Mira, Royal Detective
Mira, Royal Detective is a CGI-animated mystery-adventure children's television series inspired by Indian culture and customs as well as hit YouTube channel T-Series. It debuted on Disney Junior channel and programming block in United States on March 20, 2020,[1][2][3][4] and in Canada on March 22. It is produced by Wild Canary Animation.
| Mira, Royal Detective | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mystery Comedy |
| Developed by | Becca Topol |
| Written by | Becca Topol |
| Directed by | Sue Perrotto Robert F. Hughes Francis Glebas Joseph S. Scott Melissa Suber Fred Reyes |
| Voices of | Leela Ladnier Freida Pinto Hannah Simone Jameela Jamil Kal Penn Utkarsh Ambudkar Aasif Mandvi Sarita Choudhury Aparna Nancherla Kamran Lucas Sarayu Blue Parvesh Cheena Roshni Edwards |
| Theme music composer | Matthew Tishler & Jeannie Lurie |
| Opening theme | "Mira, Royal Detective Main Title Theme", composed by Matthew Tishler & Jeannie Lurie |
| Ending theme | "Mira, Royal Detective Main Title Theme" (Instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Amritha Vaz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sascha Paladino Richard Marlis Carmen Italia |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Wild Canary Animation Technicolor Animation Productions |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Disney Junior |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | March 20, 2020 – present |
On December 12, 2019, the show was renewed for a second season prior to the first season's debut.[5]
Plot
Set in a fictional kingdom called Jalpur which resembles a late 19th Century India, the series follows the brave and resourceful girl Mira, a commoner who is appointed to the role of royal detective by the queen and travels throughout her kingdom to help royals and commoners alike. Joining Mira are her two mongoose sidekicks Mikku and Chikku.
Characters
Main
- Mira (voiced by Leela Ladnier)
- Mikku and Chikku (voiced by Kal Penn and Utkarsh Ambudkar respectively)
Recurring
- Queen Shanti (voiced by Freida Pinto)
- Pinky (voiced by Hannah Simone)
- Auntie Pushpa (voiced by Jameela Jamil)
- Sahil (voiced by Aasif Mandvi)
- Prince Neel (voiced by Kamran Lucas)
- Prince Veer (voiced by Karan Brar)
- Ranjeet and Manjeet (voiced by Maulik Pancholy & Karan Soni)
- Priya (voiced by Roshni Edwards)
- Sandeep (voiced by Adi Ash)
- Palace Tailor (voiced by Sarayu Blue)
- Great-Aunt Rupa (voiced by Sarita Choudhury)
- Meena (voiced by Aparna Nancherla)
- Kamala (voiced by Avantika Vandanapu)
- Druv Sharma (voiced by Julian Zane)
- Dimple (voiced by Audyssie James)
- Manish (voiced by Parvesh Cheena)
- Poonam (voiced by Sonal Shah)
Episodes
Like other Disney Junior shows from the time, the episode titles are spoken, but do not appear in text.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [6] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboards by | Original air date | Prod. code [7][8] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 1a | "The Case of the Royal Scarf"[9] | Robert F. Hughes, Francis Glebas | Becca Topol | Kurt Anderson (episode) Wendy Grieb (song) | March 20, 2020 | 101 | 0.59 |
| 1b | 1b | "The Case of the Missing Bicycle"[9] | Joseph S. Scott | Lisa Kettle | Chris Harmon | March 20, 2020 | 101 | 0.58 |
| 2a | 2a | "Mystery at the Puppet Show"[9] | Robert F. Hughes, Francis Glebas | S : Sascha Paladino; S/T : Robyn Brown | Lisa Dosson (episode) Wendy Grieb (song) | March 20, 2020 | 103[7] V102[8] | 0.58 |
| 2b | 2b | "The Mystery of the New Kid"[9] | Melissa Suber | Geetika Lizardi | Santosh G. Oommen, Kevin Pawlak | March 20, 2020 | 103[7] V102[8] | 0.58 |
| 3a | 3a | "The Case of the Dance Off Disaster"[10] | Robert F. Hughes, Francis Glebas | S : Robyn Brown; T : Kerri Grant | Kurt Anderson (episode) Wendy Grieb (song) | March 27, 2020 | 107[7] V103[8] | 0.43 |
