Tron: Uprising
Tron: Uprising is an American animated science fiction television series produced by Disney Television Animation. Set in the Tron fictional universe, the series takes place between the events of the films Tron and Tron: Legacy. The series was mainly directed by Charlie Bean, who also acted as executive producer, while Justin Springer, Edward Kitsis, and Adam Horowitz served as consulting producers. It revolves around Beck, a young program who becomes involved in an insurrection inside the computer world of the Grid.
A total of 19 episodes were produced and aired
on Disney XD in the United States from May 18, 2012, to January 28, 2013.
Synopsis
Beck is a young, anthropomorphized computer program who becomes involved in a revolution inside computer world of the Grid against the villainous Clu and his henchmen. Beck adopts the persona of legendary warrior Tron and becomes the enemy of General Tesler. Subsequently, he is trained by the actual Tron, who also mentors him to grow into a courageous and powerful leader.Characters
Mains
- Beck, a young program who leads a revolution against Clu. He is referred to by the public as "Tron" and "the Renegade".
- Tron, the original protector of the Grid, who was supposedly killed by Clu. Unable to protect the Grid due to his injuries, Tron sought out a new protector and found Beck, whom he trains.
- Mara, a co-worker and friend of Beck.
- Zed, a co-worker and friend of Beck.
- General Tesler, Clu's henchman and the main antagonist of the series.
- Paige, one of Tesler's field commanders.
- Able, the owner of the eponymous garage and Beck's, Mara's, and Zed's boss.
- Pavel, Tesler's second-in-command.
- The Grid, the narrator.
Recurring
- Clu, a program created by Kevin Flynn with creating the perfect world. Clu betrayed Flynn and Tron, then took over the Grid.
- * Tatasciore also voices Kevin Flynn, the Grid's creator
- Bartik, a program who joined a task force formed by Paige to hunt down the Renegade.
- Hopper, a program who joined a task force formed by Paige to hunt down the Renegade.
- Dyson, a former member of Tron's squadron.
- Perl, a member of a criminal gang.
- Cyrus, Tron's former apprentice.
- Keller, a scientific program employed by Tesler.
- Cutler, a veteran of the Isomorphic Algorithm wars.
- Quorra, an ISO.
- Link, a resident of Argon
- Gorn, a technician specializing in disc manipulation.
Episodes
Production
Design
The series features an animation style that mixes 2D animation and CGI animation. The look of the series was inspired by Star Wars: The Clone Wars, ThunderCats, and Aeon Flux.Director Charlie Bean explained "the idea was to create a distinct style for the CG show not seen elsewhere on television or in film." He worked closely with art director Alberto Mielgo, character designer Robert Valley and lead vehicle designer Daniel Simon, who was previously responsible for many vehicle designs in the Tron: Legacy feature film, including the light cycles. Mielgo won the Primetime Emmy Award for his art direction in 2013.