Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Nickelodeon UK and BAFTA Kids to Host Special SLIMEFEST UK Screening

Nickelodeon UK & Ireland is partnering with BAFTA Kids to host a special screening of the network's upcoming SLIMEFEST UK special, ahead of its premiere on Friday 8th November 2019 at 6:00pm! Read on for all the aweslime details!:

BAFTA Kids Preview: Slimefest


Date & Time: Saturday, 2 November 2019 - 2:00pm
Venue: ODEON - London Covent Garden in Central London
Book Tickets

Preview of Nickelodeon UK’s Slimefest, a celebration of slime, music and mayhem.

Slimefest is an annual live event featuring a mix of music acts, special guests and surprises in partnership with VisitBlackpool at its beach resort. This year’s show is hosted by Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely with performances from Professor Green, Raye, Scouting for Girls, Max and Harvey, Road Trip, Jess Folley, New Hope Club and Diversity.

BAFTA Kids will premiere Nickelodeon UK’s Slimefest television compilation which airs on Friday 8 November at 6pm. There will also be Behind the Scenes content and a chat with the production team to find out how much slime is used over the weekend and how you turn a large-scale live event into a TV special.

Running time approx: 80 mins
Recommended age: 6+

Members tickets will be available to book from Wednesday 9 October, 9.30am

Public tickets will be available to book from Friday 11 October, 12.30pm

If you have any access requirements, please contact events@bafta.org as far in advance as possible. Please click here for a full accessibility guide.

For more information about SLIMEFEST UK 2019, visit nick.co.uk/slimefest!

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Chief Inclusion Executives at Viacom, NBCUniversal, Twitter, AMC Networks and Endeavor Join Power Women Summit 2019

Chief Inclusion Execs at Viacom, NBCUniversal, Twitter, AMC Networks and Endeavor Join Power Women Summit 2019

Hollywood’s game-changing executives to join “Toward 50/50” conversation


(From top left clockwise): Marva Smalls, Alicin Reidy Williamson, Jennifer Caserta, Dalana Brand and Cara Stein

Viacom Global Head of Inclusion Marva Smalls, NBCUniversal Chief Talent Officer Cara Stein, Twitter Head of Inclusion & Diversity Dalana Brand, AMC Networks Chief Transformation and People Officer Jennifer Caserta and Endeavor Chief Inclusion Officer Alicin Reidy Williamson will join WrapWomen’s 2019 Power Women Summit, to be held at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica on October 24-25!

These top executives will lead the discussion on “Redefining Corporate Culture: Ideas That Work.” This is a peer-to-peer exchange of ideas among leading entertainment and media companies who have created more inclusive and equitable business strategies. During this session, senior executives will talk about their inclusivity initiatives — which ideas have worked and which ones haven’t — and how they will continue their goal “Toward 50/50,” a gender parity initiative that is also the theme of this year’s event.

Marva Smalls


Marva Smalls is the EVP and global head of inclusion strategy for Viacom and EVP of Public Affairs and chief of staff for Nickelodeon. Smalls works with company leadership to champion multiculturalism, inclusiveness and diversity worldwide through employee engagement and strategic partnerships.

She has established and developed best-in-class diversity and inclusion initiatives, including Viacom’s employee resource groups, and advisory councils that foster a collaborative culture while driving innovation and business results.

Cara Stein

Cara Stein is chief talent officer and senior vice president at Comcast’s NBCUniversal, where she is working on a company-wide initiative to maintain and nurture an inclusive environment for women across the entire NBCUniversal Portfolio.

Stein spearheads the NBCUniversal women’s initiative, HERE SHE CAN, which has focused on respect, equity and opportunity for women at all stages of their career at NBCUniversal.

Dalana Brand

Dalana Brand is the vice president of people experience and head of inclusion and diversity at Twitter. Over the years, she has worked at some of the world’s foremost Fortune 500 companies where she led global teams to design and develop innovative compensation systems and reward solutions that equitably engage employees, create a fair and inclusive culture, and help advance the business strategy of the company.

She is currently a board member for Enterprise for Youth and also serves as an Ambassador in the inaugural cohort of the United States of Women, where she works within the community to convene and amplify voices in the movement for full gender equality.

