# Thunderbirds Are Go! (2015)

> A 21st century remake in which a retired astronaut's five sons and a loyal support team run a secret private rescue service equipped with high tech vehicles.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/55425

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 78
- Episode runtime: 25 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, family, action, science fiction
- Created by: Sylvia Anderson, Gerry Anderson
- Network: ITV1, CITV
- Cast: Rasmus Hardiker, Chris Jarman, David Menkin, David Graham, Sandra Dickinson, Jenna Coleman, Adjoa Andoh, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3138604/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: earnest, exciting, warm, uplifting, breezy

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series mixed overall, with a strong first season and weaker later seasons.

## Synopsis

Thunderbirds Are Go! (2015-2020) is a British computer animated family action series created by Sylvia Anderson and Gerry Anderson for ITV1 and CITV, a modern remake of the 1960s puppet classic. Retired astronaut Jeff Tracy (voiced by an ensemble cast that includes Rasmus Hardiker as Scott Tracy and Thomas Brodie-Sangster as John Tracy) amasses a vast fortune and turns it toward helping others by founding International Rescue, a secret private emergency service. His five sons pilot the rescue craft and work in the field, with the engineer Brains (voiced by Kayvan Novak) designing the machines. Support comes from Kyrano and his daughter Kayo (voiced by Angel Coulby) at headquarters, while Lady Penelope and her former convict chauffeur Parker run an intelligence network. Each episode is a self-contained emergency, from ocean disasters to air crashes and space mishaps, and the series spans three seasons of twenty six episodes each. The tone is bright, earnest and exciting, with a warm family dynamic at its core and a strong sense of heroism. Fans of Thunderbirds (1965), Avatar: The Last Airbender and Teen Titans Go! will find resonance in its gadget driven adventures and its team of siblings saving the world.

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