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| based_on             = {{based on|[[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]]||[[Stan Lee]]|[[Jack Kirby]]}}
| developer            = [[Reginald Hudlin]]
| writer               = Reginald Hudlin
| director             = [[Mark Brooks (director)|Mark Brooks]]<br />[[Jon Schnepp]]
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| voices               = [[Djimon Hounsou]]<br />Stan Lee<br />[[Kerry Washington]]<br />[[Alfre Woodard]]<br />David Busch<br />[[Stephen Stanton]]<br />[[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]]
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| theme_music_composer = [[Stephen James Taylor]]
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| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 1
| num_episodes         = 6
| executive_producer   = Reginald Hudlin<br/>Eric S. Rollman<br />[[Aaron Parry]] <br />Sidney Clifton
| producer             = [[Cort Lane]]
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| runtime              = 20 minutes
| company              = [[Marvel Knights Animation]]<br />Hudlin Entertainment<br />[[Titmouse, Inc.]]<br />[[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]
| network              = [[ABC3]] (Australia)<br />BET (U.S.)
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2010|01|16|}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2010|01|30}}
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'''''Black Panther''''' is an American [[motion comic]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Avila, Michael |title=Reginald Hudlin on the Trials of the Animated BLACK PANTHER |url=http://www.newsarama.com/6831-reginald-hudlin-on-the-trials-of-the-animated-black-panther.html |publisher=[[Newsarama]]|date= January 10, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Reeves, Ri |title=Sneak Peak at Marvel's 'Black Panther' Animated Comic Starring Djimon Hounsou |url=http://www.vibe.com/2010/06/sneak-peak-marvels-black-panther-animated-comic-starring-djimon-hounsou/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910040111/http://www.vibe.com/2010/06/sneak-peak-marvels-black-panther-animated-comic-starring-djimon-hounsou/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 10, 2016 |publisher=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=June 20, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Marshall, Rick |title=First Look at the 'Black Panther' Motion Comic! |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2596914/black-panther-animated-series-motion-comic-trailer/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409202041/http://www.mtv.com/news/2596914/black-panther-animated-series-motion-comic-trailer/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 9, 2017 |publisher=[[MTV]]|date=June 18, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |author=McMillan, Graeme |title= What Happened To Marvel's Black Panther Series?|url=https://techland.time.com/2010/07/19/what-happened-to-marvels-black-panther-series/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date= July 19, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Melrose, Kevin |title=Marvel's Black Panther Motion Comic Removed from iTunes |url=http://www.cbr.com/marvels-black-panther-motion-comic-removed-from-itunes/ |publisher=[[cbr.com]]|date=July 19, 2010 }}</ref> and television series by [[Marvel Knights Animation]], based on the [[Marvel Comics]] [[superhero]] of [[Black Panther (comics)|the same name]]. It was the first animated television series produced by [[BET]] since ''[[Hey Monie!]]''. Each of the six episodes of the series was 20 minutes in length.

The series was broadcast on the Australian children's channel [[ABC Me]] (formerly ABC3) in January 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animatedsuperheroes.com/2009/12/black-panther-debut-set-in-australia.html |title=Black Panther Debut Set in Australia! |publisher=Animated Superheroes |date=2009-12-07 |access-date=2011-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707144227/http://www.animatedsuperheroes.com/2009/12/black-panther-debut-set-in-australia.html |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and in the United States on BET in November 2011.<ref name="BET3">{{cite web |url=http://www.bet.com/schedule.show2011-11-28.html |title=BET Schedule |publisher=[[Black Entertainment Television]] |date=2011-11-28 |access-date=2011-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204064522/http://www.bet.com/schedule.show2011-11-28.html |archive-date=2011-12-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Plot==
Upon becoming the new [[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]] after the assassination of his father [[T'Chaka]], T'Challa deals with the jealousy in the [[Wakanda]]n royal court while looking for the man who killed his father. Unbeknownst to Black Panther, [[Klaw (Marvel Comics)|Ulysses Klaue]] (the man who assassinated T'Chaka) has assembled a group of villains consisting of [[Batroc the Leaper]], [[Juggernaut (comics)|Juggernaut]], the Vatican [[Black Knight (comics)|Black Knight]], and the Russian [[Radioactive Man (comics)|Radioactive Man]] to help him take over Wakanda.

