Nick News Brief: Nickelodeon UK & Ireland has acquired the rights to the second season of the popular CG-animated series Kangaroo Beach, with plans to air the new season on Nick Jr. in 2025. Additionally, it has been announced that a third season is currently in production.
Update (12/11): The ACTF has pre-soldKangaroo Beach Series 3 to Nickelodeon UK!
Described as "Baywatch for kids," in Kangaroo Beach, four young animal friends - Pounce the kangaroo, Frizzy the koala, Neville the wombat and Gemma the platypus - share an action-packed summer at a spectacular beach, training as junior cadets with their lifeguard heroes - learning to surf, scuba dive and rescue stranded swimmers. Chockfull of warm, relatable characters, comedy and heart, the series introduces a young audience to life-saving water safety. Season one debuted on Nick Jr. UK & Eire during Summer 2021.
Kangaroo Beach is created by Tim Bain (Digby Dragon, Thomas & Friends, Bluey, Fireman Sam), written by Bain, Charlotte Rose Hamlyn, Simon Dodd, and Samantha Carroll, and directed by David Webster. Celine Goetz serves as a producer, with Patrick Egerton serving as the executive producer. The series is produced by Cheeky Little Media and distributed by the Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF).
NEW DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES BEYOND THE GATES TO PREMIERE MONDAY, FEB. 24, 2025 ON CBS
Pictured (L-R): Karla Mosley, Clifton Davis, Tamara Tunie and Daphnee Duplaix
CBS announced today (Nov. 12) that BEYOND THE GATES, the new daytime drama series and debut project from the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, will premiere Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, and air weekdays (2:00-3:00 PM, ET; 1:00-2:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+*.
The series began production in Atlanta, Ga., this month and stars Tamara Tunie, Clifton Davis, Daphnee Duplaix, Karla Mosley, Alex Alegria, Lauren Buglioli, Brandon Claybon, Timon Kyle Durrett, Sean Freeman, Ben Gavin, Marquita Goings, Jibre Hordges, Jen Jacob, Maurice Johnson, Trisha Mann-Grant, Mike Manning, RhonniRose Mantilla, Ambyr Michelle, Colby Muhammad and Arielle Prepetit.
BEYOND THE GATES is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., and in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States. Here you’ll find a posh gated community with winding tree-lined streets and luxurious mansions to call home. At the center of this community are the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty. But behind these pristine walls and lush, manicured gardens are juicy secrets and scandals waiting to be uncovered. And those who live outside these gates are watching closely. These are the places where our characters live, love, work and play. Those who have “made it” and those who haven’t are all trying to navigate life … and some with more grace than others.
BEYOND THE GATES is developed and produced by the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, led by Sheila Ducksworth, in partnership with P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. This marks the first-ever one-hour Black daytime soap and the first daytime drama to premiere since Passions in 1999.
Michele Val Jean is the creator, executive producer and showrunner alongside executive producers Sheila Ducksworth, Robert Guza Jr., Julie Carruthers, Leon W. Russell, Derrick Johnson, Kimberly Doebereiner and Anna Saalfeld.
*Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on-demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live, but will have access to on-demand the day after the special airs.
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Inside "Beyond the Gates," TV's newest soap opera | CBS Sunday Morning
In the world of daytime network TV, only a handful of long-running soap operas have survived. But in February, CBS is launching a new one: "Beyond the Gates," which traces a prominent African American family living in a gated community outside of Washington, D.C. Correspondent Nancy Giles goes behind the scenes of the new series, and talks with the creatives and actors who say you've never seen a soap like this.
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TMNT: Mutant Mayhem | Ayo Edebiri Voicing 'April O'Neil' (Behind The Scenes) | Paramount Movies
Go behind the scenes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem with Ayo Edebiri, Seth Rogen, and the rest of the cast as they talk about bringing this unique version of the beloved TMNT franchise to life!
Featuring: Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon, Ice Cube, & More!
Watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem on Digital.
About Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem: After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate.
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From Paper to Pilot: Art Director Carol Wyatt on Designing the Hey Arnold Pilot | The Cartoon Chronicles
"This week I am sitting down with Carol Wyatt, Art Director for Hey Arnold's Pilot episode '24 Hours to Live'. We are talking early days of Hey Arnold as well as all of the other pilots she has helped bring to series. A lot of fun stories about Tuck Tucker, South Korea and the early days of Nickelodeon."
Skeeter and Gerald Compared By Their Creators, Jim Jinkins & Craig Bartlett | Splat Attack Podcast
It's tough to go through life alone which is why we have those closest to us that we confide in. Best friends help make life's biggest struggles a bit more bearable. In the case of these two Nicktoons, Doug and Arnold had best friends with Skeeter and Gerald. In this character study, the Splat Attack Podcast are joined by the series creators Jim Jinkins and Craig Bartlett to discuss these two best friends. They look at how they're alike, how they're different, and what these two characters could be doing 30 years later! Join them in the studio for this special Character Study!
