Animorphs (TV series)
Five teens gain the power to morph into animals.
Based on the Scholastic book series by K. A. Applegate, the TV adaptation Animorphs, also promoted as AniTV, was produced by Protocol Entertainment. It aired on Nickelodeon in the U.S. from September 4, 1998, to March 26, 2000, and on YTV and Global in Canada. The show had 26 episodes over two seasons and is now distributed by 9 Story Media Group.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Science fantasy
- Teen drama
- Suspense
- Creator
- K. A. Applegate (book series)
- Starring
- Shawn Ashmore
- Boris Cabrera
- Nadia Nascimento
- Brooke Nevin
- Christopher Ralph
- Theme music
- Craig Hazen
- Julie Dansky
- David Wolfert
- Opening theme
- "It's All in Your Hands"; "It's All in Your Hands" (instrumental; later episodes)
- End theme
- "It's All in Your Hands" (instrumental; episode 3 onwards)
- Composer
- Norman Orenstein
- Country
- Canada; United States
Facts from the source article.
Plot
The series follows five teenagers—Jake, Marco, Cassie, Rachel, and Tobias—and one alien, Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill (nicknamed "Ax"), who can transform into any animal they touch. Calling themselves the Animorphs, they battle a secret alien infiltration of Earth by parasitic Yeerks, slug-like creatures that enter humans through the ear canal and merge with their brains. The Animorphs fight as a guerrilla force against the Yeerks, led by Visser Three. They protect their identities by letting the Yeerks believe they are an Andalite strike force, the aliens who created the morphing technology. Over time, the Yeerks grow more cautious and dedicate more resources to capturing the "Andalite bandits." The ability has limitations: they can stay in animal form for only two hours, or they cannot return to human form, and they must concentrate to prevent animal instincts from overpowering their human intellect.
TV airings & media releases
The television adaptation of Animorphs ran on Nickelodeon in the United States from September 1998 to March 2000, with reruns continuing through August of that year. In 2015, the show returned to U.S. airwaves on the children's network Qubo. Canadian broadcasts occurred on YTV for both seasons, with Global picking up the second. The series also reached audiences in Europe and Australia. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, under the Columbia TriStar Home Video label, put out twelve episodes across four VHS collections called The Invasion Series. In Australia, Paramount Home Entertainment released seven volumes covering the first twenty episodes. As of August 2026, all twenty-six episodes can be streamed on Fandango, Amazon Prime Video, and Tubi.
Revival
In April 2026, Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media secured the rights to the Animorphs book series for a Disney+ television adaptation, produced in association with 20th Television. Bayan Wolcott was brought on as writer and executive producer. Coogler, his wife Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian will executive produce for Proximity Media. Scholastic’s Iole Lucchese and Caitlin Friedman are also executive producers, while Simone Harris and Dezi Gallegos oversee the project for Proximity Media.
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