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Transformers: Prime

8.1IMDb477 votesStrongly recommended
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2010 – 20133 seasons · 65 episodes~21 min per episodeTV-Y7Ended
KidsAction & AdventureAnimation
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Peter Cullen

Peter Cullen

Optimus Prime (voice)

65 eps

Jeffrey Combs

Jeffrey Combs

Ratchet (voice)

65 eps

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

Megatron (voice)

65 eps

Tania Gunadi

Tania Gunadi

Miko Nakadai (voice)

65 eps

Josh Keaton

Josh Keaton

Jack Darby (voice)

65 eps

Kevin Michael Richardson

Kevin Michael Richardson

Bulkhead (voice)

65 eps

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Agent William Fowler (voice)

65 eps

Andy Pessoa

Andy Pessoa

Rafael "Raf" Esquivel (voice)

65 eps

Sumalee Montano

Sumalee Montano

Arcee (voice)

65 eps

Nolan North

Nolan North

Smokescreen (voice)

13 eps

Steve Blum

Steve Blum

Starscream (voice)

65 eps

Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Ultra Magnus (voice)

13 eps

David Sobolov

David Sobolov

Shockwave (voice)

14 eps

Daran Norris

Daran Norris

Knock Out (voice)

65 eps

James Horan

James Horan

Wheeljack (voice)

1 eps

Richard Green

Richard Green

Skyquake (voice)

1 eps

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson

Cliffjumper (voice)

1 eps

Alexandra Krosney

Alexandra Krosney

Sierra (voice)

3 eps

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Silas (voice)

8 eps

Will Friedle

Will Friedle

Bumblebee (voice)

1 eps

George Takei

George Takei

Alpha Trion (voice)

2 eps

David Kaye

David Kaye

Hardshell (voice)

2 eps

John Noble

John Noble

Unicron (voice)

4 eps

Peter Mensah

Peter Mensah

Predaking (voice)

4 eps

Tony Todd

Tony Todd

Dreadwing (voice)

8 eps

Billy Brown

Billy Brown

Cliffjumper (voice)

1 eps

Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin

Breakdown (voice)

11 eps

Reggie Bannister

Reggie Bannister

Museum Security Guard (voice)

1 eps

Brad Raider

Brad Raider

Vince (voice)

1 eps

Gina Torres

Gina Torres

Airachnid (voice)

8 eps

John DiMaggio

John DiMaggio

Vogel (voice)

1 eps

Robert Forster

Robert Forster

General Bryce (voice)

1 eps

Markie Post

Markie Post

June Darby (voice)

15 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Transformers: Prime actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Transformers: Prime reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and Character Depth.

SpectacleVery strong8.0

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

BingeabilityVery strong7.3

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Character DepthStrong6.2

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

World BuildingPresent5.0

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

HumourPresent4.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

SerializedPresent4.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

Emotional WeightPresent4.0

How much the series is designed to affect you.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

The story

What it's about

Roll out with Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Arcee, Ratchet, Bulkhead, and the rest of the heroic Autobots as they battle the evil Decepticons. Now that big bad Megatron has returned with a mysterious and dangerous element, Team Prime must prepare for an epic battle.

The run

Seasons

3 seasons · 65 episodes.

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    201026 episodes

    7.4IMDb

    Best episode · S01E26 One Shall Rise (3)

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    201226 episodes

    8.2IMDb

    Best episode · S02E01 Orion Pax (1)

  • Official poster for Beast Hunters

    Season 3 · Complete

    Beast Hunters

    201313 episodes

    6.5IMDb

    Best episode · S03E04 Rebellion

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Darkness Rising (1)

S01E01

Darkness Rising (1)

6.2IMDb6 votes

The Autobots go on alert as the Decepticons return to Earth in the series opener, Meanwhile a group of humans find themselves with new caretakers after stumbling into the middle of the Autobot conflict with the Decepticons.

26 Nov 201022 min

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Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Music

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

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