''The Thundermans'' is an American

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television series created by Jed Spingarn that aired on

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from October 14, 2013 to May 25, 2018. The series stars Kira Kosarin,

Jack Griffo Jack Davis Griffo (born December 11, 1996) is an American actor. He starred as Max Thunderman on the Nickelodeon series ''The Thundermans'' (2013–2018). Griffo also had starring roles in the network's original movies '' Jinxed'' and '' Splitti ...

, Addison Riecke, Diego Velazquez, Chris Tallman,

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, and Maya Le Clark, and features the voice of

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as Dr. Colosso.

Plot

The series revolves around the Thundermans, a family with superpowers who try to live normal lives in the fictional town of Hiddenville. Phoebe dreams of being a

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and using her powers for good, while her twin brother Max wants to be the next big

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and use his powers for evil. Parents Hank and Barb attempt to live normal lives and not use their superpowers – albeit not very successfully – while Nora and Billy enjoy using theirs whenever possible. A former supervillain named Dr. Colosso has been transmogrified into a rabbit and lives in Max's lair in the basement, offering him advice on becoming a villain. At the end of the second season, Chloe is introduced as the baby sister. During the third season, Phoebe starts training to become a superhero, while the master super villain, Dark Mayhem, trains Max to become a villain. At the end of the season, Dark Mayhem asks Max to prove he is a villain by taking away Phoebe's powers. However, Max chooses his family and becomes a superhero instead by helping them take down Dark Mayhem. During the fourth season, Max and Phoebe, under their Thunder Twins team-up, are selected as candidates for membership to the elite Hero League team called the Z-Force. Halfway through the season, Phoebe accidentally absorbs Dark Mayhem's powers, which turn her evil, but her family saves her. At the end, Phoebe and Max become the new Z-Force leaders and enroll the Thundermans as members.

Episodes

Cast

* Kira Kosarin as Phoebe Thunderman *

as Max Thunderman * Addison Riecke as Nora Thunderman * Diego Velazquez as Billy Thunderman * Chris Tallman as Hank Thunderman *

as Barb Thunderman * Maya Le Clark as Chloe Thunderman (recurring, season 3; main, season 4)

Production

On August 3, 2012, Nickelodeon announced ''The Thundermans'' as one of its upcoming live-action series. Shooting began in mid-February and extras were cast at that time and throughout the production at Paramount Studios in

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. Its pilot was shot in October 2012. On December 20, 2013, the series was renewed for a second season. The second season premiered on September 13, 2014. On March 4, 2015, the series was renewed for a third season. The third season premiered on June 27, 2015. On March 2, 2016, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on October 22, 2016. Nickelodeon ordered six additional episodes for the series' fourth season on May 16, 2017, which would take the series over 100 total episodes. On July 27, 2017, Nickelodeon released a statement to '' J-14'', stating that the series has wrapped after four seasons and 103 produced episodes.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thundermans, The 2010s American children's comedy television series 2010s Nickelodeon original programming 2013 American television series debuts 2018 American television series endings English-language television shows Television series about families Television series about twins