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K.C. Undercover

K.C. Undercover is an American comedy television series created by Corinne Marshall that aired on Disney Channel from January 18, 2015 to February 2, 2018. The series stars Zendaya, Veronica Dunne, Kamil McFadden, Trinitee Stokes, Tammy Townsend, and Kadeem Hardison.

K.C. Undercover

Comedy

Corinne Marshall

"Keep It Undercover"
by Zendaya

Bert Selen

United States

English

3

75 (list of episodes)

  • Vic Kaplan
  • Jenn Lloyd & Kevin Bonani
  • Kevin O'Donnell
  • Zendaya

  • Joseph W. Calloway
  • John Simmons

Multi-camera

21–29 minutes

Disney Channel

January 18, 2015 (2015-01-18) –
February 2, 2018 (2018-02-02)

Premise[edit]

Set in Washington, D.C., the series follows K.C. Cooper, a high school math genius, who gets recruited by her parents after she discovers that they are secretly undercover spies working for an agency called The Organization. Her brother tries to help because he feels left out and eventually joins the team, and his desire leads his mother and father to get a new robot child. Each episode centers on K.C. and her family as they contend with common familial issues while also performing missions to save the country, with a recurring storyline involving thwarting the plans of a criminal organization.

as K.C. Cooper, a high school student by day and an undercover spy whenever. She is highly proficient at math and karate. She is a member of a government spy organization. She is the daughter of Kira and Craig Cooper. Sister to Ernie Cooper. Granddaughter to Gayle King and Othello King.

Zendaya

Veronica Dunne as Marisa Clark, K.C.'s best friend. She is cheerful, girly and a very outgoing person. In "Photo Bombed", she learns about K.C.'s spy life.

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Kamil McFadden as Ernie Cooper, K.C. and Judy's brother and a nerd. He is a computer genius and joins the family's spy team in "My Sister From Another Mother... Board". He is often ignored by his parents, especially his father, who treats him as expendable during missions, which gives him a severe inferiority complex.

stereotypical

as Judy Cooper,[1] K.C. and Ernie's sarcastic robot sister who looks like a 10-year-old girl. Her robotic nature makes her very smart, but she has no social skills, although she is considered to be sassy. Her name stands for "Junior Undercover Digital Youth". She does not appear in the show until "My Sister from Another Mother... Board", when the Cooper parents believe Ernie wouldn't make a good enough spy before he quickly proves them wrong.

Trinitee Stokes

as Kira Cooper, mother to K.C., Ernie, and Judy, and also an undercover spy.

Tammy Townsend

as Craig Cooper, father to K.C., Ernie, and Judy, and also an undercover spy.

Kadeem Hardison

Production[edit]

The series was first announced as a pilot in pre-production titled Super Awesome Katy in November 2013. The series was set to star Shake It Up star Zendaya, who would play 16-year-old Katy Cooper, an outspoken and confident technology wiz and skilled black belt, who discovers that both her parents are spies who expect her to follow in their footsteps. Production on the pilot was set to begin in early 2014.[2] On November 6, 2013, Zendaya tweeted about the pilot, saying she wants to bring back the "cool Disney Channel", mentioning shows That's So Raven, Lizzie McGuire, The Proud Family, and Kim Possible.[3] It was ordered to series by Disney Channel in May 2014, with the series now under the title K.C. Undercover.[4] The series was released on Watch Disney Channel on January 1, 2015, and was followed by the television premiere on January 18, 2015.[5] The first season consisted of 27 episodes. On May 15, 2015, Disney Channel renewed the series for a second season,[6] which premiered on March 6, 2016. On August 1, 2016, People revealed that the series had been renewed for a third season.[7] The third season premiered on Disney Channel on July 7, 2017, and ended on February 2, 2018.

Broadcast[edit]

In Canada, the series premiered on Family Channel on January 23, 2015, and moved to Disney Channel on September 1, 2015. During the launch week of Disney Channel, the episode "Runaway Robot" aired on September 1, 2015, a week before the U.S.[8] The series premiered on Disney Channel in Australia and New Zealand on March 5, 2015.[9] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the show premiered on March 27, 2015, on Disney Channel. On Disney Channel in Southeast Asia, it premiered in Singapore on March 13, 2015, and in the Philippines on April 10, 2015. The show debuted on the English feed of Disney XD in the Middle East and Africa on October 12, 2015.[10] In India, the series premiered on October 30, 2017, on Disney International HD.

Reception[edit]

The series has received generally positive reviews. Common Sense Media rated the series 3 out of 5, writing, "Disney megastar Zendaya rescues tepid spy-comedy."[11]

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K.C. Undercover