| 3b | 3b | "Mystery at the Camel Fair"[10] | Joseph S. Scott | S : Robyn Brown; T : Shilpa Agarwal | Lisa Dosson | March 27, 2020 | 107[7] V103[8] | N/A |
| 4a | 4a | "The Undercover Princess Mystery"[11] | Francis Glebas, Robert F. Hughes | S : Geetika Lizardi; T : Amy Keating Rogers | Traci Honda (episode) Wendy Grieb (song) | April 3, 2020 | TBA | N/A |
| 4b | 4b | "Mystery at the Fashion Show"[11] | Melissa Suber | Geetika Lizardi | Becky Cassady, Kevin Pawlak, Sia Mistry, Julian Chaney | April 3, 2020 | TBA | N/A |
| 5a | 5a | "The Case of the Wrecked Recital"[12] | Melissa Suber | T : Becca Topol; S/T : Robyn Brown | Becky Cassady (episode) Wendy Grieb (song) | April 10, 2020 | TBA | N/A |
| 5b | 5b | "The Case of the Vanishing Vessels"[12] | Joseph S. Scott | S : Sascha Paladino; S/T : Lisa Kettle | Chris Harmon | April 10, 2020 | TBA | N/A |
| 6a | 6a | "The Mongoose Cousin Mystery"[12] | Melissa Suber | Geetika Lizardi | Robert Sledge | April 17, 2020 | TBA | 0.35 |
| 6b | 6b | "The Marble Egg Mystery"[12] | Joseph S. Scott | Geetika Lizardi | Christian Lignan | April 17, 2020 | TBA | 0.35 |
| 7a | 7a | "The Case of the Secret Gift-Giver"[12] | Joseph S. Scott | Lisa Kettle | Christian Lignan (episode) Wendy Grieb (song) | April 24, 2020 | TBA | 0.51 |
| 7b | 7b | "Mystery at the Cooking Contest"[12] | Melissa Suber | Geetika Lizardi | Traci Honda, Julian Chaney | April 24, 2020 | TBA | 0.51 |
| 8a | 8a | "The Mysterious Polo Player" | Robert F. Hughes, Francis Glebas | Geetika Lizardi, Becca Topol | Traci Honda (episode) Wendy Grieb (song) | May 1, 2020 | TBA | 0.41 |
| 8b | 8b | "The Case of the Secret Treasure" | Melissa Suber | S : Geetika Lizardi, Sascha Paladino; T : Kerri Grant | Becky Cassady | May 1, 2020 | TBA | 0.41 |
| 9a | 9a | "The Case of the Chiseling Chiselers" | Robert F. Hughes, Francis Glebas | Tim Maile and Douglas Tuber | Kurt Anderson (episode) Wendy Grieb (song) | May 8, 2020 | TBA | 0.34 |
| 9b | 9b | "A Patchwork Mystery" | Joseph S. Scott | Lisa Kettle | Chris Harmon | May 8, 2020 | TBA | 0.34 |
| 10a | 10a | "Mystery at the Marketplace" | Joseph S. Scott | S : Sascha Paladino; S/T : Kerri Grant | Chris Harmon | May 15, 2020 | TBA | 0.38 |
| 10b | 10b | "Mystery in the Sand Dunes" | Robert F. Hughes, Francis Glebas | Lisa Kettle | Kurt Anderson | May 15, 2020 | TBA | 0.38 |
| 11a | 11a | "Mikku and Chikku: Doll Detectives" | Joseph S. Scott | S : Robyn Brown; T : Amy Keating Rogers | Christian Lignan (episode) Wendy Grieb (song) | June 12, 2020 | TBA | 0.39 |
| 11b | 11b | "The Case of the Moving Day Meddler" | Robert F. Hughes, Francis Glebas | S : Robyn Brown; T : Aminta Goyel | Kurt Anderson | June 12, 2020 | TBA | 0.39 |
| 12a | 12a | "The Topsy Turvy Tiffin Mystery" | Joseph S. Scott | Lisa Kettle | Christian Lignan (episode) Wendy Grieb (song) | June 26, 2020 | TBA | 0.31 |
| 12b | 12b | "Mystery at the Invention Fair" | Melissa Suber | Kerri Grant | Tamal Hanley | June 26, 2020 | TBA | 0.31 |
| 13a | 13a | "The Case of One Angry Chicken" | Francis Glebas | S : Tamra Pica; S/T : Becca Topol | Robert Sledge (episode) Wendy Grieb (song) | July 17, 2020 | TBA | 0.37 |
| 13b | 13b | "A Tiny Tune Mystery" | Melissa Suber | Lisa Kettle | Becky Cassady | July 17, 2020 | TBA | 0.37 |
| 14a | 14a | "The Rakhi Mystery" | Melissa Suber | Geetika Lizardi | Tamal Hanley (episode) Wendy Grieb (song) | July 30, 2020 | TBA | 0.32 |
| 14b | 14b | "Mystery Below the Palace" | Joseph S. Scott, Fred Reyes | Lisa Kettle | Christian Lignan, Amie Pantle | July 30, 2020 | TBA | 0.32 |
Broadcast
Mira, Royal Detective had its first international debut in Canada on March 22, 2020.[13] It will premiere in Southeast Asia in 2020. It will premiere in United Kingdom in 2020. It will premiere in France in 2020. It will premiere in Rai YoYo and Disney+ Italy in 2020. It will premiere in Spain in 2020. It will premiere in Netherlands in 2020.
Reception
References
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