Mr. Michael Goldsmith reports
DHX TELEVISION COMMISSIONS RADICAL SHEEP'S ANIMATED COMEDY ACTION SERIES FANGBONE!
DHX Television, the broadcasting division of DHX Media Ltd., is heading to the drawing board for more animation after ordering the
new comedy adventure series Fangbone! from Radical Sheep Productions. It was announced today that production
has commenced on 52 11-minute episodes of the animated series, based
on the bestselling graphic novel series Fangbone: Third Grade Barbarian by Michael Rex. DHX Television plans to debut the series on Disney XD
Canada and has slated it for a spring 2016 release.
"Adventure, fantasy and comedy are essential when creating programs for
our audience and Fangbone! has all of these elements in spades," said Michael Goldsmith, director, original programming, DHX Television. "With our talented production partners at Radical Sheep working
alongside Michael Rex to transform this story into a series, we have no
doubt that fans will be able to both connect with and relate to
Fangbone and Bill's unique adventure."
Fangbone! is the story of a young barbarian warrior from Skullbania who travels
through a magical portal into the suburbs of our world and lands
suddenly in Eastwood Elementary School. His mission: to protect the
blackened big toe of Venomous Drool from being reunited with its master
-- the evilest sorcerer in current day existence. With the help of his
new sidekick Bill, Fangbone embarks on a quest to outwit Drool's
monsterish minions while discovering the modern world.
"We are thrilled to be producing Fangbone! with DHX for Disney XD Canada. Everyone has fallen in love with Michael
Rex's books and we can't wait to share Fangbone! with kids around the world," said Michelle Melanson Cuperus, executive producer, Radical Sheep Productions Inc.
The Fangbone! pilot, which premiered in May, 2014, on Disney XD Canada, recently
received the 2015 Kidscreen award for best one-off, special or TV movie,
in the kids category and was nominated for best animated program or
series at last week's Canadian Screen Awards. Radical Sheep and DHX
Television have seen great success in their past partnerships with the
critically acclaimed series Stella and Sam airing on Disney Junior, along with the preschool series Yup Yups.
Fangbone! is developed and produced by Radical Sheep Productions Inc. Mr. Rex, along with John Leitch and Ms. Cuperus of Radical
Sheep, serve as executive producers with Susie Grondin as supervising
producer. Simon Racioppa and Richard Elliott also serve as executive
producers and showrunners. Fangbone! is supported by the Canada Media Fund.
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