Alicin Reidy Williamson

Alicin Reidy Williamson is senior vice president and chief inclusion officer at Endeavor, where she leads all diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the company. Prior to joining Endeavor, she served as a SVP at MTV Networks and Viacom, where she created the company’s Corporate Responsibility and Public Affairs department and helped build the Office of Global Inclusion to increase company visibility in diverse communities and aid diversity recruitment efforts. Williamson has 20 years of experience as a media and communications executive, developing and executing public affairs campaigns and programs to foster diversity and employee engagement.

Jennifer Caserta

Jennifer Caserta serves as chief transformation and people officer at AMC Networks, where she is charged with driving transformation across the company to enable its long-term growth objectives.

Among her many accolades, Caserta has been named an Adweek “Person of the Moment,” a Fast Company “Who’s Next” leader and a multichannel News and WICT (Women in Cable Telecommunications) “Wonder Woman.” She is also a recipient of the NCTA Vanguard Award for Young Leadership.

About the Summit
The Power Women Summit brings together 1,500 of the most influential women from the entertainment, media and technology industries, making it the largest gathering of its kind. With the theme of “Toward 50/50,” the event highlights women of achievement, encourages discussion on topics of impact and creates a lasting community of powerful women. The summit will provide two days of education, mentorship, workshops and networking.

Additional speakers for the event include keynote speaker Eva Longoria, Chrissy Metz, Nicole Richie, Gigi Gorgeous, Rachel Zoe, Gina Torres and Jenna Dewan.

Sponsors include LinkedIn, Loeb & Loeb LLP, Warner Media, Accenture, Showtime, Lionsgate, Starz, AMC Networks, Annenberg Foundation, WME, Twitter, Lifetime, NBCUniversal, Greenberg Glusker, Condé Nast, Fremantle, Red Arrow Studios, First Entertainment Credit Union, Motion Picture Editors Guild, #SeeHer and Imagine.

For more information on WrapWomen and sponsorship, please contact sales@thewrap.com.

Via TheWrap.com.

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Filming Multi-Camera Sketch Comedy with Michael Franks | All That | Nickelodeon

On a recent episode of Go Creative Show, host Ben Concoli spoke to DP Michael Franks about shooting multi-camera sketch comedy, as well as Nickelodeon’s reboot of the network's iconic 90’s sketch comedy series, All That!


Michael shares stories from his early career at Saturday Night Live and how it prepared him for All That. He also shares insight on the grueling work schedule that is required when working on a weekly sketch comedy show, where you need to light over 70 sets in 5 weeks. Ben and Michael also discuss the challenge of lighting for multiple cameras.

Michael also shares what his preferred camera and lens packages are and what skills are required when working in multi-cam environments.

You can listen to the full episode below.



Topics Covered

  • Why Michael started his career as a photographer
  • How Michael transitioned from photographer to filmmaker
  • Michael’s early career with NBC and SNL
  • How Michael worked for 56 hours in just 4 days at Saturday Night Live
  • Michael shares how he lit over 70 sets in a span of just 5 weeks at SNL
  • Michael’s cinematography work on Nickelodeon’s reboot of All That
  • How Michael uses his experience on SNL as the cinematographer of All That
  • What equipment Michael’s team uses to ensure a successful multi-cam shoot
  • How Michael faces the challenge of lighting for multiple cameras
  • The camera and lens packages for All That
  • Creating the look and color of All That
  • Important skillsets for multi-camera cinematography
  • Michael’s work on Amazon’s Sigmund and the Sea Monster from Sid & Marty Krofft

In addition to All That, Michael Franks has also worked on Nickelodeon's MUTT & Stuff, Bella and the Bulldogs and The Wilde Bunch.

Watch All That on Nickelodeon!

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Nickelodeon Films Pilot for 'The Wilde Bunch'

Earlier this year, Nickelodeon shot a pilot for a brand-new live-action series titled The Wilde Bunch!


Not much is known about The Wilde Bunch, however, the pilot of The Wilde Bunch was produced by Nickelodeon and Uptown Productions (Henry Danger, The Thundermans, Knight Squad, The Massively Mixed-Up Middle School Mystery, Haunted Hathaways), and was filmed on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at a studio located in Los Angeles, California.

