Megamind Rules!

Megamind Rules! (originally titled Megamind's Guide to Defending Your City) is an American animated television series that is produced by DreamWorks Animation Television. The series is developed by Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons who created the characters based on the 2010 animated film Megamind, taking place after the events of its streaming sequel Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate which follows Megamind learning to become a hero to Metro City while being an online influencer. It was released along with the film on Peacock on March 1, 2024.

Megamind Rules!
Genre	Superhero Comedy
Based on	Megamind by Alan Schoolcraft Brent Simons
Developed by	Alan Schoolcraft Brent Simons
Voices of	Keith Ferguson Laura Post Josh Brener Maya Aoki Tuttle
Theme music composer	Alex Seaver Adam Lambert
Composers	Matthew Janszen Bryan Winslow
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Eric Fogel Alan Schoolcraft Brent Simons
Producer	Kelley Deer (episode 4–present)
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	DreamWorks Animation Television
Original release
Network	Peacock
Release	March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01) – present (present)
Related
Megamind Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate

Premise

Picking up after the events of Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate (2024), the series features Megamind defending Metro City with the help of his friends, Ol' Chum, Keiko, and newly elected Mayor, Roxanne.

Cast

Main

• Keith Ferguson as Megamind, a blue-skinned, humanoid alien supervillain-turned-superhero with a large cranium. Ferguson replaces Will Ferrell from the original film, in addition to previously voicing the character in the first film's tie-in video games.
• Laura Post as Roxanne Ritchi, the strong-willed mayor of Metro City (formerly a news reporter) who becomes Megamind's love interest. Post replaces Tina Fey from the original film.
• Josh Brener as Ol' Chum (formerly Minion), a talking alien fish who has been Megamind's sidekick and best friend since childhood. Brener replaces David Cross from the original film. In universe, it is revealed that he changed his name after a cease-and-desist from Mr. Minion's Meatsicles.
• Maya Aoki Tuttle as Keiko Morita, Megamind's child fan and social media influencer.

The Doom Syndicate

• Emily Tunon as Lady Doppler, a storm themed supervillain who can manipulate the weather.
• Scott Adsit as Pierre Pressure, a mime themed supervillain who has the power of hypnosis.
• Talon Warburton as Lord Nighty-Knight, a knight themed supervillain who can manipulate the shadows.
• Chris Sullivan as Behemoth, a giant lava golem.

Supporting

• Adam Lambert as Machiavillain, a disembodied brain and Megamind's former mentor.
• Roger Craig Smith as Jody Smelt, the former cowardly mayor of Metro City.
• Jeanine Mason as Christina Christo, the Roxanne's assistant.
• Todd Haberkorn as Big King Fish, the short leader of the Go Fish Gang.
• Eric Murphy as Blue Mackerel, the skinny member of the Go Fish Gang.
• Joey Rudman as Red Snapper, the rounded member of the Go Fish Gang.
• Max Mittelman as Dude Monkey, a monkey-themed social media influencer and a self-proclaimed hero of Metro City.
• Tony Hale as Mel/Mr. Donut, the owner of the rundown diner turned donut shop.
• Jeremy Jordan as Benett Schlurg-Peterman, Keiko's school teacher and an old friend of Roxanne.
• Eric Fogel as Polly 227, a robot parakeet Megamind built for Ol' Chum.
• Ross Marquand as Metro Man / Music Man, the former hero of Metro City who abandoned his role to begin a career in music. Marquand replaces Brad Pitt from the original film.
• Jenny Yokobori as Blanche Morita, the mother of Keiko.
• Haley Joel Osment as Dan Donner / Hu-Mouse, an employee of Everything City who gained the powers and abilities of a Mouse.
• Natalia Del Riego as Terry Sasko / Supercool Power-Kid, a proclaimed rejected kid who is chosen by Machiavillain to have super powers.

Guest

• Lucie Pohl as Rochelle, a villainous, talking cockroach who is accidentally brought into existence due to Chum's intelligence spray.
• John Lavelle as PAL-3000, a robot invented by Keiko that Megamind programs to become his best friend after he becomes jealous of Benett.
• Brooke Dillman as Carla Magucci / Destruction Worker, a construction-themed villainess. A male version of the character was previously featured in Megamind: Ultimate Showdown and Megamind: Mega Team Unite.

