{"id":14536,"date":"2018-06-19T10:43:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T14:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/netflix-greenlights-llama-llama\/"},"modified":"2018-06-19T10:43:43","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T14:43:43","slug":"netflix-greenlights-more-llama-llama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/netflix-greenlights-more-llama-llama\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Greenlights More Llama Llama"},"content":{"rendered":"
Netflix has given the green light to produce a second season of Genius Brands International\u2019s animated preschool series Llama Llama<\/em>.<\/p>\n Jennifer Garner returns to voice the lead role of Mama Llama. The sophomore season is currently in production, and two new 30-minute Llama Llama<\/em> specials are also in development. One special is Mother\u2019s Day-themed.<\/p>\n Also on board season two is an award-winning team of producers, including Jane Startz\u00a0(Ella Enchanted<\/em>, Tuck Everlasting, The Indian in the Cupboard<\/em>, The Magic School Bus\u00a0<\/em>series),<\/em>\u00a0Andy Heyward\u00a0(Inspector Gadget<\/em>, The Real Ghostbusters<\/em>, Strawberry Shortcake<\/em>, Madeline<\/em>, Carmen Sandiego<\/em>) and\u00a0Reed Duncan.\u00a0Emmy Award-winning writer\u00a0Joe Purdy (Arthur<\/em>, Hey Arnold!<\/em>) serves as the head writer and Disney alum\u00a0Ruben Aquino\u00a0(Frozen<\/em>, The Lion King<\/em>, Aladdin<\/em>, Mulan<\/em>) is art director for the series. Llama Llama<\/em> is based on the best-selling books by author and illustrator Anna Dewdney.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the green light from Netflix and the commitment from Jennifer Garner to star again, we have taken the next step in creating an evergreen global franchise for\u00a0Llama Llama<\/em>, and 2018 will no doubt be a banner year for the brand with a second season in the works and a worldwide retail program set to launch,\u201d stated Heyward, the chairman and CEO of Genius Brands International. \u201cEveryone involved in the development and production of season one of\u00a0Llama Llama<\/em>\u2014from our cream-of-the-crop production team to the passion that Jennifer brought to the project\u2014went over and beyond to create a truly enchanting series that has resulted in a social media firestorm of support, resonated with parents and children all over the world, and the production of a second season.\u201d<\/p>\n Garner commented: \u201cI\u00a0love Anna Dewdney\u2019s award-winning, joyful\u00a0Llama Llama<\/em>\u00a0books and am proud to voice Mama Llama on this very special series for Netflix. And now\u2014great news!\u2014Mama Llama and\u00a0Llama Llama<\/em>\u00a0will be back for a second season! Thank you, Netflix\u2014I can\u2019t wait to get to work!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Netflix has given the green light to produce a second season of Genius Brands International\u2019s animated preschool series Llama Llama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1503,3771,1394,138],"class_list":["post-14536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-genius-brands-international","tag-jennifer-garner","tag-llama-llama","tag-netflix","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n