Nickelodeon Upfronts: New Shows "HexVet", "Bossy Bear" and "Face's Music Party"
Nickelodeon at its anticipated annual presentation outlined plans to accelerate its franchise strategy through a steady stream of detailed brand new content and animation titles and new seasons of family favorites. Nick's first live presentation since Q2020 XNUMX was held today at New York's Palladium Times Square.
Nickelodeon's 2022-23 pipeline of original premium content includes over 40 projects in active production for Nickelodeon Animation across series and film. Read all about Nick's planned expansions for blockbuster cartoon franchises and new fan experiences here.
New animated series
Face's Music Party (Season 1, 13 episodes) - Nick Jr.'s beloved mascot of the 90s Face returns for a new generation of preschoolers in this brand new musical variety show that combines animation and live action. The interactive series will feature a reimagined face (voiced by Cedric Williams) as presenter and VJ, playing modern pop hits and nursery classics revamped to create the ultimate musical feast. Face's Music Party will premiere this summer on Nick's preschool platforms in the United States
Each episode will focus on themes such as friendship, trust, pirates and transport that inform the playlist and consists of four segments: a child-friendly music video by famous contemporary artists, remixed nursery rhymes, exploration time in the educational music box of Face is a high-energy dance finale.
Bossy Bear (Season 1, 30 episodes) - The all-new preschool animated series, produced in collaboration with Imagine Kids + Family, is from the team of husband and wife David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim (UglyDolls), and is based on the popular book series by Horvath. The series follows the misadventures of Bossy Bear (voiced by Jayden Ham), an overly enthusiastic extrovert, and Turtle (Jaba Keh), a caring introvert - unlikely beasts who form the perfect team to take on silly childhood adventures in their hometown inspired by. Koreatown of Pleasantburg. The series will premiere in 2023 on Nickelodeon USA) and internationally on Nick Jr.
"Bossy Bear is incredibly fun with a confidence and a passion for life that knows no bounds," said Ramsey Naito, President, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation. "All members of the preschool animation team, led by Eryk Casemiro, look forward to collaborating with our creative partners at Imagine Kids + Family to bring these recognizable characters and authentic stories of family, friendship and community to our audience." .
The Bossy Bear voice cast also includes Claudia Choi as Bossy's fun, athletic mom and Turtle's wise and loving grandmother; and Shaun Baer as Bossy's dad who has a doctorate in Dad Jokes. Imagine K + F president Stephanie Sperber executive producing with Elly Kramer; Horvat and Kim; Bob Mittenthal (The Loud House) for Nickelodeon Animation; and Ashley Postlewaite (Tom and Jerry in New York) for Renegade Animation. Jeff D'Elia (Captain Underpants) is the story editor, Chil Kong is the consulting producer.
Hex Vet concept art
HexVet (Season 1, 20 episodes) - The magical world of Willows Whisper comes to life in the all-new preschool animated series based on the eponymous BOOM! The graphic novels from the studios of Sam Davies. The CG / 2D hybrid comedy adventure series follows best friends Nan and Clarion as they face life's weird and bizarre challenges as they learn as magical vets for fantastic creatures. Under the guidance of Dr. Talon, these training "HexVets" will learn how to heal anything from a pygmy phoenix with bird flu to a unicorn with a broken horn. HexVet will be launched in 2023 in the United States and will be launched internationally.
“The high-stakes adventures, wild antics and heartfelt camaraderie Nan and Clarion have in HexVet's graphic novels are all great qualities we look for in an animated series,” said Naito of Nickelodeon Animation. "It is incredibly exciting to expand the world of HexVet with an original series that will deepen the bond young readers have with novels and capture the imagination of new fans of all ages."
HexVet is developed for TV by Nicole Dubuc (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), who also doubles as showrunner and executive producer. Frank Molieri (Transformers: Rescue Bots) is the co-executive producer and Kendall Michele Haney is the story editor. The series is also produced by Stephen Christy and Ross Richie, with Mette Norkjaer as co-producer, for BOOM! Studios. Nickelodeon Animation's production is overseen by Eryk Casemiro, EVP, Nickelodeon Animation, Global Series Content. Kate Crownover is the executive in charge of producing Nick for the show.
Blaze and the Monster Machines (Season 7, 26 episodes) - Blaze and the Monster Machines will enter a brand new season for preschoolers with themed storylines including epic special missions, powerful mechanical rescues with Robot Riders and high-flying adventures with Super Wheels.
Middlemost Post (Season 2, 13 episodes) - Full of heart, humor and unshakable friendship, the Middlemost Post will do what it does best: deliver mail to the unusual inhabitants of Mount Middlemost. In Season XNUMX, they will enter Greenwood's Secret Wrestling Competition, discover one of Burt's new talents, befriend a mysterious mountain recluse, and meet Lily's family for the first time.
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