Rebel Knights (Series)

""As long as we band together, hope will never die. We are Rebel Knights!""

- Rebel Knights' motto and personal code

Rebel Knights is an American action/sci-fi version of the now-cancelled TV series Freakish. The series features several high-profile social-media stars and celebrities—including Liza Koshy, Hayes Grier, Meghan Rienks, Leo Howard, and Aislinn Paul—and focuses on a group of high-school students who band together to defend their hometown of Santo Domingo, California from a alien invasion. The sci-fi version of Freakish, lasted five seasons and mixture of The Breakfast Club, Independence Day, and Red Dawn.

Premise
The series follows a group of teenagers who gather for school detention on a Saturday at Santo Domingo High. Other students are on campus as well, but involved in various activities (basketball, debate prep, music, etc.). When evil aliens from outer space invade Earth and take over Santo Domingo, California, they must work together to find a way to save their town from the evil space warlord, Lord Dreylock and his army, calling themselves the "Rebel Knights".

Each story elements from Freakish were featured in Rebel Knights.


 * Grover going to Saturday detention to be with his crush.
 * Barrett being a jerk.
 * Natalie's pregnancy
 * Natalie and Zoe fractured friendship.
 * Noodle, LaShawn, and Violet's deaths.

There were numerous changes that were made to make the series much different from Freakish.


 * The plot of of an exploding chemical plant was changed to an alien invasion.
 * Instead of Mary Jones being bitten and turned into a freakish zombie, she was captured by evil alien warlord, Lord Dreylock as a "prize" to him.
 * Noodle Nelson was the first Rebel Knight to be killed by Lord Dreylock. He shot him in the head as a warning when anyone on Earth rebels against him.
 * New characters were introduced such as the Costello sisters, Jay Davenport, Matt Walker, Lori Tran, the Flores twins, etc. to help fill the void of several Rebel Knights who were killed in action.
 * Natalie Callaway, who died in Freakish's season 1 finale, is brought back from dead, along with her unborn child in Rebel Knights. Natalie stays alive throughout the Rebel Knights series.
 * Molly Costello, the character in Rebel Knights dies in the season 1 finale, instead of Natalie Callaway.
 * Natalie Callaway's unborn baby is born a baby girl named after fallen Rebel Knight, Molly Costello.
 * Jennifer Malone was introduced following Violet's death.
 * The Rebel Knights fought Dreylock and his army for three years until his demise. Then they battled Queen Treachera and her army for two years.
 * Each Rebel Knight was killed off in every season; Noodle and Molly (season 1) LaShawn and Violet (season 2) Barrett (season 3) and Diesel (season 4)
 * Following Diesel's death, there had been six Rebel Knights killed throughout the entire series.

