Project Mc2 Explained

Italic Title:	no
Genre:	Comedy Educational
Creator:	Jordana Arkin
Starring:	Mika Abdalla Ysa Penarejo Victoria Vida Genneya Walton Antonio Marziale Marcus Choi Madeline Whitby Bernardo De Paula Troy Fromin Oliver Vaquer Danica McKellar Alyssa Lynch Belle Shouse
Theme Music Composer:	Gabriel Mann Jeannie Lurie
Composer:	Joe Johnson William Kevin Anderson
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	6
Num Episodes:	26
Executive Producer:	Isaac Larian Brian Robbins Shauna Phelan Joe Davola Brett Bouttier Jordana Arkin Michael Younesi
Producer:	Sadaf Cohen Muncy Scott Levine Don Dunn
Location:	Los Angeles Vancouver
Cinematography:	Barry Norwood Vincent De Paula
Runtime:	24–29 minutes
Company:	AwesomenessTV MGA Entertainment Katlin/Bernstein Productions
Network:	Netflix

Project Mc² (pronounced Project MC-squared^[1]) is an American comedy television series produced by DreamWorks Animation's AwesomenessTV and MGA Entertainment for Netflix. The series was first released on August 7, 2015. The last set of episodes was released on November 7, 2017.

Plot

Set in the fictional town of Maywood Glen, California, and revolving around the fields of STEM, the series follows the adventures of McKeyla McAlister and her best friends, who work for a government organization called NOV8 (pronounced "innovate"), a highly secretive group of female government operatives who are trying to protect the world.

Cast and characters

Main

• Mika Abdalla as McKeyla McAlister, the lead girl and an agent of NOV8. At the beginning of Part 4, she was given the name "The Owl".
• Ysa Penarejo as Camryn Coyle, the engineer with a high IQ
• Victoria Vida as Adrienne Attoms, the culinary chemist from Spain^[2] who always wears high heels
• Genneya Walton as Bryden Bandweth, the tech junkie of the group
• Antonio Marziale as Prince Xander (main: Part 1, recurring: Part 4)
• Marcus Choi (main: Part 1) and Ash Lee (recurring: Part 5) as Charles Coyle, Camryn's father
• Madeline Whitby as Jillian (Part 1)
• Bernardo De Paula as Defector (Part 1)
• Troy Fromin as George the Security Guard (Part 1)
• Oliver Vaquer as Francois (Part 1)
• Danica McKellar as the Quail (Parts 1–2, 4–6), the group's chief intelligence agent in NOV8^[3] and McKeyla's mother^[4]
• Alyssa Lynch (main: Parts 2–4) and Maddie Phillips (recurring: Part 5) as Devon D'Marco, an aspiring artist
• Belle Shouse as Ember Evergreen (Parts 2–6)

Recurring

• Jonathon Buckley as Henry (Part 1)
• Melissa Mabie as A.D.I.S.N. (voice), McKeyla's talking notebook. Her name is short for "Advanced Digital Intelligence Spy Notebook".^[5] It is pronounced as "Addison".
• Johanna Newmarch as Carson Lazarus (Parts 2–3)
• Ty Wood as Justin (Parts 2–3)
• Maxwell Haynes as Kyle (Parts 2–6)
• Adrian Petriw as Retro (voice; Part 2)
• Kurt Evans as Assistant Principal Wilson (Part 2)
• Vanessa Parise as the Falcon (Part 3), McKeyla's aunt Montana^[6] who is also a substitute for the Quail while she's off the grid
• Sarah Desjardins as Maddy McAlister (Parts 3–4, 6), McKeyla's big sister. At the beginning of Part 4, she was given the name "The Nighthawk".
• Adam Beauchesne as Simon Temple (Part 3)
• Emily Delahunty as Tessa (Part 5)
• Houston Stevenson as Zach (Parts 5–6)
• Jody Thompson as Jenny Wallis (Part 5)
• Catherine Haggquist as Dr. A. Crawford (Part 5)
• Richard Ian Cox as Professor Kato (Part 5)
• Jay Hindle as Max McAlister (Part 6), McKeyla's father
• Chris Rosamond as Bobby Stone (Part 6)
• Loretta Walsh as Charlotte Adele (Part 6)

Episodes

Series overview

Part 6 (2017)

Production

The first season of the series, consisting of three episodes, was released on August 7, 2015.^[7] On April 6, 2016, Netflix announced that the series has been renewed for its second and third seasons. The second season was released on August 12, 2016,^[8] and the third season was released on October 14, 2016.^[9] Both consisted of six episodes. An extended 34-minute Valentine's Day special was released as the first and only episode of the fourth season on February 14, 2017.^[10] A fifth season consisting of five episodes was released on September 15, 2017. A sixth season, also consisting of five episodes, was released on November 7, 2017.

The series is filmed primarily in and around the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, including Chatsworth, Woodland Hills, Van Nuys, and Northridge, as well as in Alhambra.

External links

• • Project Mc² at Netflix

Notes and References

1. The New Girl. Netflix. August 7, 2015. 1. 1. 19:10. Bryden: Whoa! Wait. McKeyla McAlister. That's MC. MC-squared!. Project Mc².
2. Trashed. Project Mc². Netflix. August 12, 2016. 2. 3. 10:45. McKeyla: Their specialty here is the churrochino. Kyle: That sounds good. Adrienne: Two churrochinos coming right up! Kyle: How'd she hear us? McKeyla: She's from Spain..
3. Web site: Project Mc2: Netflix's Science-Loving Secret Spy Girls. The Mary Sue. Katie Schenkel. August 24, 2015. August 12, 2016.
4. Secret Agenting. Project Mc². Netflix. August 7, 2015. 1. 2. 02:20. The Quail: Is that understood, Agent McAlister? McKeyla: Understood. The Quail: Good. Now, remember to call Grandma. It's her birthday. McKeyla: Don't worry, Mom. I didn't forget..
5. Web site: Project Mc2 A.D.I.S.N. Journal. Amazon. August 12, 2016.
6. Finding Maddy. Project Mc². Netflix. October 14, 2016. 3. 1. 08:55. McKeyla: Aunt Montana! Uh, I mean, Falcon!.
7. Project Mc² OFFICIAL TRAILER. YouTube. DreamWorksTV. August 2, 2015. May 4, 2016.
8. Web site: 'Project Mc2' Gets Two More Seasons On Netflix. Deadline Hollywood. Denise Petski. April 6, 2016. May 4, 2016.
9. Web site: Netflix in October: Here's what's coming and going. USA Today. Kelly Lawler. September 22, 2016. September 27, 2016.
10. ProjectMc2. Project Mc². 831275328802811906. Get ready for an all-new episode of Project Mc2 – streaming tomorrow on @Netflix! #SmartIsTheNewCool https://t.co/GL8nmxG2V9. February 13, 2017. February 14, 2017.