Netflix has added five new original and exclusive shows to its growing kids programming portfolio, including new series featuring Inspector Gadget and Danger Mouse.   

Inspector Gadget, a new 26-episode CGI-animated series, will premiere on Netflix in the U.S. next month; the show is running on television in Latin America and European countries.  Inspector Gadget, joined by his niece, Penny, and her dog, Brain, will battle Dr. Claw and his global crime syndicate. 

The character has spawned a lot of merch over the years, and was the subject of a short-lived comic from Viper a few years back (see “’Inspector Gadget’”).  And it has a lot of affection among the geek community, as demonstrated by this cosplay photo from the 2013 New York Comic Con, and this one from the 2013 San Diego Comic Con.

Danger Mouse, a well-known parody of British spy fiction, will launch in Spring 2016.  Stephen Fry has been cast to voice Colonel K.

Also ordered were Some Assembly Required, a live action show; Bottersnikes & Gumbles, based on an Australian book series; and Super 4, a CGI series inspired by Playmobil. 

Netflix recently premiered a live action kids show with comic roots, Richie Rich (see “New ‘Richie Rich’ Show”).  Trailer below.