Ryan and Friends Plus Sets Originals Slate

Pocket.watch has unveiled a slate of original series and specials to debut with an exclusive window on the company’s Ryan and Friends Plus SVOD service.

The shows are set to run on Ryan and Friends Plus before premiering on additional paid and free streamers. Magic Mayhem with Dan Rhodes, a new series from the 20-year-old British magician Dan Rhodes, is featured on the slate, among other projects.

More highlights include Toys and Colors Kaleidoscope City, KidCity: AI Attack and The Stella Show‘s Ruler of the House. Also featured is a holiday special from Hungry FAM, entitled Hungry FAM Snacks for Santa.

The slate also includes EvanTubeHD’s Dollar Toy Squad, Ryan’s World’s Pirate Adventures Trick-or-Treasure, Ryan’s World Ninja Adventures Holiday Special, and a Love, Diana holiday special.

The series and specials are to debut on the service adjacent to a previously released catalog of content. These companion catalogs aim to ensure that each new original has an audience and captures the demand for a creator’s content.

Albie Hecht, pocket.watch’s chief content officer, said, “It’s a major privilege to collaborate with these immensely popular and talented creators, and a wonderful creative challenge to translate the essence of their appeal into exciting new, premium formats that extend their brands beyond YouTube.”

“The performance data we collect from creator content across our network provides indispensable insights for prioritizing and shaping our originals slate,” said David B. Williams, pocket.watch’s senior VP and general manager of channels. “When a show premieres, it’s boosted by a proven built-in fan base, and the show itself then inspires new interest in the creator content that prompted it in the first place, creating a flywheel effect.”