Free Willy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Teenager Jesse reunites with his orca friend Willy at a marine rescue center, where he discovers the ability to communicate with marine life. Together with other ocean creatures, they fight against a robotic villain, The Machine, who seeks to destroy the ocean environment.

Series details

• Title: Free Willy
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 1994-09-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 1995-12-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 90342
• IMDb ID: tt0179569
• TVDB ID: 266072

Cast and credited roles

• Zachary Bennett — Jesse
• Paul Haddad — Willy
• Michael Fletcher — Randolph Johnson
• Ron Lea — Glen Greenwood
• Sheila McCarthy — Annie Greenwood

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-09-24; final listed air date 1994-12-24.
• Season 2: premiered 1995-09-09; final listed air date 1995-12-16; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Free Willy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.