The show's first season was released on Netflix on July 13, 2018, its second season releasing on February 8, 2019, its third season, Camp, releasing on July 19, 2019, and its fourth season, The Epic Adventures of Captain Underpants in Space!, releasing on July 10, 2020. In 2023, Hastings confirmed that no further seasons were planned, with the next installment in the franchise being the 2025 feature film Dog Man.[4]
The series revolves around the adventures of George Beard and Harold Hutchins, two best friends who are devoted pranksters and aspiring comic book artists. The two attend Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, overseen by the strict principal Mr. Krupp, who was hypnotized by George and Harold to become their comic book character Captain Underpants[1], a brief-wearing superhero in a red cape and underpants, whenever he hears the sound of fingers snapping. Conversely, Captain Underpants turns back into Krupp after getting wet. Both personalities remain ignorant of the other.
Most episodes deal with a threat to the school brought about by an ordinary person, often a teacher, being turned into a monster depicted in George and Harold's comics through intentionally contrived coincidences.
A cyborg future version of George and Harold's nemesis Melvin takes over the school and replaces Mr. Krupp so he can get his younger self into Eliteanati Academy.
The third season involves George and Harold heading to a summer camp, with them having to deal with Mr. Krupp being the camp instructor and the eventful hijinx of the camp owned by the Federation of United National Camps (AKA the F.U.N.C.).
The fourth season involves George and Harold being recruited for a mysterious mission in space, but by the second episode, Melvin, George and Harold's enemy, gets captured by Biglyans.
In April 2000, Dav Pilkey sought to adapt Captain Underpants into a possible television series, having imagined Chris Farley in the titular role prior to his death.[5]Soup2Nuts would subsequently attempted to produce an animated series based on the books later that decade.[6] On December 12, 2017, Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television announced that there would be an animated series to follow up the feature film adaptation of the book series, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, entitled The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants.[7][8] Originally titled "Captain Underpants and the Epic Tales of George and Harold",[9] it premiered on the streaming service on July 13, 2018,[10] and was executive-produced by Peter Hastings. A second season was announced and to be released on February 8, 2019. The third season was announced to be released on July 19, 2019. A new series, which contained six episodes, was announced to be released on July 10, 2020.
In October 2019, Netflix released a 46-minute Halloween special of the series titled The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-Ween.[11] In February 2020, an interactive special titled Captain Underpants: Epic Choice O' Rama was released. In December 2020, a 46-minute Christmas special titled Captain Underpants: Mega Blissmas was released.[12] In 2023, co-showrunner Peter Hastings confirmed that no further seasons were planned, with the next installment in the franchise being the 2025 feature film Dog Man.[4]
Release
The series was first released on Netflix on July 13, 2018. The second season was released on February 8, 2019,[13] and the third season was released on July 19, 2019. The series also aired in the UK on CITV.[12] In 2023, co-showrunner Peter Hastings confirmed that no further seasons were planned, with the next installment in the franchise being the 2025 feature film Dog Man.[4]
