Penn Zero- Part-time Hero - Season 2 ((install)) ★

The answer is a bittersweet lesson in the economics of children’s television, the power of streaming, and the strange life a show lives after cancellation. While a true, full-length "Season 2" does not exist in the traditional sense, the story of the show’s second season is far more complex than a simple yes or no. To clear up the most common misconception: Yes and no.

For the uninitiated: Penn Zero (Middleditch) is a suburban kid whose parents are part-time heroes. When they are called away, Penn inherits the job. Using a "suitcase" device, he, along with his sidekick Sashi (Leigh-Allyn Baker) and the "neutral" ally Boone (Devine), gets zapped into different worlds (a medieval kingdom, a noir detective agency, a space opera) to battle villain Rippen (Killam) and his evil octopus, Larry. Penn Zero- Part-Time Hero - Season 2

By the end of what we consider the first major arc, Rippen succeeds in a villainous coup. He creates a "doom crystal" that begins fracturing the multiverse. The final shot of the mid-season finale saw Penn trapped in a colorless, void-like dimension, screaming for his friends. The screen cut to black. The answer is a bittersweet lesson in the