Main

 * Leo Howard as Grover Jones: a high school student who a Rebel Knight after Santo Domingo was invaded by the evil aliens. He attended Saturday detention so that he can spend time with his crush, Violet Adams. He becomes the leader of the Rebel Knights. His sister, Mary was captured by Dreylock in the first season, but was rescued in Dreylock's Last Laugh. He ha had relationships with fellow Rebel Knights, Violet Adams from seasons 1 & 2, Jennifer Malone in season 3, and Natalie Callaway in seasons 4 & 5.
 * Liza Koshy as Violet Adams (Season 1-2): a high school student who becomes a Rebel Knight after Santo Domingo was invaded by aliens. Her duty as a Rebel Knight ended when she was killed by Dreylock's second-in-command, Praxis, while rescuing a group of children.
 * Adam Hicks as Diesel Turner (Season 1-4): a high school student who becomes a Rebel Knight after Santo Domingo was invaded by evil space aliens. He was the love interest of Natalie Callaway. He goes missing in season 4 after leaving the rebel knights to follow a lead from a unknown stranger. Diesel turns up dead in season 5.
 * Aislinn Paul as Natalie Callaway: a high school student who becomes a Rebel Knight and nurse during the town's alien invasion. She gives birth to a baby girl in season 2 and named her after Molly Costello. She has had relationships with both Diesel Turner in seasons 1-3, then with Grover Jones in seasons 4 & 5. She was involved in a love triangle with Diesel Turner and Grover Jones, then with Grover and his on and off girlfriend, Jennifer Malone.
 * Meghan Rienks as Zoe Parker: a high school head cheerleader who becomes a Rebel Knight after Santo Domingo was invaded by evil space aliens. She was the girlfriend of LaShawn Deveraux until his death in season 2. She was romantically linked in both fellow knights Matt Walker and Lori Tran. Her father is a Democratic Rep.
 * Melvin Gregg as Lashawn Deveraux (Season 1-2): a high school student who becomes a Rebel Knight along with his best friend, Noodle and girlfriend, Zoe. He dies in season 2 when he is caught in a booby-trapped truck created by Barrett.
 * Tyler Chase as Barrett McIntyre (season 1-3): a high school student who becomes a Rebel Knight after evil aliens invade Santo Domingo, California. He has a talent for hacking and problem solving. After three years of battling aliens, Barrett's service ends when he dies in an explosion to save fellow knights Grover Jones and Jennifer Malone from Tronics.
 * Paris Berelc as Molly Costello (season 1): a high school cheerleader who becomes a Rebel Knight after Santo Domingo was invaded by evil aliens. She is the older sister of fellow Rebel Knight, Cleo. She was killed in the season 1 finale by Dreylock during a confrontation. Natalie named her baby after Molly.
 * Rowan Blanchard as Cleo Costello: a high school freshman who becomes the youngest Rebel Knight following Santo Domingo's alien invasion. She is the younger sister of fellow Rebel Knight, Molly. After Molly dies in the season 1 finale, Cleo continued fighting in her sister's memory. For five seasons, Cleo would grow into one of the strongest Rebel Knights in the series.
 * Vanessa Merrell as Cassie Flores (season 2-3): a teenager from Los Angeles who joined the Rebel Knights after seeking refuge following an alien attack. She and her twin sister, Caitlyn were in the series for two seasons until they left Santo Domingo to travel to Washington D.C. to find out why an Earth Defense Force Act was abolished.
 * Veronica Merrell as Caitlyn Flores (season 2-3): a teenager from Los Angeles who joined the Rebel Knights after seeking refuge following an alien attack. She and her twin sister, Cassie were in the series for two seasons until they left Santo Domingo to travel to Washington D.C. to find out why an Earth Defense Force Act was abolished.
 * Chloe Rose as Jennifer Malone (season 3-5): the daughter of Santo Domingo Mayor Jack Malone, who joined the Rebel Knights to battle Dreylock and his army after seeing her father's failures on stopping him. She has a bad relationship with her father. She and Grover Jones didn't get along at first, due to Jennifer using Grover to get back at her father. But they slowly formed a bond and the two became a couple.
 * Lyrica Okano as Lori Tran (season 3-5): a Santo Domingo High student who joins the Rebel Knights after evil alien warlord, Lord Dreylock and his army invaded Earth and took over Santo Domingo, California. Lori was grocery shopping with her mother when the invasion occurred. She was hiding in the store's restroom when Dreylock's general Drekel took the adults away, including Lori's mother. Before the invasion, she and Natalie Callaway were running against each other for Student Council President.
 * Coco Jones as Christa Marsh (season 3-5) a Santo Domingo High student who joins the Rebel Knights after the death of Barrett McIntyre. When the invasion occurred, Christa was at home with her parents and in her family's garage when her parents and older brother were taken away by --. Like Barrett, Christa is a pro at problem-solving and she is a bookworm
 * Tye Sheridan as Matt Walker (season 3-5) a Santo Domingo High student who joins the Rebel Knights along with Lori Tran after they escaped the attack. He was hanging out with his father, playing basketball when the invasion. He was co-captain of the basketball team with LaShawn Deveraux.

Recurring Cast

 * Hayes Grier as Noodle Nelson (season 1): Lashawn's best friend who becomes a Rebel Knight after the town Santo Domingo was invaded by evil aliens. He was the first Rebel Knight killed in battle.

Trivia

 * Both Leo Howard (Grover), Adam Hicks (Diesel), Paris Berelc (Molly), Rowan Blanchard (Cleo), and Coco Jones (Christa) are Disney Channel alumni.
 * Leo Howard is one year younger than his on screen younger sister, Mary Mouser.
 * This was the second time Paris Berelc and Rowan Blanchard played on-screen sisters. The first was the Disney Channel movie, Invisible Sister. Ironically, the characters' first names in the movie were also named Molly and Cleo.
 * Melvin Gregg (LaShawn), Hayes Grier (Noodle), and Liza Koshy (Violet) are all vine famous.
 * Leo Howard (Grover), Tyler Chase (Barrett), and Paris Berelc (Molly) have appeared together in WTH (Welcome to Howler).
 * Chloe Rose (Jennifer) and Aislinn Paul (Natalie) both appeared together on Degrassi.
 * LaShawn, Violet, and Noodle are the only three characters to be killed off in both Freakish and Rebel Knights.
 * This is the second time Aislinn Paul has played a pregnant teen. The first time was on Degrassi.
 * Exterior shots for Santo Domingo High School are taken at Hobsonville Point Primary School in Auckland, New Zealand.
 * The series is a mixture of The Breakfast Club, The Tribe, Red Dawn, and Degrassi.
 * Like the Breakfast Club, the series started with teenagers at their high school for Saturday detention.
 * Like The Tribe, the series had children and teenagers trying to survive life without any adults.
 * Like Red Dawn, the series had teenagers become guerilla warfare to protect their town from an invasion.