History WesternAnimation / RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles

The show ended with a four-part finale on August 7th, 2020 after two seasons and thirty-nine episodes, and a Netflix GrandFinale movie was released on August 5th, 2022.

The show ended with a four-part finale on August 7th, 2020 after two seasons and thirty-nine episodes, though depending on how well the Netflix film performs, the show could return.

The series was renewed for a second season on July 27, 2018, just a week after the preview. [[WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheMovie a movie]] on Creator/{{Netflix}} premiered on August 5th, 2022.

The series was renewed for a second season on July 27, 2018, just a week after the preview. It also has [[WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheMovie a movie]] in development at Creator/{{Netflix}}, which is [[https://twitter.com/TMNT/status/1519323233237016577 set to premiere on August 5th, 2022.]]

* Language Barrier: Averted. [[spoiler:Despite being born in Japan hundreds of years ago, Kurai and Shredder have no issues communicating with their respective English-speaking allies and subordinates.]]

** The 2003 series' Demon Shredder was largely the result of [[{{Retcon}} tweaking]] the internal chronology of the series and ArcWelding, which resulted in a fairly convoluted origin story. This series' Shredder, also a demonic entity, has his backstory heavily simplified to a set of evil armor that devoured its wearer and their soul. [[spoiler:The series finale also reveals that rather than a demonic entity, an Utrom was the one who gave Oroku Saki the armor.]]

* ClarkesThirdLaw: The series finale reveals a lot of details that have a lot of implications on the show's FantasyKitchenSink setting; [[spoiler:First off, it's revealed that Shredder got his powerful, shapeshifting, believed-to-be mystical, soul-corrupting, life-draining armor from a demon whose appearance matches up with an [[SufficientlyAdvancedAliens Utrom]]. Either the same or another Utrom is the dead pilot of a gigantic figure whose cockpit is a wellspring of a substance known as "Empyrean" which is apparently the [[DoingInTheWizard source of all yokai]] as well as the basis of Baron Draxum's mutagen. Said substance is also [[PostModernMagik perfectly serviceable]] as a component of a powerful mystic ritual to drain another's life force.]]

* FantasyKitchenSink: While the series is more heavily oriented toward mysticism, [[spoiler:the series finale heavily implies that the Utroms, a recurring alien race in the ''TMNT'' franchise, exist in this continuity, due to [[GreaterScopeVillain the demon who corrupted Oroku Saki]] being identifiable as an Utrom, and the Crying Titan, which appears to be a giant robot piloted by an Utrom (who is now dead), being the source of Empyrean, which Baron Draxum seems to have used to create his mutagen.]]

* SequelHook: While "Rise" wraps up most of the series, [[spoiler:Splinter says that he wouldn't be surprised if there was a movie made about the Turtles, a tongue-in-cheek [[LeaningonTheFourthWall nod]] to the upcoming Netflix film, and Leonardo is made leader shortly after. "Shreddy or Not" also shows that the "demon" who corrupted the Shredder resembles an Utrom, and an Utrom corpse is seen in "Rise", as the dead pilot of the Crying Titan.]]

** "Shreddy or Not", which explains the origins of the Shredder, [[spoiler:shows what veteran ''TMNT'' fans will most certainly recognize as a member of the Utrom alien race, with "Rise" showing the corpse of another one in the Crying Titan, which contains "Empyrean", the source of all the yokai's power, which recontextualizes the origins of yokai in the series.]]

** [[spoiler:Casey Jones is a [[GenderFlip female]] Foot Clan member rather than a male vigilante.]]

* RewatchBonus: AFter TheReveal of [[spoiler:Splinter being Lou Jitsu]], a lot of scenes start making sense.

* RewatchBonus:

** “Origami Tsunami” starts with the Turtles doing training by re-enacting a scene of a movie, with Raph predominantly copying the hero's BattleCry of "Hot Soup!" [[spoiler:After TheReveal in “The Evil League of Mutants”, we find out that Splinter -- aka Lou Jitsu aka the guy Raph is copying -- was their father and it's one of the things Raph and the turtles inherited from him.]]
** The Turtles telling Splinter that he's "just a rat" after he tries to train them via a Lou Jitsu film in “The Evil League of Mutants”. [[spoiler:Splinter isn't just a rat; he ''is'' Lou Jitsu.]]
*** Also, Splinter charging into play "Hot Soup: The Game" at the end of...well ''Hot Soup: The Game'' makes no sense at first, especially when he shouts the line from the trailer, "I'll get you boss level!" and praises the blocky graphics. [[spoiler:After the reveal, you realize that Splinter is Lou Jitsu and is trying to relive his past through his own merchandise. He probably never played the game before being sent to the Battle Nexus.]]

** “The Evil League Of Mutants” has, in ''song'', the reveal [[spoiler:that Baron Draxum is the creator of the Turtles and Splinter was once the famous movie-star and Battle Nexus Champion known as Lou Jitsu]].

* AbsenteeActor:
** Leo and Raph for “Repo Mantis”. Interestingly, the viewer gets to see (at least) a part of Leo and Raph's side of the story in “Hypno! Part Deux!”, with April trying to call Donnie for help, only for him to be working on something; the puppy park he and Mikey were building for Todd (puppies can be seen in the background of the call).
** Donnie and Raph for “The Gumbus”.
** Leo and Donnie for “Nothing but Truffle”.
** All four turtles for "Always be Brownies". [[UpToEleven It's the first episode]] ''[[UpToEleven of all four animated series]]'' [[UpToEleven where there isn't even one turtle present!]]

