I Am Groot (2023) S02

I Am Groot is an American series of animated shorts created by Kirsten Lepore for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics featuring the character Groot. It features characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), following Baby Groot on various adventures that get him into trouble between the events of Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and one of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’s (2017) mid-credits scenes. The series is produced by Marvel Studios Animation, with Lepore serving as head writer and director.

Groot stumbles across a strange egg in a nest while exploring the alien planet of Terma. He instantly falls for the little creature that emerges when the egg cracks, adopting it as his own. Vin Diesel reprises his role as the voice of Baby Groot from the MCU films, with Bradley Cooper also starring in the first season, and Jeffrey Wright starring in the second. I Am Groot was announced in December 2020, and Luma Pictures began work on the series’ photorealistic animation by August 2021. The involvement of Lepore was revealed that November. I Am Groot premiered its first season with five shorts on Disney+ on August 10, 2022, as part of Phase Four of the MCU. A second season, also with five shorts, was released on September 6, 2023, as part of Phase Five. For the second season, Lepore described the shorts as showing Groot “beginning to grow up”, with the shorts having him learn about parenthood, the importance of cleanliness and hygiene, “how not to pilot a ship”, and starting on “his path to becoming a hero”.[20]: 2  The first short was “very autobiographical” for Lepore, with Groot needing to show his parenting skills.[3][20]: 2  Lepore was “shocked” that Marvel Studios selected the short in which Groot gets a nose, calling it the “weirdest” one. The fifth short in the second season sees the Watcher make an appearance. Lepore noted their idea for this short was one Marvel Studios chose, which she felt was “sort of giving us that blessing to go ahead and pursue it” and his appearance it allowed them to “write some pretty fun ridiculous things”; Indiana Jones served as a reference for this episode.