Warped!

Warped! is an American buddy comedy television series created by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert that aired on Nickelodeon from January 16 to March 31, 2022. The series stars Kate Godfrey, Anton Starkman, Ariana Molkara, and Christopher Martinez.

Warped!
Genre	Buddy comedy
Created by	Kevin Kopelow & Heath Seifert
Starring	Kate Godfrey Anton Starkman Ariana Molkara Christopher Martinez
Composers	Fred Rapoport Rick Butler
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Kevin Kay Kevin Kopelow Heath Seifert Jonathan Judge Jeny Quine
Producer	Craig Wyrick-Solari
Cinematography	John Simmons
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	23 minutes
Production companies	Kevin & Heath Productions DJKay Entertainment Nickelodeon Productions
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	January 16 (2022-01-16) – March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31)

Premise

Warped! follows Milo, the beloved head geek and manager at a popular comic book store, Warped!, whose microcosm is disrupted when his boss hires the loud and excitable Ruby.

Cast

Main

• Kate Godfrey as Ruby, an eccentric and impulsive teen girl who starts working at the comic book store Warped! after moving to the city. Besides being an expert in comics like Milo, she is a good artist and helps him with his graphic novel by designing the characters.
• Anton Starkman as Milo, the manager of the comic book store Warped!, and a comic book expert. He often acts as the most responsible for the complicated situations that he and his friends experience. He dreams of writing a graphic novel.
• Ariana Molkara as Darby, a friend of Milo and Ruby, who likes to dress up as different fictional characters.
• Christopher Martinez as Hurley, a friend of Milo and Ruby, who works at the pizzeria above the comic book store in the mall, though he often neglects his job.

Recurring

• Makenzie Lee-Foster as Ren, a little girl who is often at the comic book store reading comics for a more mature audience.
• Milan Carter as Wilson, the owner of Warped!, and Milo and Ruby's boss.

Production

On October 23, 2020, it was announced that Nickelodeon ordered a pilot for Warped! a comic bookstore comedy television series created by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert. Kevin Kopelow, Heath Seifert, and Kevin Kay serve as executive producers.^[1] On March 18, 2021, it was announced that Nickelodeon officially green-lit Warped! as a buddy comedy television series. The series' cast includes Kate Godfrey as Ruby, Anton Starkman as Milo, Ariana Molkara as Darby, and Christopher Martinez as Hurley. The pilot episode was directed by Jonathan Judge.^[2] On December 20, 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere on January 20, 2022;^[3] however, the series began airing on January 16, 2022, branded as a sneak peek. The series ended after its only season on March 31 of that same year.^[4]

Episodes

No.	Title [5][6]	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [5][6]	Prod. code [5]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot!"	Jonathan Judge	Kevin Kopelow & Heath Seifert	January 16, 2022 (2022-01-16) (sneak peek) January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20) (official)	101	0.15[7]
Guest stars: Kelly Vrooman, James III
2	"Challenged!"	Jonathan Judge	Kevin Kopelow & Heath Seifert	January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20)	102	0.24[8]
Guest stars: Makenzie Lee-Foster, Parker Pannell
3	"Duped!"	Trevor Kirschner	Heath Seifert & Kevin Kopelow	January 27, 2022 (2022-01-27)	105	0.31[9]
Guest stars: Makenzie Lee-Foster, Matt Bush
4	"Space-Conflicted!"	Leonard R. Garner, Jr.	Jeny Quine	February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03)	107	0.25[10]
Guest stars: Josh Server, Zehra Fazal
5	"Sandwiched!"	Jonathan Judge	Joey Manderino	February 10, 2022 (2022-02-10)	103	0.23[11]
6	"Plagiarized!"	Wendy Faraone	Tim Barnes	February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)	109	0.32[12]
Special guest star: Kevin Smith Guest star: Makenzie Lee-Foster
7	"Creeped!"	Trevor Kirschner	Liz Magee	February 24, 2022 (2022-02-24)	104	0.21[13]
Guest star: Makenzie Lee-Foster
8	"Recorded!"	Leonard R. Garner, Jr.	Heath Seifert & Kevin Kopelow	March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)	108	0.21[14]
Guest stars: Makenzie Lee-Foster, Emma Nasfell
9	"Limited!"	Wendy Faraone	Philippe Iujvidin	March 10, 2022 (2022-03-10)	106	0.30[15]
Guest stars: Makenzie Lee-Foster, Parker Pannell, Josh Reiter, Peng Peng, Justin James Farley
10	"Raccooned!"	Trevor Kirschner	Tim Barnes	March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17)	112	0.36[16]
Guest stars: Makenzie Lee-Foster, Parker Pannell, Emma Nasfell, Josh Reiter
11	"Hired!"	Morenike Joela Evans	Liz Magee	March 24, 2022 (2022-03-24)	110	0.43[17]
Guest stars: Makenzie Lee-Foster, Emma Nasfell, Rebecca Galarza
12	"Talented!"	Jonathan Judge	Jeny Quine	March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31)	113	0.18[18]
Guest stars: Makenzie Lee-Foster, Parker Pannell, Emma Nasfell, Josh Reiter
13	"Finished!"	Morenike Joela Evans	Joey Manderino	March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31)	111	0.13[18]
Guest stars: Makenzie Lee-Foster, Adam Kulbersh

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Warped!

Season	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		Avg. viewers (millions)
		Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	13	January 16, 2022 (2022-01-16)	0.15[7]	March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31)	0.13[18]	0.26