Series synopsis
Ben 10 is an American animation sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure comedy kids television series that premiered on Cartoon Network on October 1, 2016. It ended on July 14, 2020. It was created by Duncan Rouleau. It stars Tara Strong, Montse Hernandez, David Kaye and Roger Craig Smith.
With the fifth offshoot of the "Ben 10" franchise, the animated series returns to its roots and its original name, bringing 10-year-old Benjamin "Ben" Tennyson, his cousin Gwen, and Grandpa Max back to life on a new summer vacation journey. As in the original, the stories in the remake of the series also spin around an alien wristwatch called "the Omnitrix," with the help of Ben can turn into ten different aliens, which come up with different supernatural powers. He fights enemy aliens and exper ...
Premise
With the fifth offshoot of the "Ben 10" franchise, the animated series returns to its roots and its original name, bringing 10-year-old Benjamin "Ben" Tennyson, his cousin Gwen, and Grandpa Max back to life on a new summer vacation journey. As in the original, the stories in the remake of the series also spin around an alien wristwatch called "the Omnitrix," with the help of Ben can turn into ten different aliens, which come up with different supernatural powers. He fights enemy aliens and experiences with his grandfather and cousin the most exciting vacation imaginable.
Premise: An alter ego for every occasion.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tara Strong as Ben Tennyson
- Montse Hernandez as Gwen Tennyson
- David Kaye as Max Tennyson
- Roger Craig Smith as Diamondhead
- Josh Keaton as XLR8
- John DiMaggio as Four Arms
- Daryl Sabara as Heatblast
- Travis Willingham as Cannonbolt
Supporting cast
- Drake Bell as Michael Morningstar (voice)
- Tom Kenny as Xingo (voice)
- Todd Haberkorn as Grey Matter / Tevin (voice)
- Dwight Schultz as Dr. Animo / Lumberjack (voice)
Guest cast
- Drake Bell as Michael Morningstar (voice)
- Tom Kenny as Xingo (voice)
- Todd Haberkorn as Grey Matter / Tevin (voice)
- Dwight Schultz as Dr. Animo / Lumberjack (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 216 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 50 | January 9, 2017 | February 19, 2017 |
| Season 1 | 40 | October 1, 2016 | May 28, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 40 | October 3, 2017 | June 18, 2018 |
| Season 3 | 52 | December 14, 2018 | October 12, 2019 |
| Season 4 | 34 | January 19, 2020 | September 18, 2020 |
| Season 5 | 0 | April 9, 2021 | April 11, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentuition: Wildvine 01 | January 9, 2017 |
| 2 | Bentuition: DiamondHead 01 | January 9, 2017 |
| 3 | Bentuition: Heatblast 01 | January 11, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Filth Ben is tasked with cleaning the Rust Bucket, but when he is tricked into letting the villainous and vile Fly Guys steal it, he must chase them down before they create an unstoppable maggot monster. |
October 1, 2016 |
| 2 |
Waterfilter Ben, Gwen, and Max's trip to Niagara Falls is cut short by the horrid Hydromanders - creatures menacing them and their fellow tourists. |
October 8, 2016 |
| 3 |
The Ring Leader Ben and Gwen's camping trip is interrupted by the emotionless Weatherheads - Gust-o, Hail-o, & Shock-o - but a malfunctioning Omnitrix firing out a mishmash of aliens may not be the forecast for success. |
October 8, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Out to Launch On a visit to Cape Canaveral, the Tennyson Trio attend the launch of an experimental space plane, but when Vilgax hijacks the ship, Ben must stop him from weaponizing the shuttle. |
October 3, 2017 |
| 2 |
Can I Keep It? After stumbling upon a cute cat-dog-rabbit creature hybrid, or Cadobbit, Ben ignores Grandpa Max's advice and sneaks the animal onto the Rust Bucket. |
October 3, 2017 |
| 3 |
Battle at Biggie Box During the Biggie Box sale, Ben enlists Simon Sez to help him find Max and get back to the register with his toys before the sale ends and Billy Billions buys them instead. |
October 4, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Omni-Copped When Grandpa Max’s engineer buddy Phil Billings gifts Team Tennyson the Omni-Copter, a state of the art flying vehicle that can transport the Rustbucket for overseas adventures, Steam Smythe takes to the skies to ground Ben and company’s first test flight; but unbeknownst to our heroes, Smythe was sent to battle Ben’s latest alien forms by a mysterious, powerful enemy: the Forever Knight. |
December 14, 2018 |
| 2 |
This One Goes to 11 During one last stop by a toy store before Ben, Gwen, and Grandpa Max's maiden voyage across the Atlantic, Ben runs into an old bully, Kevin 11, who now has new powers. He's able to transform into aliens just like Ben, such as the "bootleg" doppelganger of Cannon-bolt—Wrecking-bolt! |
January 4, 2019 |
| 3 |
Rath of Con Back stateside, Ben can't get into a cat cosplay competition, Top Tail, without a cat costume of his own; but when he goes Rath, a new cat-like alien with an attitude, Ben's newfound wild side quickly becomes much more than he bargained for, and must learn to hold in his rage. |
January 4, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicken In Chichen Itza Part 1: Pyramid Scheme When the Tennysons visit Chichen Itza, Dr. Amino fuses a chicken and a snake to create a real-life Quetza. |
January 19, 2020 |
| 2 | Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 2: The Wages of Fear | January 19, 2020 |
| 3 | Ben in Rome, Part 1: A Slice of Life | January 26, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ben 10,010 In a future where an adult Gwen Tennyson is president and the world is being taken over by the alien horde known as the Xerge, a disillusioned Ben 10000 is called out of retirement to recruit his 10-year old version from the past, only together can the battle-worn adult and the impulsive child save a future under siege. |
April 9, 2021 |
| 2 |
Ben Gen 10 When Ben meets a young Generator Rex on the run from a hostile Providence, he must work through a series of misunderstandings, and defeat the dark wizard Hex in order to save the world from a malfunctioning Omnitrix infecting the world's human population with alien DNA. |
April 10, 2021 |
| 3 |
Alien X-tinction When the Tennysons are attacked by a villainous, dimension-hopping Omni-alien known only as Alien X, they soon meet a parallel universe version of Max who opens the door to hosting multiple Bens and Gwens, forming an alien hero army to combat this threat. |
April 11, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Cartoon Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 1, 2016 |
| Last aired | July 14, 2020 |
| Runtime | 11 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 12:00:00 |