Warner Bros. Discovery has picked up Outfit7’s Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super from CAKE for its channels in Italy, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea.
The 52-episode animated adventure series is debuting on Warner Bros. Discovery and Boing SpA channels in Italy, including the free-to-air channel CARTOONITO and the pay-TV channel Boomerang. Later this year, it will launch on Cartoonito in the aforementioned Asian regions.
Created by Outfit7 in partnership with Epic Story Media and ReDefine Originals Studio, Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super brings the Talking Tom & Friends characters into a new world with a superpowered twist. Talking Tom, Angela, Ben and Hank discover a strange device that grants them amazing powers, and they learn what it means to be a hero.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Warner Bros. Discovery for the broadcast of Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super in Italy and Asia,” said Dominic Gardiner, managing director of distribution at CAKE. “Warner Bros. is a powerhouse in global entertainment, and we’re excited to see their expertise bringing this brand-new series to new audiences in these key regions.”
“Signing our first broadcaster deals for Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super marks an important milestone in our growing presence in entertainment,” added Helder Lopes, VP of creative functions at Outfit7. “This spin-off series reinvents the original Talking Tom & Friends brand’s magic with new stories, compelling characters and thrilling adventures.”