Pirate Express

Canada

The story

Pirate Express is an animated series that is a co-production between Atomic Cartoons in Canada and Sticky Pictures in Australia. The series aired for only one week in April 2015 on Teletoon. It hasn't aired on the channel since its premiere week. In Australia, the series debuted on 9Go! on July 4, 2015. 26 episodes were produced.

Synopsis

300 years ago, Captain LaPoutine and his crew, Armando, Burt, Booli and Spewey tried to steal a princess' tiara, but accidentally stole Poseidon's underwear instead. This angered Poseidon and made him shrink the pirates and imprison them in a bottle. In the present day, the pirates are accidentally released by his younger son, Newt. Newt decides to take control of the pirates and go on adventures with them.

Cast

James Higuchi as Newt
Lee Tockar as Captain LaPoutine
Alessandro Juliani as Armando, Charon, Johnnie Bermuda
Matt Cowlrick as Burt
Doron Bell as Booli
Ian James Corlett as Poseidon, Gordon, Geoffrey
Dee Jay Jackson as Zeus
Garry Chalk as Ted
Kelly Sheridan as Marie Celeste
Scott McNeil as Hades
Colin Murdock as Skulldidgery
Trevor Devall as Davy Jones

Production

Pirate Express was picked up for development by Teletoon in 2011. Originally, the show was set to be a Canada-France co-production between Atomic Cartoons and Ellipsanime, with episodes expected to be finished by March 2012. In July 2013, the series was officially greenlit for production, but with Australia's Sticky Pictures replacing Ellipsanime as a co-production partner. It was then set for a fall 2014 debut on Teletoon and Nine Network in Australia. Ultimately, the show would launch in both markets in 2015.

Reception

At the 2015 Leo Awards, Pirate Express received the Best Musical Score award and a Best Animated Series nomination.

International broadcast

In the United Kingdom, the series aired on Kix. In South East Asia, Pirate Express debuted on Disney XD on September 5, 2015.