Will Arnett’s animated comedy Super Canadians will premiere on Canadian streamer Crave on May 16 — just in time for rising Canadian nationalism amid an escalating tariff war with the U.S.
The series follows six Canadian superheroes as they try to save the world from evil giant robots, and features an all-Canadian cast, including Cobie Smulders as Niagara, Kevin McDonald as Canada’s prime minister, and Charles Demers as French-Canadian crimefighter Poutine.
Arnett voices Breakaway, a former minor league hockey player who fights crime with skates, sticks and a special puck as the unofficial leader of “Super Team Canada.” The voice cast also includes Brian Drummond, Sierra Morgana, Veena Sood and guest star Jay Baruchel.
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Arnett’s Electric Avenue and Thunderbird Entertainment’s Atomic Cartoons, “Super Team Canada” was created by Emmy Award winners Robert Cohen and Joel H. Cohen (“The Big Bang Theory”), with a theme song written and performed by Bryan Adams.
“With more action, heart and humour than Fredericton Bonspiel, Super Sentai Canada tells the story of six little-known and underrated Canadian superheroes who must save the world from giant evil robots, unemployed octopuses and impoverished hardware store clerks. When the world’s other heroes are captured and killed, these potential replacements become Earth’s last, maple syrup-inspired hope,” producers say in the synopsis.
The ten-episode animated comedy premieres May 16, with two episodes streaming on Crave, with new episodes starting on Friday.
The news of the domestic animated series’ launch comes amid a trade war between the US and Canada. Trump had previously announced 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, his two largest trading partners, and threatened to impose tariffs on all Canadian goods imported into the United States on April 2.
Trump also called for Canada to become the 51st state of the United States, stoking nationalism north of the border. Canada threatened to retaliate, and Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a snap election in late April or early May.
