''MythBusters Jr.'' is a science entertainment television program created for the

Science Channel Science Channel (often simply branded as Science; abbreviated to SCI) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel features programming focusing on science related to wilderness survival, engineering, manu ...

and produced by Australia's

Beyond Television Productions Beyond International Limited is an international television and film production company with operations in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (), the company is involved in ...

. The series is a spin-off of the TV show ''

MythBusters ''MythBusters'' is a science entertainment television program, developed by Peter Rees and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions. The series premiered on the Discovery Channel on January 23, 2003. It was broadcast internatio ...

'' and follows its premise of examining the validity of myths''.'' It premiered on the Science network on January 2, 2019, and consisted of 10 episodes. The show is hosted by Veteran MythBuster

Adam Savage Adam Whitney Savage (born July 15, 1967) is an American special effects designer and fabricator, actor, educator, and television personality and producer, best known as the former co-host (with Jamie Hyneman) of the Discovery Channel televisi ...

and has a cast of six children skilled in

STEM Stem or STEM may refer to: Plant structures * Plant stem, a plant's aboveground axis, made of vascular tissue, off which leaves and flowers hang * Stipe (botany), a stalk to support some other structure * Stipe (mycology), the stem of a mushro ...

topics. There has not yet been an official announcement of whether the show will be renewed or not.

Cast

Main host

Junior Mythbusters

* Valerie Castillo – 15-year-old skilled builder and robotics expert with experience in CAD drawing and 3D printing. *

Elijah Horland Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My El (deity), God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic language, Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) w ...

– 12-year-old self-taught maker and programmer who started building computers at 9. *

Cannan Huey-You Cannan is a surname of Manx language, Manx origin, and may refer to: * David Cannan * Denis Cannan * Edwin Cannan, British economist * Gilbert Cannan * James Harold Cannan * Joanna Cannan *John Cannan, a British convicted murderer * May Wedderburn ...

– 12-year-old with a background in coding and motion physics who dreams of being an astronaut. *

Jesse Lawless Jesse may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jesse (biblical figure), father of David in the Bible. * Jesse (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Jesse (surname), a list of people Music * Jesse (album) ...

– 15-year-old car enthusiast who built a mini chopper by himself at age 12. *

Rachel Pizzolato Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aun ...

– 14-year-old who's remodeled houses since she was young. *

Allie Weber Allie is a unisex given name, a nickname and, more rarely a surname. It is a diminutive form of several names beginning with ''Al-''. It may refer to: Given name or nickname Female * Allie (wrestler) (born 1987), Canadian professional wrestler * ...

– 13-year-old patent inventor recognized by 3M as one of the top 10 young scientists in the country.

Builders

* Tamara Robertson – contestant and finalist of '' MythBusters: The Search''. * Jon Marcu

Episodes

References

External links

* * {{authority control 2019 American television series debuts 2019 American television series endings 2019 Australian television series debuts 2019 Australian television series endings American educational television series American non-fiction television series American television spin-offs Australian educational television series Australian non-fiction television series Australian television spin-offs Science Channel original programming English-language television shows Scientific skepticism mass media Television series about children Television series about teenagers Television series about urban legends Television series by Beyond Television Productions