K.C. Undercover
A math genius balances high school and spy missions.
From January 18, 2015 to February 2, 2018, Disney Channel aired the American comedy series K.C. Undercover, created by Corinne Marshall. The series stars Zendaya, Veronica Dunne, Kamil McFadden, Trinitee Stokes, Tammy Townsend, and Kadeem Hardison. Set in Washington, D.C., the show follows K.C. Cooper, a high school math genius who discovers her parents are secretly undercover spies working for an agency called The Organization. Each episode centers on K.C. and her family as they balance common familial issues with missions to save the country, including a recurring storyline involving thwarting a criminal organization.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Comedy
- Creator
- Corinne Marshall
- Starring
- Zendaya
- Veronica Dunne
- Kamil McFadden
- Trinitee Stokes
- Tammy Townsend
- Kadeem Hardison
- Theme music
- Andrew Love
- Joacim Persson
- Johan Alkenas
- Opening theme
- "Keep It Undercover", Zendaya
- Composer
- Bert Selen
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
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Cast and characters
Zendaya plays K.C. Cooper, a high school student and undercover spy skilled in math and karate, daughter of Kira and Craig Cooper and sister to Ernie Cooper. Veronica Dunne portrays Marisa Clark, K.C.'s cheerful and outgoing best friend who learns about K.C.'s spy life in "Photo Bombed" and sometimes joins missions. Kamil McFadden is Ernie Cooper, a computer genius and stereotypical nerd who joins the family spy team in "My Sister From Another Mother...
Board"; he is often ignored by his parents, especially his father, leading to an inferiority complex. Trinitee Stokes plays Judy Cooper, a sarcastic robot sister who looks like a 10-year-old girl, introduced in the same episode; her name stands for "Junior Undercover Digital Youth," and she is smart but lacks social skills. Tammy Townsend and Kadeem Hardison portray Kira and Craig Cooper, the parents and undercover spies. Rick Hall appears as Agent Johnson, an elite Organization member revealed as the villain The Mask in "K.C. Undercover: The Final Chapter."
Sherri Shepherd plays Beverly, the head of the Organization and a friend of the Coopers. James DiGiacomo is Petey, a loud and obnoxious friend of Judy's who is skeptical of the Cooper household. Jaime Moyer plays Mrs. Goldfeder, the Coopers' neighbor and Petey's mother, also obnoxious and frequently visiting.
Production
The series was first announced as a pilot in pre-production titled Super Awesome Katy in November 2013, starring Zendaya as 16-year-old Katy Cooper, a technology wiz and black belt who discovers her parents are spies. Production on the pilot was set to begin in early 2014. In November 2013, Zendaya tweeted about wanting to bring back the "cool Disney Channel," referencing shows like That's So Raven and Kim Possible. Disney Channel ordered it to series in May 2014 under the title K.C. Undercover. It was released on Watch Disney Channel on January 1, 2015, and premiered on television on January 18, 2015. The first season had 27 episodes. The series was renewed for a second season on May 15, 2015, premiering March 6, 2016, and for a third season announced on August 1, 2016, which aired from July 7, 2017 to February 2, 2018.
Broadcast
In Canada, the series premiered on Family Channel on January 23, 2015, and moved to Disney Channel on September 1, 2015, with the episode "Runaway Robot" airing a week before the U.S. It premiered on Disney Channel in Australia and New Zealand on March 5, 2015, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 27, 2015. In Southeast Asia, it premiered in Singapore on March 13, 2015, and in the Philippines on April 10, 2015. The show debuted on Disney XD in the Middle East and Africa on October 12, 2015, and in India on Disney International HD on October 30, 2017.
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