Robozuna is a British animated science fiction children's television series on CITV and Netflix starring Taylor Clarke-Hill, Tom Clarke-Hill and Luke Howard. The premise revolves around a planet seized by an evil empire and its legion of robots. The orphan boy Ariston (Taylor Clarke-Hill) and his homemade robot friend Mangle (Tom Clarke-Hill) try to free their planet.[1][2]
| Robozuna | |
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| Genre | Animation |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | CITV |
| Release | 20 October 2018 – 2 May 2020 |
Cast
edit- Taylor Clarke-Hill as Ariston
- Tom Clarke-Hill as Mangle
- Luke Howard as Drubber
- Ali-A as Clunk
- Danny John-Jules as Niven and Spark
- Morwenna Banks as Danuvia
Episodes
edit| Season | Episodes | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | October 20, 2018 | March 15, 2019 |
| 2 | 20 | September 2, 2019 | May 2, 2020 |
Series 1 (2018-2019) (Season 1 and 2 on Netflix)
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No. in season |
Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Game Changer Part 1" | Steve Majaury | Greg Johnson & Ed Bignell | October 20, 2018 | |
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Playful teenager Ariston wants to prove that his robot buddy Mangle has what it takes to turn into a Combatabot and become a Robozuna star. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Game Changer Part 2" | Steve Majaury | Greg Johnson & Ed Bignell | October 25, 2018 | |
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When Ariston and Mangle go to the first big Robozuna match, Mangle gets into the action! But they face a tougher fight when they return home. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Team Natrix" | Steve Majaury | John Semper Jr. & Rebecca Kaminsky | October 25, 2018 | |
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As Team VEredus prepares to take on Corvus's Team Natrix, Mangle and Ariston get distracted by a mission that could help them, but hurt the team. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Lightning Harvesters" | Steve Majaury | Greg Johnson & Ed Bignell | October 25, 2018 | |
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The team helps a lightning harvester hold off a Corvus attack, then takes on Team Capra to try and keep its Robozuna winning streak alive. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Breakout" | Steve Majaury | Eric & Julia Lewald | October 25, 2018 | |
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Teamwork is the key as the Veredus crew breaks into the Corvus prison on a dangerous mission to find Feronia. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Ariston's Dream" | Steve Majaury | Len Uhley | October 25, 2018 | |
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Motivated by a hopeful dream, Ariston takes Mangle to find Niven. But it leaves the team short-handed for a big Robozuna game. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Lightning in a Bottle" | Steve Majaury | Rich Fogel | October 25, 2018 | |
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Just when the team thinks it's time to take a break and rest, they're called on for help defending a lightning harvester camp from Commander Vermis. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Rematch" | Steve Majaury | Grant Moran | October 25, 2018 | |
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After Team Natrix unleashes a massive Robozuna called Megabatabot, it leaves the arena on a rampage, and Team Veredus must protect the town. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Free for All Part 1" | Steve Majaury | Kevin Hopps | October 25, 2018 | |
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While Team Veredus and Team Vulpes work together in a big midseason tournament, the other Freebot Fighters head to the Corvus prison. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Free for All Part 2" | Steve Majaury | Kevin Hopps | October 25, 2018 | |
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The midseason tournament comes to a thrilling end, but the Freebots have their hands full trying to stop Danuvia's plan to build an invincible army. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Dominatus" | Steve Majaury | Ed Bignell & Len Uhley | March 15, 2019 | |
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Team Veredus has their hands full competing for the awesome Agbia Trophy, but things get even tougher when they're attacked by a powerful new robot; the Dominatus. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Hacked" | Steve Majaury | Rich Fogel | March 15, 2019 | |
