Miles from Tomorrowland

Miles from Tomorrowland
Also known as	Miles From Tomorrow in the UK version[1]
Genre	Adventure Science fiction
Created by	Sascha Paladino
Directed by	Paul Demeyer[2] Lisa Schaffer (voice director)
Presented by	Disney Junior
Starring	Cullen McCarthy (Season 1) Justin Felbinger (Season 2) Fiona Bishop Olivia Munn Tom Kenny Dee Bradley Baker
Opening theme	"Way Out"[3] Written and Performed by Beau Black[4]
Composer(s)	Frederik Wiedmann
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	44 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sascha Paladino
Editor(s)	Nicole Dubuc & Greg Johnson (story)
Running time	11 minutes[5]
Production company(s)	Disney Junior[6] DQ Entertainment[2] Wild Canary Animation[2]
Distributor	Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network	Disney Junior Disney Channel
Original release	February 6, 2015 – present
External links
Official website

Miles from Tomorrowland (titled Miles From Tomorrow in the UK) is a CGI animated Disney Junior series. The series aired as shorts from January 19 to 23 before officially premiering on February 6, 2015.^[7] A total of 24 episodes, each consisting of two 11-minute stories, had been ordered for the first season.^[2] The second season is currently airing, as of July 2015. This series is based on Tomorrowland in Disneyland in California and the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Florida.

On April 28, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season.^[8]

Plot

Miles from Tomorrowland is an animated space adventure series. It centers on the Callisto family who live on a spaceship called the Stellosphere and work for the Tomorrowland Transit Authority (TTA).^[9][10]

Set in outer space, the series follows the adventures of the Callisto family – 7-year-old Miles, big sister Loretta and their scientist parents Phoebe and Leo, who work for the Tomorrowland Transit Authority (TTA) on a mission to connect the universe. Each episode will feature two 11-minute adventure-filled stories as Miles and his family explore strange new worlds, taking young viewers and their families on a journey that fuels kids’ natural interest in the universe, and at the same time reminding them that what matters most is what lies closer to home – the family bond.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Callisto family:

• Cullen McCarthy (Season 1) and Justin Felbinger (Season 2) as Miles Callisto, an enthusiastic and curious boy with a somewhat reckless inventive streak whom the series is named after. His catch phrases include "Blastastic!," "Superstellar!," "Galactic!," "Aww, craters!," and "Let's rocket!"^[11]
• Fiona Bishop as Loretta Callisto, Miles's 11-year-old big sister and the brainier of the two children. She is a technology whiz. She also likes to read directions and follow the rules.^[11] She is nicknamed "Starshine" by her mom^[12][13] and dad.^[14]
• Olivia Munn as Madame Phoebe Callisto (née Liang^[15]), Loretta and Miles's scientist mother^[11] and the ship's captain. She is an ambitious and accomplished woman who excels in her career and challenges her family to do their best.
• Tom Kenny as Leo Callisto, Loretta and Miles's scientist father^[11] and the ship's engineer and Stellar Mechanic.^[16] He is also a pilot and the inventor of the family. Leo demonstrates a relaxed attitude which leads him to problem-solve in innovative ways.

Callisto companions:

• Grey Griffin as Stella, the computer voice at the ship Stellosphere.
• Dee Bradley Baker as M.E.R.C. (Mechanical Emotionally Responsive Creature), the family's pet robo-ostrich who is never far from Miles's side.^[11]

Watson and Crick:

• Danny Jacobs as Admiral Watson, one head of the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.^[17]
• Diedrich Bader as Admiral Crick, one head of the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.

Recurring cast

• Adrian Grenier as Captain Joe, an intergalactic crime fighter, Leo's brother, and Miles and Loretta's uncle.
• Jonathan Frakes as Grandpa Vincent, Leo's father and retired captain of the TTA ship Explorer
• Mark Hamill as Gadfly Garnett, an alien outlaw obsessed with owning the latest technology.
• George Takei as Spectryx, an alien who can only see in infrared.
• Bill Nye as Professor Randii Rubicon, a scientist who studies Neptune. He gave the Cosmic Explorers and Loretta a tour of the Trident, a station in Neptune.
• Wil Wheaton as Commander S'leet
• Alton Brown as Lysander Floovox
• Brenda Song as Auntie Frida, Phoebe's sister. She can do a 1-arm handstand on Mars and paints while doing so.^[18]
• Dee Bradley Baker as Mr. Avon Xylon,^[19] an alien mailman. Baker also portrays Lieutenant Luminix, Captain Joe's second in command.
• Whoopi Goldberg as The GameMaster, A play creative tech genius.
• LeVar Burton as Dr. Consilium, A Galactic School teacher.
• Ginger Zee as Dr. Zephyr Skye, Tomorrowland's leading meteorologist.

