It seems like, for all the good news that can come from the animation industry, something bad will come along that will garner more attention. This is the case with Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur, which will be ending after its currently running second season. Here’s what you need to know.
Let’s start with a review of the premise: Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur is a Disney Channel cartoon based on Marvel’s Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur comics from the mid 2010s that premiered on February 10, 2023. The series was developed by Steve Loter (known for working on shows like Kim Possible, American Dragon: Jake Long, and The Ghost And Molly McGee), Jeffrey M. Howard, and Kate Kondell (who have combined credits that include Elena Of Avalor and Phineas And Ferb: The Movie: Candace Against The Universe). The show focuses on 13 year old Lunella Lafayette (voiced by Diamond White), who becomes the superhero Moon Girl. Together with Devil Dinosaur (voiced by Fred Tatasciore), she defends New York’s LES Neighborhood from all sorts of villains. At the start of the show, the only person who knows Lunella’s secret identity is her friend Casey (voiced by Libe Barer). The show received critical acclaim for its characters, writing, positive messages, and animation, among many other reasons.
Now, where did the news about the show’s cancellation come from? Well, the cancellation was at first reported by the Owlphibia Twitter account. This would later be confirmed by Gabi Rhodea, a writer and storyboard artist on Big City Greens. While he’s never worked on Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur, he did hear about the news from colleagues who worked on the show. To mostly quote what he said: “a bunch of us at Disney knew about this for so long but couldn’t outright say it. The Moon Girl production area was a ghost town for over a year :(”
