{"id":11735,"date":"2017-02-08T10:37:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T15:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/sprout-bolsters-original-programming-slate\/"},"modified":"2017-02-08T13:50:08","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T18:50:08","slug":"sprout-bolsters-original-programming-slate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/sprout-bolsters-original-programming-slate\/","title":{"rendered":"Sprout Bolsters Original Programming Slate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: NBCUniversal&#8217;s 24-hour preschool channel Sprout has given the go-ahead to <em>Remy and Boo<\/em>, a new CGI-animated original series.<\/p>\n<p>Set in the near future,<em> Remy and Boo<\/em> centers on the friendship between a 5-year-old girl and a robot, who can\u00a0learn and\u00a0feel real human emotions. The 26-episode show was created by Matt Fernandes and will be produced by Industrial Brothers and Boat Rocker Studios. It is set to premiere next year.\u00a0Boat Rocker Rights will internationally distribute <em>Remy and Boo<\/em> and will handle the property&#8217;s L&amp;M on all platforms.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Sprout has ordered sophomore\u00a0seasons of the popular series <em>Floogals<\/em> and <em>Nina&#8217;s World<\/em>, which are produced by Nevision and Pipeline Animation Studios, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The channel is also investing in the development of <em>Little Shaq<\/em>, inspired by the childhood of Shaquille O\u2019Neal; <em>Ivy and Bean<\/em>,\u00a0a book-based show\u00a0about two best friends; <em>Make + Do<\/em>, a crafting-themed live-action program\u00a0set in a studio;\u00a0<em>Norm of the Forest<\/em>, an animated comedy about a woodland\u00a0superintendent; <em>Powerbirds<\/em>, led by two pet parakeets\u00a0leading\u00a0double\u00a0lives as superheroes; and <em>Wombat and Rabbit<\/em>, which follows\u00a0two boys who\u00a0are aspiring magicians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that moms and kids are coming to Sprout in large part for our original programming\u2014and our 21-percent growth rate in women 18 to 49 tells us it\u2019s resonating,\u201d said Amy Friedman, the senior VP of programming and development at Sprout. \u201cOur mission is simple: we help kids grow into good people. We focus on compassion, curiosity, courage and challenge in every bit of content we create\u2014and we feel very lucky that we get to do this every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Matt Fernandes and Arthur Spanos, co-founders of Industrial Brothers, added: \u201cWe are delighted with Sprout\u2019s incredible commitment to this show and we look forward to beginning production immediately with our partners at Boat Rocker to bring this unique and timely story to life\u2014<em>Remy and Boo<\/em> reminds us that love is the shining light at the foundation of our shared humanity, no matter our age, gender or background.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: NBCUniversal&#8217;s 24-hour preschool channel Sprout has given the go-ahead to Remy and Boo, a new CGI-animated original series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":479,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1031,2313,313],"class_list":["post-11735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-nbcuniversal","tag-remy-and-boo","tag-sprout","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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