Courtesy of our very own newsie Silver Optimus we can report that Nickelodeon orders a new ‘Transformers’ animated comedy series based on Hasbro franchise.
The information comes from Deadline website and it seems a fun new series to enjoy with family and friends:
In the action-comedy series, a new species of Transformers must find their place and purpose among Autobots, Decepticons, and the human family that adopts them. The 26-episode half-hour series will premiere exclusively on Nickelodeon in the U.S. before rolling out internationally.
The series is executive produced by Ant Ward (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), and Nicole Dubuc (Transformers: Rescue Bots) and developed and co-executive produced by Dale Malinowski (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Read on the full article here and then click on the discussion link below to share your impressions on the 2005 Board!
Update : Full press release after the break.
Disclaimer: News Post image is a placeholder art from the Investor Day presentation.
NICKELODEON AND ENTERTAINMENT ONE PARTNER ON ORIGINAL ANIMATED TRANSFORMERS SERIES, BASED ON HASBRO’S ICONIC GLOBAL FRANCHISE
BURBANK, Calif. – February 25, 2021 – Nickelodeon, the number-one network for kids, and Hasbro’s Entertainment One (eOne) have partnered to co-produce an original animated Transformers series (26 half-hour episodes), based on the iconic global property. In the action-comedy series, a new species of Transformers must find their place and purpose among Autobots, Decepticons, and the human family that adopts them. The series will premiere exclusively on Nickelodeon in the U.S. before rolling out internationally.
“As soon as I read the creative concept, which at its core is about family, I knew we absolutely had to tell this story with our good friends at eOne and Hasbro,” said Ramsey Naito, President, Nickelodeon Animation. “The series will tell a reimagined story featuring both original characters and fan-favorites for a whole new generation of kids and families. The creative team at Nick, overseen by Claudia Spinelli, SVP of Animation Development, can’t wait to get started on building this new world.”
“We’re thrilled to be working with Nickelodeon to expand the Transformers animated universe and bring an all-new more than meets the eye story to life,” said Olivier Dumont, eOne’s President of Family Brands. “This new series is a fresh creative take on the brand, which will excite longtime fans around the world and soon to be fans alike, all being introduced to the robots in disguise by an A list creative team led by eOne’s Mikiel Houser .”
Hasbro launched Transformers in 1984 as a toy line and animated series. Its success led to an animated movie in 1986, many future toy lines, and a series of live-action movies.
The all-new animated Transformers series is executive produced by Ant Ward (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), and Nicole Dubuc (Transformers: Rescue Bots) and developed and co-executive produced by Dale Malinowski (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio, the series is developed for television by Spinelli and Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, Senior Director, Current Series and Development, Animation. Production will be overseen for Nickelodeon by Conrad Montgomery, Vice President, Current Series, Animation and for eOne by Mikiel Houser, Director of TV Development.
The forthcoming Transformers co-production is part of Nickelodeon’s strategy to be the home of the biggest franchises kids and families love, and it expands Nickelodeon’s growing portfolio of influential properties that already includes SpongeBob SquarePants, PAW Patrol, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Blue’s Clues & You!, the first-ever SpongeBob spinoff, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years, the all-new animated Star Trek: Prodigy series and the recently announced The Smurfs partnership.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 41st year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of ViacomCBS Inc. (Nasdaq: VIACA, VIAC).
About Entertainment One
Entertainment One Ltd. (eOne) is a talent-driven independent studio that specializes in the development, acquisition, production, financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content. As part of global play and entertainment company Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS), eOne’s expertise spans across film, television and music production and sales; family programming, merchandising and licensing; digital content; and live entertainment. Through its extensive reach and scale, and a deep commitment to high-quality entertainment, eOne unlocks the power and value of creativity. eOne brings to market both original and existing content, sourcing IP from Hasbro’s portfolio of 1500+ brands, and through a diversified network of creative partners and eOne companies.
About Hasbro
Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company committed to Creating the World’s Best Play and Entertainment Experiences. From toys, games and consumer products to television, movies, digital gaming, live action, music, and virtual reality experiences, Hasbro connects to global audiences by bringing to life great innovations, stories and brands across established and inventive platforms. Hasbro’s iconic brands include NERF, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE, POWER RANGERS, PEPPA PIG and PJ MASKS, as well as premier partner brands. Through its global entertainment studio, eOne, Hasbro is building its brands globally through great storytelling and content on all screens. Hasbro is committed to making the world a better place for all children and all families through corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. Hasbro ranked among the 2020 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media, has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere Institute for the past ten years, and one of America’s Most JUST Companies by Forbes and JUST Capital for the past four years. We routinely share important business and brand updates on our Investor Relations website, Newsroom and social channels (@Hasbro on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.)
BigRed
My Netflix now shows "transformers botbots" in the search list when I search for the word Transformers. No picture or synopsis or trailer, but the page exists now.
CyberstormSM
Definitely late to this, but I'm kinda interested in what this show has to offer. If it has Mini-Cons in it then that'd be kinda cool I think.
robot1point0
Darth Gonzo
Perry the Platypus!
Heat Blast
*Platypus puts on fedora*
Novaburnhilde
A platypus.
octobotimus
Megatron
CrabGrass
Rattrap
Darth Gonzo
If it is a beast transformer as a pet to a family what animal do you guys think it might be?
T-Hybrid
"Paw Patrol, but robots" would have potential. Given how long Paw Patrol has lasted with younger audiences I wouldn't be shocked if that's also helping fuel their shifting focus to beast modes.
I was joking with someone that BW Defensor would just be a team of dog alts.
Darth Gonzo
I think they should just take any BotBot with an animal like alt mode and make Beast Wars Jr. or whatever it would be called.
marvel b
….I want this to have a crossover with Botbots on top of it existing in general.
Darth Gonzo
Well what do you think a modern day Beast Wars would look like, Gorillas and Lions in the streets?
I third this.
GirlBot
The part with adoption sounds weird, but I think they maybe taking the same approach as in Rescue Bots. The Bots lived with the Burnes family and were part of their day-to-day life, when they were not in action.
Nicole Dubuc involvement makes me very interested. Rescue Bots rocked. It was a very solid show. Even tough its primaly audience were pre-schoolers, it was clearly made with adult fans in mind, too.
MrBoombastiqueFantastique
Second this.
Cardion
Maximal puppies vs. Predacon kittens sounds pretty awesome to me.
Fuze9
Good lord, if they really made a new Beast Wars animated series that looked like Rise of the TMNT, I would die of excitement. That being said, "the human family that adopts them" still sounds much more Nick Jr: Maximal puppies vs. Predacon kittens.
Darth Gonzo
My guess is looking more likely with all of the new Beast Wars media.
Darth Gonzo
The new species of Transformer could be Beasts.
DinobotPrime
Where they have the bot bots shows on Netflix coming out to, I kinda hope it’s action comedy and not comedy action. I think Botbots will focus a lot more on comedy, so less in this show would be nice. I think it has potential, especially where they are going back to 30 minute episodes. I also hope the characters have unique designs that aren’t just G1 rehashes like the last couple series