Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race
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Developed by | Fresh TV Inc. / Teletoon |
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Presented by | Fresh TV Inc. / Teletoon |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
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Executive producer | Alex Ganetakos |
Running time | 22 minutes |
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Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race is an upcoming Canadian animated reality television series which lampoons the conventions commonly found in reality television. The show is a spin-off to the original Total Drama series created in 2007. The series is created by Fresh TV Inc. and distributed by Cake Entertainment and is the second series created as part of the greater Total Drama franchise. The style of this series is direct parody to that of The Amazing Race, with many story elements based on the reality series. All of the characters in this series have distinct personalities that serve as a main plot point with the characters consisting of the eponymous fictional reality series and the contestants therein. The series is expected to premiere on the American cable television specialty channel, Cartoon Network[2] around July 2015,[3] and air on the Canadian cable television specialty channel, Teletoon later in 2015. Like the original series, this series will bring back the traditional length of 26 episodes, per season.[4]
Plot
The series will be based on The Amazing Race and loosely parody the reality series. It will take place around the world and feature individual pairs of contestants, rather than teams, just like the reality series it is parodying.
The first season of The Ridonculous Race is expected to consist of only new characters while some characters returning from the original Total Drama series. All characters will be split into 18 teams of two, and must race around the world while being hosted by Don. The winner will win 1 million dollars.[2]
Cast
So far only a few characters' voice actors has been confirmed:
- Nicki Burke as Stephanie[5]
- Kristin Fairlie as Carrie[6]
- Jeff Geddis as Devin[6]
- Scott McCord[7] as TBA
- Joseph Motiki as Ryan[5]
- Carter Hayden[7] as TBA
- TBA as Don, the host[citation needed]
Characters
Even though some of the characters from the main series will make appearances, the spin-off series will be primarily dominated by a new cast who has yet to be introduced.[1] The spin-off series will be a "Buddy Comedy" and will include 18 pairs of teams (36 contestants).[2] Kristin Fairlie, the voice actor for the character Bridgette from the original series, is set to voice one of the new contestants named Carrie in this series.[8] Scott McCord (voice of characters Owen and Trent in the original series) as well as Carter Hayden (voice of Noah in the original) were also revealed to be returning to the cast, as they were seen in the recording studio together.[7] It was eventually revealed that the first pair is to be the aforementioned character Carrie and her best friend Devin, who is played by Jeff Geddis.[6] In February, the second pair was revealed: Stephanie and Ryan. The two are voiced by Nicki Burke of Dead Rising 2 and Joseph Motiki, from Rescue Heroes.[5]
Production
The show is already under production.[1]
Alex Ganetakos is set to produce the show,[9] while Terry McGurrin will write screenplay,[10] and Chad Hicks is set to direct it.[11] Production for this new series commenced on January 1, 2014 and it is scheduled to conclude on October 30, 2015.[12]
See also
- Total Drama World Tour, another animated series by the same producers that also takes place around the world
- The Amazing Race, a reality TV series that is very similar to this series
References
- ^ a b c "Press Release". corusent.com. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Press Release". turner.com. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "Total Drama Presents The Ridonculous Race - Fresh TV". Fresh TV. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ "Total Drama Presents The Ridonculous Race - Fresh TV". Freshtvinc.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Special Valentine's Day Reveal: Stephanie and Ryan - Fresh TV". Freshtvinc.com. February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Meet Devin and Carrie from The Ridonculous Race - Fresh TV". Freshtvinc.com. December 30, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Carter Hayden on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
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- ^ "Alex Ganetakos – Canada | LinkedIn". ca.linkedin.com. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ "Terry McGurrin – Canada | LinkedIn". ca.linkedin.com. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ "Chad Hicks – Canada | LinkedIn". ca.linkedin.com. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ "What's Shooting?". ACTRA Toronto. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
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