{"id":16214,"date":"2019-04-17T09:47:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T13:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/netflix-launching-first-original-african-animated-series\/"},"modified":"2019-04-17T09:47:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T13:47:03","slug":"netflix-launching-its-first-original-african-animated-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/netflix-launching-its-first-original-african-animated-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Launching Its First Original African Animated Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Mama K\u2019s Team 4<\/em>,\u00a0a series co-produced by Cape Town-based Triggerfish Animation Studios and London-based CAKE, is set to be Netflix\u2019s first original African animated series.<\/p>\n<p>The series follows four teen girls living in the neo-futuristic African city of Lusaka, Zambia, who are recruited by a retired secret agent still committed to saving the world. <em>Mama K\u2019s Team 4<\/em> was created by Zambian writer Malenga Mulendema and designed by Cameroonian artist Malcolm Wope. Netflix is collaborating with Triggerfish Animation and CAKE to launch a continent-wide search for local female writing talent to round out the creative team.<\/p>\n<p>Mulendema said: \u201cIn creating a superhero show set in Lusaka, I hope to introduce the world to four strong African girls who save the day in their own fun and crazy way. Most importantly, I want to illustrate that anyone from anywhere can be a superhero.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Melissa Cobb, VP of original animation at Netflix, said: &#8220;In addition to giving African writers a global platform on which to be heard, we are excited to present this powerful and entertaining new animated series that brings Malenga&#8217;s incredible and unique vision to life on Netflix. <em>Mama K&#8217;s Team 4<\/em>\u00a0has the potential to give a whole new generation of African children the opportunity to see themselves on-screen in the powerful, aspirational characters they look up to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vanessa Ann Sinden, Triggerfish\u2019s development producer, added: \u201cAfter animating four multi-award-winning BBC Christmas specials set in England, including the Oscar-nominated\u00a0<em>Revolting Rhymes<\/em>, Triggerfish is delighted to bring an African capital city to life on Netflix.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tom van Waveren, CEO and creative director at CAKE, commented: \u201cWe are delighted to be partnering with Triggerfish and Netflix on\u00a0<em>Mama K\u2019s Team 4<\/em>,\u00a0a uniquely empowering, but most of all fun project, which brings a fresh perspective to a classic cartoon genre.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mama K\u2019s Team 4,\u00a0a series co-produced by Cape Town-based Triggerfish Animation Studios and London-based CAKE, is set to be Netflix\u2019s first original African animated series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":16215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[100,4490,138,3016],"class_list":["post-16214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-cake","tag-mama-ks-team-4","tag-netflix","tag-triggerfish-animation-studios","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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