Blopp family:

• Danny Jacobs as Captain Bobble^[20] Blopp
• Blippy Blopp
• Sam Lavagnino as Blodger Blopp, the son of Bobble and Blippy, Miles's friend

Dethalians

• Grey Griffin as Queen Gemma, the queen of the Dethalians. Ever since Gadfly tried to steal her technology, she doesn't trust anyone who trespasses into her territory uninvited. However, in some episodes, she becomes a reluctant ally and shows a kinder side. She loves her son Rygan and is very protective of him.
• Rio Mangini as Prince Rygan Queen Gemma's son. Rygan made friends with Miles and helped him and his family escape after Queen Gemma arrested them for entering her kingdom without permission. In Scavengers of Mars, he becomes a Cosmic Explorer and joins the scavenger hunt.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2015–16)

Season 2 (2016–present)

DJ Melodies (created by Disney Junior)

released 19 September 2015:

1. Let's Rocket^[61]
2. Onward and Upward^[62]

Messages from Miles

Ten segments as of May 2015,^[63] including:

1. Rule 14: Speed^[64]
2. Rule 22: Robots^[65]
3. Rule 31: Unpredictable Aliens^[66]
4. Rule 33: Bathroom^[67]
5. Rule 41: Hygiene^[68]
6. Rule 47: Space Manners^[69]
7. Rule 65A: Beware of Cute Aliens^[70]
8. Rule 78: Communication^[69]
9. Rule 79: Floating Food^[71]
10. Rule 93: Heavy Weather^[72]

Production

Kanter said "We hope this series will influence a child's interest in science and technology by introducing them at an early age to the exciting world of space exploration, how things work and what lies beyond the here and now."^[11]

Reception

The series was watched by more than 2.5 million viewers in the United Kingdom and 10% of British kids aged 4 to 7 watched it in the first week alone, making it the UK's highest rated pay TV kids channel. It was the highest rated show on Disney Junior for May 2015. Across the EMEA region, it received 8.7 million viewers, including 2.6 million young kids and 1.1 million boys.^[73]

Neil Genzlinger of the New York Times called it "enjoyable." He went on to say, "This family is a foursome plus pet, but if The Jetsons was some kind of inspiration for it, everyone has received an upgrade... Yes, it's a bit creepy to think of two children being raised in the claustrophobic confines of a four-person spaceship, home schooling taken to an extreme. But the show is fast-moving enough to keep young viewers interested... and it's not shy about putting Miles and Loretta in gently life-threatening predicaments. Parents, meanwhile, might get a kick out of guessing who is providing the voices of some recurring characters."^[9]

Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said "'Miles from Tomorrowland' has some real science facts threaded through it- there's mention of Jupiter's moon lo in an early episode- but given how these factoids sit side-by-side with the science fiction gadgets and spaceships, its unclear what positive educational impact their inclusion will have." He also noted that "the show's family role modeling is commendable."^[74]

Since airing, Miles from Tomorrowland has achieved ratings success for Disney. According to a press release^[75] by Disney–ABC Television Group using data from Nielsen, across Q3 of 2015 (6/29 through 9/27), Miles from Tomorrowland was the fourth highest-rated series across preschooler-dedicated TV networks in the USA with 653,000 total viewers ages 2+ who watched the show on Disney Junior. This ranking was surpassed only by PJ Masks (767,000), Sofia the First (667,000), and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (666,000), all Disney Junior shows as well.

Broadcast

Miles from Tomorrowland premiered on Disney Junior in Canada on February 21.^[76] In Australia and New Zealand, Disney Junior premiered the series on April 18.^[77] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the show premiered on Disney Junior on May 11 as Miles from Tomorrowland.^[78] In India, it premiered on Disney Junior in 6 February 2016.

References

External links

• Official Website
• Miles from Tomorrowland at the Internet Movie Database