It's the Harry Potter of history, Henry Griffin! Unnatural History plots the adventures of young Henry (Kevin G. Schmidt) and his two side kicks, nerdy but loyal Jasper (Jordan Gavaris) and book smart and cheeky Maggie (Italia Ricci) as they creep around old gothic buildings, spout latin and solve historical mysteries.
A worthy protagonist, Henry is no ordinary teen. His parents are travelling anthropologists, so he has been exposed to those mythical countries that are rumoured to exist beyond the borders of the US. As a result he has attained mysterious powers and can climb a wall like Spider Man, catch darts out of mid air and beat up adults with slow motion kung-fu. He is a complete stranger to uniquely American institutions such as sarcasm and high school though.
Charming nonsense and harmless holiday fun, Unnatural History is fast paced, entertaining and educational: a history lesson with a Harry Potter dynamic for extra spice that is not just aimed at the tween market.
A live action product of the Cartoon Network, Unnatural History cleverly resides on M-Net Series on Wednesdays at 19h30 instead.
