Tristan Mercado Jonah Wineberg Lilly Bartlam Abigail Oliver Lucas Kalechstein Ethan Pugiotto Kingsley Marshal Colin Doyle Bryn McAuley Raven Dauda Scott Law Joseph Motiki Cory Doran Stacey DePass Tal Bachman Julie Sype Christian Distefano Lacey-Lee Evin Mili Patel Tyler Barish Freddie Howson
Composers
Steve D'Angelo Terry Tompkins Lorenzo Castelli Craig McConnell Justin Forsley
November 6, 2017 (2017-11-06) – July 2, 2020 (2020-07-02)
Top Wing is a Canadian animated television series created by Matthew Fernandes of Industrial Brothers. It was produced in-house by Industrial Brothers in connection with 9 Story Media Group.[1] In Canada, the series debuted on Treehouse on January 6, 2018.[2]Nickelodeon acquired the rights to the show outside of Canada,[3] and it premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on November 6, 2017. In the UK, the main cast's voices are dubbed with British voice actors, replacing their original Canadian voices.
On May 22, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, which premiered on March 1, 2019.[4] Since May 31, 2019, new episodes moved to the Nick Jr. Channel in the United States.
Taking place on Big Swirl Island, an island inhabited by birds and other animals, Top Wing follows four eager young birds—Swift, Brody, Penny, and Rod—who work together at Top Wing Academy as new cadets to earn their wings by helping their community. With the help of mentor Speedy, the cadets take on different missions for their rescue skills and also help those in need, all while learning important lessons.[5][6]
Swift (voiced by Jonah Wineberg in Season 1 and Tristan Mercado in Season 2 in the US, and William Romain in the UK) is a blue jay,[7] who is the leader of Team Top Wing and really great at flying high up in the sky. His signature color is orange, and his vehicles are the Flash Wing jet and the Zip Flash jet-copter.
Rod (voiced by Ethan Pugiotto in the US, and Freddie Howson in the UK) is a rooster[8] who's ready to drive around the island with his all-terrain vehicle. He's also the comic relief cadet. His signature color is red, and his vehicles are the Road Wing roadster and the Rooster Booster motorcycle.
Brody (voiced by Lucas Kalechstein in the US, and Leni Hamilton in the UK) is a puffin[9] who loves to fly with the waves, over and on. His signature color is green, and his vehicles are the Splash Wing boat and the Splash Diver boat and submarine hybrid.
Penny (voiced by Abigail Oliver in the US, and Mili Patel in the UK) is a penguin[8] who is an expert at undersea life in her submarine and the only female cadet. Her signature color is pink, and her vehicles are the Aqua Wing submarine and the Aqua Runner submarine.
Speedy (voiced by Colin Doyle in the US, and Brad Kavanagh in Seasons 1 to 2 in the UK) helps out the Top Wing cadets. He is their ace instructor. He pilots the HQ Command Flyer.
Bea (voiced by Bryn McAuley in the US, and Charlotte Reynard in the UK) is the female chief mechanic who helps out at HQ with Speedy.
Chirp and Cheep are two baby chicks who are seen with the Top Wing cadets. Chirp has two pink feathers on her head, while Cheep has two blue feathers on his head. They can only say their own names.
Farmer Treegoat (voiced by Jonathan Potts) is a tree goat.
Sammy Monkey (voiced by Tyler Barish in the US, and Hari Patel in the UK) is a little monkey.
Shirley Squirrley (voiced by Bryn McAuley in the US, and Kathryn MacColl in the UK) is a squirrel who enjoys flying, thus she dons wings like those on a flying squirrel.
Timmy Turtle (voiced by Meesha Contreras in the US, and Kathryn MacColl in the UK) is a young turtle who's Honu's son and he's the leader of the Junior Cadets.
Honu Turtle (voiced by Linda Ballantyne) is Timmy's mom and works as a conductor for the Turtle Train.
Dina (voiced by TJ McGibbson in the US, and Kathryn MacColl in the UK) is a young rhino.
Ms. Brownbear (voiced by Julie Sype in the US, and Fiona Clarke in the UK) is the student's teacher.
Commodore Herky J. Smurkturkski III (voiced by Scott Law in the US, and Rob Foster in the UK) is an announcer turkey
The Turkskis (voiced by Scott Law) are Commodore Smurkturkski's three little chicks
Tina Treegoat (voiced by Lacey-Lee Evin in the US, and Kathryn MacColl in the UK) is a young tree goat who's Grady's daughter and she's one of the Junior Cadets
Grady Treegoat (voiced by Cory Doran) is Tina's dad
Ward Beaver (voiced by Tal Bachman) is Wally's dad
June Beaver (voiced by Stacey DePass) is Wally's mom
Wally Beaver (voiced by Tyler Barish in the US, and Hari Patel in the UK) is a young beaver who's June and Ward's son and he's one of the Junior Cadets
Anyu PolarBear (voiced by Piper Hook in the US, and Kathryn MacColl in the UK) is a young polar bear who befriends with Penny and she's one of the Junior Cadets
Yuka PolarBear (voiced by Jayden Greig) is Anyu's brother
Mr. PolarBear (voiced by Joanathan Potts) is Anyu and Yuka's dad
Top Wing has been translated into French, and this version airs in Canada on Telequebec. The French-language version of the show is available online as part of Telequebec's free streaming service for children's programming called CouCou TV. The characters' names do not change in French, and the school is referred to as Academie Top Wing. The Bangla version was shown on Duronto TVinBangladesh on 2020-2021.
