The Secret Saturdays is an American animated television series created by Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens. It debuted on October 3, 2008, in the United States. The series follows the adventures of the Saturdays, a family of cryptozoologists that work to keep the truth about cryptids from getting out. The Saturdays travel the Earth searching for cryptids to study and battling twisted villains like the megalomaniac V.V. Argost. The show was the first Cartoon Network original series to be broadcast in high-definition.