StuGo

''StuGo'' is an American animated television series created by Ryan Gillis. A co-production between Disney Television Animation and Titmouse, Inc., ''StuGo'' premiered on Disney Channel on January 11, 2025.

On June 8, 2025, it was announced that the series had halted production and would not return for a second season.

Premise

Six gifted middle schoolers are invited to a mysterious remote island in the Caribbean for what they believe is an academic summer camp. However, they soon discover that the camp is a ruse orchestrated by Dr. Lullah, a mad scientist who resides on the island. Unable to leave for three months, the kids must navigate the island's fantastical and dangerous flora and fauna, much of which has been created by Dr. Lullah.

Voice cast

Main

* Tania Gunadi as Pliny, an Indonesian-American fun-loving, creative, resourceful, passionate, idealistic, and inventive girl. She is often nicknamed "Hat Glasses" by Dr. Lullah because of how her glasses and hat are close to each other.
* Zosia Mamet as Merian, a high-strung, cautious, and anxious, yet intelligent perfectionist who is the daughter of two marine biologists.
* Gabourey Sidibe as:
** Francis, an African-American stoic, calm, and collected oddball with a deep voice.
** Svetlana, a mutant opossum.
* Charlyne Yi as Larry, a Taiwanese-American enthusiastic, reckless, quirky, and upbeat boy who is fond of bugs and adventure.
* Zach Reino as Chip Manhands, a nerdy boy who is light in brawn but hefty in brain and proclaims to be masculine and overly confident. His real name is Drewnipper Hedgemaze, and he is shown to be good at cooking and robotics.
* Deborah Baker Jr. as:
** Sara, a chubby, nerdy, and headstrong girl who isn't afraid to use force. She is intensely competitive and a bit of a wildcard.
** Sarah, Sara's twin sister who Sara snuck over to Dr. Lullah's island upon her arrival.
** Future Sara, a future version of Sara.
* Lorraine Toussaint as Dr. Lullah, a haughty, aloof, anti-authority, egotistical, and intelligent Trinidadian-Tobagonian mad scientist who tricked the kids into coming to her island to do her work for her under the guise of running a "legitimate summer camp". While mostly dismissive of the kids, she holds respect for their talents.
* Jake Green as:
** Mr. Okay, a mutant Scottish Terrier and Dr. Lullah's personal assistant. He got his name after Lullah took his acceptance of her as "an okay" from him.
** Glen Chompers, a mutant great white shark. The episode "PANTelevision" reveals that Glen hosts a news program.

Recurring

* Ryan Gillis as:
** Chicho, a mutant alligator who has a bird on his head named "Little Pickle". The episode "PANTelevision" reveals that he hosts a television program where he rubs himself in mud.
** Muscle Mouse, a mutant mouse with big muscles.
** Turtle Mutant, a mutant turtle.

