Major Lazer (TV series)
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| Creative director(s) | Ben Jones |
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| Theme music composer | Diplo Derek "DJA" Allen |
| Opening theme | "Major Lazer" |
| Composer(s) | Major Lazer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 (list of episodes) |
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| Editor(s) | Al LeVine Nick Gallucci |
| Running time | 10–12 minutes |
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| Distributor | 20th Century Fox Television |
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| Original network | FXX |
| Original release | October 27, 2014 – present |
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| Animation Domination High-Def | |
Major Lazer is an American animated television series based on the electronic music project of the same name, created by DJ and record producer Diplo with Ferry Gouw and Kevin Kusatsu. It first premiered on FXX as a sneak peek on October 27, 2014, and then regularly on April 16, 2015 as part of their Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) block. After Stone Quackers, Major Lazer is the second ADHD original series to be aired on the channel after FOX had stopped its broadcast of the block itself.
The show has been renewed for a second season. On September 3, 2016, it was announced that John Boyega had left the series to focus on the new Star Wars films.
Set in the future, Major Lazer is a Jamaican superhero with a laser gun for a right hand who fights against the dystopian forces led by Jamaica's leader President Whitewall and his servant General Rubbish. Major Lazer is assisted in his fight by President Whitewall's daughter Penny Whitewall and hacker Blkmrkt.
Major Lazer had been in production for nearly five years before its premiere. An animated television show, it was originally considered for Adult Swim in 2011. The musical group Major Lazer, on which the show is based, previously starred animated characters, including the character of Major Lazer. Ferry Gouw, along with John Pham, served as art director for this incarnation. Other musicians such as Jay Z, and the Odd Future collective, had signed on for television shows on the network during the year; Odd Future's came out as Loiter Squad the next year.Billboard announced Major Lazer would premiere on Fox in 2014. Cat Power and Riff Raff were said to have collaborated on the soundtrack for the show.
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