| Hello Ninja | |
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| Created by | N. D. Wilson |
| Based on | Hello Ninja by N. D. Wilson |
| Written by | Susan Kim |
| Directed by | Michael Dowding |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
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| Producer | Linda Lamontagne |
| Editor | Andrew McSherry |
| Running time | 11–14 minutes |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | November 1, 2019 – January 19, 2021 |
Hello Ninja is an animated children's streaming television series based on the book of the same name by N.D. Wilson airing on Netflix.
The show premiered on November 1, 2019. Its second season was released on April 24, 2020. The third season was released on September 6, 2020.[1][2][3] A fourth season was released on January 19, 2021.[4]
Hello Ninja revolves around Wesley (Lukas Engel), his best friend Georgie (Zoey Siewert) & his orange cat Pretzel. Wesley's super-wise grandma, Baa-Chang (AKA Kuma the Dragon) (Mayumi Yoshida), teaches them life lessons that all "ninjas" should learn.
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 10 | November 1, 2019 | ||
| 2 | 10 | April 24, 2020 | ||
| 3 | 9 | July 10, 2020 | ||
| 4 | 10 | January 19, 2021 | ||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Cottontail Ninja" | Michael Dowding | Mark Palmer | November 1, 2019 |
| 2 | 2 | "Lava Leap" | Michael Dowding | Mark Palmer | November 1, 2019 |
| 3 | 3 | "Where Eagles Dare" | Michael Dowding | Eugene Son | November 1, 2019 |
| 4 | 4 | "Temple of Bingo" | Michael Dowding | Adam Wilson & Melanie Wilson LaBracio | November 1, 2019 |
| 5 | 5 | "Shadow Ninja" | Michael Dowding | C. James Carter | November 1, 2019 |
| 6 | 6 | "Proof is in Pretzel" | Michael Dowding | Jennifer Skelly | November 1, 2019 |
| 7 | 7 | "Hound in Ninjaville" | Michael Dowding | Roger Eschbacher | November 1, 2019 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Kitchen Mission" | Michael Dowding | Sarah Eisenberg & Becky Wangberg | November 1, 2019 |
| 9 | 9 | "Coming Clean" | Michael Dowding | Eugene Son | November 1, 2019 |
| 10 | 10 | "Bonsai Surprise" | Michael Dowding | Adam Wilson & Melanie Wilson LaBracio | November 1, 2019 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 11 | 1 | "Market of Doom" | Michael Dowding | Sarah Eisenberg & Becky Wangberg | April 24, 2020 |
| 12 | 2 | "Treasure Split" | Michael Dowding | Jennifer Skelly | April 24, 2020 |
| 13 | 3 | "Under the Couch" | Michael Dowding | Eugene Son | April 24, 2020 |
| 14 | 4 | "Wild, Wild Wesley" | Michael Dowding | Adam Wilson & Melanie Wilson LaBracio | April 24, 2020 |
| 15 | 5 | "Jungle's End" | Michael Dowding | Jennifer Skelly | April 24, 2020 |
| 16 | 6 | "The Way to Dreamland" | Michael Dowding | David Skelly | April 24, 2020 |
| 17 | 7 | "Lemonade Stand" | Michael Dowding | Alex Mack | April 24, 2020 |
| 18 | 8 | "Beat the Heat" | Michael Dowding | Adam Wilson & Melanie Wilson LaBracio | April 24, 2020 |
| 19 | 9 | "Stick to It" | Michael Dowding | Roger Eschbacher | April 24, 2020 |
| 20 | 10 | "Ninja vs. Ninja" | Michael Dowding | Chris Walsh | April 24, 2020 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 21 | 1 | "Welcome to Japan" | Michael Dowding | Allen Markuze | September 6, 2020 |
| 22 | 2 | "Hotaru no Hikari" | Michael Dowding | David Skelly | September 6, 2020 |
| 23 | 3 | "Heart of the Dragon" | Michael Dowding | Susan Kim | September 6, 2020 |
| 24 | 4 | "Pretzel Goes to Sea" | Michael Dowding | Sarah Eisenberg & Becky Wangberg | September 6, 2020 |
| 25 | 5 | "Valley of the Giants" | Michael Dowding | Roger Eschbacher | September 6, 2020 |
| 26 | 6 | "Be the Leaves" | Michael Dowding | Alex Mack | September 6, 2020 |
| 27 | 7 | "Sno Fun" | Michael Dowding | C. James Carter | September 6, 2020 |
| 28 | 8 | "In Cold Pursuit" | Michael Dowding | Chris Walsh | September 6, 2020 |
| 29 | 9 | "Sneaky Seed Snatcher" | Michael Dowding | Jiro C. Okada | September 6, 2020 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [5] |
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| 30 | 1 | "A Bike Story" | Michael Dowding | Roger Eschbacher | January 19, 2021 |
| 31 | 2 | "No Cat Left Behind" | Michael Dowding | Chris Walsh | January 19, 2021 |
| 32 | 3 | "Dance, Dance Ninja" | Michael Dowding | Alex Mack | January 19, 2021 |
| 33 | 4 | "The Great Ninja Train" | Michael Dowding | Sarah Eisenberg & Becky Wangberg | January 19, 2021 |
| 34 | 5 | "The Ballad of Gen" | Michael Dowding | C. James Carter | January 19, 2021 |
| 35 | 6 | "Let's Talk Space" | Michael Dowding | Roger Eschbacher | January 19, 2021 |
| 36 | 7 | "Quiet Game" | Michael Dowding | Alex Mack | January 19, 2021 |
| 37 | 8 | "Golfball Ninjas" | Michael Dowding | Chris Walsh | January 19, 2021 |
| 38 | 9 | "Treasure Hunt" | Michael Dowding | Roger Eschbacher | January 19, 2021 |
| 39 | 10 | "Enter the Kitten" | Michael Dowding | Chris Walsh | January 19, 2021 |
On July 22, 2019 Netflix announced that it had given a greenlight production order to Hello Ninja with Mark Palmer on board as showrunner, Susan Kim as story editor and Michael Dowding as the director.[6]
Hello Ninja was released on November 1, 2019 on Netflix.[1] Season 2 was released on April 24, 2020. On May 18, 2020 it was announced the series had been renewed for a third season which released September 6, 2020.[7] On July 10, 2020 it was announced the series had been renewed for a fourth season which released on January 19, 2021.[4]
