Why Did 'Henry Danger' Come to an End? Here's the Real Reason

The bittersweet end! Henry Danger said goodbye to Nickelodeon in March 2020, but fans are already wishing for a comeback!

Starring Jace Norman, Riele Downs, Cooper Barnes, Sean Ryan Fox, Ella Anderson and Michael D. Cohen, the show aired on Nickelodeon for five seasons from 2014 until 2020. The superhero series followed a boy named Henry (AKA Kid Danger), who landed a job as a sidekick to the town’s well-known superhero, Captain Man. Henry had to balance being a superhero, saving the town and keeping it secret from his friends and family, all while attending school and dealing with homework, girls and everything else that comes with being a teenager.

Although Jace isn’t fully heading back to Nickelodeon in the near future, he did reprise his role as teenage superhero Henry Hart for a special episode of the Henry Danger spinoff show, Danger Force! This particular episode premiered in November 2020 and had Henry stealing Captain Man’s attention from his new sidekicks, and they weren’t too happy about it.

Prior to his guest star role, Jace said an emotional goodbye to the character after filming the show’s final installment.

“I feel good about the way I wrap up my story, it’s bittersweet, but it’s kind of nice,” he said behind-the-scenes video from Henry Danger‘s last days. “There’s a certain amount of ‘we did it’ accomplishment. A lot of people are sad and there is a sadness to it, but it’s also like wow, we really did this and we really lit this up and I feel good about it.”

When chatting about the show’s impact with FLAUNT in November 2018, Jace explained, “I would say that Henry Danger is of the last kid sitcoms.”

“When I was five years old, I was watching TV and thinking, that’s what I want to do and now I’m here and it’s thanks to you guys and you’ll always be a part of my soul and Henry Danger will always be a part of my identity,” the young star gushed in a separate video from the Henry Danger set shared via YouTube in March 2020.

But if he already returned to his role as Henry/Kid Danger, why did Henry Danger have to come to an end? Well, J-14 did some investigating and uncovered the real reason why it was time to say goodbye to the fan-favorite Nickelodeon series. Scroll through our gallery to find out why Henry Danger really ended.

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The Final Episode

In Henry Danger‘s final episode, Swellview’s villain Drex puts his evil plan in motion. Kid Danger and Captain Man must stop Drex before he wipes the memories of all the fictional town’s residents. Henry/Kid Danger sacrifices himself to save the town. Although Swellview hosts a funeral for Kid Danger, Henry attends as the townspeople don’t know he was their hero. It was then revealed that in order to save himself, Henry had a forcefield superpower all along. Before the show comes to an end, Henry says goodbye and promises to return for Thanksgiving.

Why Did ‘Henry Danger’ End?

All good things must come to an end! There’s nothing dramatic behind the end of Henry Danger, in fact, it was just time for Henry’s story to finish and another one to get its start.

During Henry Danger‘s final season, Nickelodeon announced the show’s spinoff Danger Force. Brian Robbins, president, kids & family entertainment, ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks, told Variety in a statement that their plan with the show was to “grow original franchises like Henry Danger by expanding their worlds through new characters and more high-stakes adventures.”

InvestigatingHere’s Why Nickelodeon’s ‘Henry Danger’ Really Came to an End

The Beginning and End

The Final Episode

Why Did ‘Henry Danger’ End?

The ‘Danger Force’ Spinoff

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