The official show description for The Wilde Bunch reads:

"The Wilde Family sure lives up to their name – being magical monsters, and all that. Ben and Allison each bring two children to the table, which makes for plenty of excitement in the household. Be it a little demon, werebear, Nosferatu or enchantress, the kids have plenty on their own plates as well. It doesn’t help that Ben’s ex-wife is an evil enchantress who believes their daughter Quinn might be the “Chosen One” who could bring on the end of the world."

Credits for The Wilde Bunch include:

Michael Franks (MUTT & Stuff, Bella and the Bulldogs, True Jackson, VP, Saturday Night Live) as Director of Photography; Eric Dean Seaton (All That, Cousins for Life, Knight Squad, School of Rock, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Marvin Marvin, How To Rock, True Jackson, VP, Just Jordan, The Thundermans, Modern Family, No Good Nick, Black-ish, The Goldbergs, Mad About You, Supergirl, Grown-ish) as Director; and Valerie Azlynn (iCarly) as a series regular.

Eric Dean Seaton also filmed different pilots for three different projects for Nickelodeon: Bad Fairy (2012); Hopefuls (2016), which would of featured Michael Cimino (Annabelle Comes Home; photos below); and an untitled sketch show (2012).

The last update for the project seems to be on Thursday, December 20, 2018, which unfortunately means that's its unlikely Nickelodeon will order the project to series.


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Additional sources: Production List, Trademark Talent, IMDb.
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Nickelodeon Asia Invites You to Enter Takotown: Best ScarePants Ever at SMX Manila in the Philippines this Halloween

Update (13/10) - Nickelodeon Takotown: Best ScarePants Ever


Time and Date: Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 11 AM – 7 PM UTC+08
Location: SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Philippines

Are you up for a party this Halloween, with loads of spooky fun games in between? Then suit up in your best outfit for NICKELODEON TAKOTOWN: BEST SCAREPANTS EVER!

It’s all happening on Oct 31 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex. 🎃👻

HOW TO GET TICKETS:

For a minimum single receipt purchase of PhP1,000.00 of any toy, inclusive of Halloween items, at any of the participating branches of Toy Kingdom and Toy Kingdom Express, customers are entitled to get two (2) free tickets to Nickelodeon’s Takotown: BEST SCAREPANTS EVER on Oct 31, 2019 at 11:00am at SMX MOA . One (1) ticket is good for two (2) persons – 1 Adult and 1 Kid.

Customers present proof of purchase at the redemption area of the any of the participating stores any day within the promo period, and get their free tickets, until Oct 31 of 12nn. From Oct 30 to Oct 31, tickets may be redeemed at the SM MOA Toy Kingdom branch only.

Participating Toy Kingdom stores are as follows:
1. Aura
2. Bacoor
3. Fairview
4. Lucky China Town
5. Makati
6. Mall of Asia
7. North EDSA
8. Marilao
9. Megamall
10. Pampanga
11. Virramall
12. SM Southmall
13. Podium
14. Fisher Mall
15. Festival Mall

Participating Toy Kingdom Express branches are as follows:
1. Bacoor
2. Bay City
3. Bicutan
4. Cubao
5. Dasmarinas
6. Fairview
7. Harrison
8. Las Pinas
9. Marilao
10. Manila
11. Masinag
12. Marikina
13. North EDSA
14. Novaliches
15. Ortigas
16. Pampanga
17. Quiapo
18. San Pablo
19. San Lazaro
20. Sta. Mesa
21. Sucat
22. Taytay
23. BF Paranaque
24. East Ortigas
25. Molino

From Toy Kingdom and Toy Kingdom Express, tickets to be given away daily from 10:00am to 9:00pm.

Promo period runs from Oct 1 to Oct 31, 2019, 12:00nn.

Win four (4) tickets and a Nickelodeon Goodie Bag: https://www.facebook.com/notes/nickelodeon/nickelodeon-takotown-best-scarepants-ever-social-contest/2291472990963458/

Original post:

Philippines - Stories of old circus will ring true…When the Nickelodeon TakoTown Scarenival comes to you! Come celebrate yet another Halloween, the Nickelodeon way, when the Nickelodeon TakoTown Scarenival visits the SMX Convention Center Manila on Thursday 31st October 2019, taking place in Hall 4 between 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm!


