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Rugrats Stars Tara Strong & E.G. Daily Preview Season 2 | Screen Rant Plus

Rugrats Stars Tara Strong & E.G. Daily Preview Season 2 | Screen Rant Plus


Rugrats season two premieres April 14, exclusively on Paramount+! Try it FREE at ParamountPlus.com!


The Babies Are Back! ‘Rugrats’ Returns for Season 2

Executive producers Kate Boutilier and Casey Leonard couldn’t be happier about the new look, the new stories, and the new characters in the all-new season of Nickelodeon's beloved series, premiering Friday, April 14 exclusively on Paramount+.

April may or may not be the cruelest month, as T. S. Eliot immortalized it in The Waste Land, but clearly it can’t be all bad with an all-new season of Rugrats in the offing. Nickelodeon’s original franchise and one of the biggest/most influential TV hits ever among kids and parents, the re-launched Rugrats returns for a second season, with the first 13 episodes dropping on Friday, April 14 exclusively on Paramount+.

Whether they’re crossing the frozen tundra, discovering the treasures of ancient babies, or meeting Tommy’s new brother – with the return of the beloved character of Dil –

the babies are back and ready to take on the world. One notable difference from the original series is that the production has morphed from 2D to 3DCG, which has allowed the creators to explore new perspectives and add greater detail and verisimilitude for a more immersive experience. However, while the look has changed, the new series features the same core themes of fantasy, friendship, and family that have endeared Rugrats to generations of fans.

Produced by Nickelodeon Animation and based on the original series created by Arlene Klasky, Gabor Csupo, and Paul Germain, the all-new Rugrats is executive produced by Kate Boutilier and Casey Leonard. The series stars EG Daily (Tommy), Nancy Cartwright (Chuckie), Cheryl Chase (Angelica), Cree Summer (Susie) and Kath Soucie (Phil and Lil), all of whom reprise their iconic roles. The illustrious voice cast also includes such luminaries as Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Michael McKean, Henry Winkler, Swoosie Kurtz, Alia Shawkat, and Keith Carradine, who  plays Bob Brine, the other half of Grandpa Lou’s (McKean) music duo Pickles & Brine from their 1970s youth. Tara Strong reprises her role as Dil Pickles.

We recently spoke with executive producers Boutilier and Leonard about what we can expect in Season 2. Among the things we learned are that they share many production tasks and they really enjoy working together. And that the new season takes us on fantasy adventures far and wide.

AWN: As you’re both executive producers, can you tell me a little bit more about each of your roles on the show?

Kate Boutilier: In addition to being an EP, I'm the head writer. I was on the original series as a writer and producer as well, and I was brought in to develop the show in 2019. And so I run the writing. Casey does everything else as far as animation, but –

Casey Leonard: We do a lot together.

KB: We do a lot together. We both go to record sessions, we cut radio plays, we talk about music together.

CL: We mix the shows together.

KB: Mix the shows. Yeah.

CL: We review animatics together.

KB: Right. Casey's not in the writers’ room, but he gets all the material and we talk a lot about upcoming stuff.

CL: Whereas Kate would probably technically be the writing executive producer, I'm the directing executive producer. Because it's a CG show and the babies are going on these big fantasies and there are all these new locations and characters and outfits, it all has to be planned really thoughtfully. It's just playing this asset game of how do we produce this really ambitious show within the bounds of the schedule and the budget that we have. We have all these great stories, but in order to actually get them made, we sometimes need to rearrange them a little. So if we have this big blowout fantasy, perhaps we need an at-home episode after that.

We plan a lot of that with our director and co-executive producer Dave Pressler. He and I do a lot of the concepts, a lot of the new sets and fun locations. And then we plan all that concept art out, build a bunch of materials when it's launched for storyboards. And Kate and I will build these radio plays based on the recordings from our great voice cast and launch our storyboard artists on it. And then Kate and I jump back in on the animatic and make sure that all the story points are playing properly, and then we ship it to animation.

I'm really hands-on in the animation process. It's animated at Technicolor. We have a really great team there that I've been working with for years. Because we need to keep moving forward, there's like eight or nine teams of animators, with 10 animators per team – so each animator is essentially doing a minute of footage per episode. And of course there's the lighting and modeling and color correction.

Then once we get all the reels back, Kate and I will work with our editor and our composer, Bob Mothersbaugh – he and his brother Mark did the original show. And so it's just amazing to have so much of that DNA from the original Rugrats all around us. And then I work with our sound team on the effects.

