Nickelodeon Wants To Get “Lucky” On March 8th

Lucky to have been where I have been.

Set to premiere on March 8th @ 7 pm ET/PT only on Nickelodeon is an all-new hour-long animated film called Lucky. A synopsis and trailer can be seen below and the movie features the voice talents of Kira Kosarin (The Thundermans) as an elf named “Shannon”, Mark Hamill (Star Wars) as the mysterious “Houlihan”, a giant played by Ron Funches (Trolls) as “Sammy”, Flula Borg (Pitch Perfect 2) as “Reggie” the gremlin, and Gunnar Sizemore (Ben 10) as “Hap McSweeney” the star of the series, a leprechaun, because ya know…the whole thing about Irish luck and such.

Join Hap McSweeney, the world’s unluckiest leprechaun, and his BFFs, on the ultimate heist to steal back his family’s lucky pot of gold! Featuring Kira Kosarin and Mark Hamill, Nickelodeon’s new original movie, “Lucky,” is sure to shamrock your world! Don’t miss the premiere of “Lucky,” Friday, March 8th only on Nick!

Our Take

We’ve officially hit all the holidays at this juncture, and even though I’m 100% Irish, this thing appears to be a stretch in its execution. That said, there appears to be a decent cast here so maybe Lucky will get some decent content.