Miles from Tomorrowland
Miles From Tomorrowland is an American CGI animated children's television series created by Sascha Paladino. The series aired as shorts from January 19 to 23 before officially premiering on February 6, 2015. This series is named after Tomorrowland in the Disney theme parks. For the series' third season, which debuted on October 16, 2017 on the Disney Channel, it was renamed Mission Force One.
The series was cancelled after three seasons, with the series finale airing on September 10, 2018.
Plot
Miles from Tomorrowland is an animated space adventure series set in the year of 2501. It centers on the Callisto family who live on a spaceship called the Stellosphere and work for the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.Set in outer space, the series follows the adventures of the Callisto family – Miles, his sister Loretta and their scientist parents Phoebe and Leo, who work for the Tomorrowland Transit Authority on a mission to connect the universe. Each episode consists of two 11-minute stories as Miles and his family explore extraterrestrial planets.
In Season 3, Miles is now leading a team called Mission Force One, which consists of his sister, Loretta, and their friends, Haruna, Blodger and Mirandos as they continue their mission to Connect and Protect the Tomorrowland Transit Authority, while also dealing with a new threat: the Nemesystems.
Episodes
Characters
The show's voice director is Lisa Schaeffer.Main
Callisto family:- Miles Callisto – An enthusiastic and curious 7-year-old boy with a somewhat reckless inventive streak whom the series is named after. His catch phrases include "Blastastic!," "Superstellar!," "Galactic!," "Aww, craters!," and "Let's rocket!" He is also the captain of the newly established Mission Force One.
- Loretta Callisto – Miles's big sister and the brainier of the two children. She is 11 years old. She is a technology whiz. She also likes to read directions and follow the rules. She is nicknamed "Starshine" by her mom and dad. She is also the Mission Force One
's mission specialist. - Madame Phoebe Callisto – Loretta and Miles's scientist mother and the ship's captain. She is an ambitious and accomplished woman who excels in her career and challenges her family to do their best.
- Leo Callisto – Loretta and Miles's scientist father and the ship's engineer and Stellar Mechanic. He is also a pilot and the inventor of the family. Leo demonstrates a relaxed attitude which leads him to problem-solve in innovative ways.
- Stella – The computer voice at the ship Stellosphere.
- M.E.R.C. – The family's pet robo-ostrich who is never far from Miles's side.
- Admiral Watson – One head of the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.
- Admiral Crick – One head of the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.
Recurring
- Captain Joe – An intergalactic crime fighter, Leo's brother, and Miles and Loretta's uncle. He also owns a robot dog, Cap9, who seems related to Scooby-doo.
- Grandpa Vincent – Leo's father and retired captain of the TTA ship Explorer
- Gadfly Garnett – An alien outlaw obsessed with owning the latest technology. Usually he will say "I am Gadfly Garnet, the greatest galactic outlaw ever to..."
- Spectryx – An alien from planet Parallax who can only see in infrared.
- Professor Randii Rubicon – A scientist who mostly Neptune and the Builders. He gave the Cosmic Explorers and Loretta a tour of the Trident Research Station in Neptune.
- Commander S'leet
- Lysander Floovox
- Auntie Frida – Phoebe's sister. She can do a 1-arm handstand on Mars and paints while doing so.
- Mr. Avon Xylon – An alien mailman. Baker also portrays Lieutenant Luminex, Captain Joe's second in command.
- The Game Master – A play creative tech genius.
- Dr. Consilium – A Galactic School teacher.
- Dr. Zephyr Skye – Tomorrowland's leading meteorologist.
- Haruna Kitumba – Miles's best friend & neighbor prior to Miles' departure to space who serves as a navigator of the Mission Force One.
- Pipp Wimpley – A young alien from Atlantix.
- Mirandos – A young intelligent Ariellian from the planet Tempestoro who serves as an engineer of the Mission Force One.
- Dashiell Scamp – An alien that "trades" for robots
- Zeno – The computer voice of starship Zenith.
- Commander Nemex – The commander of the Nemesystems. He is later revealed to be Silas, a TTA Cadet who is rejected from Mission Force One.
- Aggro - The second-in-command of the Nemesystems.
- Captain Bobble Blopp
- Blippy Blopp
- Blodger Blopp – The son of Bobble and Blippy, Miles's friend from planet Blobsberg who serves as a ship operator of the Mission Force One.
- Queen Gemma – The queen of the Dethalians. Ever since Gadfly tried to steal her technology, she doesn't trust anyone who trespasses into her territory uninvited. However, in some episodes, she becomes a reluctant ally and shows a kinder side. She loves her son Rygan and is very protective of him.
- Prince Rygan – Queen Gemma's son. Rygan made friends with Miles and helped him and his family escape after Queen Gemma arrested them for entering her kingdom without permission. In Scavengers of Mars, he becomes a Cosmic Explorer and joins the scavenger hunt.
Production
On April 28, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on June 20, 2016. On September 1, 2017, it was renewed for a third season, but the series was renamed Mission Force One.
"Miles from Tomorrowland" is made by using Autodesk Maya. The characters are modeled with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects and are imported into Maya. The episodes are edited with Adobe Premiere.
Broadcast
Miles from Tomorrowland premiered on Disney Junior in Canada on February 21. In Australia and New Zealand, Disney Junior premiered the series on April 18. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the show premiered on Disney Junior on May 11 as Miles from Tomorrow. In Asia, it premiered on Disney Junior on August 17. In India, it premiered on Disney Junior on February 6, 2016.Home media
Home media is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.| Title | Release Date | Episodes | Additional Features |
| Miles from Tomorrowland: Let's Rocket! | August 11, 2015 |
| Clip-On Blastboard Flashlight |
Reception
The series was watched by more than 2.5 million viewers in the United Kingdom and 10% of British kids aged 4 to 7 watched it in the first week alone, making it the UK's highest rated pay TV kids channel. It was the highest rated show on Disney Junior for May 2015. Across the EMEA region, it received 8.7 million viewers, including 2.6 million young kids and 1.1 million boys.Neil Genzlinger of the New York Times called it "enjoyable." He went on to say, "This family is a foursome plus pet, but if The Jetsons was some kind of inspiration for it, everyone has received an upgrade... Yes, it's a bit creepy to think of two children being raised in the claustrophobic confines of a four-person spaceship, home schooling taken to an extreme. But the show is fast-moving enough to keep young viewers interested... and it's not shy about putting Miles and Loretta in gently life-threatening predicaments. Parents, meanwhile, might get a kick out of guessing who is providing the voices of some recurring characters."
Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said "'Miles from Tomorrowland' has some real science facts threaded through it- there's mention of Jupiter's moon lo in an early episode- but given how these factoids sit side-by-side with the science fiction gadgets and spaceships, its unclear what positive educational impact their inclusion will have." He also noted that "the show's family role modeling is commendable."
Since airing, Miles from Tomorrowland has achieved ratings success for Disney. According to a press release by Disney–ABC Television Group using data from Nielsen, across Q3 of 2015, Miles from Tomorrowland was the fourth highest-rated series across preschooler-dedicated TV networks in the USA with 653,000 total viewers ages 2+ who watched the show on Disney Junior. This ranking was surpassed only by PJ Masks, Sofia the First, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, all Disney Junior shows as well.