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When Clunk starts behaving strangely at a Robozuna game, the Freebots realize he's been hacked and programmed to take on a dangerous mission | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Rebel Friends Part 1" | Steve Majaury | Eric & Julia Lewald | March 15, 2019 | |
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After meeting a new rebel group, the Freebots are happy to learn they've inspired others. But when the new group lands in danger, the Freebots must act fast. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Rebel Friends Part 2" | Steve Majaury | Hanah Lee Cook | March 15, 2019 | |
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Livia suspects the new rebel group might not be on the Freebots' side, so she scrambles to let the rest of the team know. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Home" | Steve Majaury | Len Uhley | March 15, 2019 | |
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When Mangle starts acting strangely, he takes off and leads the team to a special location... but the Dominatus is after them! | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Right Thing to Do" | Steve Majaury | Eric & Julia Lewald | March 15, 2019 | |
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The Freebots must work with a pair of bounty hunters to find Hitch the hacker and prevent Corvus from stealing her robot-control tech. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Reunion" | Steve Majaury | Rich Fogel | March 15, 2019 | |
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Chike reunited with his estranged father "The Fixer", when Clunk needs repairs. But when a criminal threatens them, the Freebots arrive to help. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Unmasked" | Steve Majaury | John Semper Jr. & Rebecca Kaminsky | March 15, 2019 | |
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Commander Vermis attempts to arrest Team Veredus when he thinks he's identified them as the Freebots, but the Freebots' friends have a plan of their own. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Endgame Part 1" | Steve Majaury | Rich Fogel | March 15, 2019 | |
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Team Veredus hope playing the league finals at Danuvia's palace will help them discover her plan, but Team Natrix wants to keep them out of the arena. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Endgame Part 2" | Steve Majaury | Len Uhley | March 15, 2019 | |
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Team Veredus reaches the Border League finals. They go head-to-head for a win in an attempt to stop Danuvia from achieving her mission. | ||||||
Series 2 (Season 3 and 4 on Netflix) (2019-2020)
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Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original air date | |
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| 21 | 1 | "A New Dawn Part 1" | Steve Majaury | Len Uhley | September 2, 2019 | |
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Having ended Danuvia's reign of teror, the Freebot fighters are hailed as heroes, until Mangle's new crystal glitches causing all of the bots to run amok. To stop the chaos, Mangle must remove the crystal from his head. | ||||||
| 22 | 2 | "A New Dawn Part 2" | Steve Majaury | Rich Fogel | September 3, 2019 | |
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Caesar is wary of the Freebots arriving in Latium. But they prove to be useful allies when they defend one of his security bases from Danuvia's attacks. | ||||||
| 23 | 3 | "Finding Proto" | Steve Majaury | Eric & Julia Lewald | September 4, 2019 | |
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Ariston, Mangle and the Freebot Fighters return to Feronia's old lab and uncover the secret of Mangle's connection to Ariston. They foil another one of Danuvia's plans to get her hands on more crystals. | ||||||
| 24 | 4 | "Plan B" | Steve Majaury | Hanah Lee Cook | September 5, 2019 | |
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When Chike's dad goes to work for Soren, the wealthy industrialist, Ariston and his friends discover something at one of Soren's factories. It's Vesuvio, whose powers are unleashed when Danuvia's Dominatus Bots attack one of Caesar's storage plants. | ||||||
| 25 | 5 | "All Shook Up" | Steve Majaury | Len Uhley | September 6, 2019 | |
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When Danuvia forces Niven to drill for crystals, it causes what appears to be an earthquake, which disrupts the Robozuna games. It's up to Ariston, Mangle and the Freebot Fighters to stop Danuvia before she causes cataclysmic damage to the rest of Latium. | ||||||
| 26 | 6 | "Off Sides" | Steve Majaury | Eric & Julia Lewald | September 9, 2019 | |