KB: Then we get to the fun part – the mix.

CL: The best part about that is that there are snacks.

KB: Yes, there are snacks.

CL: There's snacks at the final mix, which is the best.

AWN: Has migrating from 2D to 3DCG provided creative opportunities that allow you to do better or different things in the new series?

KB: I feel like this series captures more of the babies' points of view. And so much credit goes to Casey's team, going underneath the table and underneath the couch and things in the original series to show the baby point of view. But beyond that, you weren't physically following them into these spaces that Casey can create now. And then the other thing is the fantasies. While they were fun before and it was great to see the babies go to a new place, now it's more of a really cinematic kind of world.

CL: When we started this series, my North Star was the original Rugrats feature film. It's so beautifully animated and it's such a wild story. The shots were so amazing. Doing the show in 3D, it's almost like we have a live-action virtual camera that we can put in these sets so that the viewer can really feel like they're in the action with the babies. Even if we’re just in the Pickles' living room or with Tommy as he's crawling up these enormous stairs… It's a normal house, but we get to really play with that feeling of scale and what it’s like to be in the action and on the ground with the babies, and playing with different focal lengths to really achieve that point of view. And that's the thing that's been really exciting for me.

There's also greater texture that creates such a visceral experience, like all these baby handprints on the window panes, but really just only in the areas that they can reach. So  the bottom three feet of the house are just kind of filthy, which is such a realistic thing living with small children. They're quite messy. To be able to add all those great little details that capture a little kid’s world, and to really dive in and show that experience has been a great opportunity.

AWN: What can you share with regard to what's in store in Season 2? Is there anything that you had hoped to do in Season 1 that you weren't able to that you got to do in the new season?

KB: Since this reboot started, it seems like original fans have been clamoring, "Where's Dill? Where's Dill?" And I think it was always in my mind that Dill would come back and Dill is coming back. But, unlike the first season, which I was there for, we were able to build up to it a little. You have an announcement that Didi's expecting, and then we have at least four or five episodes where she's pregnant.

CL: And it includes a couple of stages of her pregnancy too – from where she's got a little bump until she's in her third trimester.

KB: We got to do things from the kids’ point of view, like, "Tommy's mommy's pregnant?" And we have some really funny episodes that only would happen on Rugrats about what does that mean? She's got cravings for certain foods, and so on. We play with that, and then we get to have the birth of Dill in what we hope is as big a way as he was originally introduced. I'm glad we waited till Season 2, because in Season 1 we really had a chance to introduce our original Rugrats with the modifications we made. And now we have Dill back. We even have the voice actress back [Tara Strong] who played baby Dill 20-something years ago.

CL: It's just been really fun to milk the comedy of a couple where the wife is pregnant. There's so much great stuff, great comedy that we mined. I also think it's a really relatable thing that we've done; I don't know if it's ever been explored in cartoons to the extent that we've gone. There are just so many great moments, like her having morning sickness before she reveals that she’s pregnant, and the babies’ misinterpretation of it.

KB: And because it’s Rugrats, it’s also like what does Angelica think? What is she going to fill their heads with about this? Because we have to have Angelica mess things up. So yeah, we're really excited about those episodes.

AWN: Has there been anything more difficult or challenging on Season 2 compared to Season 1?

CL: It's a more ambitious season in terms of the fantasy to non-fantasy ratio. We've introduced more characters. The Pickles and their friends are going on trips and they're getting out of the house. There are a couple of shows at the beach. They go to this old mining town. The kids go to space in their fantasy. There's an Earth Day festival, which is really ambitious because we're dealing with crowd animations and the babies navigating this chaotic little festival. That stuff is really hard to pull off when it's like one show after another. But it's also easier now. We know what we're doing. So it's just juggling more characters, more locations, that kind of stuff.

KB: I think we've found our way more with the adult group. There's a lot of them, and we want all the parents to have their moments to shine. We like them all together as a friend group. We like all the babies together. We don't want to leave anyone out. It’s fun to do, but, as Casey said, it's a lot.

CL: It's a lot.

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From CBR:

Rugrats: EG Daily & Tara Strong Break Down What they Love About Tommy, Dil, and Nickelodeon Animation

In an interview with CBR, Rugrats stars EG Daily and Tara Strong dive into their sibling relationship on the show's revival.

