Nickelodeon Greenlights Supah Ninjas

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LOS ANGELES: Nickelodeon is adding the live-action comedy series Supah Ninjas, from Varsity Pictures, to its 2011 programming schedule.

With a comic book tone and style, the show follows three unsuspecting kids who are drafted into the secret world of ninjas. It was created by Eric Garcia and Leo Chu—exec producers and showrunners of the anime show Afro Samurai—and will be exec-produced by Garcia, Chu and Brian Robbins and Sharla Sumpter Bridgett.

"Supah Ninjas‘ cinematic style and fantasy-fulfilling super hero adventures offer up a unique twist on the everyday trials of adolescence," said Marjorie Cohn, president of original programming and development. "This series adds another flavor to our hit live-action lineup and gives our audience a broader assortment of comedy choices."

Varsity Pictures’ credits include the television movie Fred: The Movie, which premiered on Nickelodeon earlier this month with 7.6 million total viewers, as well as Spike TV’s Blue Mountain State and Disney’s Sonny with a Chance for Disney. The company’s founders, Robbins and Sumpter Bridgett, have also worked on feature films such as Wild Hogs, Coach Carter and Norbit.