Fanon:Max & the Midknights: The Cartoon Series

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Max & the Midknights is an upcoming American CG-animated comedy television series made by Nickelodeon, based on the book series by the creator of Big Nate, Lincoln Peirce. It is produced by Jane Startz Productions and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Peirce himself would produce the show along with Jane Startz and Amy McKenna. Sharon Flynn and David Skelly serve as co-executive producers and showrunners. Nathan Schram is overseeing development and production of the series for Nickelodeon. There will be a season of 20 episodes. It will premiere on Paramount+ in Fall 2023. Based directly on the novels in the first 15 episodes, with one more 5-episode special for the remainder of the season, though with some different elements, the series focuses on a 10-year-old girl named Max and her wacky adventures with her friends to protect the fantastical medieval kingdom of Byjovia.

Voices (made by Smith Ghast4, DO NOT edit or delete)
NOTE: Bodkins of the characters have the same voice actors.
 * Tara Strong as Max and Mary
 * Brian Stepanek as Uncle Budrick
 * Jeremy Shada as Kevyn
 * Myrna Velasco as Millie
 * Nadji Jeter as Simon
 * Nicolas Cantu as Sedgewick
 * Stephen Root as Nolan
 * Morwenna Banks as Alice
 * David Tennant as Mumblin
 * Stephen Fry as Sir Gadabout
 * Dave Lamb as King Conrad
 * Rasmus Hardiker as Kid Conrad (King Conrad as a kid)
 * Rupert Degas as Gastley
 * Michelle Gomez as Fendra
 * Ed Gaughan as Sir Brickbat
 * Roz Ryan as Nerelia
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Seymour
 * John Oliver as Torin/Boris
 * Kayvan Novak as Rovak
 * Toks Olagundoye as Perrin
 * Nicole Byer as Alva
 * Bob Joles as King Rotgut
 * America Ferrera as Princess Emeline
 * Jay Baruchel as Squire Clayton
 * Santino Fontana as Sir Reginald
 * Melissa Rauch as Witch Evra
 * Clancy Brown as Cap'n Scab
 * Vanessa Williams as Beatrice
 * Jennifer Tilly as Kathy
 * Michael Rivkin as Trotwell
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Cab and vocalizations of animal/monster characters

Season 1(2023)
All rated TV-PG, but might also be TV-Y7.


