New Transformers Animated Series for Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon and Hasbro’s Entertainment One (eOne) are teaming up for an original animated Transformers series.

The 26×30-minute action-comedy series will spotlight a new species of Transformers that must find their place and purpose among Autobots, Decepticons and the human family that adopts them. The series will premiere exclusively on Nickelodeon in the U.S. before rolling out internationally.

The all-new animated Transformers series is executive produced by Ant Ward (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and Nicole Dubuc (Transformers: Rescue Bots) and developed and co-executive produced by Dale Malinowski (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio, the series is developed for television by Spinelli and Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, senior director of current series and development for animation. Production will be overseen for Nickelodeon by Conrad Montgomery, VP of current series for animation, and for eOne by Mikiel Houser, director of TV development.

“As soon as I read the creative concept, which at its core is about family, I knew we absolutely had to tell this story with our good friends at eOne and Hasbro,” said Ramsey Naito, president of Nickelodeon Animation. “The series will tell a reimagined story featuring both original characters and fan-favorites for a whole new generation of kids and families. The creative team at Nick, overseen by Claudia Spinelli, senior VP of animation development, can’t wait to get started on building this new world.”

“We’re thrilled to be working with Nickelodeon to expand the Transformers animated universe and bring an all-new more than meets the eye story to life,” said Olivier Dumont, eOne’s president of Family Brands. “This new series is a fresh creative take on the brand, which will excite longtime fans around the world and soon-to-be fans alike, all being introduced to the robots in disguise by an A-list creative team led by eOne’s Mikiel Houser.”