Cuppa Coffee Preps Gordon Ramsay Animation

TORONTO: Gordon Ramsay has signed a deal with Cuppa Coffee Studios for a prime-time animated series tentatively called Gordon Ramsay, At Your Service.

The new show, still in an early stage, will feature an animated version of the fiery chef and restaurateur. Further details are expected to be unveiled at MIPCOM.  “Gordon Ramsay has established himself as a true international brand," said Adam Shaheen, Cuppa Coffee’s president and executive producer. "We’re taking the essence of who he is and having a bit of fun with it. Never before have we encountered this type of excitement from broadcasters."

Cuppa Coffee Studios’ credits include Nick at Nite’s Glenn Martin DDS, Michael Eisner’s Tornante’s new stop-motion comedy series; a second season of Rick & Steve for LOGO; A Miser Brothers Christmas for Warner Bros. and ABC Family; and two new seasons of Celebrity Deathmatch for MTV and Starveillance for E!