The Paramount+ revival of Rugrats has been an adorable return to form for Tommy, Chucky, Angelica, and the rest of the babies in their group. The characters were among the earliest breakouts of the Nickelodeon Animation Studio, and Rugrats' modern revival has brought the classic characters into a modern setting with a fresh coat of paint. Following the success of the show's first season, the latest batch of episodes will expand the setting with new characters and bring back some old favorites from the original show, including Tommy's younger brother Dil.

Much of the show's original cast have returned to reprise their roles, including EG Daily as the group's adventurous leader, Tommy and Tara Strong as the infant Dil. Ahead of Rugrat's return on Apr. 14, CBR sat down with Daily and Strong to talk about their favorite elements of each other's character, the bond they've formed over the years on multiple projects, and voice acting.

Tommy Pickles smiles at his little brother in Rugrats Season 2
CBR: Since I've got the both of you, I thought it'd be nice to do a little family bonding and ask -- what is your favorite aspect of your on-screen sibling? Tara, what's your favorite aspect of Tommy? EG, what are your favorite parts of Dil?

Tara Strong: Yeah, what's your favorite aspect of Dil? I'm ready for you to answer first [laughing].

EG Daily: [In character as Tommy Pickels] I really like that he's smaller than me. I don't like that he's stinky. But I like that he gurgles and babbles and that I'm in charge.

Strong: I have to say, all kidding aside, I love seeing these characters again. Who doesn't love Tommy? I love everything about Tommy. He's such a fascinating, brave little guy. I think even though Dil still annoys him like any other brother, he looks up to him and loves him. It's kind of like how [EG and I] are in real life, too. We're brothers on Rugrats and sisters on Powerpuff Girls. In real life, people think we're sisters all the time. We pretty much are. So we're just happy to be together again.

Tara, you've been very vocal within the voice acting community about its representation and place in the industry. What are your views on the state of voice-acting right now?

Strong: I love playing around with A.I. voice acting. But it does scare me. There are elements that are scary. I'm fearful that it could take out a bunch of different careers. I certainly don't appreciate companies taking our voices and using them without permission. I think that should be scary for anyone, not just actors. But when it comes to Nickelodeon and the people we work with all the time, they really treat us like artists. That's one of the reasons we're so happy to be back here.

It feels like coming home, and this show encapsulates everything that is good about acting, animation, and inclusion. Rugrats was one of the first shows that had a Jewish family, a black family, [and] a gay Mom that's now out in the world. Representation really matters, and I think Rugrats has always been an inclusive place where kids might not have known what Hanukkah or Passover, or Kwanzaa was. If any show got a reboot and could help the world find peace and acceptance of each other, it's The Rugrats.

The second season of Rugrats will debut on Paramount+ on April 14.

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Yellowjackets Season 2 Episode 3 | Behind the Buzz | SHOWTIME

Yellowjackets Season 2 Episode 3 | Behind the Buzz | SHOWTIME


The cast, directors and creators break down episode 3. New episodes of Yellowjackets stream every Friday on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. Try it FREE at ParamountPlus.com.

About Yellowjackets:
Wildly talented high school girls' soccer players descend into savage clans after their plane crashes in the remote northern wilderness. Twenty-five years later, they discover that what began in the wild is far from over.

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#SHOWTIME #Yellowjackets #BehindtheBuzz

Originally published: April 10, 2023.

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SacAnime Spring 2023 Hosts Fairly OddParents Reunion Panel

Nick News Brief: SacAnime Spring 2023 will be hosting a Fairly OddParents Reunion Panel featuring Carlos Alazraqui, Susanne Blakeslee, Grey DeLisle, Butch Hartman, Daran Norris, and Tara Strong on April 8 at 12:30pm! Additionally, Grey DeLisle hosted her own panel on April 7 at 12:30pm. For more information about SacAnime Spring 2023, visit https://www.sacanime.com.


Meeting the FAIRLY ODD DANNY PHANTOM FANS! | Butch Hartman


The FAIRLY ODDPARENTS VOICE CAST takes the stage! | Butch Hartman



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Originally published: April 08, 2023.

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Your Shoe's Untied/Squid's Day Off | SpongeBob SquarePants | Full Episode | Hebrew Version | Nickelodeon Israel

בובספוג מכנסמרובע 🍍 עונה 2 פרק 1 | ניקלודיאון
ערוץ ניקלודיאון


#ניקלודיאון #בובספוג

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Nickelodeon Poland Premieres New Kids Cooking Show 'Na Zdrowie z Nickiem'

Nick News Brief: Nickelodeon Poland (Polska) will premiere a brand new locally-produced cooking series for kids very soon!