Episodes

Pilot

Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original release date
"Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate"	Eric Fogel	Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons	Dennis Crawford, Solomon Fong, Jason Horychun, Renee Howerton, Hadas Rosen, and Alejandra Wiechers	March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01)

Season 1 (2024)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original release date
1	"Megamind vs. Dude Monkey"	Joel Dickie	JD Ryznar	Solomon Fong and Renee Howerton	March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01)
Megamind's popularity is challenged when a new superhero called Dude Monkey appears.
2	"The Villainous Origin of Mr. Donut!"	Mike West	Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons	Steve Garcia and Dennis Crawford	March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01)
Mr. Donut begins to turn villainous after he loses his memory.
3	"Roach Hard: With a Vengeance"	Mike West	Eric Fogel	Dennis Crawford and Steve Garcia	March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01)
Chum accidentally causes a cockroach to become an anthropomorphic evil genius.
4	"MegaMayor"	Steve Garcia Behzad Mansoori-Dara	Eric Acosta	Jason Horychun and Hadas Rosen	March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01)
Megamind and Roxanne try to act like each other when they accidentally switch bodies.
5	"Extra Credit"	Steve Garcia	Annabel Seymour	Solomon Fong and Hadas Rosen	March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01)
Jealous of an old friend of Roxanne's, Megamind reprograms Keiko's robot into a new friend for himself.
6	"Too Much Chum"	Joel Dickie	Eric Acosta	Shaan Khan, James Nguyen and David Wiebe	March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01)
An overworked Chum creates a clone of himself, but things go awry when the clone starts making more clones.
7	"A Cake for Keiko"	Mike West	JD Ryznar	Dennis Crawford and Randy Young	March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01)
On her birthday, Keiko goes undercover in the Doom Syndicate team to prove to Megamind that she can be a hero.
8	"Who Wants to Save a City?"	Joel Dickie	Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons	Shaan Khan, James Nguyen and David Wiebe	March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01)
Megamind's former mentor, Machiavillain returns.
9	"Hero for a Day"	Steve Garcia	Annabel Seymour	Solomon Fong and Hadas Rosen	June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20)
With Metro City once again thinking that Megamind is a villain, he must make his way through town without being spotted; things become complicated when a plucky 7-year-old boy thinks he's the hero who can stop Megamind.
10	"Of Mice That Are Men"	Mike West	Eric Acosta	Dennis Crawford, Thalia Tomlinson, Ande Rose and Randy Young	June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20)
In an effort to keep his finger on the pulse of Metro City, Megamind goes undercover as an ordinary sales clerk but soon learns there have been a series of robberies and disappearances in the store.
11	"Game Over"	Joel Dickie	Erica Peterson	Shaan Khan and David Wiebe	June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20)
Machiavillain traps Megamind in a simulation designed to turn him evil again.
12	"Blue Prison"	Steve Garcia	JD Ryznar	Solomon Fong and Hadas Rosen	June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20)
Megamind runs into his former nemesis Metro Man while trying to escape prison.
13	"The Art of Destruction"	Joel Dickie	Annabel Seymour	Shaan Khan and David Wiebe	June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20)
Megamind swaps powers with Metro Man while fighting a new villain known as Destruction Worker.
14	"Mission: Machia-fest"	Mike West	Eric Acosta	Dennis Crawford and Thalia Tomlinson	June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20)
Megamind, Chum and the rest of the team attempt to infiltrate a festival thrown by Machiavillain to expose him as a villain to the rest of the city.
15	"Villain City"	Mike West	Annabel Seymour	Dennis Crawford and Thalia Tomlinson	June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20)
After Machiavillain mind-controls the citizens of Metro City, it's up to Megamind and Keiko to find a way to cure them all.
16	"Thrilling Conclusions!"	Steve Garcia	Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons	Solomon Fong and Hadas Rosen	June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20)
Megamind faces the ultimate challenge when he must square off against a mind-controlled Roxanne.

Production

On February 11, 2022, it was announced that Peacock had ordered a CG animated series from DreamWorks Animation Television serving as a follow up to the film, originally titled Megamind's Guide to Defending Your City. The series chronicles the new hero's quest to become a social media influencer and a true superhero. The original writers of the film, Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, are signed on as executive producers with Celebrity Deathmatch creator Eric Fogel. JD Ryznar was co-executive producer and story editor.

On August 5, 2022, Simons confirmed that the show's writing was completed, and production was moving forward. In January 2023, it was revealed that the series would be released in 2024. In February 2024, it was announced that the series, now titled Megamind Rules! would be released on March 1, 2024. Keith Ferguson, Laura Post, Josh Brener, Maya Aoki Tuttle, Emily Tunon, Talon Warburton, Scott Adsit, Chris Sullivan, Tony Hale, Jeanine Mason and Adam Lambert were announced as part of the cast.

New episodes of the show began streaming on June 20, 2024.