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Mangle discovers that his new teammates moonlight as thieves. When Vermis hires the team to steal a crystal chip from Illex, Mangle summons Ariston and the Freebot Fighters to foil the robbery. | ||||||
| 27 | 7 | "Coach Mangle" | Steve Majaury | Rich Fogel | September 10, 2019 | |
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Gizi and Zeve steal some valuable strategy chips to give them an unfair advantage against Team Veredus in the arena. Meanwhile, Danuvia is furious over Feronia's growing influence over Caesar, so she order Illex the bounty hunter to capture her. | ||||||
| 28 | 8 | "New Recruits" | Steve Majaury | John Semper Jr. & Rebecca Kaminsky | September 11, 2019 | |
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To win Mangle back from Team Squalus, Ariston needs to borrow some of Civette's Combatabots. But they've been bot-napped by Danuvia, so the Freebot Fighters have to track them down and rescue them from her evil clutches. | ||||||
| 29 | 9 | "Power Play Part 1" | Steve Majaury | Rich Fogel | September 12, 2019 | |
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While Ariston and Mangle fight to free their friend Tesh's village from Danuvia's troops, the rest of Team Veredus confront their friend Drubber, who's fallen under Danuvia's control. | ||||||
| 30 | 10 | "Power Play Part 2" | Steve Majaury | Unknown | September 13, 2019 | |
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Using Drubber, Dabuvia plots to take out Caesar and seize control of all Latium. Only Mangle and his friends can stop her. | ||||||
| 31 | 11 | "Servitude Part 1" | Steve Majaury | Unknown | February 29, 2020 | |
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When Danuvia returns and seizes power, she immediately orders Feronia arrested for treason. The Freebot Fighters must help Feronia escape. | ||||||
| 32 | 12 | "Servitude Part 2" | Steve Majaury | Unknown | March 7, 2020 | |
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Feronia asks the Freebots to abduct Caesar, so that she can learn the secret of a mysterious key that she discovered in her compound. | ||||||
| 33 | 13 | "Arms Race" | Steve Majaury | Unknown | March 14, 2020 | |
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Team Veredus plays in a special three-team game, while Zeve steals and attempts to sell a special weapon arm built by Sarcio. | ||||||
| 34 | 14 | "Key to Victory" | Steve Majaury | Unknown | March 22, 2020 | |
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While trying to capture Danuvia, the Freebot Fighters run into trouble as they struggle to wotk with their new ally, Illex. Meanwhile, Team Veredus struggles to work with their new team member, Drubber. | ||||||
| 35 | 15 | "Mother Stone" | Steve Majaury | Unknown | March 28, 2020 | |
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In a hidden desert oasis, Ariston and Mangle discover a living spore that tells them about the history of Corvus and reveals Danuvia's true intentions. | ||||||
| 36 | 16 | "Identity Crisis" | Steve Majaury | Unknown | April 4, 2020 | |
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After a battle with Vesuvio, Mangle is damaged and loses his memory. Separated from Ariston, Mangle is adopted by a group of nomadic scavengers. | ||||||
| 37 | 17 | "Allies" | Steve Majaury | Unknown | April 11, 2020 | |
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While Ariston puts his life at risk for a map of the Extractor Probes' locations, Livia and Mangle recruit allies in their struggle against Danuvia and Corvus. | ||||||
| 38 | 18 | "Eye on the Prize" | Steve Majaury | Unknown | April 18, 2020 | |
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As the citizens of Latium go hungry, Ariston and the Greebot Fighters must find a way to get food past Vermis and his Centurions to those in need. | ||||||
| 39 | 19 | "All or Nothing Part 1" | Steve Majaury | Unknown | April 25, 2020 | |
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Time is running out as Danuvia gets closer to locating the Mother Stone, while Ariston and his friends are desperate to stop her. | ||||||
| 40 | 20 | "All or Nothing Part 2" | Steve Majaury | Unknown | May 2, 2020 | |
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It's the final battle, and Ariston and Mangle try to disrupt Danuvia's plans by planting a virus into the central core. | ||||||
Home media
editIn UK, ITV Studios Global Entertainment will publish the series soon on DVD.
References
edit- ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Robozuna' On Netflix, About Robots Who Battle For Sport, And To Gain Freedom". Decider. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Robozuna Netflix – Review". Interprete Me. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
External links
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