41 Entertainment Unveils Superhero Franchise

41 Entertainment is introducing a new franchise featuring two related comedic properties, Superhero Summer Camp and Superhero Pets.

The children of famous superheroes attend camp to learn how to use and control their powers in Superhero Summer Camp. In the companion piece Superhero Pets, six four-legged friends set out to save the day as well as the criminals.

Superhero Summer Camp is expected to launch in fall 2020. Superhero Pets is planned for a spring 2021 rollout.

Allen Bohbot, the managing director of 41 Entertainment, said, “Every once in a while, you see or hear something that is really special and grabs your attention from the start. Superhero Summer Camp is such a simple idea with extraordinary potential. It is a place where the children of famous superheroes go to learn and perfect their powers as they prepare to join the family crime-fighting business. Kids love superheroes and kids love summer camp….How simple!  Superhero Pets empowers ordinary pets to become superheroes and includes more physical comedy. It’s a perfect combination of action, adventure and humor. Citizens of Kastleburg can count on an elite team of masked superheroes to swoop in and save the day—our four-footed crime fighters.”

“The Superhero Summer Camp show features kids 4 to 7 years old who are both heroic and adorable as they hone their skills and powers and realize how much they still need to learn to become a superhero,” added 41 Entertainment’s Kaaren Lee Brown, who helped develop the series. “We created these characters to be aspirational and relatable to our 4-to-7-year-old target. What’s unique about our story is the focus on the human elements of our core cast and the funny moments where things don’t always go as planned—you may think that transforming into a superhero is easy and automatic as you see in the movies, but not for a little kid! The Superhero Pets show has two puppies, two kittens, a tortoise and a hare—normal pets, but witsuperpowersrs. The comedic possibilities are endless.”

“Music is such an important aspect of storytelling and is something that we really wanted to feature in both Superhero Summer Camp and Superhero Pets,” commented Kiersten Halstead, 41 Entertainment’s VP of creative services, development and acquisitions, who also helped develop the series. “Great music sets the tone for epic adventures and can help further bring animated series to life. As such, we plan on incorporating many exciting, catchy, original songs into each episode of both series. Both titles focus on fun and engaging superhero adventures that require teamwork, problem-solving and a sense of humor.”

Nancy Koff, 41 Entertainment’s VP of sales and marketing, remarked, “The response from the market to these two properties (52×11 minutes each) has been very strong and we are considering all options. We believe that both properties are attractive to customers worldwide in part due to the high-quality CG animation, cultural diversity of characters and earnest storylines.”