==Cast==
* [[Djimon Hounsou]] as [[Black Panther (comics)|T'Challa / Black Panther]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marvel.toonzone.net/news.php?action=fullnews&id=189 |title=Marvel Animation Age |publisher=Marvel.toonzone.net |date=2009-02-05 |access-date=2011-01-06}}</ref>
* [[Stan Lee]] as General Wallace
* [[Kerry Washington]] as [[Shuri (comics)|Princess Shuri]]
* [[Alfre Woodard]] as Dondi Reese, [[Ramonda (comics)|Queen Mother]], [[Dora Milaje]]
* [[Carl Lumbly]] as Uncle [[S'Yan]]
* [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]] as [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]]<ref>[http://www.animatedsuperheroes.com/labels/2010%20Black%20Panther.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220195359/http://www.animatedsuperheroes.com/labels/2010%20Black%20Panther.html|date=February 20, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Stephen Stanton]] as [[Klaw (Marvel Comics)|Ulysses Klaue]]

===Additional voices===
* [[Jonathan Adams (American actor)|Jonathan Adams]] as [[T'Chaka]]
* [[JB Blanc]] as [[Black Knight (comics)|Black Knight]], Male Cannibal, [[Batroc the Leaper]]
* David Busch as [[Everett K. Ross]]
* [[Taye Diggs]] as Historical Black Panther #2
* [[Phil LaMarr]] as T'Shan
* [[Peter Lurie]] as [[Juggernaut (comics)|Juggernaut]]
* [[Phil Morris (actor)|Phil Morris]] as [[W'Kabi]]
* [[Vanessa Marshall]] as [[Dora Milaje]], Female Cannibal
* [[Nolan North]] as [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]], [[Nightcrawler (comics)|Nightcrawler]]
* [[Adrian Pasdar]] as [[Captain America]]
* [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]], Historical Black Panther #1
* [[Rick D. Wasserman]] as [[Radioactive Man (comics)|Radioactive Man]]

==Production==
At a presentation held in [[New York City]] in April 2008, BET announced that it had signed a deal with Marvel Comics to turn [[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]] into a primetime half-hour animated series. In July 2008 at [[San Diego Comic-Con]], the first footage of the series was shown publicly, indicating that the series was essentially just [[motion comic]] versions of the mini-series released by Marvel Comics.<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/02/first-look-at-bets-black-panther|title=First Look at BET's Black Panther|website=IGN |date=2008-08-01 |access-date=2020-06-07}}</ref>

The show was supervised by [[Reginald Hudlin]] (President of Entertainment at BET), Eric S. Rollman (President of Marvel Animation) and [[John Romita, Jr.]], writer and artist, respectively, of the [[story arc]] of the Black Panther comic entitled "Who is the Black Panther?", on which the first six episodes were based.<ref>{{cite web |author=Brothers, David |title='Black Panther' Finally Lands on DVD – Was It Worth the Wait? |url=http://comicsalliance.com/black-panther-dvd-animated/ |publisher=[[ComicsAlliance]]|date= January 25, 2011}}</ref><ref name="IGN" /><ref>{{cite news|url= https://variety.com/2008/tv/news/bet-cages-black-panther-1117984203/| work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | title=BET cages 'Black Panther' | first=John | last=Dempsey | date=2008-04-17 | access-date=2020-06-07}}</ref> Only subtle deviations from the comic exist, such as replacing [[Rhino (comics)|Rhino]] with [[Juggernaut (comics)|Juggernaut]].

[[Djimon Hounsou]] was cast to voice T'Challa/Black Panther.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marvel.com/news/tv/5951/djimon_hounsou_roars_as_the_black_panther |title=Djimon Hounsou Roars as the Black Panther |publisher=Marvel.com |date=November 11, 2008|access-date=2011-01-06}}</ref> The series was directed by [[Mark Brooks (director)|Mark Brooks]] and [[Jon Schnepp]].  Jon Schnepp co-directed and edited episodes 4 & 5 of the 6 episode animated motion comic series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1033955/|title=Mark Brooks|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> The theme song was composed by [[Stephen James Taylor]] in a dialect meant to be [[Wakanda]]n (the fictional character's native language). In reality, the song employed a Bantu-based language of Taylor's creation.

