breitkopf in Season 1-Season 3 and the short films and Benjamin Hum in "HQ Tour" and Season 4-present) – Greg is a green-eyed, blonde-haired boy. When he transforms, he wears a green lizard costume with a thick reptilian tail and fins on top of his head. His powers are super strength, invisibility (though some may see him by noticing irregularities in the background), and sticking on walls for scaling.
  • PJ Robot (voiced by Juan Luis Bonilla) – A robot who is in charge of the PJ Masks' HQ. Originally created by Romeo to spy on the heroes, but defected and switched sides.

Allies

  • Teeny Weeny Ninjalino (actor unknown) – A tiny and cute ninja from "Catboy and the Teeny Weeny Ninjalino", who was supposed to spy on the PJ Masks but won Owlette and Gekko's affection.
  • Armadylan (voiced by Max Calinescu in Season 2-"Armadylan Zen", Cristian Perri in Season 3 "Arma-Leader" - "Gekko Everywhere", Avery Esteves in Season 4 "Master Fang's Secret"-"Gekko Vs Armavillain", and Christian Campbell in Season 4 "Octobella's Garden"-present) – An armadillo-like boy who wants to be a hero, but his inexperience causes him to mess up. His abilities include super strength, producing earthquakes, and converting to a ball to roll on surfaces or travel underground.
  • An Yu (voiced by Kari Wong) – A samurai girl who uses her bo staff as a weapon or to fly; it also turns into a magic flute. She lives in an Oriental-themed forest which can only be entered through portals.
  • Lionel (actor unknown) – A small gekko who is the pet of Gekko, he normally appears when the PJ Masks are transforming.
  • Newton / Newton Star (voiced by Shomoy James Mitchell) - A boy who emerges from a freak asteroid accident. The PJ Masks first met him in space. He also appears in daytime as a bespectacled boy. He made his debut in the Season 4 episode "Asteroid Accident".

Villains

  • Romeo (voiced by Alex Thorne in Season 1, Carter Thorne in the short films and Season 2-"Owlette Slips Up", Simon Pirso in "Motsuki the Best"-present) – A mad scientist, and the main antagonist in the series. Romeo has two robotic assistants, Robot (voiced by Ron Pardo) and Robette (voiced by Julie Lemieux).
  • Luna Girl (voiced by Brianna D'Aguanno) – Is a moon-themed villain with platinum blond hair who lives in a palace on the moon. In "Best Friends Forever", it is revealed that her Luna Magnet powers give her the power to breathe in space. Her main weapons are her Luna Magnet and Luna Board that she uses as a mode of transportation.
  • Motsuki (voiced by Hattie Kragten) - An anthropomorphic moth whom Luna Girl regards as a little sister. Originally unnamed and one of Luna Girl's army of small moths, Motsuki was granted a special position among her fellow minions as well as a name by her big sister. She was later cocooned in crystal where she evolved into her current form as well as developing the ability of speech. The moths seem to like her as their leader than Luna Girl.
  • Night Ninja (voiced by Trek Buccino in Season 1, Devan Cohen in the short films and Season 2-"Do the Gekko" and Jacob Soley in "Armadylan, Action Hero"-present) – Night Ninja, as his name suggests, is a ninja who leads a pack of Ninjalinos, and is the third villain of the series. He uses partially dried latex balls called Sticky Splats to trap his opponents, and smoke bombs to teleport to place to another. He is also acrobatic and can perform telekinesis.
  • The Wolfy Kids (usually referred to as "the Wolfies") – Rip (voiced by Shechinah Mpumlwana), Howler (voiced by Kaden Stephen in Season 2-"Wolfies of the Pagoda" and Matthew Mucci in "Munki-gu in the City"-present), and Kevin (voiced by Ethan Pugiotto) are a trio of werewolf siblings who like to cause mischief. Their only power is shouting out red energy rings which would blow away things in a gale-like fashion.
  • Octobella (voiced by Michela Luci) – A siren villain who debuted in Season 4 (though she made a cameo in Season 3). Upon meeting the PJ Masks at first, she appears interested in befriending them. But when she learned that Gekko obtained a crystal from her abode and develop some powers, she sees them as thieves, and becomes their enemy. Her abilities include throwing underwater tornadoes, invisibility, making various spells using crystals. Her henchman is Percival, a mumbling lobster.
  • Munki-gu (voiced by Daniel Pathan) – A mischievous little monkey who loves to cause troubles, playing, and pranking on others. He was first seen at the New York Toy Fair 2020 as an action figure. He made his debut only as a statue in "PJ Party Mountain" and as a monkey in "Munki gu". His powers includes imitating other people's voices, flying with his magical boots, and pulling out infinite amount of bananas out of nowhere.
  • Pharaoh Boy (voiced by Logan Nicholson) - He, as his name suggests, is a pharaoh themed villan who first appeared in a portal discovered in the museum. He will make his debut in a Season 4 episode titled with the same name to be aired on March 8, 2021. His official appearance is currently unseen and has yet to be revealed.

Episodes

SeasonSegmentsEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
15226September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
ShortsTBDJuly 31, 2017 (2017-07-31)N/A
25126January 15, 2018 (2018-01-15)March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
34826April 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)
4TBA26May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)TBA

Production

PJ Masks is a British/French coproduction by Entertainment One, Frog Box, and TeamTO.[14] The series was renewed for a second season consisting of 52 11-minute segments in June 2016;[4] it premiered on 15 January 2018. The series was renewed for a third season on 22 January 2018;[15] originally meant to premiere in June 2019, it instead premiered on 19 April that same year.[16] A fourth season premiered on 15 May 2020. The fifth season is in production as of 28 January 2020, and will be released in spring 2021.[17]

Streaming services

Seasons of PJ Masks are currently available worldwide on the Disney+ and Netflix streaming services.[18]

Streaming service Content Initial availability
Disney+ Seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4[19] Seasons 1/2: 12 November 2019 (launch)[20]
Season 3: 26 June 2020
DisneyNow (United States only) Season 4[21] Season 4: 15 May 2020[22]
Netflix Seasons 1 & 2[23] Season 1: 1 September 2017[24]
Season 2: 15 January 2020[25][26]

References

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  12. "What's Shooting?". Actra Toronto. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  13. "Hasbro's Toy Box Is Bigger Than Ever With $3.8 Billion Entertainment One Takeover". Fortune. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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  17. "eOne Soars Into Production of 'PJ Masks' Season 5". Animation Magazine. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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  20. Epstein, Zach (12 November 2019). "Here's everything you need to know about Disney+ on launch day, in Disney's own words". New of Netflix. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  21. "PJ Masks │ Streamed". DisneyNow. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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  23. "PJ Masks │ Streamed". Netflix. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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