Cartoon Network Greenlights Video Game-Themed Show

BURBANK: Cartoon Network has given the go-ahead to the new animated series OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes, which will be complemented by an integrated console game.

Set in a mall, OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes follows the titular character and his friends as they try to impress each other by leveling up and overcoming obstacles sent by an evil foe. The show is created by Ian Jones-Quartey and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. It is due to debut this summer in the U.S. and will also roll out worldwide. The console and PC game, which is jointly developed with Capybara Games, is slated for release in the fall.

“This combined launch marks the culmination of a unique multimedia development process,” said Rob Sorcher, the chief content officer at Cartoon Network. “The result is an entirely connected world which provides deeper satisfaction as fans get further into the property from every access point.”

Jones-Quartey added: “For me, video games and animation have a lot in common and having fun is the main goal. OK K.O.! is a video game-inspired world expressed through the language of animation, but mostly an adventurous playground with heartwarming heroes who battle against robots.”