Monday, September 22, 2014

A Snowboard Pro Gets a Brand New Bro in Nickelodeon's New Live-Action Buddy-Comedy, "Max & Shred", Premiering 10/6 at 7:30PM (ET/PT) On Nick USA

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced and confirmed in the following press release, from Business Wire, the exciting news that Nick USA will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon and Breakthrough Entertainment's brand-new live-action buddy-comedy series "Max & Shred" weekdays at 7:30pm (ET/PT) from Monday 6th October 2014! Following the shows US debut, the the Canadian children's television channel YTV will start to air "Max & Shred" from Tuesday 7th October 2014.

"Max & Shred" chronicles the hilarious and unlikely friendship between Max Asher (Jonny Gray), a celebrity snowboarder, and Alvin "Shred" Ackerman (Jake Goodman, "Life with Boys"), a science whiz-kid, who become roommates and instant "bros" when Max moves to Colorado to train for the Winter Cup. The two boys must work to become friends and learn to navigate the trials of teenage life from completely opposite points of view.

Leading up to the shows debut on Nickelodeon USA on 10/6, fans can visit the networks official "Max & Shred" show website, www.nick.com/maxandshred/ to access exclusive sneak peeks, photo galleries, games, quizzes, polls, video content and the Nickelodeon's official message board/forum for the show. Viewers are encouraged to tweet #MaxandShred for all updates and social commentary. The series will be available for download and streaming on iTunes, Amazon, Xbox, Sony, Vudu, Nook, Google and Fios Flex View following the shows US premiere.

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

A Snowboard Pro Gets a Brand New Bro in Nickelodeon's New Live-Action Buddy-Comedy, Max & Shred, Premiering Monday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 P.M. (ET/PT)

September 22, 2014 12:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids, and Breakthrough Entertainment debut the live-action, buddy-comedy series Max & Shred on Monday, Oct 6, at 7:30p.m. (ET/PT). The series chronicles the hilarious and unlikely friendship between Max Asher (Jonny Gray), a celebrity snowboarder, and Alvin “Shred” Ackerman (Jake Goodman), a science whiz-kid, who become roommates and instant “bros” when Max moves to Colorado to train for the Winter Cup. The two boys must work to become friends and learn to navigate the trials of teenage life from completely opposite points of view. Max & Shred airs Monday-Friday at 7:30p.m. (ET/PT).



A SNOWBOARD PRO GETS A BRAND NEW BRO IN NICKELODEON'S NEW LIVE-ACTION BUDDY-COMEDY, MAX & SHRED, PREMIERING MONDAY, OCT. 6 AT 7:30P.M. (ET/PT)

This season on Max & Shred, the boys will find themselves in hilarious situations that everyday teens' experience. From liking the same girl to navigating the crazy halls of high school to fighting over who gets a new room, Max and Shred may approach life differently but in the end, they always have each other's back.

Leading up to the Oct. 6 premiere of Max & Shred, fans can visit www.nick.com/maxandshred/ to access exclusive sneak peeks, photo galleries, games, quizzes and video content. Viewers are encouraged to tweet #MaxandShred for all updates and social commentary. The series will be available for download and streaming on iTunes, Amazon, Xbox, Sony, Vudu, Nook, Google and Fios Flex View following the premiere. Max & Shred will air on Canada's YTV beginning Tuesday, Oct. 7.

Max & Shred is created by writing partners Ben MacMillan and Josh Greenbaum whose credits include CW's Swordfighting, CBS's Homeland Insecurity and the Paramount feature film The Mascot. The series is executive produced by George Doty IV who is no stranger to the Nickelodeon family having written and co-executive produced some of the networks biggest hit shows including iCarly, Victorious and the beloved buddy-comedy series Drake & Josh.

About Breakthrough Entertainment

Headquartered in Toronto, Breakthrough Entertainment Inc. (BEI) is a world class studio, being a leading global producer and distributor of acclaimed primetime comedy and drama series, as well as factual entertainment, documentaries, television movies, feature films, family entertainment and children's animation. As one of Canada's largest television production and distribution companies, BEI has licensed programs to major broadcasters in over 200 territories. With a catalogue of over 3000 half-hours of programming, the company handles distribution as well as worldwide pre-sales, co-productions and third-party acquisitions. In addition to its dedicated program development, production and distribution divisions, Breakthrough's digital media division ranks among one of the industry's most respected producers of high quality digital entertainment including ebooks, webisodes and online and mobile games.

About Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon, now in its 35th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 19 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

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Also, from Kidscreen:
Breakthrough, YTV and Nick intro Max & Shred

Toronto’s Breakthrough Entertainment has teamed up with Nickelodeon and Corus Entertainment’s YTV to bring the new live-action comedy series Max & Shred to North American audiences this October.

The new series (26 x half hours) is currently filming in Toronto, Canada. It's being produced by Breakthrough Entertainment, with financial support from the Shaw Rocket Fund.

The original series will premiere on October 6 on Nickelodeon US, and then in Canada on YTV the next day.

Positioned as an odd couple bromance, Max & Shred follows the friendship of superstar snowboarder Max Asher and scientific whiz-kid Alvin Ackerman. The boys become roommates and eventual friends, navigating the trials of teen life from different realms of the social sphere.

The series is executive produced by George Doty IV (iCarly, Victorious, Drake & Josh, Scooby Doo story editing). Additional executive producers include Breakthrough Entertainment’s Joan Lambur, Ira Levy, Peter Williamson, Nat Abraham and Michael McGuigan.

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Dan Schneider Announces A Nickelodeon Star From One Of His Previous Nick Shows To Guest Star On "Henry Danger"

Nickelodeon TV show creator Dan Schneider has announced in a Tweet (post) on his official Twitter profile page, @DanWarp, that a upcoming episode of his brand-new Nickelodeon crime-fighting comedy series "Henry Danger" will guest star a Nickelodeon Star from one of his previous hit Nickelodeon shows, such as "iCarly", "Victorious" and "Sam & Cat"!:
YEP! It's already happening! "@DanWarp is there any chance of any iCarly, Victorious or Sam & Cat star to guest star on #HenryDanger [heart Emoji]"

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Nickelodeon Germany To Premiere "A Fairly Odd Summer" And Brand-New Episodes Of "The Fairly OddParents" In October 2014!

Summer may be over for another year, but the weather will still be scorching on Nickelodeon Germany this Autumn!

Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) has announced the exciting Nickelodeon International news in a press release on Nick Germany's "Nick Pressecenter" that Nickelodeon Germany will premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new live-action "The Fairly OddParents" television movie "A Fairly Odd Summer", locally titled "Cosmo & Wanda: Auwei Hawaii", in which Nickelodeon Stars Drake Bell ("Drake & Josh") and Daniella Monet ("Victorious") reprise their starring roles as Timmy Turner and Tootie, on Saturday 25th October 2014 (exact transmission (TX) time to be announced) as part of the channels Herbst programming highlights!


Additionally, Nickelodeon Germany will be premiering brand-new episodes of Nickelodeon's Emmy Award-winning original animated series (Nicktoon) "The Fairly OddParents", locally titled "Cosmo & Wanda", from Monday 25th October 2014!

Although currently unconfirmed, it is expected that other localised Nickelodeon channels across Northern Europe will also debut "A Fairly Odd Summer" and all-new episodes of "Fairly OddParents" around the same time.

"A Fairly Odd Summer" follows Timmy on a daring mission to the tropical beaches of Hawaii to save his summer, his family, Tootie and all of fairy kind from the claws of evil anti-fairy Foop, played by Scott Baio ("See Dad Run").

In "A Fairly Odd Summer", Summer's here and the whole Fairly Odd gang is off to Hawaii... everyone except Timmy. Now a responsible adult, Timmy's new job in Fairly World is to watch over the precious Abracadabrium, the source of all fairy magic. But when Timmy decides to bring the Abracadabrium with him to Hawaii, he catches the evil eyes of Anti-fairy Foop and Denzel Crocker (David Lewis, "Man of Steel"), who form an evil alliance and steal the Abracadabrium to rule the world.

