Henry Hart is a 13-year-old boy who lives in the town of Swellview. He lands a part-time job as Kid Danger, a sidekick of Swellview's well-known superhero Captain Man. Captain Man tells Henry not to tell anybody about his job, so he attempts to keep it a secret from his best friends, Charlotte and Jasper, his younger sister, Piper, and his parents. Henry goes to a shop called "Junk 'n' Stuff" which has a secret lair called the Man Cave hidden underneath where Captain Man does his work. Captain Man says he will not be around for long and needs help; soon enough, he will need someone to take his place when he is gone.
Episodes
Cast
Jace Norman as Henry Hart / Kid Danger
Cooper Barnes as Ray Manchester / Captain Man
Riele Downs as Charlotte
Sean Ryan Fox as Jasper Dunlop
Ella Anderson as Piper Hart
Michael D. Cohen as Schwoz
Production
The series was picked up with an initial production order of 20 episodes on March 13, 2014, later expanding to 26 episodes. On July 26, 2014, the series started airing with a one-hour special as the first episode. Series creator Dan Schneider stated on Twitter that a character from one of his previous series will make a guest appearance on the series. On November 18, 2014, the series was renewed for a second season. The series was renewed for a third season on March 2, 2016. On November 16, 2016, the series was renewed for a fourth season. In March 2018, Jace Norman indicated in an interview with Extra that the series was to be picked up for a fifth season. On July 27, 2018, the series was renewed for a fifth season of 20 episodes. In addition, Michael D. Cohen had been promoted to main cast and Christopher J. Nowak now serves as showrunner while Jake Farrow now serves as executive producer. On December 3, 2018, it was announced that Nickelodeon had ordered 10 additional episodes for the fifth season, bringing the series to 117 produced episodes. On April 3, 2019, it was announced that Nickelodeon had ordered 10 additional episodes for the fifth season, bringing the series to 127 produced episodes, with 128 episodes ultimately being produced. On May 11, 2019, it was announced that Frankie Grande would return for a special musical episode that premiered on July 27, 2019. On December 7, 2019, Nickelodeon began advertising that the "final episodes" of the series would begin airing in January 2020.
Broadcast
In the United States, the series and first season premiered with a one-hour special on Nickelodeon on July 26, 2014. The first season concluded on May 16, 2015. The second season premiered on September 12, 2015, and concluded on July 17, 2016. The third season premiered on September 17, 2016, and concluded on October 7, 2017. The fourth season premiered on October 21, 2017, and concluded on October 20, 2018. The fifth season premiered on November 3, 2018. In Canada, the series premiered on YTV on October 8, 2014. In Australia and New Zealand, the series began airing on Nickelodeon on January 17, 2015. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the series premiered on Nickelodeon on February 13, 2015.
Reception
Critical
The parent reviews on Common Sense Media give the series 3 out of 5 stars based on 72 reviews.
In May 2017, the president of Viacom's Nickelodeon group announced that a film based on the series was being developed.
''Danger Force''
On February 19, 2020, it was announced that Henry Danger would be receiving a spinoff titled Danger Force, that premiered on March 28, 2020. The series was created by Christopher J. Nowak and will star Cooper Barnes and Michael D. Cohen, reprising their roles from Henry Danger, with four new superheroes-in-training joining the team.
