Max & the Midknights (TV series)

Set in the fictional city of Byjovia during the Middle Ages, Max & the Midknights follows 10-year-old Max who takes off on a journey with her new friends Millie, Simon, and Kevyn to rescue the kingdom from notorious ruler King Gastley (who had overthrown the previous ruler King Conrad) and the evil sorceress Fendra.

• Blu del Barrio as Max, a brave and determined girl who longs to be a knight. She is the leader of the Midknights{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Trailer: Nickelodeon Embarks on New Animated Quest with 'Max & the Midknights' |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/09/trailer-nickelodeon-embarks-on-new-animated-quest-with-max-the-midknights/ |access-date=October 10, 2024 |website=Animation Magazine |language=en-US}}
• Melissa Villaseñor as Millie, a girl with magical powers who is one of the Midknights
• Zeno Robinson as Simon, Millie's companion who is one of the Midknights
• Caleb Yen as Kevyn, an intelligent bookworm who is one of the Midknights
• Jeremy Rowley as Uncle Budrick, a professional troubadour and Max's silly parental figure who begrudgingly became King Gastley's entertainer to protect her
• Gary Anthony Williams as Mumblin, an old wizard that worked for King Conrad who helps the Midknights
• Brian Stepanek as King Gastley, the notorious ruler of Byjovia who stole the throne from his older brother King Conrad
• India de Beaufort as Fendra, an evil sorceress who is King Gastley's ally

Max & the Midknights was conceived by David Skelly and Sharon Flynn.{{Cite web |last=Zahed |first=Ramin |date=October 24, 2024 |title='Max & the Midknights' Showrunners Take Us Along the Creative Quest of Nickelodeon's New Hero |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/10/max-the-midknights-showrunners-take-us-along-the-creative-quest-of-nickelodeons-new-hero/ |access-date=October 25, 2024 |website=Animation Magazine |language=en-US}} The series was greenlit on November 16, 2021, and 20 episodes were ordered for the first season.{{Cite web |last=Rosario |first=Alexandra Del |date=November 16, 2021 |title=Nickelodeon Orders 'Max & The Midknights', 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' Animated Series |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/nickelodeon-orders-max-the-midknights-rock-paper-scissors-series-1234874845/ |access-date=October 10, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, California. The first two episodes were released on June 9, 2024 and July 7 on YouTube prior to the televised premiere.

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| EpisodeNumber = 1

| Title = Welcome to Byjovia

| WrittenBy = Sharon Flynn

| Aux2 = Jackie Bae, Ingrid Kan, Kimberly Jo Mills & Daniel O'Sullivan

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|06|09}} {{small|(YouTube)}}
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| ShortSummary = After accidentally losing their wagon, Max and Uncle Budrick are forced to travel to Budrick's hometown: Byjovia. However, when they arrive, it isn't how Budrick remembered it. Confused by the city's strangeness, they meet Kevyn who, over a small meal, explains how Byjovia became this way. Afterwards, Max sees the mistreatment of Millie and Simon due to being shoeless and attempts to stand up to King Gastley, and in the process, takes off her hat to reveal that she is a girl. She was sentenced to death, but before she was taken away, Budrick stepped in and offered to be Gastley's jester, in exchange for Max's safety. Though, as Budrick was taken away, Gastley ordered the guards to catch Max and the others. She and Kevyn ran away and eventually met up with Millie and Simon again. The four escape pursuit and hid in Kevyn's barn, and Max is now determined to rescue Budrick.

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| EpisodeNumber = 2

| Title = Meet the Midknights

| WrittenBy = Sharon Flynn

| Aux2 = Jackie Bae, Ingrid Kan, Kimberly Jo Mills & Daniel O'Sullivan

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|07|07}} {{small|(YouTube)}}
{{Start date|2024|11|06}} {{small|(Nickelodeon)}}

| ProdCode = 102

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| ShortSummary = Max, Millie, and Simon meet Kevyn's ostler father Nolan. When they ask Nolan for help, he takes out a magical coin that can summon a wizard named Mumblin the Magician. Millie excitedly uses the coin to do so. Mumblin explains that he is "rusty" in magic, having retired from the skill due to King Conrad's disappearance and King Gastley outlawing magic. After finding out that everyone in Byjovia is going to a jousting tournament, including Gastley and his guards, the gang think this is the perfect time to storm the castle. Max is unsure and decides to sneak off to rescue Uncle Budrick on her own, though she changes her mind when Millie, Simon, and Kevyn follow her. They all end up participating in the tournament and having to outrun a vicious giant boar. The boar chases them out of the tournament to a dead end, but Mumblin arrives just in time to turn the boar into a bee. He agrees to help the kids rescue Budrick. Outside the castle, Mumblin tries to make a boat to cross the moat but fails, so the kids make their own raft out of barrels. While sailing, a giant squid destroys the raft and attacks the gang, but they escape from it safely and head back to the barn. The kids start thinking up a different plan to rescue Budrick, and they come up with a name for themselves, the "Midknights".

