Nexo Knights


Nexo Knights is a Danish-Canadian 3D animated television series for Cartoon Network that premiered in 2015, simultaneously produced as a Lego theme of the same name. Four seasons were produced for a total of 40 episodes. The fourth season finished airing in 2017.

Plot

In a medieval yet futuristic world, Clay, Aaron, Lance, Princess Macy, and Axl are five young knights who protect the kingdom of Knighton and its capital Knightonia from Jestro, the Book of Monsters, and their army of Lava Monsters. They also receive help from the Knightonia Royal Family, the digital wizard Merlok 2.0, Robin Underwood, and Ava Prentiss.
By the third season, the Cloud of Monstrox appears following his defeat as the Book of Monsters as he once again controls Jestro into helping him obtain the Forbidden Powers where the Cloud of Monstrox uses his evil lightning to animate his Stone Monsters. The two of them later ally with a sculptor named Roberto Arnoldi who helps to sculpt things out of rock for Jestro and Monstrox to use.
Despite the LEGO sets that the series is based on receiving a 5th wave, the series was ultimately cancelled, ending on a cliffhanger. In 2018, LEGO announced the discontinuation of the theme, officially confirming the cancellation of the series.

Episodes

Broadcast

The series debuted on Cartoon Network in the United States on December 13, 2015 as Sneak Peek and January 2016 officially. It premiered on Cartoon Network in Middle East and Gulli in France on December 18, 2015. Then it premiered Cartoon Network in Central and Eastern Europe on November 28, 2015. It debuted on Cartoon Network in United Kingdom and Ireland on December 19, 2015 as a Sneak Peek and February 1, 2016 officially. It premiered on Cartoon Network in Turkey on December 19, 2015. It premiered on Cartoon Network in Nordic on December 23, 2015. It premiered on Cartoon Network in Poland on December 26, 2016 as Sneak Peek. It debuted on Teletoon in Canada on January 8, 2016. It debuted on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand on February 6, 2016. It premiered on Cartoon Network in Africa on February 27, 2016. Kix and Pop debut in United Kingdom on March 4, 2017. The series was cancelled due to funding issues.

NEXO Knights: 4D Movie

The NEXO Knights: 4D Movie, "The Book of Creativity", debuted in all LEGOLand Parks in the Summer of 2016. It features an original story line and enhanced production in 3D and with physical effects designed for theaters in the LEGOLand Parks. The plot involved the Nexo Knights fighting Jestro and the Book of Monsters when they attack the village of Buildburg so that the Book of Monsters can consume the Book of Creativity.

Merchandise and other media

Lego Nexo Knights is a fantasy-based castle LEGO theme released in January 2016. Announced at New York Comic Con 2015, it incorporates thematic elements drawn from both earlier space and castle themes while adding a 21st-century digital spin. It replaced Legends of Chima, a theme released in 2013. The theme was discontinued after the January 2018 wave of releases.

Merchandising launch

Fourteen building sets were available for sale in January 2016, ranging in price from $9.99 to $99.99. Additional building sets were launched in August 2016. The first two sets were revealed at New York Comic Con.

Sets

2016
Ultimate
Polybags
August 2016
Ultimate
2017
Polybags
2018
Lego has also released several books about the Lego Nexo Knights.
One particular book is called "Lego Nexo Knights: The Book of Monsters" which talks about the different evil spellbooks, the Book of Monsters' crush on the Book of Love, the bios of the Nexo Knights with vandalized pictures, the bios of the Lava Monster Army, the bios of the as-yet-unintroduced Forest Monster Army, and the bios of the as-yet-unintroduced Sea Monster Army.
On September 27, 2016, Scholastic released "Lego Nexo Knights: The Knights Code", a guidebook for all knights-in-training.
On January 31, 2017, Scholastic released "Knights Academy: The Forbidden Power" a Nexo Knights spin-off book series following Fletcher Bowman, an orphan from the countryside, and Izzy Richmond, little sister to Lance Richmond, on their adventures at the Knights Academy. A sequel has been confirmed by Lego.com and it will be titled "Knights Academy: The Secret Classroom".

Mobile game

Lego NEXO Knights: Merlok 2.0 is a discontinued action battle mobile game was released for Android and iOS on December 19, 2015. The users has to play through the game to "Save the Kingdom". Each of the five knights has an accompanying shield. Each shield unlocks a Nexo Power for the user to play with, the more powers that are unlocked the more powerful they become. Later on, Combo Powers were added when using the battle mech suits. Shields could be found in Lego sets, blindbags, and even pictures could be found in the tv series, mini movies and magazines.