SummaryIan Archer is a high school student who finds himself trapped at a prep school with no idea of how to escape. He teams up with three other students, CJ, Gabe, and Suki to discover why they are at the school and how to get out. Aiding their efforts is the fact that each of them has a special "gift": Ian can see a half-second into the future, CJ ca... Read More
Tower Prep
Season 1 Premiere:
Oct 19, 2010
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It's too early to declare victory just yet, of course, but Tower Prep appears to have the right lesson plan for the task at hand. And based simply on the needs of a network still getting its feet wet in a new genre, the show passes its first test with flying colors.
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The first episode of Tower Prep ends on an intriguing note and the show offers reason for young viewers to come back for more, which is exactly what a pilot episode should do.
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This is a modest production that nevertheless generates a good bit of energy and benefits from sympathetic casting, decent dialogue and keeping things ambiguous.
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7.9
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Jan 26, 2026
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The series borrows from Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Wizarding World, The Prisoner, The X-Files and Lost.
Apr 24, 2023
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I’ve been rewatching Tower Prep for the first time since it aired in 2010 and I’m just realizing how good it was. It was funny, but also had cool mysteries and intrigue. It’s too bad @Paul_Dini never got to finish the story. I blame the cartoon elitists who hated it.
Production Company:
- Cartoon Network Studios
- Cartoon Network
- Dolphin Entertainment
- Prepped Productions
Initial Release Date:Oct 19, 2010
Number of seasons:1 Season
Rating:TV-PG
Awards
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Directors Guild of Canada
• 1 Nomination
Leo Awards
• 1 Nomination
