Rob Gronkowski Joins Genius Brands’ Shaq’s Garage

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Genius Brands International has added NFL star Rob Gronkowski to the cast of Shaq’s Garage.

Gronkowski is serving as a co-executive producer on Shaq’s Garage and is voicing the character of the Gronkmobile. Production has begun on the series, which is set to air in Q2 2022.

In other Genius Brands news, Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten grew to over 50 million views to date in the 15 weeks since its debut. The company also reported growth in viewership of Rainbow Rangers on Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Max and Nickelodeon/Nick LatAm. It is coming to Paramount+ on August 18.

In its update to shareholders, Genius Brands announced that the company saw a 318 percent increase in revenue for Q2 2021 and a 280 percent increase in revenue for the six months ended June 30, over the same periods last year. Genius Brands’ revenues for the second quarter of 2021 were approximately $2.3 million, compared to approximately $561,000 last year. Revenues for the six months ended June 30 were approximately $3.4 million, compared to approximately $895,000 last year.

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