Second Season for Nerd Corps’ L.O.S.E.

VANCOUVER: Nerd Corps Entertainment has been given the greenlight for a second season of The League of Super Evil (L.O.S.E.), with new broadcasters signing on as well.

Canada’s YTV, the commissioning broadcaster, has ordered 26 new half-hour episodes. The series is produced as two consecutive 11-minute segments, aimed at 6- to 11-year-olds. Additionally, Nerd Corps will be creating 30-second shorts for each to use as bonus content.

In addition to airing on YTV, Cartoon Network in the U.S. and the U.K.’s CBBC, the show also launched recently on Canada’s VRAK and Disney XD in Latin America. Recent sales include Nickelodeon in the Nordic territories, Spain, Portugal and Benelux; Noga in Israel and MBC in the Middle East—all of which went for both seasons. Cartoon Network in Asia picked up both broadcast and merchandising rights for 25 countries in the region, including Australia and New Zealand.

Nerd Corps is also developing a multi-player online collectible card game for the series, DOOM. Supported by the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, YTV and The Canadian Television Fund Digital Media Program, leagueofSuperEvil.com is the first project produced wholly in-house by Nerd Corps’ interactive division.

“Season two is shaping up to be even more ridiculously fun, with bigger, badder super villains and even more vainglorious heroes,” said Nerd Corps’ supreme commander and creative mastermind, Asaph Fipke. “Of course none of those guys know L.O.S.E. even exists so we get even stupider plans and more delusions of grandeur than ever before.”

“League of Super Evil is that rare property that really goes against the typical structure of a kids series,” added Nerd Corps’ president, Ken Faier. “We are having a great time playing with the norms of the typical super hero and villain world by pitting our lame super villains against the forces of the neighborhood. Voltar and his League of Super Evil have conquered the hearts of kids around the world. We are thrilled that our broadcast partners are enjoying this evil romp as much as we are.”