Watch the Trailer for ‘Marvel’s Iron Man and his Awesome Friends’
John Stamos joins the cast of the upcoming Marvel preschool series as Tony Stark’s father, Howard Stark.
Iron Man and his friends are ready to take flight.
The trailer for Marvel’s Iron Man and his Awesome Friends is here, revealing a new look at the upcoming Iron Man preschool series (premiering Aug. 11 on Disney Jr. and Disney Channel). The show follows the adventures (and misadventures) of best friends and super geniuses Tony Stark/Iron Man (Mason Blomberg), Riri Williams/Ironheart (Kapri Ladd), and Amadeus Cho/Iron Hulk (Aidyn Ahn) as they work together to solve problems, both big and small, and protect their city.
Marvel can also reveal that John Stamos, who voiced the role of Iron Man/Tony Stark in the hit series Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends, will now take on the role of Tony’s father, Howard Stark, in the new show.
Also joining the cast are ESPN sportscaster and analyst Jessica Mendoza as friendly batting cages owner Dottie Doubleday, Jackée Harry as Riri’s grandmother Granny Williams, Stephen Tobolowsky as candy shop owner Spencer Q. Sweets, Lauren Tom as Amadeus’ mom Helen Cho, and Gary Anthony Williams and Mo Collins as Nuts and Bolts, two of Ultron’s hilarious henchbots.
Tony Hale also stars as the voice of Ultron, with Vanessa Bayer as Swarm and Talon Warburton as Absorbing Man.
From Disney Branded Television, the series is executive produced by Sean Coyle and Harrison Wilcox. James Eason-Garcia is co-executive producer and story editor; Alex Cichon is supervising producer; Ashley Rideout is producer; and Michael Dowding is supervising director. Grammy Award-nominated musician Mark Hoppus, bassist, vocalist and founding member of pop-punk band blink-182, wrote and performed the series theme song, “Totally Awesome.” Matthew Margeson is the series’ composer. The series is produced by Disney Jr. and Marvel Studios in association with Atomic Cartoons.
Marvel’s Iron Man and his Awesome Friends will premiere Aug. 11 on Disney Jr. at 8:30 a.m. ET/PT and later that day on Disney Channel. The next day, Aug. 12, the first 10 episodes will be available on Disney+ in the U.S. and select international markets and Disney Jr. on Demand.
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