Men in Black: The Series
Overview
Men in Black: The Series (informally MIB: The Series) also known as Men in Black: The Animated Series is an American animated television series that aired during The WB's Kids' WB
programming block for four seasons from 1997 through 2001.
The show features characters from 1997's science fiction
film
Men in Black
, which was based on the comic book
series The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham
, originally published by Aircel Comics
.
MIB: The Series was made by Adelaide Productions Inc.
(a unit of Sony Pictures Television
) as a half-hour series airing on Saturday mornings originally and then moving to weekdays.
MIB: The Series was based on the 1997 blockbuster Men In Black and continued where the film left off, though with some minor changes.
Kids' WB
Kids' WB! was Warner Bros. American childrens programing division brand for The WB Television Network. In September 2006, the block moved to The CW Television Network. The CW is the result of The WB's merger with UPN in 2006...
programming block for four seasons from 1997 through 2001.
The show features characters from 1997's science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Men in Black
Men in Black (film)
Men in Black is a 1997 science fiction comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film was based on the Men in Black comic book series by Lowell Cunningham, originally published by Marvel Comics. The film featured the creature effects...
, which was based on the comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
series The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham
Lowell Cunningham
Lowell Cunningham is an American creator and writer best known for The Men in Black, which became the basis for a media franchise.-Biography:Cunningham created the comic book series The Men in Black...
, originally published by Aircel Comics
Aircel Comics
Aircel Comics was a Canadian comic book publisher founded by Barry Blair, based in Ottawa and active between 1985 and 1994. In 1988, it merged with American publisher Eternity Comics, itself an imprint of Malibu Comics, and in the late 1980s was taken over by Malibu before ceasing publication...
.
MIB: The Series was made by Adelaide Productions Inc.
Adelaide Productions
Adelaide Productions is an animation division of Sony Pictures Television.Originally named Columbia TriStar Children's Television, Adelaide has produced numerous animated television series including:*Jumanji: The Series...
(a unit of Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television, Inc. is an American and global television production/distribution subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment. In turn, the latter is part of the Japanese conglomerate Sony.-Background:...
) as a half-hour series airing on Saturday mornings originally and then moving to weekdays.
MIB: The Series was based on the 1997 blockbuster Men In Black and continued where the film left off, though with some minor changes.