MythBusters Jr. Premiering on Science Channel in January

MythBusters Jr., hosted by original MythBuster Adam Savage, is slated to premiere on Science Channel early next year.

The ten-episode series will feature Savage teaming up with six kids under the age of 16 who are among the nation’s young ‘makers,’ robotics wizzes, builders and inventors. Like in the original MythBusters, the team will tackle myths, testing their veracity with staged experiments. The show will debut on Wednesday, January 2, at 9 p.m.

The junior MythBusters are as follows: Valerie Castillo (15), a skilled builder and robotics wiz from Lancaster, California; Elijah Horland (13), a self-taught electronics maker, programmer and circuit wiz from Brooklyn, New York; Cannan Huey-You (12), a college sophomore studying astrophysics at Texas Christian University; Jesse Lawless (15), a builder of custom hot rods from Slidell, Louisiana; Rachel Pizzolato (14), a three-time New Orleans Science Fair champion from Metairie, Louisiana; and Allie Weber (13), a maker, builder and inventor from South Dakota.

MythBusters Jr. will also feature design and engineering experts Tamara Robertson, a MythBusters: The Search and SciJinks alum, and special effects technician Jon Marcu.

“These junior MythBusters are amazing,” said Savage. “And while they’re kids, the myths we take on are as full-sized and as explosive as ever! We’ve created an incredible ten-episode season in which these new MythBusters put their remarkable intelligence and creativity to the test.”