Disney XD On Board New Nerd Corps Show

LONDON: The Walt Disney Company’s London-based production hub for EMEA is working with Canada’s Nerd Corps Entertainment and YTV on the new animated comedy Rated A for Awesome, which is set to make its debut this June in the U.S.

The series will premiere on Disney XD in more than 129 countries worldwide, including the U.S., U.K., across EMEA and Latin America and parts of Asia. It follows the adventures of four ordinary kids and a monkey with perfect hair on a quest to make their world more awesome. The EMEA production hub team, led by Marc Buhaj, senior VP of original programming for Disney Channels EMEA, worked with Asaph Fipke, the head of Nerd Corps and the series’ creator, to complete delivery of 52 episodes for launch this year.

“We are dedicated to internationally sourcing content for our global portfolio of channels and are committed to investing in animation," said Giorgio Stock, executive VP and managing director of Disney Channels EMEA. "Rated A for Awesome has been developed specifically for Disney XD, our boy focused girl inclusive channel, and joins a portfolio of global hits like Phineas and Ferb, Kick Buttowski and Pair of Kings. Disney has an unrivalled heritage in animation and storytelling. We have a very gifted team here in EMEA drawing from a pool of exceptionally creative talent from around the world relentlessly driving forward innovation in animation with characters and storylines that spark the imagination."