Gotowaniem z dziećmi może być wyzwaniem. Ale jest też przygodą. To uczenie dzieci poprzez zabawę dobrych nawyków żywieniowych. Co najchętniej gotują Wasze dzieci? #work #nickelodeon #nick #gotowanie #cooking #program #food #kids #kitchen #studio #happy #atwork @nickelodeonpolska - Daria Ładocha

Nickelodeon Poland - Na Zdrowie z Nickiem - New Show Promo (February 2023)


Nickelodeon Poland - Continuity from the premiere of "Na Zdrowie z Nickiem" (February 15th, 2023)


Na Zdrowie z Nickiem - Lunchbox (S01E01)



Originally published: January 27, 2023.

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Nickelodeon UK to Premiere New 'The Loud House' Episodes From April 3

The Louds are back in brand new episodes of The Loud House, weekdays at 10:30am starting Monday 3rd April 2023 on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland!



Paramount+ UK & Ireland is HERE! Stream a Mountain of Entertainment, including your Nickelodeon favourites! Try it FREE at ParamountPlus.com!

Paramount+ is also available with Sky Cinema at no extra cost.

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Originally published: March 22, 2023.


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Nickelodeon Italy to Premiere 'Monster High' on April 14

Nickelodeon Italy (Italia) will premiere Nickelodeon's brand new Monster High CG-animated series on Friday 14th April 2023, with new episodes airing every Friday at 19:00.




Originally published: April 06, 2023.

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Surrender | Star Trek: Picard | Season 3, Episode 8 Sneak Peek/Promo | Paramount+

Surrender | Star Trek: Picard | Season 3, Episode 8 Sneak Peek/Promo | Paramount+


CLIP "SURRENDER" STAR TREK PICARD S03 E08 4K (UHD) PROMO SNEAK PEAK 3X08 3.08 SEASON 038 EPISODE 08



You better buckle up SPOILERS - Star Trek: Picard 3x08 "Surrender"


Contains SPOILERS. A continuation of the new Data story line.

Fate of Data and Lore SPOILERS - Star Trek: Picard 3x08 "Surrender"


Fate of Data and Lore SPOILERS - Star Trek: Picard 3x08 "Surrender"


As tension between the Titan crew and Vadic's changelings come to a climax, a turn of events sees that Vadic gets a grim fate.

'Family Reunion' SPOILERS - Star Trek: Picard 3x08 "Surrender"


After 20 years, the entire TNG crew are reunited in the ready room of the Titan.

Data is back and TNG Reunion - Star Trek Picard - 3x08 - Surrender


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Reconnecting with your beloved, even in a space dungeon, is beautiful 💖 #StarTrekPicard #Shorts | Paramount Plus


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Seven of Nine destroys the Shrike - Star Trek: Picard 3x08 “Surrender”


Sibling rivalry, am I right? #Data #Lore #StarTrekPicard #Shorts | Paramount Plus


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Star Trek: Picard | Together Again (S3, E8) | Paramount+


Admiral Picard (Patrick Stewart), Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), Data (Brent Spiner) and Worf (Michael Dorn) reunite around a conference table for the first time in decades and it's just like old times.

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Originally published: March 30, 2023.

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Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for April 10, 2023 | Nickelodeon

Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for April 10, 2023 | Nickelodeon


Stream the classic and the all new CG-animated Rugrats series on Paramount+! Try it FREE at ParamountPlus.com!

Rugrats, provided to Creators Syndicate by Nickelodeon, based off the popular animated television series has been created for children and family's to laugh and enjoy together.

Follow these comics and their take on real episodes of the show and their own spin on hilarious adventures.

Read more Rugrats comic strips!: https://www.creators.com/features/rugrats

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Nick Jr. to Premiere New 'Ryan's Mystery Playdate: Level Up' Episodes From April 10

The Nick Jr. channel will be premiering brand new episodes of Ryan's Mystery Playdate: Level Up weekday mornings starting Monday, April 10. Nick Jr. will air two new episodes everyday, at 3:24 and 3:48 a.m. (ET/PT), respectively.




Created and produced by pocket.watch, the studio creating global franchises from the YouTube stars and characters loved by Generation Alpha, the live-action series follows Ryan as he tackles a series of imaginative, physical challenges and solves puzzles to reveal the identity of his playdate or their activity.