"A Fairly Odd Summer" is based on the animated series and characters created by Butch Hartman. It is executive produced by Hartman and Scott McAboy. The movie is directed by Savage Steve Holland. Teleplay by Hartman and Holland and story by Hartman. "A Fairly Odd Summer" is produced by Pacific Bay Entertainment.
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Nickelodeon Germany To Premiere "Henry Danger" TV Movie On Saturday 15th November 2014

The Danger Begins! Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) has announced the exciting Nickelodeon International news in a press release on Nick Germany's "Nick Pressecenter" that Nickelodeon Germany will premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new "Henry Danger" TV movie, the first episode of Nick's all-new crime-fighting comedy series of the same name, on Saturday 15th November 2014 (exact transmission (TX) time to be announced) as part of the channels Herbst programming highlights!

Although currently unconfirmed, it is expected that other localised Nickelodeon channels across Northern Europe will also start to debut Nick's all-new "Henry Danger" film around the same time.


Created and written by Nickelodeon hitmaker Dan Schneider ("iCarly", "Sam & Cat") and Dana Olsen ("George of the Jungle", "Inspector Gadget"), "Henry Danger" is a brand-new crime-fighting comedy that features 13-year-old Henry Hart (Jace Norman) who gets the after school job of a lifetime - a part-time job as Danger Boy, a sidekick-in-training to Swellview's super crime fighter and well-known superhero Captain Man (Cooper Barnes, "The Perfect Host"). Henry's gig has awesome perks. First up, it pays $10/hour. Sweet! Next up, he gets to play with next-level, high-tech gadgets. Oh and... he gets to save the WORLD! Their colorful adventures throw Henry's otherwise ordinary life absurdly out of balance, yet he must keep his new job a secret from his best friends Charlotte (Riele Downs, "The Best Man Holiday") and Jasper (Sean Ryan Fox). As long as he keeps his new identity hidden from his family and friends, plus passes Algebra, Henry is set to be the superhero sidekick of the century! Supervillains, beware. Chew gum, blow bubble, fight crime.
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Nickelodeon Germany To Premiere "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn" On Saturday 22nd November 2014

Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) has announced the exciting Nickelodeon International news in a press release on Nick Germany's "Nick Pressecenter" that Nickelodeon Germany will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new original comedy series "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn", locally titled "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky und Dawn", from Saturday 22nd November 2014!

To celebrate the German debut of "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn", Nickelodeon Deutschland will also be airing two episodes of "The Haunted Hathaways" ("Voll Vergeistert") and a brand-new episode of "The Thundermans" ("Die Thundermans") on Saturday 22nd November 2014!:
Ein Launch-Event mit einer Doppelfolge 'Voll Vergeistert' und einer neuen Episode von 'Die Thundermans' bildet am 22. November den Rahmen für die neue Serie 'Nicky, Ricky, Dicky und Dawn', in der sich die zehnjährige Dawn Haley mit ihren Vierlings-Geschwistern – allesamt Jungs – auseinandersetzen muss.

A launch event with a double episode 'The Haunted Hathaways' and a new episode of 'The Thundermans' forms on 22 November the framework for the new series 'Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn', in which the ten-year-old Dawn Haley with their quadruplet siblings - all boys - must address.
Although currently unconfirmed, it is expected that other localised Nickelodeon channels across Northern Europe will also start to debut Nick's brand-new sitcom "NRDD" around the same time.


"Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn", greenlit for 13 episodes, is the story of a 10-year-old girl Dawn Harper (Lizzy Greene), a born leader whose sibling rivalry with her three brothers is heightened by the fact that they are quadruplets who have wildly different personalities. Aidan Gallagher ("Modern Family") plays the germaphobic Nicky, joined by Casey Simpson ("The Goldbergs") as the overachieving and unbelievably smart Ricky, and Mace Coronel ("Bold and the Beautiful") as the pint-sized ladies man, Dicky. Brian Stepanek ("Two and a Half Men") and Allison Munn ("What I Like About You") star as the Haley parents. The series is created by Matt Fleckenstein ("Wendell & Vinnie", "iCarly", "Victorious") and executive produced by Fleckenstein and Michael Feldman ("See Dad Run"). Even though they seem different on the outside, there couldn't be a more tight-knit group.


German to English translation provided by Google Translate.
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