==Episodes==
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 1
| Title= Pilot
| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2010|01|16}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc3/201001/programs/ZX0179A001D2010-01-16T201700.htm |title=ABC3 Television Guide |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=2010-01-16 |access-date=2011-01-06}}</ref>
| AltDate = November 15, 2011<ref name="BET1">{{cite web |url=http://www.bet.com/schedule.show2011-11-14.html |title=BET Schedule |publisher=[[Black Entertainment Television]] |date=2011-11-14 |access-date=2011-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902061047/http://www.bet.com/schedule.show2011-11-14.html |archive-date=2013-09-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| ShortSummary= In a top-secret Washington meeting, Intelligence Agent Everett Ross briefs the government on the history of the [[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]], the warrior king of the African nation, [[Wakanda]]. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Prince T'Challa wins an annual Wakanda tournament, and becomes the Black Panther. Meanwhile, a disastrous man/machine hybrid is built.
| LineColor = A9271B
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 2
| Title= Black Panther
| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2010|01|16}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc3/201001/programs/ZX0179A002D2010-01-16T203800.htm |title=ABC3 Television Guide |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=2010-01-16 |access-date=2011-01-06}}</ref>
| AltDate = November 15, 2011<ref name="BET1"/>
| ShortSummary= Having been crowned the new Black Panther, T'Challa must contend with jealousy in the royal court while searching for the man who murdered his father. Unknown to him, a deadly assassin named [[Klaw (Marvel Comics)|Klaw]] is assembling a team of super-villains to attack Wakanda.
| LineColor = A9271B
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 3
| Title= Revenge of the Evil
| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2010|01|23}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc3/201001/programs/ZX0179A003D2010-01-23T201600.htm |title=ABC3 Television Guide |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=2010-01-23 |access-date=2011-01-06}}</ref>
| AltDate = November 22, 2011<ref name="BET2">{{cite web |url=http://www.bet.com/schedule.show2011-11-21.html |title=BET Schedule |publisher=[[Black Entertainment Television]] |date=2011-11-21 |access-date=2011-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123042021/http://www.bet.com/schedule.show2011-11-21.html |archive-date=2011-11-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| ShortSummary= A young T'Challa travels to Egypt and encounters [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]] of the [[X-Men]]. While preparing to attack Wakanda, Klaw recalls how he assassinated [[T'Chaka]].
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 4
| Title=Death of Father
| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2010|01|23}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc3/201001/programs/ZX0179A004D2010-01-23T203800.htm |title=ABC3 Television Guide |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=2010-01-23 |access-date=2011-01-06}}</ref>
| AltDate = November 22, 2011<ref name="BET2"/>
| ShortSummary= [[Juggernaut (comics)|Juggernaut]] and the Vatican [[Black Knight (comics)|Black Knight]] spearhead the attack on Wakanda, and the Black Panther learns the truth about his father's murder.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 5
| Title=Black Panther vs. Juggernaut and Black Knight
| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2010|01|30}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc3/201001/programs/ZX0179A005D2010-01-30T201600.htm |title=ABC3 Television Guide |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=2010-01-30 |access-date=2011-01-06}}</ref>
| AltDate = November 29, 2011<ref name="BET3"/>
| ShortSummary= With Wakanda under siege from Klaw's team of super-villains, the Black Panther confronts the Black Knight in aerial combat. [[Shuri (comics)|Princess Shuri]] must defend herself against the deadly [[Radioactive Man (comics)|Radioactive Man]].
| LineColor = A9271B
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 6
| Title=To the End
| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2010|01|30}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc3/201001/programs/ZX0179A006D2010-01-30T203800.htm |title=ABC3 Television Guide |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=2010-01-30 |access-date=2011-01-06}}</ref>
| AltDate = November 29, 2011<ref name="BET3"/>
| ShortSummary= Klaw has taken control of Wakanda and the Black Panther races against time to save his nation from destruction by an invading army of [[Deathlok]]s.
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}}
}}

==Media releases==
===Australia===
[[Magna Pacific]] released the series in region 4.<ref>{{cite news |title=About Magna Home Entertainment |publisher=magnapacific.com.au |url=http://www.magnapacific.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=3 |access-date=2010-10-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119031452/http://www.magnapacific.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=3 |archive-date=2010-11-19 }}</ref> It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 1, 2010.

===United States===
On January 18, 2011, the series was released to Region 1 DVD by [[Shout! Factory]]. It was part of the [[Marvel Knights Animation]] line, the line reserved for Marvel's motion comics.

====Streaming====
On March 16, 2018, the entire series was released through Marvel's [[YouTube]] channel for free as ''Marvel Knights Animation - Black Panther''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry8e5ldzLDQ|title=Marvel Knights Animation - Black Panther - Episode 1|author=Marvel Entertainment|website=[[YouTube]]|date=March 16, 2018|access-date=March 18, 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|1441105|Black Panther}}
* {{YouTube|p=PLK5HARgNfgj_FRfxSYUSQiAE_vC5fYPcw}}

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