Elliott from Earth

Elliott from Earth is a British animated television series created by Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves and Tony Hull for Cartoon Network, and produced by Cartoon Network Studios Europe.

The show debuted in the United Kingdom and Africa on March 6, 2021. In United States premiering on March 29. Ending its air on April 9, 2021, without reruns. On September 10, 2021, the series was added to the streaming service HBO Max, though it was later removed from the platform on August 17, 2022.

The series had ended on 16 episodes of the first season and was canceled due to a combination of factors, including poor viewership and a lack of marketing, saying "Despite its creative premise, the show struggled to attract a large audience."

Eleven-year-old Elliott and his geologist mother Frankie travel around looking for meteorites on Earth, so that Frankie can further study a 65-million-year-old rock which appears to be from space but lacks a fusion crust. One night, the two accidentally power up the rock, revealing it to be alien technology that can turn into a transport sphere and launch into space. The sphere transports them to another side of the Universe, where they end up on a large space station called the Centrium. There, they meet a dinosaur who names himself Mo, and end up losing the rock in the wilderness of a biosphere. The three of them investigate their new environment and meet its alien inhabitants, eventually making their way into the city on the Centrium where they find a new home for themselves. In Centrium City, the trio continues to get accustomed to the ways of life there and explore the wonders of their new home, while Frankie continues her search for answers about the mysterious rock.

• Elliott (voiced by Samuel Faraci) – An 11-year-old boy who longs to make friends, and finds one in Mo. He is curious and adventurous, and often ends up in strange dilemmas when he does not think things through.
• Mo (voiced by Noah Bentley) – A nearsighted Stegosaurus who can talk and apparently came from Earth as well. He does not know much about himself—or anything for that matter—but learns quickly. He wears a pair of round, blue glasses previously owned and worn by Frankie. Near the start of the series, he names himself after Elliott's aunt, Maureen "Mo".
• Frankie (voiced by Naomi McDonald) – A 36-year-old single mother of Elliott who is a geologist hoping to study the existence of extraterrestrials. She wears a pair of round, red glasses. Though she often has a logical and scientific approach to things, she still acts on impulse from time to time when driven by her determination to explore and discover.

• 105E (voiced by Diane Morgan) – 105E is the first droid Elliott and Frankie meet on the Centrium, as she helps them find out answers as to how they arrived. Dry-witted and impish, she also has the ability to project the memories of others.
• Hive Director (voiced by Angelina Ispani) – Although she looks like a child the Hive Director is really much older as her species ages in reverse, giving her more wisdom than most and making her ideal to run the Hive, the hub of learning on the Centrium.
• Lord Kallous the Merciless (voiced by Stephen Greif) – Lord Kallous the Merciless, or 'Mr. K' to his students, has put his past as an intergalactic tyrant behind him. After the destruction of his homeworld (it was only partially his fault), his new life on the Centrium means he often finds himself struggling with an enemy far greater than anything he has faced before: school kids and middle management.
  • You (voiced by Mic Graves) – Lord Kallous' last henchman.
• Gym (voiced by Jessie Lawrence) – A fan of herbs and spices, discipline and authority, the Chef runs the lunchroom on the Hive, and teaches Elliott and Mo about the diverse range of things to eat in space, as well as giving them advice on how to stop it from wriggling away.
• Kane (voiced by Rich Hall) – Kane is a gruff two-faced alien who isn't having the best day when he meets the visitors from Earth, and he has to use all his wit and cunning to help them navigate them through their strange new environment.
• Mrs. Argolis (voiced by Teresa Gallagher, Naomi McDonald, and Jessica McDonald) – Mrs. Argolis is Elliott and Frankie's three-headed next-door neighbour who seems to have an issue with nearly everything. Not one for keeping their own noise levels down, they're more than happy to give their opinions on things, even when they're not asked.
• Nara (voiced by Mandeep Dhillon) – Elliott and Mo's friend Nara is very good at planning for the future. Whilst she has a mischievous streak, Elliott and Mo can't wait to get to know her to see what she can do with her special ability.
• Preston – Preston takes life at a slower pace than Elliott and Mo's other friends, but that doesn't stop him from having fun on the Centrium, with him being known for playing pranks on unsuspecting victors from time to time.
• Earmouse (voiced by Tony Hull) – Earmouse is Elliott and Mo's classmate, who doesn't let his tiny size hold him back. Despite his natural squeamishness, he's always ready to put himself into a new situation, even though he's usually putting himself in further danger.
• Invisibill – Bill lacks visibility, but makes up for it in confidence, though often what he says isn't as useful as he thinks.
• Steve – Steve doesn't let the fact he only has a mouth stop him. Unfortunately, not everyone else agrees, as the wrong things often go in and out of it without Steve knowing.
• Vax and Vox – Vax and Vox have escaped from Planet X and now spend all their time together on the Centrium. They have plenty in common, including size, shape, colour, name, interests, and special abilities, but they can't understand why everyone keeps asking if they are related.