So, come one, come all and explore what's in store at Nickelodeon's TakoTown Scarenival!

Here’s how:

Shoppers spending at least P1,000 (inclusive of any Halloween items) at participating Toy Kingdom or Toy Kingdom Express outlets the whole month of October will get two free tickets to Nickelodeon’s “Takotown” on Oct. 31 at the SMX Convention Center Manila!

Toy Kingdom’s latest Halloween collection is now available at all Toy Kingdom stores in most SM Supermalls and Toy Kingdom Express Outlets in The SM Stores. Toy Kingdom is also inviting its shoppers to turn scaring into caring this Halloween with Trick or Treat for UNICEF!

Plus, this October, when the sun goes down, come on over to Nickelodeon's Spooky Town, where you can fill your Trick or Treat bags full of spooktacular episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants, The Loud House, The Thundermans and Henry Danger, plus fangtastic movies such as Liar, Liar, Vampire! Nickelodeon Spooky Town airs everyday from 4:00pm on Nickelodeon Malaysia (MY) and 3:00pm on Nickelodeon Indonesia (WIB)!




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Originally published: Thursday, October 10, 2019.

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On This Day in 1999 | The Amanda Show Premiered on Nickelodeon

On This Day in 1999 | The Amanda Show Premiered on Nickelodeon


On this day 20 years ago The Amanda Show premiered on Nickelodeon! What was your favorite sketch?

From E! News Canada:

20 Surprising Secrets About The Amanda Show Revealed

Amanda, please!

It might be hard to believe but The Amanda Show is 20 years old, with the All That spinoff centering on Amanda Bynes, serving as Nickelodeon's version of Carol Burnett, after she became one of the kids sketch series' breakout stars. And just like her obsessed-fan alter-ego Penelope Taynt, we all couldn't get enough of Amanda's comedy chops.

While The Amanda Show ran for just three seasons, premiering on October 16, 1999 and abruptly ending in September 2002, its hilarious characters (Jude Trudy! Moody! Crazy Courtney!) and memes have kept its memory alive and well. Plus, The Amanda Show, which was created by Dan Schneider (who would go on to create Zoey 101 and iCarly), gifted the world with one of TV's most beloved childrens' sitcoms: Drake & Josh, as Drake Bell and Josh Peck actually met and became best friends on the set and the idea for their own show came from a very specific sketch.

So bring out the dancing lobsters as we reveal some fun facts you might not know about The Amanda Show...


The Amanda Show, Cast. Credit: Nickelodeon

1. After joining the cast of All That in its third season, becoming one of its youngest stars as she was just 10 years old when she made her debut after being a huge fan of the show, telling Paper Magazine, "It was a dream come true. It was unbelievable for me. But it quickly became clear she was a breakout star, with the network giving her her own show after three seasons on All That.

2. The original cast of The Amanda Show was Amanda as the host and star, Drake Bell, then 11, Nancy Sullivan, Raquel Lee and Johnny Kassir, though Raquel and Johnny would not return for the second season, with Josh Peck joining the cast.


The Amanda Show, Cast. Credit: Nickelodeon

3. Because of her work on All That, Drake was a bit star-struck when he first met Amanda, telling CBS, "I was a huge fan of Amanda...she was a huge star to me. I loved All That and I was already an admirer of her talent. Everything came so naturally to her. There was never a time when she was really off her game. Everything was so effortless."

4. However, there was one cast member Drake admitted to not being fond of at first: Josh Peck, as he revealed on the Speech Bubble podcast, "the time we met, we did not click at all. We didn't click." So when Drake say Josh was joining the cast, his reaction was less than enthusiastic. "I'm like, whoa, I'm the only guy in the cast...'No, not Josh Peck!' But the two quickly bonded over their love of classic comedies and comedians and became best friends.

5. To help introduce the new spinoff, All That cast members Josh Server and Kenan Thompson made an appearance in the premiere episode, delivering flowers and a pizza to Amanda to wish her luck.


Taran Killam on The Amanda Show. Credit: Nickelodeon

7. Celebs who appeared on the series included Ashley Tisdale (playing a Cold Curer in three episodes), Saturday Night Live star Taran Killam, Shiri Appleby (as a nerd), Kathie Lee Gifford, and The O.C.'s Adam Brody as Greg Brady.

