''Mighty Med'' is an American television series created by

Jim Bernstein Jim Bernstein is an American television writer. He is co-creator and executive producer of the Disney XD series '' Mighty Med''. He is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and has been nominated for three Emmy awards. In 2021, he won a ...

and Andy Schwartz and produced by

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for

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. It stars

Bradley Steven Perry Bradley Steven Perry (born November 23, 1998) is an American actor. He played the role of Gabe Duncan on the Disney Channel family sitcom ''Good Luck Charlie'', and the role of Roger Ellison in Disney's ''High School Musical'' spin-off film '' ...

, Jake Short,

Paris Berelc Paris Berelc (born December 29, 1998) is an American actress and model. She is known for her roles as Skylar Storm in the Disney XD series ''Mighty Med'' and '' Lab Rats: Elite Force'', and Alexa Mendoza in the Netflix sitcom '' Alexa & Katie.' ...

, Devan Leos, and Augie Isaac. The series aired for two seasons, premiering on October 7, 2013, and running through September 9, 2015.

Premise

While at a comic book store called The Domain, which is located in

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, two boys named Kaz and Oliver find themselves in a

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called Mighty Med upon finding its secret entrance at the local hospital. They become doctors and youth observers at Mighty Med under the supervision of Horace Diaz, despite the fact that they are normos, a term given to ordinary humans. Kaz and Oliver would often work on various injured superheroes while having some misadventures along the way that would involve encounters with various

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Episodes

Cast

as Kaz * Jake Short as Oliver *

as Skylar Storm *Devan Leos as Alan Diaz *Augie Isaac as Gus (recurring season 1, starring season 2)

Production

The series was greenlit in April 2013. It premiered with a one-hour episode on October 7, 2013, aired on

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on October 12, 2013. On May 22, 2014, Disney renewed the series for a second season with production to resume in July. The second season started on October 20, 2014, and the completed its run on September 9, 2015.

Broadcast

The series originally premiered on October 7, 2013, on

and on October 12, 2013, on

. It premiered on

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on November 2, 2013, on February 17, 2014, on Disney XD (Malaysia), and on February 27, 2014, on

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. It premiered on March 7, 2014, on Disney Channel (Southeast Asia), and also on

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. It premiered on April 11, 2014, on

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Spinoff series

On September 3, 2015, it was announced that ''Mighty Med'' would end after its second season and would be followed by a spinoff series called '' Lab Rats: Elite Force'' that will also include two characters from '' Lab Rats''. Jake Short, Bradley Steven Perry, and Paris Berelc were the only cast members that were announced as returning for the spinoff series. It was subsequently announced that ''Lab Rats: Elite Force'' would premiere on Disney XD on March 2, 2016.

References

External links

* {{It's a Laugh Productions 2010s American children's comedy television series 2010s American superhero comedy television series 2013 American television series debuts 2015 American television series endings Disney XD original programming English-language television shows Television series by It's a Laugh Productions Television shows set in Philadelphia