Computeropolis is a computer animated comedy film series and media franchise produced by Universal Animation and released by Universal Pictures. It features the adventures of Peri Dazz (voiced by Jesse McCartney), an intelligent and kind-hearted teenage boy, who is sucked into the eponymous fantasy and metropolis internet city from his computer, where he meets his character Nicky Kickzoo (voiced by David Spade), the star of Peri's computer game Frenzy. The duo unexpectedly embark on adventures that challenge and change them.
The franchise began with the 2004 film Computeropolis and its 2007, 2010, 2018 and 2021 sequels Computeropolis 2, Computeropolis 3 and Computeropolis: The Deep Web and Computeropolis: Webcation. It also includes several short films, a simulator ride attraction, Computeropolis: A Technical Ride, at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood, many video games, and a television series for the Gingo network titled Computeropolis: Adventures of Peri and Nicky, which premiered in the summer of 2008. A spin-off series, entitled Zola: Queen of the Deep Web, premiered on Universal Kids in early 2019. Another spin-off series, titled Computeropolis: Operation DCL, is set to premiere on Peacock in 2021.
The franchise has been highly acclaimed with its first two features being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, in addition to the first film's nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Score. The series has now grossed over $3 billion, making it the 24th highest-grossing franchise of all time, the fourth highest-grossing animated franchise (behind Shrek, Despicable Me, and Ice Age), and the highest-grossing Universal Animation franchise.
Film Series[]
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screenplay | Story | ||||
| Computeropolis | Template:Dts | Audel LaRoque | Thomas Lennon | Audel LaRoque & Michael Wildshill | Brandon Minez |
| Computeropolis 2 | Template:Dts | Thomas Lennon, Audel LaRoque & Mike Reiss | Audel LaRoque, Michael Wildshill, Arlo-Avocha Vernon, Thomas Lennon,
Karey Kirkpatrick & Mike Reiss | ||
| Computeropolis 3 | Template:Dts | Mike Moon & Ash Brannon | Joe Stillman, Maya Forbes & Wally Wolodarsky | Joe Stillman & Ash Brannon | Cynthia Marion |
| Computeropolis: The Deep Web | Template:Dts | Audel LaRoque | Audel LaRoque, Erica Rivinoja & Mike Reiss | Audel LaRoque, Michael Wildshill, Ash Brannon, Gary Hall,
Jim Anderson, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Erica Rivinoja & Mike Reiss |
Mary Parent & Adam Stephenson Miller |
| Computeropolis: Webcation | Template:Dts | Gary Hall | Audel LaRoque, Gary Hall & Karey Kirkpatrick | Template:TBA | Brandon Minez & Amy McNeill |
Computeropolis (2004)[]
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Computeropolis, the first film in the franchise, was released on July 2, 2004, and focuses on a young computer designing expert named Peri Dazz, who attempts to publish his own game Frenzy to the Internet and suddenly stumbles into an eponymous online universe deep inside the realms of his computer. While finding a way to return home, Peri joins Nicky Kickzoo, the protagonist of the Frenzy game, on a risky mission to eliminate King Trojan, a virus capable of corrupting the entirety of the global system.
Computeropolis 2 (2007)[]
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Computeropolis 2, the second film in the franchise, was released on July 6, 2007, and takes place two years after the first film, with Peri Dazz now being 16 years old. It focuses on Peri and Nicky entering an massively multiplayer virtual reality online sandbox game, during which Peri finds love. Soon, Computeropolis plunges into chaos when a group of cyberbullies try to hijack Peri's computer and take over Computeropolis.
Computeropolis 3 (2010)[]
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Computeropolis 3, the third film in the franchise, was released on December 10, 2010. Peri, Nicky, Travis, and the rest of the gang face off against Jeff Bick, a ruthless nemesis of Peri who plans to melt the internal infrastructure of Internet. Meanwhile, Vinna pays a visit to her long-lost family, who abandoned her to find a new life. It is the first film in the series not to be released in July.
Computeropolis: The Deep Web (2018)[]
- Main article: Computeropolis: The Deep Web
The Deep Web, the fourth film in the franchise, was released on June 1, 2018. Peri and his friends take a journey to the bootleg world known as the Deep Web led by Rulio, before Peri prepares to leave for college. During their adventure, Peri and the gang encounter many strange commodities of the Deep Web. However, after rescuing a young woman named Zola from a mean-spirited group called the Darkers, they soon discover Rulio is responsible for making these bootlegs and plans to put a bootleg virus that could destroy Peri's computer, so they must stop him before it's too late.
Computeropolis: Webcation (2021)[]
- Main article: Computeropolis: Webcation
Webcation, the fifth film in the franchise, was released in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2021, and will later release in the United States on September 17 after facing numerous delays from its original May 2021 release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During his spring break in the fourth trimester of college, Peri decides to go on a vacation with his friends to the Grand Web Resort, a luxury resort far away from Computeropolis, which is described as a "webcation", but they become unaware that the resort turns out to be a virus that threatens to wipe out the computer world. Now, Peri and the gang must team up together to stop the virus.
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