Lab Rats: Elite Force Explained
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Creator: | Chris Peterson & Bryan Moore |
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| Theme Music Composer: | |
| Composer: | Bert Selen |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 15 |
| Executive Producer: | Chris Peterson & Bryan Moore |
| Producer: | Ken Blankstein |
| Cinematography: | Scott Winig |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 21–23 minutes |
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| Network: | Disney XD |
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Lab Rats: Elite Force is an American comedy television series created by Chris Peterson and Bryan Moore that aired on Disney XD from March 2 to October 22, 2016. The series is a combined spinoff of Lab Rats and Mighty Med and stars William Brent, Bradley Steven Perry, Jake Short, Paris Berelc, and Kelli Berglund.
Premise
Davenport has come up with a plan to form an elite team of bionic heroes and superheroes to fight a common threat from their headquarters in Centium City. He puts his plan into action after villains have destroyed Mighty Med Hospital.
Cast and characters
See also: List of Lab Rats characters and List of Mighty Med characters.
Main
- William Brent as Chase, the intellectual bionic brother of Bree and the Elite Force’s mission leader until the events of Follow The Leader.
- Bradley Steven Perry as Kaz, Oliver’s immature best friend who doesn’t always think things through but takes saving others seriously.
- Jake Short as Oliver, best friend of Kaz and has a crush on his other best friend Skylar. Along with Kaz, Oliver gets superpowers from the ending of Mighty Med and working on controlling them.
- Paris Berelc as Skylar, the alien superhero from the planet Caldera, who is trying to get her powers restored, and Bree’s new ‘sister figure’.
- Kelli Berglund as Bree, the sister of Chase, who is also bionic and Skylar’s new best friend. Later in the series, Bree gains superpowers from the Arcturion space rock and is currently learning how to adjust both them and her bionics combined.
Notable guest stars
Production
Lab Rats: Elite Force was created by Chris Peterson and Bryan Moore, the duo who created Lab Rats. It is produced by Britelite Productions and It's a Laugh Productions for Disney XD. On September 3, 2015, it was announced that Lab Rats and Mighty Med would have a joint spinoff series called Lab Rats: Elite Force. Only William Brent, formerly credited as Billy Unger, and Kelli Berglund from Lab Rats and Bradley Steven Perry, Jake Short, and Paris Berelc from Mighty Med were announced as returning for the new spinoff series. Production on the series began in October 2015.[12] It was subsequently announced that Lab Rats: Elite Force would premiere on Disney XD broadcast services on March 2, 2016, and will be available for earlier viewing on the channel's video-on-demand services on February 29, 2016.[13]
In October 2016, actress Kelli Berglund reported on Twitter that there would not be a second season of Lab Rats: Elite Force.[14]
Broadcast
The series premiered in Canada on Disney XD on March 2, 2016,[15] and on Disney Channel on March 6, 2016.[16]
On October 13, 2016, series co-creator Bryan Moore posted on Twitter that there would be a Lab Rats marathon followed by the finale of Lab Rats: Elite Force, "The Attack", which aired on October 22, 2016.[17]
Reception
Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the series four out of five stars.[18]
Episodes
See also: List of Lab Rats episodes and List of Mighty Med episodes.
Notes and References
- Disney XD. Lab Rats: Elite Force. 1. 1. The Rise of Five. March 2, 2016.
- Disney XD. Lab Rats: Elite Force. 1. 2. Holding Out for a Hero. March 9, 2016.
- Disney XD. Lab Rats: Elite Force. 1. 7. The List. April 13, 2016.
- Disney XD. Lab Rats: Elite Force. 1. 5. Need for Speed. March 30, 2016.
- Disney XD. Lab Rats: Elite Force. 1. 9. The Intruder. September 10, 2016.
- Disney XD. Lab Rats: Elite Force. 1. 15. The Attack. October 22, 2016.
- Disney XD. Lab Rats: Elite Force. 1. 6. Follow the Leader. April 6, 2016.
- Disney XD. Lab Rats: Elite Force. 1. 12. Sheep-Shifting. October 1, 2016.
- Disney XD. Lab Rats: Elite Force. 1. 13. Game of Drones. October 8, 2016.
- Disney XD. Lab Rats: Elite Force. 1. 8. Coming Through in the Clutch. July 25, 2016.
- Disney XD. Lab Rats: Elite Force. 1. 14. They Grow Up So Fast. October 15, 2016.
- Web site: Disney XD Greenlights Lab Rats and Mighty Med Spinoff Series. Variety. Elizabeth Wagmeister. September 3, 2015. September 4, 2015.
- Disney XD's New Spinoff Series Lab Rats: Elite Force Premieres Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Disney XD. The Futon Critic. February 2, 2016. February 2, 2016.
- Web site: Kelli Berglund Confirms Lab Rats: Elite Force Is Ending. M Magazine. Jennifer Maldonado. October 18, 2016. June 4, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161021204553/http://www.m-magazine.com/posts/kelli-berglund-confirms-lab-rats-elite-force-is-ending-116481/photos/lab-rats-elite-force-133283. October 21, 2016.
- Web site: Lab Rats: Elite Force: Fact Sheet. Disney ABC Press. February 11, 2016. June 15, 2016. https://archive.today/20240527211442/https://www.webcitation.org/6iHQkB4sQ?url=http://www.disneyabcpress.com/disneyxd/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php%3Faction=dap_drawer&id=8030&type=pressrelease. May 27, 2024. dead. mdy-all.
- Web site: Lab Rats: Elite Force, a Spinoff of Popular Comedy Series Lab Rats and Mighty Med, Premieres Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Corus Entertainment. February 3, 2016. March 12, 2016. March 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307104502/http://www.corusent.com/news/lab-rats-elite-force-a-spinoff-of-popular-comedy-series-lab-rats-and-might-med-premieres-wednesday-march-2-on-corus-entertainments-disney-xd/. dead.
- 786602971467427841. Next week get ready for the ultimate #LabRats marathon! And it all leads up to the finale of #LabRatsEliteForce!. MooreBryan. Bryan Moore. October 13, 2016. June 4, 2017.
- Web site: Lab Rats: Elite Force TV Review. Common Sense Media. Emily Ashby. September 22, 2017.
