Free Willy (TV series)

*Free Willy*
Free Willy
Genre	Animation
Created by	Patrick Loubert
Based on	Free Willy; by Keith A. Walker; Corey Blechman
Developed by	Patsy Cameron; Ted Anasti;
Directed by	Gary Hurst
Voices of	Zachary Bennett; Paul Haddad; Michael Fletcher; Ron Lea; Sheila McCarthy; Neil Crone; Rachael Crawford; Geordie Johnson; Andrew Sabiston; Gary Krawford; James Kidnie; Kevin Zegers; Alyson Court;
Country of origin	United States; Canada;
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	21
Production
Executive producers	Patrick Loubert; Michael Hirsch; Clive A. Smith; Lauren Shuler Donner; Richard Donner; Arnon Milchan;
Running time	21 minutes
Production companies	Nelvana; Regency Enterprises; Le Studio Canal+; Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions; Warner Bros. Television;
Original release
Network	ABC; Global Television Network;
Release	September 24, 1994 –; December 16, 1995

Free Willy is an animated television series, inspired by the 1993 film of the same name. This television show was produced by Warner Bros. Television, Regency Enterprises, and the Canadian company Nelvana for Warner Bros. Studios.

The show continues the adventures of the killer whale Willy and Jesse, the boy who freed him from captivity as shown in the film. In retrospect, the series also anticipates multiple plot elements of the film sequel, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, released the following summer. The overarching conflict is reminiscent of Moby-Dick: a powerful oil baron, known to the main characters only as a cyborg called "The Machine" until the final episodes, loses his arm and part of his face to Willy while committing an environmental atrocity and wants revenge upon "that rotten whale... and his boy". The show aired on ABC.

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