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The Hub to Premiere New Original Series GI Joe Renegades
LOS ANGELES- (November 3, in the year of our Lord 2010)
- Coming this Thanksgiving holiday weekend to The Hub, a cable
network for kids and their families, is a special two-part
premiere of the new half-hour, action-adventure animated series
“G.I. Joe Renegades,” Friday, November 26. The Hub is a joint
venture of Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc., and is
available to 60 million U.S. cable and satellite households.
The new animated series, a re-imagining of the popular, original
series “G.I. Joe A Real American Hero,” takes viewers back to
the origins of the G.I. Joe storyline, in which the world’s most
elite renegade force of highly trained specialists are forced to
band together to prevent their nemesis, the evil forces of Cobra
Industries, from achieving global domination.
“G.I. Joe Renegades” is produced for The Hub by Hasbro Studios.
The series is executive produced by Jeff Kline, whose television
credits include “Transformers: Prime” and “Jackie Chan
Adventures.”
Preceding the series debut, The Hub will present a half-hour
behind-the-scenes special, “Hub Exclusive: ‘G.I. Joe Renegades’
and ‘Transformers: Prime’” (3:30 p.m. ET), showcasing two
original series on The Hub. The special is followed by the world
premiere of the first two half-hour episodes (5 p.m. and 5:30
p.m. ET) of “G.I. Joe Renegades.” The series will continue in
its regular time period, Friday, December 3, with an encore
presentation at 5 p.m. ET and a new episode premiere at 5:30
p.m. ET.
Starring in the series premiere are Lee Majors (“The Six Million
Dollar Man”) as “General Abernathy,” and Charlie Adler, the
original Cobra Commander from the animated series “G.I. Joe:
Resolute,” who reprises his role in the new series. “G.I. Joe
Renegades” also includes an all-star lineup of story editors,
including Marty Isenberg (“Ben 10,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles” and “Batman the Animated Series”) and Henry Gilroy
(“Star Wars: Clone Wars,” “The Tick” and “Batman the Animated
Series.”)
A full schedule of the “G.I. Joe Renegades” and related
programming follows. (All times ET).
“Hub Exclusive: ‘G.I. Joe Renegades” (Premiere:
Friday, November 26, 3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.. Encore presentations:
Monday, November 29, 6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.; Friday, December 3;
4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.; and Saturday, December 4, 12 p.m. – 12:30
p.m.)
“G.I. Joe Renegades” - Part 1 of “The Descent”
(Premiere: Friday, November 26, 5 p.m. – 5:30 p.m..
Encore presentations: 11 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.; Sunday, November 28,
1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.; Friday, December 3, 7 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.)
“G.I. Joe Renegades” - Part 2
of “The Descent” (Premiere: Friday, November
26, 5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.. Encore presentations: 11:30 p.m. – 12
a.m.; Sunday, November 28, 1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.; Friday, December
3, 7:30 a.m. – 8 a.m.)