Ekans – Snakes Awake also known as Ekans – Ek Se Badhkar Snake or simply Ekans is an Indian science fiction superhero computer-animated series produced by Hi-Tech Animation for Cartoon Network (India and Asia).[1] The series centers around 13-year-old Ekans, whose name spelled backward would be "S, N, A, K, E". He has the ability to control snakes in form of robots and can also tackle real ones as well.
It is the first Cartoon Network Indian original computer-animated series.[2]
Premise
The series revolves around a 13-year-old street-smart wunderkind, Ekans, who is chosen as the one and is gifted a nagamani by the world's most powerful snakes, thanks to his heart of gold and fearless attitude. With extraordinary snake-like powers, the otherwise conventional tech-savvy youngster obtains heightened sensory perceptions, ability to camouflage, flexibility, and strength to keep humanity safe from the evils of the world. That's not all; his trendy hi-tech superpower suit with mechanical snakes gives him additional abilities to cleverly outsmart villains.
The concept of snake-based powers in the series is derived from an old Indian legend revolving around snakes. In the legend, a community of snakes were granted sentience and powers such as metamorphosis by a magical stone called the Nagamani (lit. Serpent Gem).
Characters
Main
Ekans
Chiku
Kiara
Diya
Dr. Sanjay
Chocho the Robot
Naagrakshak
Agent P
Bunty
Dheeraj
Sonu and Monu
Supporting
Wire Z
Time Warp
Dr. I
Darkstone
Elastiko
Worm King
Froggie
Kazero
Sapera
Chemical King
Crazy Collector
Mongoose & Kanjoose
Chen & Liu
Octagon
Gatoroid
Danger Driller
Cemento & Mixer
Hathoda
Maharoach
Lathi & Kathi (Sapera's Assistant)
Broadcast
The series debuted on Cartoon Network on 27 June 2021 with first season titled Ekans - Ek Se Badhkar Snake. The second season of the series was premiered on 22 November 2021 under the title Ekans - Snakes Awake! on Cartoon Network.[3] The series also premiered on Cartoon Network Asia in 25 April 2022.[4]Cartoon Network shifted the series to its sister channel Pogo TV on 22 August 2022.[5][6][7] The show shifted to their new sister channel Discovery Kids on 14 October 2023.[8]
Specials
Ekans – Origin Story
On 25 December 2021 Cartoon Network aired a special episode of the series titled Ekans Special:Ekans: Origin Story in the celebration of Christmas. In this special episode, it was revealed how Ekans got his super powers and nagamani.[9][10] It was also premiered on Pogo with the title Ekans: Origin Story on 4 September 2022.[11]
Movies
Ekans – Hero Ek Villain Anek
A theatrical film titled Ekans – Hero Ek Villain Anek was released in PVR Cinemas on 19 August 2022 in three languages i.e. Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.[12] The film later premiered on Pogo TV in 16 October 2022.[13]
Ekans – The Mystery Of Three Gems
Pogo TV launched another feature film of the series titled Ekans – The Mystery Of Three Gems on 9 October 2022.[14][15] It is also an original film of Pogo TV of Ekans series.[citation needed]
