CAKE has announced a global deal with Disney Branded Television for two seasons of live-action VFX series “Armorsaurs”, produced by MGA Entertainment. The first season of 13 x 22-minute episodes will premiere Oct. 13 on Disney XD at 8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT in the U.S. and will roll out on Disney+ in Feb. 2026. The deal also includes select full episodes, shorts and exclusive content to launch on Disney Channel YouTube. In 2026, MGA will expand the “Armorsaurs” universe across toys, digital content, lifestyle products, and games, building a multiplatform brand with a global reach.
Aimed at kids age 6 and up, with strong family co-viewing appeal, “Armorsaurs” reimagines the 2021 South Korean television series “Armored Saurus,” originally developed by Daewon Media, mixing live action, visual effects and animation. The all-new “Armorsaurs” follows a team of teen pilots and their armored dinosaurs, who are humanity’s last line of defense against an advanced alien race intent on returning to Earth to replenish their army of prehistoric fighting dinosaurs. Chosen for a rare genetic marker, our five young heroes are trained in the top-secret initiative known as the Armorsaurs Program to bond with these creatures and operate the sophisticated battle armor that turns these prehistoric beasts into a formidable fighting force. Together, our young heroes and the dinosaurs must lead the fight to defend the planet in a heroic battle of survival, millions of years in the making.
“One of our greatest opportunities was to take a show originally created in Korea, honor the core concept that proved its potential, and expand it into an experience that resonates with audiences everywhere,” said Dong-Hoon Jung, CEO of Daewon Media. “With visionary partners like MGA, Disney Branded Television, and CAKE, true global leaders in kids’ and family entertainment, ‘Armorsaurs’ is poised to grow into a worldwide franchise that reaches far beyond the TV series.”
The all-new cast of teens for Season 1 includes Jailen Bates (Nickelodeon’s “WITS Academy,” Dreamworks’ “OMG!,” ABC’s “Dr. Ken,” Disney XD’s “Walk The Prank,” TV Land’s “Teachers” and CBS’s “Superior Donuts”), Avianna Mynhier (AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” Netflix’s “Running Point,” INSP’s “Blue Ridge: The Series,” Amazon Prime’s “Panic”) and newcomers Jacob Makabi, Derrick Kwak and Sade Louise. Rounding out the cast are Michael Dorn (Worf in the “Star Trek” franchise), Julien Kang (well-known Korean dramas “High Kick!,” “Twelve Men in a Year,” “Goodbye, Dear Wife,” “To The Beautiful You”
and “The Prisoner”), Yvonne Chapman (Netflix’s live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and The CW’s “Kung Fu”), and Andrew Russell (voice acting roles in “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir” and the video games “World of Warcraft: Dragonflight,” “Diablo IV” and “Honkai: Star Rail”).
The series features “Eyes,” a song by global K-pop sensation Tomorrow X Together (TXT). The song, which will be featured during the end credits of the series and in two of the episodes, originally appeared on the soundtrack of the Korean “Armored Saurus” series.
“Armorsaurs embodies MGA’s passion for bold storytelling and global entertainment,” said Isaac Larian, Founder & CEO, MGA Entertainment. “Together with Disney, CAKE, and Daewon Media, we’ve reimagined this hit property for today’s audiences, and we can’t wait to share it with kids and families worldwide. This is just the beginning of a global franchise.”
MGA and Daewon Media produced the first 13-episode season; Disney Branded Television has acquired 26 half-hour episodes across two seasons; CAKE manages all media distribution rights globally, other than China, Japan, and Korea, which are managed by Daewon Media. The production team shot the live-action portion in Seoul, Korea. Studio Eon in Korea and Pixel Zoo, MGA’s wholly owned animation production studio in Brisbane, Australia, created the animation and VFX work for the remake.
“We are eager to bring this new action-packed series to kids around the world on Disney XD and Disney+ and fully expect the new version to be a huge hit globally, as when the original Daewon Media series premiered in South Korea,” said Ed Galton, CEO, CAKE. “MGA Entertainment has a passion for entertainment for children that is exciting and captivating, and we are proud to partner with them on this project.”
