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'Big Hero 6 The Series' renewed for a second season ahead of show premiere

By Karen Butler
Cast member Ryan Potter, the voice of Hiro attends the premiere of the animated sci-fi motion picture comedy "Big Hero 6" premiere in Los Angeles on November 4, 2014. An animated TV series based on the movie has been renewed for a second season. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
1 of 3 | Cast member Ryan Potter, the voice of Hiro attends the premiere of the animated sci-fi motion picture comedy "Big Hero 6" premiere in Los Angeles on November 4, 2014. An animated TV series based on the movie has been renewed for a second season. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

March 14 (UPI) -- Disney XD says it has ordered a second season of Big Hero 6 The Series, ahead of the animated show's anticipated fall premiere.

The small-screen followup to the 2014 blockbuster is executive produced by Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley and Nick Filippi.

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The TV show will feature Maya Rudolph as Aunt Cass, Jamie Chung as Go Go, Scott Adsit as Baymax, Ryan Potter as Hiro, Genesis Rodriguez as Honey Lemon, Khary Payton as Wasabi, Brooks Wheelan as Fred, Alan Tudyk as Alistair Krei, David Shaughnessy as Heathcliff and Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee as Fred's dad.

"Mark, Bob and Nick have delivered a dynamic adventure series that follows the Big Hero 6 superhero team, led by audience favorites Hiro and Baymax. We are honored to have the opportunity to further expand the elaborate world and engaging characters of Big Hero 6 The Series with this early second-season order," Marc Buhaj, senior vice president of programming and general manager of Disney XD, said in a statement Tuesday.

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