Saturday, July 11, 2015

Nickelodeon Orders Fifth Season Of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

Nickelodeon announced the Turtley Awesome news during their "Turtle Power!" Comic-Con International: San Diego 2015 panel that Nickelodeon has renewed the networks hit CG-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series for a 20-episode fifth season, continuing the shell-raising crime-fighting adventures of the four mutant Heroes in a Half-Shell turtles — Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo!

Although unconfirmed, it is expected that Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere and show "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season five during Fall 2016.

Additionally, Nickelodeon revealed that several exciting celebrity guest stars will be lending their voices to the upcoming fourth season of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", including David Tennant, Ron Perlman, and Michael Dorn!

Here's the official description of the characters these guest stars will be voicing:

* David Tennant ("Dr. Who") guest stars as The Fugitoid who was once an alien scientist named Dr. Honeycutt, but after his body was destroyed, his brain was saved and placed into the body of a robot;

* Peter Stormare ("Fargo") guest stars as Lord Dregg, an arrogant, insectoid crime lord. When the Turtles incur his wrath, he becomes one of their most dangerous enemies;

* Michael Dorn ("Star Trek") stars as Captain Mozar, the supreme Commander of the Triceraton Fleet. He is a cunning and brutal military commander who answers only to the Triceraton Emperor;

Additional guest stars debuting later this year include: Lance Henriksen ("Aliens") as Zog, a scout for the alien Triceraton army; Ron Perlman ("Sons of Anarchy") as Armaggon, a vicious, bounty-hunter robo-shark with a taste for turtle; and Zelda Williams ("The Legend of Korra") as fan-favorite Mona Lisa, a highly skilled Salamandrian warrior.

Check out character art for these guest stars in the gallery below, via Comicbook.com:

Armaggon:


Lord Dregg:


The Fugitoid:


Mona Lisa:


Captain Mozar:


Zog:


"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season three returns Sunday 2nd August 2015 at 11:00am (ET/PT) on Nick USA!

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season four is slated to debut on Nickelodeon USA later this year.

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