PJ Masks(2021 Teen Drama Series)

PJ Masks is a 2021 British/Canadian/American teen drama, action, adventure, superhero and sci-fi TV series based on the children's novel, Les Pyjamasques by Romuald Racioppo and a teen drama adaptation the children's series the same name. Unlike the original series, all of the known heroes are the main characters, they are part of a school band, the series isn't set in a small unspecific town but set in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, most of the villains have day time identities and it involves teenage characters. The series stars Daniel Seavey, Zoe Tria, Reece Bibby, Zach Herron, Gun and Brad Simpson. It is an alternate universe to the original series.

Premise
In modern-day Canada, teenagers, Connor, Amaya, Greg, Dylan, Anyu and Newton become the superhero team PJ Masks when night falls in order to fight enemies and rivals such as Romeo, Luna Girl, Night Ninja, The Wolfy Kids and Motsuki to keep them from ruining people's day. Amaya becomes Owlette (an owl), Greg becomes Gekko (a lizard), Connor becomes Catboy (a cat), Dylan becomes Armadylan (an armadillo), Anyu becomes Dragon Girl (a dragon) and Newton becomes Neutron Star (a star-themed hero).

Heroes
Connor Sanders/Catboy (portrayed by Daniel Seavey) is a Canadian brown-haired (dyed blonde), blue-eyed 16-year-old boy of Irish descent. He suffers from haemophilia, diabetes and numerous food allergies (mainly watermelon). He plays numerous instruments in his band, mainly the guitar and cello. When he transforms, he wears a blue cat costume.

Amaya Garcia/Owlette (portrayed by Zoe Tria) is a Filipino-Canadian brown-haired, brown-eyed 15-year-old (later 16) girl who wears glasses and is a mestiza (mixed Spanish, White American and Austronesian). She plays the bass in her band. When she transforms, she wears a red owl costume.

Greg Brown/Gekko (portrayed by Reece Bibby) is a British blonde-haired, green-eyed 16-year-old boy from Lancashire, North West England, United Kingdom. He is an exchange student from the UK to Canada. He plays the drums in his band. When he transforms, he wears a green lizard costume.

PJ Robot (voiced by Corbyn Besson) is a robot Amaya invented to alert her or her teammates when there are threats during the night. He is also under the controls of the headquarters and is also Anyu's assistant music producer.

Dylan Harrison/Armadylan (portrayed by Zach Herron) is an American-Canadian brown-haired, brown-eyed 16-year-old boy originally from Dallas, Texas, United States. He is of Irish and Filipino descent. He plays the guitar in his band. When he transforms, he wears a brown armadillo costume.

Anyu Chen/Dragon Girl (portrayed by Gun) is a British brown-eyed, brown-haired 16-year-old girl from Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom. She is half Chinese half British and is an exchange student from the UK to Canada. She acts as the music producer in the band. When she transforms, she wears a red and gold dragon costume.

Newton Simpson/Neutron Star (portrayed by Brad Simpson) is a British brown-eyed, brown-haired 16-year-old boy from Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom. He is of Chinese, Greek and British descent and is an exchange student from the UK to Canada. He plays the piano in his band but also plays the guitar. When he transforms, he wears a red and yellow star-themed costume.

Villains
Romeo Mecano (portrayed by Jonah Marais) is a Canadian blue/green-eyed, brown-haired 16-year-old boy of Finnish and German Jewish descent. He is a normal boy who is a jock during the day and an evil scientist at night. He plays baseball in his school team. He invents robots, including his henchmen like Robot (voiced by Ron Pardo), Robette (voiced by Julie Lemuix), Toolbox, Spy-Bot, Fly Bots and Naughty Bots.

Selene Astra/Luna Girl (portrayed by Kay Cook) is a Canadian blue-eyed, blonde-haired 16-year-old girl. She is a normal girl who is a mean girl during the day and a villain who lives on the moon at night. She has moths as her henchmen. She is Dylan's former love interest.

Margot Lewis/Motsuki (portrayed by Tate Dahl) is a Canadian brown-eyed, blonde-haired 16-year-old girl. She is a normal girl who is a cheerleader during the day and an anthropomorphic moth during the night. She is best friends with Selene and is Romeo's girlfriend.

Night Ninja (portrayed by Jack Avery) is a 16-year-old ninja whose nationality is unknown but he is most likely Canadian or American. He is the only known villain who doesn't have a day time identity. He has Ninjalinos as his henchmen.

Rip Wilde (portrayed by Bailee Madison) is a Canadian brown-eyed, brown-haired 16-year-old girl. She is a normal girl who is a mean girl during the day and a werewolf during the night. She is Howler's girlfriend.

Howler Wilson (portrayed by Blake Richardson) is a British brown-eyed, brown-haired 16-year-old boy of Greek descent. He is from Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. He is a normal boy who is a jock during the day and a werewolf during the night. He plays soccer/football.