 * 1) Welcome to Byjovia (based on Book 1 chapters 1-3) - "Professional" troubadour Uncle Budrick and his apprentice Max, after traveling village after village and running into nasty thugs, find and enter the magnificent kingdom of Byjovia! However, the Byjovians aren't as nice and friendly as they used to be. What or who could be possessing them to act this way?
 * 2) Enter the Midknights (based on Book 1 chapters 4-6) - Uncle Budrick has been captured by the nefarious "King" Gastley and forced to be his royal fool or be executed, so now Max has to rescue him before nightfall. Having formed a band of adventurers known as the Midknights, she won't have to go alone. Can they get to the royal castle in time to save her uncle?
 * 3) Trail of the Dead (based on Book 1 chapters 7-9) - After their great escape from the castle, The Midknights and Uncle Budrick are now on Byjovia's most wanted list. Mumblin the magician sends them on a journey to fulfill a prophecy and possibly restore peace to Byjovia. However, the journey leads them to the deadly inescapable Trail of the Dead. Can they get out alive with the help of a former royal guard?
 * 4) Journey Further North (based on Book 1 chapters 10-12) - The Midknights' journey continues through a sorceress' cottage, a dark mountain cavern filled with giant winged rats and a friendly dragon, and finally, a strange tall tower with only a window on top. Who can be trapped up there, and is the person held captive the key to complete their quest?
 * 5) Return of the Real King (based on Book 1 chapters 13-15) - The real king, Conrad has been rescued and brought back to Byjovia by the Midknights. However, Kevyn's father Nolan is arrested for a crime he did not commit and sentenced to death. Nolan's life is on the line as Conrad and Gastley prepare for one last battle of the kings! Who will reclaim the throne?
 * 6) The Cursed Book (based on Book 2 chapters 1-3) - Max is struggling with knight school ever since Sir Brickbat replaced Sir Gadabout as the teacher, and a fellow student Sedgewick is no picnic for her either. Otherwise, nothing too bad, until a magical black-paged book hints at strange beings known as Bodkins. Who are Bodkins, and why are they bad news?
 * 7) Bodkin Encounters (based on Book 2 chapters 4-6) - So the Bodkins are basically evil clones of Byjovians with one odd thing about them. Once Max encounters Bodkins of Sedgewick and Millie, she knows something has to be done. What is her and the rest of the team's plan?
 * 8) In the Land of Knot (based on Book 2 chapters 7-9) - Max, Kevyn, Simon, Uncle Budrick, and Seymour and have entered the realm of Knot. After a battle in the dwarven forge, they've reached the palace of King Conrad's bodkin counterpart King Knothead. What secrets await behind the evil scenes?
 * 9) Escape with the Crystal (based on Book 2 chapters 10-12) - King Knothead has taken the missing crystal needed to finally fix the mirror portal from Knot to Byjovia! Will Max and the others get to Knot central in time to get back the crystal and prevent any more adult bodkins from entering Byjovia, and will they return to Byjovia themselves?
 * 10) Last Battle of the Bodkins (based on Book 2 chapters 13-14 and Book 3 prologue) - With Knothead and the bodkins in Byjovia carrying on with their evil plan, Max and Mumblin need something to vanquish them once and for all. Can they do it? And is Max's bodkin really a bodkin or another special piece of history?
 * 11) Twin or Thief? (based on Book 3 chapters 1-3) - Max has found out that she has a twin sister named Mary who might also be a thief. With more info about Mary and her whereabouts, would Max be up for a dangerous challenge of a journey for all of the answers?
 * 12) Fruitful Situation (based on Book 3 chapters 4-6) - In their journey, the Midknights end up in a strange yet enchanted place known as Bentley's Pass. Sedgewick is caught taking a forbidden apple and is turned into an apple himself. With Max and Sedgewick captured by a band of pirates, will they survive or would Max become food for a mammoth whale and Sedgewick become food for apple-hungry pirates?
 * 13) Twin Reunion (based on Book 3 chapters 7-9) - After being rescued from the giant whale and departing from the pirate crew, Max reaches the Forbidden Forest with the rest of her team, and she finds none other than Mary and her guardian Perrin. When they all hear about a mysterious place known as the Tower of Time, what is that tower exactly, and will it give them all the answers?
 * 14) Into the Tower of Time (based on Book 3 chapters 10-12) - The Midknights have found the Tower of Time! Max, Mary, and Kevyn, with the help of Gastley (YES, Gastley), find out more about Max and Mary's parents and the past. But what is Gastley's true sinister motive?
 * 15) Final Battle and Family Reunion (based on Book 3 chapters 13-14 and epilogue) - Now that Max and Mary have all they need to know about their parents and where they might be, it is time to find them. After they find their dad, Clayton, the search is on for their mom, Emeline, who is stranded on an island in the middle of a scalding sea. Will they reach the island, with one final battle at end?
 * 16) The Frog of Destiny Part 1 - Leia and the Wrath of Rothgard - Ever since Max and Mary reunited with their parents and their dad became a knight, they've all been living their nice peaceful lives in a new home in Byjovia for two years now, often visiting Max's friends (the Midknights) and her Uncle Budrick. Max and Mary didn't have to worry about any monsters or foes to battle again... That is, until in the village of Monteview, a young princess named Lady Leah Chanceworth noticed from a fortune-teller's crystal ball that a monster known as Rothgard the Wicked and his army of corn people are massacring helpless village, and Byjovia may be next, followed by Monteview. Leah runs towards Byjovia to warn the people there, but no one would listen. Mumblin accidentally teleports her 630 years later into the future (year 2022), where she appears in the modern town of Rackleff. She notices some 5th graders lining up into the middle school PS38. She fears having to go to middle school because when she was at elementary school in Byjovia, she was often bullied and made fun of. At the same time, what she fears more is, Rothgard can detect which time era she might be in and teleport there along with his corn people. So she has no choice but to go undercover as one of the 5th graders.
 * 17) The Frog of Destiny Part 2 - Nate in Shining Armor (from Leia's Perspective) - Nate must convince a 5th grade girl to attend P.S. 38 next year and is sure his awesomeness will do the trick. But Leah has her head stuck in Medieval times and may need to be swayed to the present by her Nate in shining armor. It is similar to the Big Nate series episode, but this time in Leia's perspective.
 * 18) The Frog of Destiny Part 3
 * 19) The Frog of Destiny Part 4
 * 20) The Frog of Destiny Part 5

Episodes 18-20 titles and synopsis TBA.

Sneak peek for The Frog of Destiny: Fanon:Max & the Midknights 4: The Frog of Destiny (sneak peek)

Theme song
Main article: Fanon:Max & the Midknights: The Cartoon Series/theme song

Trivia

 * The series will be on Paramount+.
 * The first season will last 20 episodes.