''Knight Squad'' is an American

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television series created by Sean Cunningham and Marc Dworkin that aired on

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from February 19, 2018 to April 20, 2019. The series stars Owen Joyner,

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, Lexi DiBenedetto, Amarr M. Wooten, Savannah May, and Kelly Perine.

Premise

At a "magical school for knights in training" in the kingdom of Astoria, two very different students, Arc and Ciara, form a pact to keep each other's secrets and to follow their dreams of knighthood. Arc and Ciara train with their classmates Prudence and Warwick as well as their rivals Sage and Buttercup so that they would one day be knights and defend Astoria from various threats like its ex-king Ryker and his army.

Cast and characters

Main

* Owen Joyner as Arc, a drifter from Seagate who cheats and steals his way into the knight school and on to the Phoenix Squad so that he can one day liberate his homeland of Seagate from Ryker. *

as Ciara, a student who is secretly the princess of Astoria who wears a special ring given to her by pixies at Eliza's suggestion to disguise herself so that she can secretly attend knight school and be a part of Phoenix Squad *

as Sage, a student at the school who is Ciara's rival and a member of Kraken Squad. In "Closing Knight," Sage's motivation for becoming a knight was when she at a young age was unable to do anything when the Queen of Astoria was taken by tree goblins. * Lexi DiBenedetto as Prudence, a student who is "one-quarter giant" that is in Phoenix Squad with Arc, Ciara and Warwick. Between the end of season one and the beginning of season two, Prudence learns the secrets of Arc and the Princess as she agrees to keep quiet to keep both of them from being in trouble with the King and Sir Gareth. * Amarr M. Wooten as Warwick, a student who is in Phoenix Squad with Arc, Ciara and Prudence, and who is considered to be the worst knight student in the school, but who later discovers that he can do magic; he is the older brother of Fizzwick; In "Love at First Knight," Warwick learns the secrets of Arc and the Princess. * Savannah May as Buttercup, a sweet and cheerful student at the school who is Sage's minion and a member of Kraken Squad * Kelly Perine as Sir Gareth, a knight with an eye patch, a metal left arm, and a metal left butt cheek who is a teacher at knight school

Recurring

* Jason Sim-Prewitt as The King, the unnamed ruler of Astoria the very protective father of the Princess and Princess Eliza *

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as Fizzwick, Warwick's younger brother who does odd jobs around knight school *

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as Wizard Hogancross, the greatest wizard in the land who serves the King, has a poor relationship with Sir Gareth, and was the creator of the force field that keeps Ryker out of Astoria Todd Tucker also voices Slobwick, a furry creature who first appears in " A Thief in the Knight".

Notable guest stars

* Mary Passeri as Sorceress Spitzalot, the

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of Astoria's magic school who is willing to accept anyone with magical abilities. * Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Jimbo, a former Phoenix Squad member *

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as Saffron, a potion maker and Sage's mother * Jaheem Toombs as Sebastian, a student at Sorcery School * Maya Le Clark as Brea, a girl who is educated by Sage * Kira Kosarin as Kiki, a genie *

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as Sir Swayze, a knight and ex-student of Sir Gareth who became a knight in the kingdom of Inwood since anyone who lives in Inwood can become a knight *

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as Old Fizzwick, the elderly form of Fizzwick *

Geno Segers Lonnie G. "Geno" Segers Jr. is an American actor known for his roles as Chayton Littlestone in the Cinemax original series ''Banshee'', Dwayne in NBC's Perfect Harmony, Mason Makoola in the Disney XD television series ''Pair of Kings'', Kincaid ...

as Ryker, the former king of Astoria who was exiled for his corruption and leads an army with the intention to reclaim it while destroying some villages along the way *

Lizzy Greene Elizabeth Anne Greene (born May 1, 2003) is an American actress known for her title role as Dawn Harper in the Nickelodeon sitcom '' Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn'' from 2014 to 2018. She has been starring as Sophie Dixon in the ABC family drama ' ...

as Shadow Ghost, a ghost who targeted the Princess * Sydney Park as Princess Eliza, the older sister of the Princess who procured a special ring for her sister and led her father's army in fighting Ryker until she fell under the control of the Mark of Ryker spell * Chris Tallman as The Wiper *

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as The Witch Doctor

Production

''Knight Squad'' received a 20-episode order from Nickelodeon in May 2017. Production on the series began in October 2017, and it premiered in February 2018. Tenzing Norgay Trainor has appeared on the series, playing Jimbo in the episode "The Dork Knight Returns". On July 27, 2018, the series was renewed for a second season of 10 episodes.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2018–19)

Season 2 (2019)

Ratings

References

External links

* {{Former Nickelodeon original series 2010s American children's comedy television series 2010s Nickelodeon original programming 2018 American television series debuts 2019 American television series endings English-language television shows