Kevin Wood (portrayed by Austin Porter) is an American brown-eyed, blonde-haired 16-year-old boy. He is a normal boy during the day and a werewolf during the night. He is a lot nicer than Rip and Howler and is good friends with Greg. He sometimes has to intervene when the PJ Masks are recording a song or cover.

Mokichi Nakagawa/Munki-Gu (portrayed by Yuto Yoshida) is a Japanese-Canadian brown-eyed, brown-haired 16-year-old boy. He is a normal boy who is a jock during the day and a mischievous monkey during the night. He plays soccer/football.

Recurring
Cameron Kelly (portrayed by Zion Kuwonu) is a Canadian brown-eyed, brown-haired (dyed blonde styled in dreadlocks) 16-year-old boy of West African, Scottish and Irish descent. He is in the same class as the PJ Masks team.

Mr Taylor (portrayed by Zack Caspary) is a teacher who teaches Connor, Amaya, Greg, Dylan, Anyu and Newton's class and is their homeroom teacher. Whenever he discovers that something's wrong, he says that it's weird.

5 Seconds of Summer (Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood, Michael Clifford and Ashton Irwin) is an Australian band who resides in Los Angeles and comes to Vancouver every year for tour. Connor, Amaya, Greg, Dylan, Anyu and Newton generally look up to them as their inspiration to start a school band.

Marie Kelly (portrayed by Christina Harris) is a Canadian brown-eyed, brown-haired 15-year-old girl who is Cameron's sister. She is in the same class as the PJ Masks team.

Jenny Davis (portrayed by Meg Donnelly) is a Canadian blue-eyed, blonde-haired 16-year-old girl. She is in the same class as the PJ Masks team.

Meg Green (portrayed by Gabriela Gonzalez) is a Canadian brown-eyed, brown-haired (dyed blonde) 16-year-old girl of Hispanic descent. She is in the same class as the PJ Masks team.

Peter Lewis (portrayed by Caspar Lee) is a British-South African blue-eyed, blonde-haired 16-year-old boy of British, Irish and Dutch descent. He is in the same class as the PJ Masks team.

Billy Miller (portrayed by Nick Mara) is an American brown-eyed, brown-haired 16-year-old boy of Italian and Irish ancestry. He is in the same class as the PJ Masks team.

Tommy Anderson (portrayed by Brandon Arreaga) is an American brown-eyed, brown-haired 16-year-old boy of Mexican ancestry. He is in the same class as the PJ Masks team.

Steven Phillips (portrayed by Josh Pieters) is a British-South African brown-eyed, red-haired 16-year-old boy. He is in the same class as the PJ Masks team.

Tanya Lee (portrayed by Nia Lovelis) is a Canadian hazel/green-eyed, black-haired 16-year-old girl. She is in the same class as the PJ Masks team.

Kate Barnes (portrayed by Chloe Garcia) is a Canadian brown-eyed, brown-haired 16-year-old girl of Mexican descent. She is in the same class as the PJ Masks team.

Episodes
Main article: List of PJ Masks(2021 Teen Drama Series) episodes

Development
Production of the series started in 2019 and ended in 2020. The teen drama is a lot different from the original children's series from the characters to the setting. The suits used by the PJ Masks are CGI animated along with the use of special effects for the powers, however the vehicles are not used and are absent in the teen drama version. The main characters, Connor, Amaya, Greg, Dylan, Anyu and Newton are all diverse with different nationalities (Canadian, American and British respectively) along with different races (Caucasians and Asians). Unlike the original children's series, the teen drama is much darker, the villains have day time identities and all of the known heroes from the original series are in a 6-piece team instead of just 3. They are also part of a school band as well as the kids revealing their full/last names. The CGI will only be used for the suits and powers but not the setting of the series. The series is inspired by many Canadian shows involving teenage characters such as The Hollow and Reboot: The Guardian Code.

Casting
The Canadian characters are mostly portrayed by Americans. Connor is portrayed by Daniel Seavey, Amaya is portrayed by Zoe Tria, Greg is portrayed by Reece Bibby, Dylan is portrayed by Zach Herron, Anyu is portrayed by Gun and Newton is portrayed by Newton. Greg, Anyu and Newton are portrayed as British exchange students from Lancashire and Birmingham, Dylan is an American-Canadian and Connor and Amaya are Canadian. Amaya is a Filipino-Canadian.

Filming
The series is entirely set and filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Differences and Similarities to the Original Series

 * The series is aimed at teenagers aged 13-19 instead of preschoolers due to the series' mature themes and teenaged characters
 * The characters are shown to be British, American and Canadian instead of just Canadian
 * The villains have day time identities with the exception of Night Ninja
 * The teen drama is Japanese-inspired instead of Marvel-inspired like in the original series