The series was renewed for a second season on July 27, 2018, just a week after the preview. It also has [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nickelodeon-sets-loud-house-ninja-turtles-animated-films-at-netflix-1182783 a movie]] in development at Creator/{{Netflix}}, which is [[https://twitter.com/TMNT/status/1519323233237016577 set to premiere on August 5th, 2022.]]

** Creator/ZeldaWilliams, who played Mona Lisa in the 2012 cartoon, plays the initially unnamed female Foot enforcer called The Foot Recruit (later revealed to be this series take on [[spoiler: Casie Jones]]).
** Hoon Lee, the voice of the 2012 Splinter, makes an appearance as the voice of one of Splinter's ancestors in ”Endgame”. He also plays the Shredder in the Season 2 finale.

** Creator/ZeldaWilliams, who played Mona Lisa in the 2012 cartoon, plays unnamed female Foot enforcer called The Foot Recruit.

* CanonForeigner: Baron Draxum, a new villain created for the show, as well as majority of its RoguesGallery.

The show ended with a four-part finale on August 7th, 2020 after two seasons and thirty-nine episodes, though depending on how well the Netflix film performs, and the show could return.

* ArcWords: '''HOT SOUP!''' if one of the battle cries the Turtles yell, from their favorite movie star, Lou Jitsu. It takes new significance as the series rolls on.

* BrickJoke: Donnie's giant drill is usually the one that gains his brothers' attention, but each time it's introduced in the series, it's mostly used for transportation and storage purposes. Aside from those, it's continuously in a [[BetaTest beta testing phase]] in terms of combat. During "Rise", Donnie officially announces the drill is "out of beta", but only used for show. Then, [[spoiler: during the heroes' battle against Shredder, he finally makes full use of it]].

* AdultFear: The episode where the turtles meet the actor who plays their favorite sci-fi character Jupiter Jim has a very different energy when veiwed from an adult perspective. The turtles are blown away by their icon (while claiming to be dressed as the reptile aliens from one of his movies), when Jupiter Jim takes advantage of their starstruck nature to convince them to come back to his apartment which the teenage turtles do. Raph is the only one who is creeped out by this but goes along to avoid leaving his brothers alone. While at his apartment, Jupiter Jim lets the turtles handle a laser from one of his movies without telling them its real, causing Leo to nearly kill Mikey. When Raph, who is rightly uncomfortable with this whole situation, wants to leave, Jupiter Jim convinces Leo and Mikey to come into a private room with him so he can show them something interesting which turns out to be a trap to paralyze them and put them on display as he has done to many cosplayers in the past. For a child viewer, this is just another episode but to an older audience, the plot feels reminiscent of a celebrity exploiting their status to prey upon children. Even the scene with the laser could be compared to an adult offering children alcohol in order to make the child think they're cool. The turtles falling so easily into the trap is a stark reminder that they're only 13-15 years old.

* BaitAndSwitch: The opening of the first episode has rooftop party with what looks like a shady deal going down. The Turtles then appear a couple of rooftops away, setting up a zipline. We're led to believe that the Turtles are going to zipline into the party and stop whatever is happening -- but then they use the zipline to preform cannonballs into a pool on the rooftop next door, establishing a much more light-hearted and jokey tone that continues throughout the rest of the series.

* BaitAndSwitch: The opening of the first episode has rooftop party with what looks like a shady deal going down. The Turtles then appear a couple of rooftops away, setting up a zipline. We're led to believe that the Turtles are going to zipline into the party and stop whatever is happening. [[spoiler:In actuality, the Turtles are using the zipline to preform cannonballs into a pool that is on the rooftop next door]]

** Zig-Zagged with the Turtles' weapons; they use their usual weapons in the start of the series, but they're destroyed shortly after, which they replace with the mystic weapons except Donatello (whose Bo staff is still highly mechanized). [[spoiler:The series finale gives them new versions of their original weapons, but with mystic powers identical or similar to the replacement weapons.]]

** This series is the first animated incarnation to not feature a {{Crossover}} with ''ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo'', something that all three prior animated series did.

The series was renewed for a second season on July 27, 2018, just a week after the preview. It also has [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nickelodeon-sets-loud-house-ninja-turtles-animated-films-at-netflix-1182783 a movie]] in development at Creator/{{Netflix}}.

The show ended with a four-part finale on August 7th, 2020 after two seasons and thirty-nine episodes. The Netflix film is still in development, and the show could return based on how it performs.

* AdultFear: The episode where the turtles meet the actor who plays their favorite sci-fi character Jupiter Jim has a very different energy when veiwed from an adult perspective. The turtles are blown away by their icon (while claiming to be dressed as the reptile aliens from one of his movies), when Jupiter Jim takes advantage of their starstruck nature to convince them to come back to his apartment which the teenage turtles do. Raph is the only one who is creeped out by this but goes along to avoid leaving his brothers alone. While at his apartment, Jupiter Jim lets the turtles handle a laser from one of his movies without telling them its real, causing Leo to nearly kill Mikey. When Raph, who is rightly uncomfortable with this whole situation, wants to leave, Jupiter Jim convinces Leo and Mikey to come into a private room with him so he can show them something interesting which turns out to be a trap to paralyze them and put them on display as he has done to many cosplayers in the past.

'''Foot Recruit:''' [[spoiler:The name’s Cassandra! ''[[GenderFlipped Cassandra]] [[CanonCharacterAllAlong Jones!]]]]''

'''Foot Recruit:''' [[spoiler:The name’s Cassandra! ''[[CanonCharacterAllAlong Cassandra Jones!]]]]''

** When we finally learn Foot Recruit’s name in “Rise”.
-->'''Shredder:''' You dare defy me, General?\\