Ryan's Mystery Playdate: Level Up takes Ryan and his parents out of the studio and on a brand-new outdoor set, as they tackle bigger challenges, bigger messes and all new puzzles to figure out who his playdate will be or what activity they will be doing. Full episodes of Ryan's Mystery Playdate are available to stream on Paramount+, Nick Jr. On Demand and Download-To-Own services, as well as NickJr.com and the Nick Jr. App, which also features short-form content. Parents and guardians can sign up for a free trial of Paramount+, which also includes hundreds of full-length episodes of lots more preschool favorites at ParamountPlus.com.

Monday, April 10, 2023 at 3:24 a.m. - Ryan's Digging Playdate/Ryan's Sizzling Playdate: Ryan puts on his hard hat to break ground on some seriously tough challenges. / Ryan and his family chop, grill, and flip through challenges and puzzles. (#419)

Monday, April 10, 2023 at 3:48 a.m. - Ryan's Blown Up Playdate/Ryan's Culinary Playdate: Ryan must bend, twist, and pop through puzzles. / Ryan faces a pinch of challenges to bake up some mouth-watering hints. (#420)

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 3:24 a.m. - Ryan's Slapshot Playdate/Ryan's Scooting Playdate: Scoring some serious hints. / Ryan's skidding through the finish line to solve his mystery playdate. (#421)

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 3:48 a.m. - Ryan's Vlogging Playdate/Ryan's Aerodynamic Playdate: Ryan crushes challenges and solves puzzles to figure out who his play date is. / Ryan soars through challenges so he can get enough hints to fly into his play date. (#422)

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 3:24 a.m. - Ryan's Street Scaling Playdate/Ryan's Doubles Playdate: Jump, flip, and tumble through challenges and puzzles with Ryan. / It's time to set and serve into some challenges and puzzles. (#423)

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 3:48 a.m. - Ryan's Aquatic Playdate/Ryan's Royal Playdate: Ryan treads through challenge-filled waters to score enough hints to solve this play date mystery. / It's a royal affair in Silly Square. (#424)

Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 3:24 a.m. - Ryan's Tubular Playdate/Ryan's Super Tall Playdate: With help from Evan and Jillian Tube, Ryan tries to figure out what playdate he's having. / Ryan reaches new heights as he walks his way through challenges. (#425)

Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 3:48 a.m. - Ryan's Chilly Playdate/Ryan's Zoological Playdate: Ryan skates through challenges and puzzles to get hints and meet his mystery playdate on ice. (#426)

Friday, April 14, 2023 at 3:24 a.m. - Ryan's Target Hitting Playdate/Ryan's Double Jump Playdate: Ryan aims to hit the bullseye. / Ryan hops his way through challenges and puzzles. (#427)

Friday, April 14, 2023 at 3:48 a.m. - Ryan's Splashing Playdate/Ryan's Two Wheeling Playdate: Ryan takes the plunge into challenges and puzzles to win hints. / Ryan pedals through challenges. (#428)

Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 3:24 a.m. - Ryan's Free Falling Playdate/Ryan's Ice Sweeping Playdate: Ryan's going to new heights, soaring through challenges and puzzles. / Ryan glides through challenges. (#429)

Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 3:48 a.m. - Ryan's Heavy Lifting Playdate/Ryan's Straight Steppin': Ryan is going to do some heavy lifting as he flexes his way through challenges and puzzles. / Don't look down, as Ryan nimbly moves through challenges. (#430)

Pocket.watch is the premier kids and family entertainment company that specializes in entertaining and inspiring kids and families through digital-first content and sparking their imaginations with lifestyle products ranging from toys to toothbrushes. The company inspires kids to seamlessly move between screen time and playtime and boasts a growing portfolio of franchises that includes some of the largest kids and family YouTube brands in the world, including Ryan's World, Love, Diana, Toys and Colors, and Onyx Family. Pocket.watch created and produces the hit show Ryan's Mystery Playdate, which airs on Nickelodeon and is currently in its fourth season. The company was founded in March 2017 by Chris M. Williams and is located in Culver City, CA where it maintains an office and studio. Its management team is made up of studio veterans and visionaries from traditional and digital entertainment including Xavier Kochhar, Albie Hecht, Jon Moonves, Kerry Tucker and David B. Williams. Investors and stakeholders include Viacom, Greycroft, Third Wave Digital and United Talent Agency (UTA), as well as notable strategic angels including Robert Downey Jr. (Team Downey) and Jon Landau with a significant stake in the company being held by 'Ryan's World' creator Sunlight Entertainment. For more information about pocket.watch, please visit pocket.watch.

