Electra Woman and Dyna Girl | |
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Directed by | Chris Marrs Piliero |
Starring |
Grace Helbig Hannah Hart |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Producer(s) |
Marty Krofft Ken Treusch |
Running time | 81 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Legendary Digital Studios Fullscreen Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures Dolby |
Distributor | Legendary Entertainment Fullscreen |
Release | |
Original release | April 26, 2016 |
Website | electrawomandynagirl |
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (stylized as Electra Woman & Dyna Girl) is an 2016 American superhero comedy web series that is a reboot of the 1976 television series of the same name. The series stars YouTube personalities, Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart as Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, respectively. The series was digitally released by Fullscreen through its own streaming platform in eight 11-minute web episodes, on April 26, 2016, and was released on all major platforms on June 7, 2016, by Legendary Digital Studios and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series centers around the superhero duo as they fight crime in their local Akron, Ohio, before relocating to Los Angeles.
Electra Woman (Helbig) and Dyna Girl (Hart) are two amateur superheroes who fight crime in their local city of Akron, Ohio. Wanting to be noticed for their actions, they accept an offer to relocate to Los Angeles. Consequentially they find themselves overwhelmed in the crowded superhero business, and additionally suffer from fighting amongst themselves, as Dyna Girl is displeased with being viewed as Electra Woman's sidekick.
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl are powerless superheroes in Akron, Ohio. They get discovered by CMM (Creative Masked Management) after a video of them take down two robbers in a convenience store goes viral. They drive to Los Angeles and take the deal, working with their agent, Dan, to enhance their image and power. They meet Frank, the engineer that created their suits and gears. They fight bank robbers outside of a news studio, gaining more publicity. They deal with Major Vaunt, a superhero with a huge ego, and he and his ego ultimately gets killed by the first super villain, Empress of Evil, since the Shadow War. After a fight between Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, Empress of Evil kidnaps Dyna Girl and Electra Woman has to save her. They find out that the Empress of Evil is their annoying neighbour, Bernice, from back in Ohio. With the help of Frank, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl escapes the kidnapping and prepare to fight the Empress of Evil. Frank reveals the secret project he’s been working on, the Electra Car. Electra Woman and Dyna Girl face the Empress of Evil for a real fight in the streets of Los Angeles. The two defeats the Empress of Evil with a peanut from a fruit stand, remembering that Bernice has a peanut allergy.