8. The Amanda Show was Taran's first acting job out of school, with the SNL vet appearing in one of the show's most beloved recurring sketches, Moody's Point, a parody of teen dramas like Dawson's Creek. Moody's mom in the sketch was played by The Brady Bunch star Maureen McCormick.

9. Moody's Point was pitched to Nickelodeon to be its own spinoff, which would've heavily featured Taran's character Spaulding, but the network decided not to pick it up.

"It would have been similar to Zoey 101, but with much more bizarre, absurd, random comedy," Schneider one revealed. "In fact, if you think about it, the whole Zoey-Chase relationship was a lot like the Moody-Spaulding relationship."


The Dancing Lobsters on The Amanda Show

10. The last outing of Moody's actually ending on a cliffhanger, with not even Schneider knowing how it would all play out. "That's why we'll never know who the real Moody was. Even I don't know...because I never had the opportunity to sit down and write it," he said of the unexpected cancellation.

11. One of the series' most enduring bits (and memes) are the dancing lobsters that would come in at the end of every Judge Trudy (a play on Judge Judy) skit, with Trudy (Amanda) proclaiming, "Court dismissed, bring in the dancing lobsters!" Lobster No. 2? Josh!

12. Though they were barely in their teens, the young actors often improvised a lot of their lines and characters while filming a sketch, with Drake revealing in a YouTube video, "Sometimes they wouldn't give us a character, here's your wardrobe and here's the wig you're wearing and then you'd just have to do something."


Drake & Josh. Credit: Nickelodeon

13. The Amanda Show launched an even more popular spinoff one year after it went off the air: Drake & Josh, which starred Drake and Josh as polar-opposite stepbrothers. Shenanigans obviously ensue. It became one of Nickelodeon's most successful sitcoms of all-time, that also launched another hit spinoff with star Miranda Cosgrove, iCarly.

14. The spinoff came to fruition thanks a sketch during The Amanda Show, with Drake explaining, "There was an episode one day where we were fighting over a shrimp and all it said in the script was 'Drake and Josh fighting over a shrimp.' You know, there was no dialogue or anything. And then we fought over a shrimp and it was really funny and the executive producers were like, 'Oh man, that's a show right there just these two guys.'" Years later, is how Drake & Josh would end its run, with the two fighting over shrimp. Full-circle.


The Amanda Show, Amanda Bynes. Credit: Nickelodeon

15. A season two episode that first premiered in March 2001 was pulled from the air and hasn't aired since because it featured a sketch about a family called The Lucklesses who deal with persistent bad luck before their home is ultimately hit by a meteor and destroyed. After the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the network decided the sketch was too violent to ever re-air.

16. While they've lost touch over the years, Drake has nothing but kind things to say about Amanda, saying on The Zach Sang Show that the first thing that pops into his mind when he thinks of her is "Carol Burnett. Unbelievable talent and funny as well…way beyond her years, like lightning in a bottle. When we started working together we were 12, 13 years old and the girl was running circles around the adults…she's unbelievable."

17. Amanda won the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards "Favorite TV Actress" for all three seasons of The Amanda Show.

18. Josh revealed in a YouTube video that one of his favorite sketches from the show was a faux-commercial for "Snap, Krackle, Kaboom," an exploding cereal, that aired in a season three episode. One of the major reasons he loves it? Drake hated the yellow turtleneck he had to wear in it, almost refusing to do the sketch at the time.


Josh Peck, Drake Bell. Via YouTube

19. In 2016, Nickelodeon added The Amanda Show back to its lineup, with Keith Dawkins, [then] executive vice president of TeenNick and NickToons, saying he believes the show had withstood the test of time.

"People have kind of a short memory with history," he said, by way of Refinery29. "A woman being funny, leading content, and being like The Carol Burnett Show is not a new idea. We forget about it. Women can lead content. Women can lead the charge."

20. In March 2019, Drake revealed to E! News that he and Josh are reuniting for a new project, though they won't be reprising their iconic titular characters or any characters form their time on The Amanda Show (and despite their brief-but-very-public falling out over Josh not inviting Drake to his wedding in 2017.)

