Kenny Starfighter

Kenny Starfighter is a Swedish science fiction television series that follows the titular hero as he fights against the evil lord Dr. Deo.[1][2] Although aimed at children, this show was popular with adults as well. A film, Kenny Begins, was made in 2009. In June 2022, it was announced that a new season of the series will premiere in the fall, and will take place 20 years after the first season.[3][4] It began airing on September 21, 2022, and so far has only aired one episode. It is unknown if there will be any more in the second season.

Kenny Starfighter
GenreComedy
Science fiction
Created by
  • Mats Lindberg
  • Carl Åstrand
Starring
  • Johan Rheborg
  • Johan Stattin
  • Josefin Edvardsson
  • Gabriel Hermelin
  • Linus Samuelsson
Country of originSweden
Original languageSwedish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Producers
  • Mikael Kinning
  • Jan Zachrisson
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkSVT
Original release
  • Original series:

October 4 (1997-10-04) –
November 8, 1997 (1997-11-08)

  • Revival: September 21, 2022-present
The suit of Kenny Starfighter at Stockholm City Museum.

Premise

Kenny Starfighter, a Galactic Hero of dubious ability, is sent to Earth to find and stop the evil Doctor Deo as the Galaxy's last hope after all other Galactic Heroes have gone MIA. Whilst in pursuit of the doctor his space-bus crashes in a small Swedish town. Here he learns that the teachers at a local school have been acting bizarrely and joins forces with some of the school children to investigate this. They find the person behind the strange behavior at the school is none other than Dr. Deo. Through their combined efforts they manage to defeat him and save Kenny's home planet Mylta.

Cast

Episodes

Season 1 (1997)
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [5]Directed by [6]Written by [6]Original air date [1]
11"Vårt sista hopp"Carl Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus LöwenhielmCarl Åstrand, Jonas Inde, Mats Lindberg
Pontus Löwenhielm & Måns Mårlind		October 4, 1997 (1997-10-04)
22"Den försvunna Chokladzingofabriken"Carl Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus LöwenhielmCarl Åstrand, Jonas Inde, Mats Lindberg
Pontus Löwenhielm & Måns Mårlind		October 11, 1997 (1997-10-11)
33"Vem är Dr Deo?"Carl Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus LöwenhielmCarl Åstrand, Jonas Inde, Mats Lindberg
Pontus Löwenhielm & Måns Mårlind		October 18, 1997 (1997-10-18)
44"Gate of hell"Calle Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus LöwenhielmCarl Åstrand, Jonas Inde, Mats Lindberg
Pontus Löwenhielm & Måns Mårlind		October 25, 1997 (1997-10-25)
55"Dr Deo slår tillbaka!"Carl Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus LöwenhielmCarl Åstrand, Jonas Inde, Mats Lindberg
Pontus Löwenhielm & Måns Mårlind		November 1, 1997 (1997-11-01)
66"Kennys återkomst"Carl Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus LöwenhielmCarl Åstrand, Jonas Inde, Mats Lindberg
Pontus Löwenhielm & Måns Mårlind		November 8, 1997 (1997-11-08)

Season 2 (2022)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [3][4]
71TBACarl Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus LöwenhielmCarl Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus LöwenhielmSeptember 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)

References
  • Kenny Starfighter at International Hero
  • "IMCDb.org: 1955 Messerschmitt KR 200 in "Kenny Starfighter, 1997"". imcdb.org. Retrieved 2016-01-23.

Notes
  1. "Svensk mediedatabas". Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  2. "Rheborg: "Jag ser Runar i spegeln"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Septemberpremiär för Kenny Starfighter på SVT" (in Swedish). Film i Väst. June 8, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  4. "Kenny Starfighter kommer tillbaka! Se teasern till ett mystiskt nytt projekt" (in Swedish). MovieZine. May 31, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  5. "Kenny Starfighter". SVT Play. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  6. "Kenny Starfighter (1997)". Svensk filmdatabas. Retrieved July 10, 2022.


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