My Life as a Teenage Robot: The Cluster Crisis

My Life as a Teenage Robot: The Cluster Crisis is a proposed science fantasy animated series. It is a sequel series to the Nickelodeon original cartoon "My Life as a Teenage Robot".

The series follows the story of Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman (Janice Kawaye) more than a year after the events of the 2005 special "Escape From Cluster Prime", as she returns to Cluster Prime to find the planet is in chaos; original antagonist Vexus (Cree Summer) has returned to try and take back her position as queen, but has consequently found herself at war with the newly-founded Cluster Revolutionary Army, led by Mercury (Roger Craig Smith). In response, Jenny must work together with Vexus's daughter, current queen Vega (Thora Birch), to end the conflict, and put the latter back in control of the Cluster's politics. Along the way, as the two dig deeper into the technicalities of the war, they uncover truths about the CRA's leaders, their motives, and the reality behind Cluster Prime's history.

"The Cluster Crisis" was initially conceived in early 2017 as an original story concept by amateur screenwriter Travis "Wedge" Hawkins, who currently develops the idea with co-writer Victor Lane. Though it currently only exists in script form, the series is a significant departure from the original through the eclectic storytelling approach of Hawkins, who describes the project as "a more serious, in-depth take on MLAATR." This narrative style features a continuous story arc, emphasis on characters and their development, and influences from a wide variety of genres including neo-noir film and shōnen manga/anime.

Cast
The project, a text-based original fanfic, is slated to take on an ensemble cast approach, with the following voice actors currently listed only as mental guidelines (or "placeholders") to be used by writers Hawkins and Lane:


 * Janice Kawaye (returning) as Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman
 * Thora Birch (returning) as Vega
 * Roger Craig Smith as CRA Commander "Mercury"
 * Travis Willingham as CRA Chief Officer "Taskmaster"
 * Jen Taylor as CRA Technician "Spark"
 * Cree Summer (returning) as Vexus
 * John Michael Higgins as Dr. Brindlius
 * Candi Milo (returning) as Nora Wakeman
 * Steve Blum (returning) as Smytus
 * Jim Ward (returning) as Krakus