Check, Mate!
- Studio
- Rubicon
- Distributor
- MGM Television
Characters
Benjamin "Ben" Martin, Isam "Izzy" Aziz, Yasmine, Clutchford Wells, Professor John "Jake" Martin, Professor Omar Aziz, Roxanne, Mark Twain, Abu Raihan al-Biruni
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Glenn Chaika
Producing
- Producer
- David Pritchard
- Executive Producer
- Randa Ayoubi
- Supervising Producer
- Natasha Abrahams
Writing
- Writer
- Jymn Magon
Voices
- Voice
- Annie Mumolo (Ben Martin), Kath Soucie (Izzy Aziz), Lucy Liu (Yasmine), Clancy Brown (Clutchford Wells), Mark Hamill (Professor John "Jake" Martin), Brian Cummings (Professor Omar Aziz), Phil Proctor (Mark Twain)
Music
- Music
- Michael Tavera
Editing
- Editor
- Peter Tomaszewicz
Crew
- CG Supervisor
- Sami Nikki
- Scoring Mixer
- Scott Cochran
Production notes
Set in Kuwait City in 1030 A.D. in a search for The Priceless Chessboard.
Ben & Izzy is a high-definition CGI TV series aimed at family entertainment.
Ben & Izzy features the adventures of two pre-teen boys, one from the East and one from the West, as they get in and out of trouble, battle evil, learn to work together, and appreciate each other's respective culture.
When the boys first meet at their grandfathers' archeological site, the summer vacation looks like it's going to be tough as the kids don't seem to like each other. But, wandering through Petra one day, Ben and Izzy stumble upon a tomb, where the spirited genie "Yasmine" is released. The three are instantly whisked away from the present-day dig site to a miraculous journey back in time and space to save the world's heritage all experienced through Yasmine's powers and determination. Ben and Izzy travel from Petra to Baghdad, modern-day Prussia, Cordoba in Spain, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. In their company, the audience is magically immersed in exciting events, and exotic places that no other television show has ever featured.
In each episode, the heroic trio - Ben, Izzy and Yasmine - battle with the already wealthy Mr. Wells, who is chasing down precious relics by using his own time travel tricks. He is on a mission to steal as many items from the past as he can, just so he can come back to the present and sell them for millions at auction.
The series is a gripping combination of comedy, adventure and surprising twists. Ben and Izzy series is delivered in the English language. The stories' plots and themes are universal and are designed to cross all cultures and languages.
Ben & Izzy is a high-definition CGI TV series aimed at family entertainment.
Ben & Izzy features the adventures of two pre-teen boys, one from the East and one from the West, as they get in and out of trouble, battle evil, learn to work together, and appreciate each other's respective culture.
When the boys first meet at their grandfathers' archeological site, the summer vacation looks like it's going to be tough as the kids don't seem to like each other. But, wandering through Petra one day, Ben and Izzy stumble upon a tomb, where the spirited genie "Yasmine" is released. The three are instantly whisked away from the present-day dig site to a miraculous journey back in time and space to save the world's heritage all experienced through Yasmine's powers and determination. Ben and Izzy travel from Petra to Baghdad, modern-day Prussia, Cordoba in Spain, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. In their company, the audience is magically immersed in exciting events, and exotic places that no other television show has ever featured.
In each episode, the heroic trio - Ben, Izzy and Yasmine - battle with the already wealthy Mr. Wells, who is chasing down precious relics by using his own time travel tricks. He is on a mission to steal as many items from the past as he can, just so he can come back to the present and sell them for millions at auction.
The series is a gripping combination of comedy, adventure and surprising twists. Ben and Izzy series is delivered in the English language. The stories' plots and themes are universal and are designed to cross all cultures and languages.