FACT SHEET Series: "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy" Network: Disney XD Premiere: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 (9:30 p.m. EDT/PDT) Synopsis: "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy" features themes of redemption and the importance of friendship and family, told through a series of riveting sequential story arcs. The series follows the newly formed team that finds a strange artifact keyed only to the DNA of Peter Quill. Upon opening it, Quill unleashes a treasure map leading to a powerful weapon known as the Cosmic Seed, which is capable of giving birth to the next universe. It's up to the Guardians to find, protect and ultimately destroy the Cosmic Seed in order to keep it out of the hands of those who would abuse its power; from galactic big boss Thanos to the conniving brothers the Collector and the Grandmaster, to a resurrected Ronan, to the ultimate trickster, Loki; in order to save the universe. Cast: Will Friedle as Peter Quill/Star-Lord Trevor Devall as Rocket Raccoon Vanessa Marshall as Gamora David Sobolov as Drax the Destroyer Kevin Michael Richardson as Groot James Arnold Taylor as Yondu and Cosmo Executive Producers: Alan Fine, Dan Buckley, Joe Quesada and Jeph Loeb Co-Executive Producers: Stan Lee, Eric Radomski, Cort Lane and Stephen Wacker Supervising Producers: Marty Isenberg and Harrison Wilcox Consulting Producer: Steven Melching Supervising Director: Leo Riley Production Company: Marvel Animation Parental Guideline: TV-Y7-FV Press Contact: Cecilia Johnson (818) 569-7899 [email protected] Steven Beydler (818) 840-1966 [email protected] -- Disney XD -- 3/19 .