''Project Mc²'' (pronounced ''Project MC-squared'') is an American

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series produced by

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for

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. The series was first released on August 7, 2015. The last set of episodes was released on November 7, 2017.

Plot

Set in the fictional town of Maywood Glen, California, and revolving around the fields of STEM, the series follows the adventures of McKeyla McAlister and her best friends, who work for a government organization called NOV8 (pronounced "innovate"), a highly secretive group of female government operatives who are trying to protect the world.

Cast and characters

Main

* Mika Abdalla as McKeyla McAlister, the lead girl and an agent of NOV8. At the beginning of Part 4, she was given the name "The Owl". * Ysa Penarejo as Camryn Coyle, the engineer with a high IQ * Victoria Vida as Adrienne Attoms, the culinary chemist from Spain who always wears high heels *

Genneya Walton Genneya Walton (born February 22, 1999) is an American actress. She is known for playing Bryden Bandweth in '' Project Mc2'', and Chloe Barris in ''BlackAF''. Early life and career Genneya Walton was born in Chicago, Illinois. She started her ca ...

as Bryden Bandweth, the tech junkie of the group * Antonio Marziale as Prince Xander (main: Part 1, recurring: Part 4) * Marcus Choi (main: Part 1) and Ash Lee (recurring: Part 5) as Charles Coyle, Camryn's father * Madeline Whitby as Jillian (Part 1) * Bernardo De Paula as Defector (Part 1) * Troy Fromin as George the Security Guard (Part 1) * Oliver Vaquer as Francois (Part 1) *

Danica McKellar Danica Mae McKellar (born January 3, 1975) is an American actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate. She played Winnie Cooper in the television series ''The Wonder Years'' from 1988 to 1993, and since 2010 has voiced Miss Martian in th ...

as the Quail (Parts 1–2, 4–6), the group's chief intelligence agent in NOV8 and McKeyla's mother * Alyssa Lynch (main: Parts 2–4) and

Maddie Phillips Madelaine Rachel Phillips (born September 6, 1994) is a Canadian actress who portrayed Randeen in ''Ghost Wars (TV series), Ghost Wars'', Devon D'Marco in ''Project Mc2'', and Sterling Wesley in the 2020 Netflix teen comedy-drama television seri ...

(recurring: Part 5) as Devon D'Marco, an aspiring artist * Belle Shouse as Ember Evergreen (Parts 2–6)

Recurring

* Jonathon Buckley as Henry (Part 1) * Melissa Mabie as A.D.I.S.N. (voice), McKeyla's talking notebook. Her name is short for "Advanced Digital Intelligence Spy Notebook". It is pronounced as "Addison". * Johanna Newmarch as Carson Lazarus (Parts 2–3) *

Ty Wood Tyson Wood (born September 17, 1995) is a Canadian actor. He has had several roles including his role as Tim Cherry in the biographical television drama '' Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story'' and in the role of Billy Campbell in the h ...

as Justin (Parts 2–3) * Maxwell Haynes as Kyle (Parts 2–6) *

Adrian Petriw Adrian Roman Petriw (born August 5, 1987) is a Canadian television, film and voice actor. He is best known for his voice role of Tony Stark / Iron Man in the television series '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'', Commander Gren in ''The Dragon Pri ...

as Retro (voice; Part 2) * Kurt Evans as Assistant Principal Wilson (Part 2) *

Vanessa Parise Vanessa Parise is an American film director, writer, producer, and actress based in NYC, New York. Her first feature film '' Kiss the Bride'' won the Golden Starfish Award at the Hamptons Film Festival in 2002. Her television movies, ''Perfect ...

as the Falcon (Part 3), McKeyla's aunt Montana who is also a substitute for the Quail while she's off the grid *

Sarah Desjardins Sarah Desjardins (born ) is a Canadian actress. She is known for playing Whitney in the 2011 The Hub miniseries ''Clue'', and Jenna Hope in the YouTube Premium series ''Impulse''. Desjardins has also had recurring roles on multiple television s ...

as Maddy McAlister (Parts 3–4, 6), McKeyla's big sister. At the beginning of Part 4, she was given the name "The Nighthawk". * Adam Beauchesne as Simon Temple (Part 3) * Emily Delahunty as Tessa (Part 5) * Houston Stevenson as Zach (Parts 5–6) *

Jody Thompson Jody Rae Thompson is a Canadian actress, screenwriter and filmmaker working in film and television. Personal life Thompson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to mother Grace Diane, and father, Ray Thompson, the lead singer of Canadian g ...

as Jenny Wallis (Part 5) * Catherine Haggquist as Dr. A. Crawford (Part 5) *

Richard Ian Cox Richard Ian Cox (born October 3, 1973) is a Welsh-born Canadian actor, comedian and online radio host. He is best known for his voice work for English language dubs of anime, mainly for ''Inuyasha''. Cox gained prominence for playing the cha ...

as Professor Kato (Part 5) * Jay Hindle as Max McAlister (Part 6), McKeyla's father * Chris Rosamond as Bobby Stone (Part 6) * Loretta Walsh as Charlotte Adele (Part 6)

Episodes

Series overview

Part 1 (2015)

Part 2 (2016)

Part 3 (2016)

Part 4 (2017)

Part 5 (2017)

Part 6 (2017)

Production

The first season of the series, consisting of three episodes, was released on August 7, 2015. On April 6, 2016, Netflix announced that the series has been renewed for its second and third seasons. The second season was released on August 12, 2016, and the third season was released on October 14, 2016. Both consisted of six episodes. An extended 34-minute Valentine's Day special was released as the first and only episode of the fourth season on February 14, 2017. A fifth season consisting of five episodes was released on September 15, 2017. A sixth season, also consisting of five episodes, was released on November 7, 2017. The series is filmed primarily in and around the

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area of Los Angeles, including Chatsworth, Woodland Hills,

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, and Northridge, as well as in

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