The Disney Channel renews its animation series, Big Hero 6, for a third season ahead of the debut of its second season.

The Disney Channel (DStv 303) has renewed its animated series Big Hero 6 for a third season ahead of the debut of its second season.

The guest voice-cast of the second season of Big Hero 6 includes Nestor Carbonell as Chief Cruz, San Fransokyo's new police chief; Isabella Gomez as Hiro's new friend Megan; Ben Feldman as Chris, Liv Amara's assistant; Will Friedle as Ian, Krei's geeky scientist; Jane Lynch and Timothy Simons as Supersonic Sue and Supersonic Stu, a grandmother/grandson super villain duo; Jessica Paré as acrobatic thief Sirque; and Horatio Sanz as El Fuego, a Mexican wrestler.

Big Hero 6 is based on The Walt Disney Animation Studios' Oscar-winning film and continues the adventures and friendship of 14-year-old tech genius Hiro, his compassionate, cutting-edge robot Baymax and their friends Wasabi, Honey Lemon, Go Go and Fred.

Together they've formed the legendary superhero team Big Hero 6 and embark on high-tech adventures as they protect their city from an array of scientifically enhanced villains.

In his normal day-to-day life, Hiro faces daunting academic challenges and social trials as the new prodigy at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology.

In the second season, Hiro and the Big Hero 6 team have upgraded super suits as they take on a variety of innovative villains, bio-engineered monsters and high-tech robots.

The series' regular voice-cast includes Maya Rudolph as Aunt Cass, Ryan Potter as Hiro, Scott Adsit as Baymax, Jamie Chung as Go Go, Alan Tudyk as Alistair Krei, Khary Payton as Wasabi, Genesis Rodriguez as Honey Lemon, Brooks Wheelan as Fred, David Shaughnessy as Heathcliff and Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee as Fred's dad.

Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley and Nick Filippi are the executive producers with Nick Filippi also serving as supervising director.

Disney's Big Hero 6 becoming the latest animation film being turned into an animation TV series for 2017 on Disney XD on DStv.

Disney's Big Hero 6 is the mouse house's latest animation film being turned into a TV series that will start on Disney XD (DStv 304) in 2017.

The film that won an Academy Award for best animation picture and based on the Marvel comics with the same name, is being turned into an animation TV series for the Disney XD channel in 2017.

The Big Hero 6 series will continue immediately after the end of the events of the film, with the 14-year old techno genius Hiro and his lovable robot Baymax experiencing all kinds of adventures while they're saving the world.

Joining the two are control-freak Wasabi, scientist Honey Lemon, fanboy Fred and no-nonsense Go Go, who together form the Big Hero 6 superhero team.

As the new prodigy at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, Hiro faces daunting academic challenges, not to mention the social trials of being the little man on campus. The stakes are also raised for the high-tech heroes when they must protect their city from an array of scientifically enhanced villains.

"Our colleagues at Walt Disney Animation Studios have created a brilliant new world, inspired by Marvel, with vivid, unique characters," says Gary Marsh, the president and chief creative officer of Disney Channels Worldwide.

"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to further develop these characters into a world class animated series - full of fun, action and the kind of endearing storytelling that only Mark, Bob and Baymax can deliver".

Big Hero 6 is executive produced by Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley who also created Kim Possible for the Disney Channel.

The Big Hero 6 TV series follows a raft of new animation TV shows developed from existing and beloved films.

The Lion Guard, based on The Lion King will start on in April on Disney Junior (DStv 309) and an animated Tangled TV series, based on the Rapunzel film of 2010, will also start in 2017 on the Disney Channel (DStv 303).