StuGo is a Disney Channel animated series created by Ryan Gillis.
A preview of the series was originally planned to air on September 7, 2024 after the Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation singalong, but was pulled at the last minute. The preview would instead be scheduled for January 1, 2025, after a Big City Greens marathon. The show was expected to begin airing Fall 2024. but it was delayed to January 11, 2025.
Synopsis[]
The series follows six middle schoolers who are tricked into attending a fake academic summer camp by a mad scientist. Now they're stuck for three months on a wild tropical island with mind-reading manatees, giant fighting fungi and fashion-forward mutants. Less academia than they'd hoped for, but a lot more adventure.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Tania Gunadi as Pliny
- Zosia Mamet as Merian
- Deborah Baker Jr. as Sara, Sarah
- Zach Reino as Chip Manhands
- Gabourey Sidibe as Francis
- Charlyne Yi as Larry
- Lorraine Toussaint as Dr. Lullah
- Jake Green as Mr. Okay
Recurring[]
Guest[]
- Fred Tatasciore as Nils Vulfen
- Kaitlyn Robrock as Tara
- Brian Jordan Alvarez as Rover "Van" van Guard, Mimosa Strigillosa
- Eric Bauza as Bomb Swapper
- Cyrina Fiallo as Mariana Trent
- Marieve Herington as Zora, Crabecca
- Kayvan Novak as Thurstavius "Thurst" Brinkman Throop
- H. Michael Croner as Bakey Potatie
- Fortune Feimster as Scrumptious
- Rama Vallury as Col. John Stoneman
- Robin Atkin Downes as Gunch
- Josh Brener as Bombo
- Flula Borg as Quartz
- Tru Valentino as Zarconium
- Stephen Root as Dr. Rostrum
Additionally, Green, Gillis, Tatasciore, Bauza, Grey DeLisle, and Steve Wolfhard voice various minor characters.
Episodes[]
Production[]
The series was greenlit by Disney Channel at Annecy on June 13, 2023.[1]
On June 7, 2025, it was announced that the series had halted production,[2] but Ryan Gillis assured that the series had not been cancelled.[3]
On December 18, 2025, Ryan Gillis confirmed that the show has been cancelled and won't be coming back for a Season 2, despite the numbers on Disney+. [4]
Trivia[]
- This is the first Disney Channel production to have its Disney+ streaming premiere be released several months later instead of being released on the streaming service the next day after the cable premiere (I.e. January 12th).
- This is the 100th Disney cartoon to be produced by Disney Television Animation.
- The term StuGo is short for student government (also known as a student council).
- Unusual for a Disney Channel animated series, episodes, particularly the first ten, premiered on Sundays rather than Saturdays. Following its return from hiatus, Primos would swap airings with the show.
- The show initially planned to feature a seventh main character named "Manolo".[5]
- This was the last Disney Channel Original Series to premiere in the "Doodles" era, as the network would get rebranded into the "Reflection" era on February 1st.
- The eight principal voice actors are listed in alphabetical order. However for the first couple of episodes, Jake Green's name was placed between Zosia Mamet and Zach Reino's names instead of being placed between Deborah Baker Jr. and Tania Gunadi's names.
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Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (June 13, 2023). "Disney Branded TV & Disney EMEA Kick Off Next 100 Years of Toons at Annecy". Animation Magazine.
- ↑ DisneyToonz (June 7, 2025). "Production of 'STUGO' has been halted, and there are currently no plans for a second season.". X.
- ↑ Gillis, Ryan (June 25, 2025). "I've been seeing #SaveStuGo floating around! Thank you very much for caring about the show! We haven't been cancelled yet- all eyes are gonna be on StuGo's Disney+ performance. So (please) tune in on July 30th! 😅 We'll have more content soon, leading up to the drop!". Bluesky.
- ↑ Gillis, Ryan (December 18, 2025). "StuGo Production Update". Bluesky.
- ↑ Wolfhard, Steve (February 3, 2025). "STUGO VIS-DEV! part 2 of 2. I'm proud of how much of this stuff made it into the final show, (Sara's sweater, Francis's face) and I like seeing the stuff that didn't. Also included, a kid who didn't make it to the final series, Manolo.". Instagram.
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