He's come up with some cool ideas. And, yeah, I can't really go into exactly what we're doing, but it's going to be really cool and exciting. I'm really excited to do it," Drake teased.

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Kids React to Are You Afraid of the Dark? | NickRewind

Kids React to Are You Afraid of the Dark? | NickRewind



Are You Afraid of the Dark? is back with a vengeance! Watch as the GEM Sisters, Emily Skinner, Case Walker, Isaak Presley, Matte Martinez, and the new cast react to some of the scariest moments from the original Are You Afraid of the Dark? episodes. Be sure to catch Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Fridays at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon USA and YTV in Canada! Click the following link for all the spooktacular details!: http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2019/09/nickelodeon-debuts-are-you-afraid-of.html

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Like NickRewind on Facebook, subscribe to the NickRewind YouTube channel and follow NickRewind on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive digital content from all of your throwback favorites like Rugrats, Hey Arnold!, iCarly, Victorious, Kenan & Kel, CatDog, Doug, Rocko’s Modern Life, The Amanda Show, Clarissa Explains It All, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and so much more!

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How to Draw SpongeBob ✍️ | Draw Along w/ Mike Dougherty 🎨 | SpongeBob SquarePants

How to Draw SpongeBob ✍️ | Draw Along w/ Mike Dougherty 🎨 | SpongeBob SquarePants



Learn how to draw our favorite nautically nonsensical sponge from SpongeBob SquarePants storyboard artist, Mike Dougherty! ✍️

Catch More SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon!

CALLING ALL GOOFY GOOBERS! (ROCK!) Are ya ready for a deep dive into the world of SpongeBob SquarePants? The SpongeBob YouTube channel is THE PLACE for all fan-favorite SpongeBob moments! We’re serving up everything from legendary scenes to remixes of classic songs to deep dives into Bikini Bottom lore. Be sure to check back every week for Music Mondays, Wumbo Wednesdays, and Flashback Fridays! Subscribe now at https://www.youtube.com/SpongeBobOfficial!

Join the OFFICIAL SpongeBob SquarePants Facebook Group here!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpongeBobSquareFans

Check out the Nickelodeon Animation Studio online: Website | Facebook | Tumblr | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

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Dan Lin Set to Executive Produce Netflix's Live-Action 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Series

Experienced producer Dan Lin will be executive producing Netflix’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon's beloved animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Discussing Film reports! Lin will produce the series alongside his production company, Lin Pictures.


Dan Lin and Lin Pictures have recently produced films such as The Lego Movie, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, The Lego Ninjago Movie, The Lego Batman Movie, Death Note, It, Aladdin and It Chapter Two. The production company have also produced shows such as Forever, Frequency, Lethal Weapon and Unikitty.

The upcoming series will be written and executive produced by original series co-creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko and is currently prepping to begin production in 2020 likely for a 2021 release with the show nearing the process to begin adding more crew members to series with casting to follow afterwards.

The world is divided into four nations; the Water Tribe, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation and the Air Nomads. Each of these are represented by a natural element for which the nation is named. The Benders have the ability to control and manipulate the element in their nation. Only the Avatar is the master of all four elements. The ruthless Fire Nation wants to conquer the world but the only bender who has enough power, the Avatar, has disappeared until now. His tribe soon discovers that Aang is the long lost Avatar. Now Katara and Sokka must safeguard Aang on his journey to master all four elements and save the world from the Fire Nation.

The series managed to be such a hit with fans by combining amazing animated action set pieces with three dimensional interesting characters set in this magical fantasy world.

The animated series originally aired for 61 episodes over three seasons originally on Nickelodeon, where it began in February 2005 and concluded in July 2008. The series was nominated for—and won—Annie Awards, Genesis Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Peabody Award.

Konietzko and DiMartino also created a follow-up series, The Legend of Korra, that returned to the world of Avatar years after Aang’s death to follow Korra, his successor as Avatar. That series ran between 2012-2014.

The stories of both Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra have continued on in graphic novel series.

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Originally published: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 20:08 BST.

