DuckTales (2017 TV series)
DuckTales is an American animated television series, developed by Matt Youngberg and Francisco Angones, and produced by Disney Television Animation. The series is a reboot of the original 1987 series of the same name, itself an adaptation of Uncle Scrooge and other Duck universe comic books created by Carl Barks, which focused on the lives of Scrooge McDuck and his family as they engaged in a variety of adventures around the world, as well as in the fictional city of Duckburg. The reboot itself focuses on newer elements and deeper character stories, including a greater involvement of Donald Duck.
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| Genre | Adventure Comedy |
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| Theme music composer | Mark Mueller |
| Opening theme | "DuckTales Theme" by Felicia Barton |
| Ending theme | "DuckTales Theme" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Dominic Lewis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 69 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Matt Youngberg |
| Producer | Suzanna Olson |
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| Running time | 22 minutes 44 minutes (special episodes only) 67 minutes (series finale) |
| Production company | Disney Television Animation |
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| Network | Disney XD (2017, 2020–21) Disney Channel (2018–19) |
| Release | August 12, 2017 – March 15, 2021 |
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| DuckTales (original series) | |
The series premiered on August 12, 2017, with a 44-minute long pilot episode on Disney XD, before the first season was green-lit for broadcast from September 23 that year on Disney XD. From May 2018 to September 2019, the series was moved to Disney Channel for the previously not broadcast part of the first season and all of the second season. DuckTales was then moved back to Disney XD for its third season, and concluded with a 67-minute finale on March 15, 2021. Since its release, the reboot has generated positive reviews from critics and audiences, as well as a comic book series, a scripted podcast, and several online shorts.