Common Sense Media Review
By Ashley Moulton
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Tame superhero adventures have social-emotional lessons.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 4+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Watch
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Action Pack
What's the Story?
Action Pack follows the adventures of four kid superheroes-in-training as they attend Action Academy. There's Watts with super electric zap power, Clay with shape-shifting plasma power, Wren with animal powers, and Treena with plant powers. Their robot dog Plunky transmits their incoming mission of the day, and their mentor Mr. Ernesto supports them from mission control. Their missions are problems like needing to catch the thief stealing dinosaur bones from the museum, or stopping Cold Snap from freezing the whole city of Hope Springs. Even though they're still learning, can Action Pack figure out how to work together to save the day?
Is It Any Good?
Kids who are into superheroes but aren't quite ready for hair-raising adventure will enjoy these less intense superhero adventures. The Action Pack characters' powers are fun, and the problems they have to solve are so clearly not real that little ones won't worry. Grown-ups will appreciate that each episode has a positive message easy for preschoolers to understand. However, the characters and storylines are fairly bland and derivative. Without a strong story hook or character connection, kids may prefer stick to tried and true superheroes like Paw Patrol or PJ Masks instead.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about villains. Are they always trying to do something bad, or do they just not understand things sometimes? Do you think the villains learn their lesson in this show?
If you could choose to have the superpowers of Wren, Clay, Treena, or Watts, which would you choose and why? Do you think there could be anything bad or annoying about having those superpowers?
TV Details
- Premiere date : January 4, 2022
- Cast : Sydney Thomas , Nevin Kar , Julieta Cortes , Oscar Reyez
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Educational
- Topics : Superheroes , Adventures
- TV rating :
- Last updated : September 30, 2025
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