Original source: ComicBook.
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VIMN and Youku Partner for 'Little Luban'

Update - Below is Viacom International Media Networks' official press release announcing the exciting news!:

Viacom International Media Networks to partner with
Alibaba Group’s Youku for animated series, Little Luban

Original production part of multi-year content development and distribution partnership


Cannes, October 15, 2019 – Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), today announced a collaboration with Youku, the video streaming platform of Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA), to develop and produce an original animated series with the working title Little Luban. A Memorandum of Understanding for a multi-year content development and distribution partnership between the two companies was signed today at MIPCOM in Cannes.

Little Luban will feature characters and themes that the production partners believe will resonate with viewers around the world. Global values of friendship and teamwork, along with specific elements of Chinese culture and philosophy will be incorporated into both the storyline and the visuals. The original production is targeted at younger kids audience, but is also intended to be enjoyed as family-viewing.

The development and production of the animated series will leverage the content development expertise and production resources of Viacom International Studios (VIS), which is responsible for all international content syndication, format sales and production and co-production activities for Viacom outside the U.S.

Youku and VIMN will also further cooperate to develop and license a range of consumer products to support the series.

“We are so excited to partner with Youku and welcome Little Luban to the Nickelodeon family. It’s a natural brand fit and we are looking forward to developing the project into something that kids around the world will watch with love,” said Nina Hahn, VIMN’s Senior Vice President, International Production & Development, Nickelodeon.

Pierre Cheung, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Greater China, VIMN, said, “We have a big pool of animation talent here in China and we’re continuously exploring opportunities to collaborate with local partners. We’re delighted to partner with Youku and now add Little Luban to our slate of projects. We’re very confident the characters and concepts will have strong appeal to Youku’s viewers and we look forward to introducing Little Luban to Nickelodeon viewers in other markets.”

“We are excited to join forces with Viacom to create an original and uplifting story inspired by Chinese tradition and culture,” said Aaron Liao, General Manager of Youku Kids. “We look forward to not just bringing the series to Chinese viewers, but also sharing these characters with children and families across the world.

ABOUT VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), is comprised of many of the world’s most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, MTV LIVE HD, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Comedy Central, Paramount Channel, BET and more. Viacom brands reach more than 4.3 billion cumulative subscribers in 180+ countries and territories via more than 300 locally programmed and operated TV channels as well as a broad range of digital media and mobile TV properties, in 40 languages. Keep up with VIMN news by visiting the VIMN PR Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/VIMN_PR. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com, blog.viacom.com and the Viacom Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.

ABOUT YOUKU
Youku is a leading multi-screen online video sharing and streaming platform in China and forms a key part of Alibaba Group's digital media and entertainment business, under its “Double H” (Health and Happiness) strategy. Youku Kids offers high-quality programming, covering a comprehensive range of categories including animation series, nursery songs, puzzle games, e-books, and preschool education.

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Original post:

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is partnering with Youku, the video streaming platform from China’s Alibaba Group, for the new animated series Little Luban (working title), as part of a wider deal. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding for a multi-year content development and distribution partnership that was signed by the two companies at MIPCOM in Cannes today. The series will be produced by Viacom International Studios (VIS).


It isn’t the first time VIMN has partnered with a Chinese streaming giant, having previously developed properties such as Deer Squad (fka Deer Run) with iQiyi.

The production partners said Little Luban would feature characters and themes that would “resonate with viewers around the world.”

Global values of friendship and teamwork, along with specific elements of Chinese culture and philosophy, will be incorporated into both the storyline and the visuals.

The original production is targeted at younger kids audience but is also intended to be enjoyed by families. It is set to be made available on Nickelodeon in international markets.

Youku and VIMN will also further cooperate to develop and license a range of consumer products to support the series.

Viacom International Studios (VIS), which is responsible for all international content syndication, format sales and production and coproduction activities for Viacom outside the US, will work across the development and production of the animated series.

“It’s a natural brand fit and we are looking forward to developing the project into something that kids around the world will watch with love,” said Nina Hahn, VIMN’s Senior Vice President (SVP) of international production and development, Nickelodeon.

Pierre Cheung, senior VP and general manager (GM) for Greater China at VIMN, added: “We have a big pool of animation talent here in China and we’re continuously exploring opportunities to collaborate with local partners.”

Aaron Liao, GM of Youku Kids, described the show as an original and uplifting story inspired by Chinese tradition and culture.

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Originally published: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 19:58 BST.

Sources: C21 Media, Kidscreen.

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