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TRON: Uprising | |
Media Type | TV series |
Director | Charlie Bean |
Producers | Edward Kitsis Adam Horowitz |
Starring | Elijah Wood Bruce Boxleitner Lance Henriksen Mandy Moore Emmanuelle Chriqui Paul Reubens Nate Corddry Fred Tatasciore |
Distributors | Disney-ABC Domestic Television |
Release Date | June 7, 2012 (North America) June 12, 2012 (United Kingdom) June 23, 2012 (Canada) |
Running Time | 21 minutes approx. |
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TRON: Uprising is an animated science fiction TV series, part of the TRON series which airs on Disney's television channel Disney XD, in the United States. The show premiered on June 7, 2012, and is directed by Charlie Bean, who will also act as executive producer. Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz produced the series which is somewhat based on the TRON: Evolution PSP story.
- “Hidden away inside a computer, exists another world. Its creator designed it for games, but it became so much more. He called it The Grid, a digital utopia filled with infinite possibilities. He built a digital copy of himself named Clu, to create the perfect system. And he relied on the hero, Tron, to keep it free for all programs who lived there. But in his thirst for power, Clu betrayed his creator. Tron fought back, but Clu was too powerful and left him for dead. Clu dispatched his armies and seized absolute control. Now, in a far off corner of the Grid, a young program decides Clu must be stopped. His name is Beck. Could he be the next Tron?”
Plot
Beck is a young program who becomes the skillful leader of a revolution inside the computer world of the Grid. His mission is to free his home and friends from the reign of the villainous Clu and his henchman General Tessler. Beck will be trained by Tron, the greatest warrior the Grid has ever known. Tron will not only teach Beck the fighting and light cycle skills he needs to challenge this brutal military occupation, but he will be a guide and mentor to him as he grows beyond his youthful, impulsive nature into a courageous, powerful, strong leader. Destined to become "the next Tron", Beck adopts Tron's persona and becomes the arch enemy of General Tessler and his oppressive forces.
Episodes
Episode
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U.S. Air Date
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Plot Summary
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Episode 1 Beck's Beginning |
May 18, 2012 | Beck doubts his ability to live up to expectations, and passes on becoming the next Tron. |
Episode 2 The Renegade, Part 1 |
June 7, 2012 | As Tron trains Beck, Beck begins to doubt the skills he is learning will be enough to prevail against Clu. |
Episode 3 The Renegade, Part 2 |
June 14, 2012 | While Mara works with Zed to get Able's rare light cycle back, Beck must figure out a way to release his friend Cutler from a death sentence. |
Episode 4 Blackout |
June 21, 2012 | Mysterious blackouts begin to plunge Argon City into darkness. |
Episode 5 Identity |
June 28, 2012 | Beck loses his identity disc and must recover it before all that he is is lost forever. |
Episode 6 Isolated |
July 5, 2012 | Beck makes a daring theft and must escape; Paige engages him in an aerial dogfight and the two get stranded on a slowly derezzing island. |
Episode 7 Price of Power |
July 12, 2012 | Beck defies Tron's orders to destroy a secret weapon; the Occupation takes programs captive. |
Episode 8 "Scars, Part 1" |
October, 2012 | Dyson, one of Clu's top men and old friend turned traitor of Tron, arrives in Argon City. Tron will not let anything stand in his way to achieve his revenge on Dyson, not even Beck. |
Episode 9 |
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Episode 10 |
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Episode 11 |
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Episode 12 |
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Episode 13 |
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Episode 14 |
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Episode 15 |
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Episode 16 |
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Episode 17 |
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Episode 18 "Terminal" |
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Continuity
TRON: Uprising is set after the events of TRON: Evolution, but before TRON: Legacy. For the purpose of story and character development that could branch out but not directly conflict with the events portrayed in the movies, video game, or the graphic novel TRON: Betrayal, the series is set in Argon City, located in a part of the Grid far from Tron City.
In this series' timeline, Clu 2 has already taken over the Grid and is asserting his control over more distant areas, including Argon City. The "ISO Wars" is mentioned as being in the recent past, and Kevin Flynn is said to be in hiding.
Tron's Fate
The series builds up on the background story of Tron, particularly his experiences between Evolution and Legacy. An in-game cinematic in Evolution – which was shown as a flashback in Legacy – shows Tron being overwhelmed by Clu and several Black Guards to give Kevin time to flee. It is implied but never explicitly shown that Tron was subdued and injured, then later reprogrammed to become Rinzler.
The series establishes that Tron was indeed injured in the fight with Clu, but was able to escape relatively intact, although weakened and suffering from grievous wounds. He fled to Argon City, later stumbling upon Beck and thus setting the stage for the show. The series still leaves room for Tron to become Rinzler at a later time, before continuing into the events of Legacy.
While in hiding, Tron reverted to an elaborate white-suit/white-circuit design and color scheme reminiscent of his days in the original Grid. In the series pilot, his look switches between this and the look he adapted in the new Grid: An almost completely black suit with very minimal white circuitry (but without the "T" emblem on his chest seen in Evolution and Legacy). The white suit with white circuitry was bequeathed to Beck when Tron started training him to be "the next Tron". Following this, Tron adapted a black-suit/white-circuitry version of his original suit, and uses this mostly while at rest. During field operations, he uses the black suit with minimal white circuitry (with no "T").
TRON: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski has stated that he has had no input on the series.
Cast
- Bruce Boxleitner - Tron
- Elijah Wood - Beck
- Emmanuelle Chriqui - Paige
- Fred Tatasciore - Kevin Flynn/Clu
- Mandy Moore - Mara
- Paul Reubens - Pavel
- Nate Corddry - Zed
- Lance Henriksen - General Tessler
- Reginald VelJohnson - Able
- Tricia Helfer - The Grid
- Meagan Holder - Ada
Trailers
Trivia
- Beck's name was originally Beta, but it was changed to Beck.[citation needed]