Zenon: The Zequel
2001 television film directed by Manny Coto
Zenon: The Zequel is a 2001 American science fiction comedy film directed by Manny Coto. It is the second installment of the Disney Channel's Zenon television film series, following the first installment, Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999), and preceding Zenon: Z3 (2004). The film premiered on Disney Channel on January 12, 2001. The film is also the first sequel to be produced under the Disney Channel Original Movie banner.
This is the only Zenon film where Raven-Symoné does not play Nebula. She is replaced by Shadia Simmons.
The Disney Channel Original Series Lizzie McGuire premiered after the film's premiere.
This is the last film directed by Manny Coto before his death in 2023.
Plot
The year is 2051, for which Zenon Kar is 15 now, and none the wiser about the dangers of meddling. When she shows Nebula a new game and how to play it, she inadvertently empties out Commander Plank's office and is assigned work detail in the Alien Patrol lab.
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