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Originally published: April 10, 2023.

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Nickelodeon Reportedly Developing YA Novel 'The Missing Spirit' Into Series

Nick News Brief: Nickelodeon is reportedly adapting the award-winning, best-selling YA novel The Missing Spirit from Brazilian author .J. Maia into a television series. The series is being adapted under the direction of multiple Emmy-nominated Paula Knudsen, who previously worked on the original Julie and the Phantoms series for Nickelodeon Brazil as well as on Netflix's reboot of the series.


The synopsis The Missing Spirit reads:

Where death ends, she begins

Journey back to the past: 200,000 years in the past. During a grueling Ice Age, immortal gods ruled over cave people, mammoths and saber-toothed-tigers. 15-year-old Keana and her friends have never set foot outside their realm, but they are about to receive the godly powers they have always coveted. Danger strikes when a forsaken human tribe begins to hunt their elusive paradise, hungry for a piece of their deathless privilege. Will Keana play by the rules in order to become a goddess or will she be tempted to escape into the human world, even if it costs her the right to live forever?



Paulo José Maia was born in 1986, in Campo Grande, Brazil, to an engineer mother, a businessman father and a very imaginative older brother. As a child, he was fascinated with languages and fantastic tales. He was a fluent English speaker by the age of 15, before moving to the United States as an exchange student. None of his new American classmates were able to pronounce his name, so they nicknamed him P.J. Under the influence of his English teacher in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, P.J. joined his high school’s Writers’ Guild. He would later get a degree in Radio & TV Media at the Armando Álvares Penteado Foundation in Sao Paulo and then move to New York City, where he learned screenwriting at NYU and kicked off a career as a TV news producer. P.J. has been going back and forth between hemispheres and bubbling up adventures in his mind ever since.


Espirito Perdido | Livro de brasileiro vai ser adaptado para televisão


Há 4 anos, o livro Espírito Perdido (‘The Missing Spirit‘), escrito pelo autor brasileiro P.J. Maia, chegou na na Amazon e se tornou um sucesso . Além disso, a Nickelodeon irá adaptar a obra para a televisão, mas ainda não há uma data de lançamento definida.

Na obra de P.J. Maia, somos apresentados a uma Terra onde os deuses usam humanos como escravos. No entanto, Keana Milford está determinada a quebrar as leis e mudar as coisas, mesmo que isso signifique perder sua herança divina.

O autor brasileiro P.J. Maia, recebeu o prêmio de Melhor Livro de Fantasia pelo Independent Press Award e o Red Ribbon prêmio de Escolha dos Leitores do Wishing Shelf Awards, em uma parceria entre Londres e Suécia. No Brasil, o livro ficou na lista dos mais vendidos da categoria de Fantasia na AmazonBR, com 500 avaliações.

Agora, para alegria dos fãs, o livro ganhará uma série em uma parceria inédita com a Nickelodeon, sob a direção de Paula Knudsen, que também dirigiu Julie e os Fantasmas (2012) e Sentença (2022) e já recebeu duas indicações ao Emmy.

Sobre o autor, Paulo José Maia nasceu em 1986, em Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. Desde que era criança, sempre foi apaixonado por mundos mágico. Aos 15 anos, foi morar nos EUA falando fluentemente inglês. Com indicação de sua professora, morou e estudou em Sioux Falls, Dakota do Sul, onde estudou e entrou na Associação de Escritores de sua escola. se formou em Rádio & TV na Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado e roteiro de cinema na NYU. Em 2019, Espirito Perdido chegou à Amazon.

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Every Rugrats Easter Egg! 🥚 Old Show VS. New Show | Nickelodeon Cartoon Universe

Every Rugrats Easter Egg! 🥚 Old Show VS. New Show | Nickelodeon Cartoon Universe


We all know and love the Rugrats babies from the classic Nickelodeon show and the Paramount+ original, but did you know there are Easter eggs from the old show hiding in plain sight? Watch this compilation of every surprising connection, like Fluffy, Angelica's cat, to the Reptar Wagon!

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Milkshake! UK to Premiere New 'Pip and Posy' Episodes Soon

Catch brand new episodes of Pip and Posy, hopping onto Milkshake! and My5 very soon!


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Originally published: April 10, 2023.


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