Tech wiz Ryder (Finn Lee-Epp) and his squad of confident doggos, each representing a different service discipline, had already left an impression on young moviegoers in 2021, making a sleeper hit out of their first big city escapade. In the 10 years since this kid-friendly display of emergency heroics began on TV, it’s spawned toys upon toys, live shows, a spinoff series, a misappropriated excuse for controversy, and a growing cinematic universe. The puppy-powered heroics of the Paw Patrol have proven no different from what’s come before. Like SpongeBob in the Y2K days or the Ninja Turtle revitalization of the 2010s – the latter made cooler in the wake of Mutant Mayhem, there’s simply no denying the sticking power of Nickelodeon’s prime franchises.
Nylan Parthipan as “Zuma,” Luxton Handspiker as “Rubble,” Finn Lee-Epp as “Ryder,” McKenna Grace as “Skye,” Marsai Martin as “Liberty,” Christian Convery as “Chase,” Christian Corrao as “Marshall,” and Callum Shoniker as “Rocky” in Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie from Spin Master Entertainment, Nickelodeon Movies, and Paramount Pictures.
