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Disney has renewed its anime-inspired seriesDragon Striker for a second season
The news is being shared Thursday at Anime Expo in Los Angeles during the sports fantasy series’ panel
Dragon Striker‘s official logline is: “In a world where sports and magic combine, farm boy Key discovers his ultra-powerful natural talent and learns he could be the legendary Dragon Striker. Set at Kal Asterock, an elite school for students who wield a magical energy called Tama, Key joins goalkeeper Ssyelle on a scrappy new team to challenge the school champions. As he struggles with the raging dragon inside him and Ssyelle fights to hold her team together, they learn dark secrets of the past and uncover an ancient evil.”
In season two, “the Knights face broken friendships, buried secrets and ancient evil as they fight to reach the Banner’s Helm final and risk everything for victory.”
The second season will debut in early 2027 across Disney+ and Disney XD. See a first-look image from the upcoming season, above
Dragon Striker features a voice cast including Akshay Kumar as Key, Rebecca LaChance as Ssyelle, Yeukayi Ushe as Milo, Waylon Jacobs as Odward and Evanna Lynch as Ameline
Kevin Penkin (Made in Abyss, Star Wars: Visions) is the series composer. The score was recorded in Japan with an 80-piece orchestra. The theme song, “Power of the Dragon,” was written and produced by Cash Callaway and performed by Sarah West. The end credits song, “The Very End,” was written and performed by Kieran Rhodes
From Disney Kids & Family, the series is produced by La Chouette Compagnie (Droners, the upcoming Dreamland) in association with Disney Television Animation. The lead creative team, who have worked on numerous animated adventure series in France, Japan and the U.S., includes Sylvain Dos Santos (co-creator/executive producer), Charles Lefebvre (co-creator/director) and Paul McKeown (head writer)
All episodes of the first season are now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. Watch the show’s official trailer below
