TRON: Uprising
Seen it?2012 | 1 seasons | 30 min | Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a short run with a modest audience. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and families. If you loved Star Wars: The Clone Wars or Generator Rex, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 9 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-Y7. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Some time between 'Tron' and 'Tron: Legacy', a young program named Beck becomes the skillful leader of a revolution inside the computer world of The Grid.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 Emmy: 65th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation – Art Direction (Episode: The Stranger). Plus 1 other award.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 178K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
- Elijah WoodBeck
- Bruce BoxleitnerTron
- Emmanuelle ChriquiPage
- Mandy MooreMara
- Nate CorddryZed
- Lance HenriksenTesler
- Paul ReubensPavel
- Fred TatascioreClu
- Reginald VelJohnsonAble
- Tricia HelferThe Grid