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. The series was first released on August 7, 2015. The last set of episodes was released on November 7, 2017.

Plot

Set in the fictional town of Maywood Glen, California, and revolving around the fields of STEM, the series follows the adventures of McKeyla McAlister and her best friends, who work for a government organization called NOV8 (pronounced "innovate"), a highly secretive group of female government operatives who are trying to protect the world.

Cast and characters

Main

Mika Abdalla Mikayla Sofia Abdalla is an American actress known for her work in television and film. She gained prominence for her role as McKeyla McAlister in the Netflix series '' Project Mc²'' (2015-2017). Abdalla has since appeared in various projects, i ...

as McKeyla McAlister, the lead girl and an agent of NOV8. At the beginning of Part 4, she was given the name "The Owl". * Ysa Penarejo as Camryn Coyle, the engineer with a high IQ * Victoria Vida as Adrienne Attoms, the culinary chemist from Spain who always wears high heels *

Genneya Walton Genneya Walton is an American actress. She is known for playing Bryden Bandweth in ''Project Mc2, Project Mc2'', and Chloe Barris in ''BlackAF''. Early life Genneya Walton was born in California. She started her career as a dancer at the age of ...

as Bryden Bandweth, the tech junkie of the group * Antonio Marziale as Prince Xander (main: Part 1, recurring: Part 4) * Marcus Choi (main: Part 1) and Ash Lee (recurring: Part 5) as Charles Coyle, Camryn's father * Madeline Whitby as Jillian (Part 1) * Bernardo De Paula as Defector (Part 1) * Troy Fromin as George the Security Guard (Part 1) * Oliver Vaquer as Francois (Part 1) *

Danica McKellar Danica McKellar (born January 3, 1975) is an American actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate. She is best known for playing Winnie Cooper in the television series ''The Wonder Years.'' McKellar has appeared in various television f ...

as the Quail (Parts 1–2, 4–6), the group's chief intelligence agent in NOV8 and McKeyla's mother * Alyssa Lynch (main: Parts 2–4) and

Maddie Phillips Madelaine Rachel Phillips (born September 6, 1994), professionally known as Maddie Phillips, is a Canadian actress who portrayed Randeen in '' Ghost Wars'', Devon D'Marco in '' Project Mc2'', Sterling Wesley in the 2020 Netflix teen comedy-drama ...

(recurring: Part 5) as Devon D'Marco, an aspiring artist * Belle Shouse as Ember Evergreen (Parts 2–6)

Recurring

* Jonathon Buckley as Henry (Part 1) * Melissa Mabie as A.D.I.S.N. (voice), McKeyla's talking notebook. Her name is short for "Advanced Digital Intelligence Spy Notebook". It is pronounced as "Addison". * Johanna Newmarch as Carson Lazarus (Parts 2–3) *

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as Justin (Parts 2–3) * Maxwell Haynes as Kyle (Parts 2–6) *

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as Retro (voice; Part 2) * Kurt Evans as Assistant Principal Wilson (Part 2) * Vanessa Parise as the Falcon (Part 3), McKeyla's aunt Montana who is also a substitute for the Quail while she's off the grid *

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as Maddy McAlister (Parts 3–4, 6), McKeyla's big sister. At the beginning of Part 4, she was given the name "The Nighthawk". * Adam Beauchesne as Simon Temple (Part 3) * Emily Delahunty as Tessa (Part 5) * Houston Stevenson as Zach (Parts 5–6) *

Jody Thompson Jody Rae Thompson is a Canadian actress, screenwriter and filmmaker working in film and television. Acting career Television She is widely known for her regularly recurring character Devon Moore on the USA network's television series ''The 4 ...

as Jenny Wallis (Part 5) * Catherine Haggquist as Dr. A. Crawford (Part 5) *

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as Professor Kato (Part 5) * Jay Hindle as Max McAlister (Part 6), McKeyla's father * Chris Rosamond as Bobby Stone (Part 6) * Loretta Walsh as Charlotte Adele (Part 6)

Episodes

Series overview

Part 1 (2015)

Part 2 (2016)

Part 3 (2016)

Part 4 (2017)

Part 5 (2017)

Part 6 (2017)

Production

The first season of the series, consisting of three episodes, was released on August 7, 2015. On April 6, 2016, Netflix announced that the series has been renewed for its second and third seasons. The second season was released on August 12, 2016, and the third season was released on October 14, 2016. Both consisted of six episodes. An extended 34-minute Valentine's Day special was released as the first and only episode of the fourth season on February 14, 2017. A fifth season consisting of five episodes was released on September 15, 2017. A sixth season, also consisting of five episodes, was released on November 7, 2017. The series is filmed primarily in and around the

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area of Los Angeles, including Chatsworth, Woodland Hills,

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, and Northridge, as well as in

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