Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion is an American superhero television series created by Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez and developed by Eric S. Garcia and Leo Chu. It was announced on April 28, 2022, that the action-comedy would premiere on the Disney Channel on June 3, 2022.
Subsequently, the first ten episodes of the brand-new coming-of-age series were released on Disney+ on June 8, 2022. In episode 11, which came out the previous week, we saw Violet’s best friend Maya ask her for her support for one of her big esports tournaments. However, as she tries to get to her duties as her superhero, she finds herself unable to show up for her friend.
Violet struggles to juggle these two sides of herself, and her life is featured in the eleventh episode of the first season of Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion, titled “Ultra Friend, Ultra Flake.” It aired on Friday, October 7, 2022.
Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion Season 1 Episode 12 Preview
In this week’s episode, the twelfth of the debut season of Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion, we saw Violet grow resolute to earn her best friend Maya’s forgiveness and get back in her good graces after she dropped out of her major tournament. Episode 12, which is titled “Forgive Me Not,” will feature a guest appearance from Lorena Jorge as Catalina Rivera/Cascada.
In the episode due to come out next week, the thirteenth of the new series, Violet discovers the true identity of Cascada and is left disoriented. But it is not the only secret she keeps. As such, the young superhero becomes overwhelmed with everything she is hiding. The episode is entitled “Highkey Anxiety.”
Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion Season 1 Plot
When an average 13-year-old Mexican American teenager, Violet Rodriguez, gets chosen by a magical c mask as its wearer, she transforms into Ultra Violet, a superhero with super-speed fighting crime. If not anything else, she is happy to get out of the shadow of her brother, Santiago Rodriguez.
Untrained and a novice at her new job, she follows another Luchador superhero, the Black Scorpion, who possesses super-strength and the power to teleport through shadows, only to find out that it is actually her uncle Cruz who moonlights as him. With both their covers blown, Cruz agrees to train his niece and get her to follow in his footsteps.
Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion Season 1 Cast
The main cast of this action-fantasy includes Scarlett Estevez, who plays Violet Rodriguez, aka Ultra Violet; J.R. Villarreal as Cruz De la Vega or Black Scorpion, Violet’s uncle and superhero mentor who spends his day in his own wrestling gym, and fights crime at night; Marianna Burelli as Nina Rodriguez, Violet’s mother who is the principal of Dolores Huerta Middle School.
Juan Alfonso as Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Violet’s father who is a big fan of the Lucha libre; Brandon Rossel as Santiago “Tiago” Rodriguez, Violet’s over-achieving elder brother who constantly overshadows her; Zelia Ankrum as Maya Miller-Martinez, Violet’s confidante and best friend to whom Violet confides in about the best friend and mask and her secret superhero identity; Bryan Blanco as Luis León, an antisocial hall monitor at Dolores Huerta Middle School and a gossip blogger who is determined to uncover the identity of Ultra Violet.
Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit serve as executive producers of Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion Season 1, as well as the writers. Blue Demon Jr. was also set to be an executive producer.
Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion Season 1 Episode 12 Release Date
The debut season of Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion premiered on June 3, 2022, after which the first ten episodes came out together in Disney+ on June 8, 2022. After a four-month mid-season break, new episodes of the season, starting with Episode 11, began airing on October 7. New episodes come out every Friday at 8 PM on Disney Channel, and Episode 12 will kick off on Friday, October 14, 2022, at said time and channel.
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— Disney Channel (@DisneyChannel) October 7, 2022
In the United States, the action comedy is currently streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, DIRECTV, and DisneyNOW, given one has a subscription. Moreover, fans may also purchase it as a download on Apple iTunes and Google Play Movies.
In Canada, Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion Season 1 is only available to buy on Google Play Movies and Microsoft Store as a download. In the United Kingdom, fans may watch it on Disney Plus or Virgin TV Go with a subscription.
Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion Season 1 Episode Schedule
- Episode 11: Ultra Friend, Ultra Flake — October 7, 2022
- Episode 12: Forgive Me Not — October 14, 2022
- Episode 13: Highkey Anxiety — October 21, 2022
- Episode 14: Luis León Won’t Go Home — October 28, 2022
- Episode 15: Unleash the Cape — TBA
- Episode 16: Ultra Violet vs. Black Scorpion — TBA