Guest

* Sunil Hall as Sunil, a cargo ship captain with connections with Dr. Lullah.
* David Sebastian Williams as the Narrator Fish, a metafictional mutant fish that narrates about different things.
* Erica Jones as Rianne, a mutant common warthog and a shopkeeper that befriends Chip. The episode "PANTelevision" reveals that Rianne hosts a cooking show.
* Fred Tatasciore as:
** Snake Mutant, a mutant snake.
** Keanu Mutant
** Nils Vulfen, a survivalist who Chip looked up to. He refuses to ask for help since he prefers to survive on his own.
** Jean-Michel, a raccoon living on Dr. Lullah's island and one of the few beings there not to be mutated.
** Glands, a mucus-spewing ball-shaped Z.O.R.B.Z. (short for Zorbular Orb Rorb Borb Zorbs).
* Kaitlyn Robrock as Tara, a bottlenose dolphin who is the adoptive sister to Merian.
* Fryda Wolff as Merian's mother.
* Johnny Pemberton as Peanut, a mutant betta.
* Eric Bauza as:
** Bomb Swapper, a villain who can swap anything with bombs.
** Big Mitchell, a mutant elephant seal.
** Catapult Kevin, a mutant bass who hosts his own TV show where he launches out of a catapult and lands at a random spot on Dr. Lullah's island.
** Grim Reaper as Mariana Trent, a fish counter operator who works for Dr. Lullah. As noted by Merian, her name is a pun on "Mariana Trench".
* Grey DeLisle as:
** Flamingo Mutant, a mutant flamingo.
** ''Elephant Triumvirate'' Narrator
* Marieve Herington as:
** Zora, a mutant great horned owl.
** Crabecca, a mutant hermit crab.
** Bee Mutants, a group of mutant bees.
* Kayvan Novak as Thurstavius "Thurst" Brinkman Throop, a "mummified" paper-thinned naturalist.
* H. Michael Croner as Bakey Potatie, a chimpanzee owned by Dr. Lullah who accidentally got shot into outer space and became cosmically-enhanced.
* Debra Wilson as Agent, an alleged female secret agent working for the organization KROM.
* Fortune Feimster as Scrumptious, a mutant hermit crab.
* Rama Vallury as Colonel John Stoneman, the writer of the ''Elephant Triumvirate'' series who got lost at sea and was abducted by Dr. Lullah due to his other talent of giving back massages.
* Josh Brener as Bombo, a mutant frog with a small head, arms, and torso and large legs
* Robin Atkin Downes as Gunch, a mutant kookaburra
* Tru Valentino as Zarconium, a member of the Crystal Delegates
* Stephen Root as Dr. Rostrum, a mad scientist, member of S.T.U.G.O. (short for Secret Technological Unconventional Genius Organization), and a rival of Dr. Lullah that resembles an octopus with a human's head coming out of the octopus' forehead while using a special powered exoskeleton for more land-based movement.

Episodes

Production

Development

In 2019, Ryan Gillis pitched to Disney Television Animation a series inspired by the time he took a study-abroad course during college, in which they were free to do as they wanted outside of class. The series was greenlit in 2022, with production starting in 2023. Gillis settled on the title ''StuGo'' after finding it on Google and feeling it fit with the show's themes.

''StuGo'' was announced on June 13, 2023. The series is produced by Titmouse, Inc. and directed by Hannah Ayoubi, Erica Jones, and Steve Wolfhard. Gillis serves as the executive producer along with Hall, while Craig Lewis is story editor.

Writing

The series focuses primarily on episodic storytelling, with the writers wanting each episode to "stand on its own" as a way to provide further access to audiences, while also incorporating continuity and world building across the episodes. Gillis wanted the humor to focus primarily on knowing more about the characters, with a lot of the humor centering on the friction between the cast as they deal with their current situation.

Casting

During the series' announcement, it was reported that Tania Gunadi, Zosia Mamet, Gabourey Sidibe, Charlyne Yi, Zach Reino, Deborah Baker Jr., and Lorraine Toussaint would compose its main cast, with Jake Green announced as part of the cast in December 2024. The series occasionally features guest characters who were written with a particular actor in mind as an "archetype" for the character. Kristi Reed served as a voice director on the show.

Animation

Animation services for the series were provided by Titmouse and Snipple Animation Studios, while Sam Bosma served as art director. The visual style for the show was inspired by the Caribbean and South Florida, with Gillis wanting to avoid depicting a romanticized depiction of tropical life by depicting the buildings as degraded due to the environment. He also wanted Dr. Lullah's technology to be distinctive from other shows with mad scientists by incorporating "plaster, Spanish tile and art deco flourishes". Inspirations for the series' Mutants include adventure serials such as '' Jonny Quest'' and the works of Ray Harryhausen as well as Gillis' life in Florida.

Release

The series premiered on January 11, 2025, and is scheduled for release on Disney+ on July 30, 2025. The series was originally scheduled to premiere on October 17, 2024.

References

External links

Official page
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