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| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = A Midknight Run

| WrittenBy = Gavin Laing

| Aux2 = Jackie Bae, Andrew Bendik, Ingrid Kan & Patricia Pham

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|13}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = Don't Lose Your Head

| WrittenBy = Alec Schwimmer

| Aux2 = Jackie Bae, Ben Fosselman, Ingrid Kan, Kimberly Jo Mills, Patricia Pham & Prem Sai G.S.

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|20}}

| ProdCode = 104

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| EpisodeNumber = 5

| Title = Escape from Byjovia

| WrittenBy = Lindsay Katai

| Aux2 = Jackie Bae, Andrew Bendik, Peter Foltz, Ingrid Kan, Kimberly Jo Mills & Ken Mitchroney

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|27}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = For Whom the Troll Tolls

| WrittenBy = Sharon Flynn

| Aux2 = Andrew Bendik, Patricia Pham & Daniel O'Sullivan

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|12|04}}

| ProdCode = 106

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| EpisodeNumber = 7

| Title = The Road Not Taken

| WrittenBy = Alec Schwimmer

| Aux2 = Jackie Bae, Andrew Bendik, & Prem Sai G.S.

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|12|11}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 8

| Title = The Trail of the Dead

| WrittenBy = Gavin Laing

| Aux2 = Kat Chan, Peter Foltz, Ingrid Kan, & Ken Mitchroney

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|1|1}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 9

| Title = A Vial of Valor

| WrittenBy = Lindsay Katai

| Aux2 = Jackie Bae, Andrew Bendik, Kat Chan, Ingrid Kan, Ken Mitchroney, Daniel O'Sullivan, & Patricia Pham

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| EpisodeNumber = 10

| Title = An Uphill Battle

| WrittenBy = Alec Schwimmer

| Aux2 = Jackie Bae, Andrew Bendik, & Prem Sai G.S.

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|1|15}}

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The original soundtrack for the Nickelodeon animated television series Max & the Midknights was released on October 30, 2024 by Republic Records on music platforms, features 14 songs from the show.{{cite web |date=2024-11-18 |title=Nickelodeon Releases 'Max & the Midknights' Soundtrack |url=https://www.nickalive.net/2024/11/nickelodeon-releases-max-midknights.html?m=1 |access-date=November 19, 2024 |website=NickALive!}}

;Track listing

{{Track listing

| total_length = 19:38

| title1 = Max & the Midkinghts Theme Song

| writer1 = Leticia Wolf

| length1 = 00:39

| title2 = Welcome to Byjovia

| writer2 = {{hlist|Leticia Wolf|Sharon Flynn}}

| length2 = 01:39

| title3 = Somebody's Gotta Do Something

| writer3 = {{hlist|Leticia Wolf|Matthew Mahaffey}}

| length3 = 00:46

| title4 = Gather Round

| writer4 = Lincoln Peirce

| length4 = 00:13

| title5 = What to Wear

| writer5 = {{hlist|Alec Schwimmer|Leticia Wolf}}

| length5 = 01:41

| title6 = Eight Arms to Hold You Down

| writer6 = {{hlist|Leticia Wolf|Matt Mahaffey}}

| length6 = 02:06

| title7 = Flower Welcoming Song

| writer7 = {{hlist|Alec Schwimmer|Leticia Wolf}}

| length7 = 01:05

| title8 = Don't Say Good-Byjovja

| writer8 = {{hlist|Alec Schwimmer|Leticia Wolf}}

| length8 = 00:20

| title9 = Sir Gadabout

| writer9 = {{hlist|Gavin Laing|Leticia Wolf}}

| length9 = 01:35

| title10 = Riding a Dragon

| writer10 = {{hlist|Leticia Wolf|Matt Mahaffey}}

| length10 = 01:43

| title11 = Nothing But Pigs

| writer11 = Gavin Laing

| length11 = 00:27

| title12 = Get After It

| writer12 = {{hlist|Leticia Wolf|Matt Mahaffey}}

| length12 = 01:30

| title13 = Go Green

| writer13 = {{hlist|Leticia Wolf|Matt Mahaffey}}

| length13 = 02:56

| title14 = Mountain Song

| writer14 = Leticia Wolf

| length14 = 03:05

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Ashley Moulton from Common Sense Media gave the series five-out-of-five stars, stating "this adaptation is a fresh animated show with a winning combination of dynamic characters, positive messages, hilarious jokes, and high-octane music."{{Cite web |last=Moulton |first=Ashley |title=Max & the Midknights |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/max-the-midknights |access-date=November 3, 2024 |website=Common Sense Media |language=en}}

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