Every episode was directed by Rhys Byfield and Mikey Please, with Mic Graves and Tony Hull serving as supervising directors. Each eopisode of the show last 11 minutes long.

Elliott from Earth was first announced in July 2, 2018, when it was greenlit and pitched for 20 episodes by Cartoon Network Studios Europe. A production started in September 2018, consisting mostly of the production team from Cartoon Network's The Amazing World of Gumball. Sarah Fell a producer of The Amazing World of Gumball was confirmed to be a Creative director for the Elliott from Earth, and a Director for overseeing the development and production of all Turner Kids series across Cartoon Network Studios Europe in January, 2019.

In December the series creator, original showrunner, scriptwriter and composition supervisor Guillaume Cassuto announced on his Twitter that in October he left the series, due to parting ways with Cartoon Network. Mic Graves and Tony Hull, who also worked on The Amazing World of Gumball, took over his role on the production. The show was ment to be released in 2020, but it was delayed to the following year, in September.

The show debuted on Cartoon Network UK and Cartoon Network Africa in the United Kingdom and Africa at on March 6, 2021. On Cartoon Network in United States, it premiered on March 29. It premiered in Cartoon Network Poland on May 24, 2021. In Cartoon Network Latin America on May 15, 2023.

The first episodes were also released on the Cartoon Network app, website, and VOD in March 22, 2021.

On September 10, 2021, the series was added to the streaming service HBO Max. On August 17, 2022, it was announced that the HBO Max would be removing several series, including Elliott from Earth.

The show was well received from critics. Jade Budowski from the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes said that show is "Colorful, big-hearted, and engaging, Elliott from Earth - while not as educational as some of the other children's programming out there - is a sheer delight."

Joyce Slaton of Common Sense Media gave the show 4 out of 5 stars; writing that "Some scenes may be too scary for younger or more sensitive viewers" and that the "Language is kept to a bare minimum and there's no other mature content to question". But she argued that "takes advantage of its scientific setting to transmit facts, too - the difference between types of meteorites, background on the Voyager 1 probe, and so forth". At the end she described the show as a "Sweet cosmic fantasy promotes tolerance, curiosity, courage".

Lynne Huysamen of the website kaboutjie.com wrote that the show "is a delightful kids TV program that offers entertainment as well as fantastic learning opportunities for children".

Afro Daddyfrom of a website Afrodaddyonline.com wrote that his kids "After watching that they immediately asked to watch more - they couldn’t wait to see what happens next" and he argued that "It is great that they (his kids) enjoy the show, but for me the best thing about it the story is the wholesomeness of it." and he ended his review with that "this is a great show for your kiddos to enjoy!".

In the second part of the four-part episode "Wednesday", Frankie, one of the main protagonists of the series, mentions that she and her unnamed wife gave birth to Elliott, revealing Frankie as a lesbian.

• Elliott from Earth at IMDb