Leaping from the sewers and onto our screens this Saturday is the rebooted, CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, now with the added shininess of the voicing talents of Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings) as Raphael and Jason Biggs (American Pie) as Leonardo. Watch the Nerdist interview below and you’ll see that they fit right in.

THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES RE-EMERGE TO BATTLE EVIL
AND SAVE THE WORLD IN A SPECIAL ONE-HOUR EVENT ON
NICKELODEON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, AT 11:00 A.M. (ET/PT)

Beverly Hills, Calif. – Nickelodeon launches an all-new, CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT) in a special one-hour television event, bringing the turtles up from the sewers with the mythology and comedic sensibility for a new generation of fans. The series stars Jason Biggs (American Pie) as “Leonardo,” Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings) as “Raphael,” Rob Paulsen (Planet Sheen) as “Donatello” and Greg Cipes (Teen Titans) as “Michelangelo.” Additional cast members rounding out this iconic hit franchise include Mae Whitman (Parenthood) as “April O’Neil,” Hoon Lee (Royal Pains) as “Master Splinter” and Kevin Michael Richardson (Penguins of Madagascar) as “Shredder.” The half-hour weekly series is layered with action, fantasy and comedy and draws inspiration from both American and Japanese animation, showcasing a stylistic effect of a printed comic. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will air regularly on Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT).

Featurette: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Nerdist News Interview with Voice Cast

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVafFMVBm6E&hd=1[/youtube]

Thank you to Nickelodeon for bringing them back, and for scheduling them at an hour appropriate for the sleeping-in grownups to watch.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, starring Sean Astin and Jason Biggs, premieres Saturday, September 29 at 11am/10c on Nickelodeon.