{"id":18158,"date":"2020-02-26T09:44:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T14:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/hbo-max-inks-deal-childrens-author-mo-willems\/"},"modified":"2020-02-26T09:44:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T14:44:16","slug":"hbo-max-inks-deal-with-childrens-author-mo-willems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/hbo-max-inks-deal-with-childrens-author-mo-willems\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Max Inks Deal with Children\u2019s Author Mo Willems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HBO Max has signed an exclusive multiyear deal with children\u2019s author Mo Willems and Greg Silverman\u2019s Stampede Ventures.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this two-year deal, HBO Max has acquired streaming rights to Willems\u2019 first live-action special, <em>Don\u2019t Let the Pigeon Do Storytime!<\/em>, directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. HBO Max has committed to additional live-action <em>Storytime<\/em> specials as well as multiple animated specials, starting with one based on Willems\u2019 <em>Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed<\/em>. Stampede Ventures is producing all titles under the pact.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Reilly, chief content officer at HBO Max and president at TNT, TBS and truTV, said: \u201cMo is a special talent with a profound ability to connect with children and families alike. We are so happy Mo and Stampede Ventures chose to partner with us at HBO Max.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer O\u2019Connell, executive VP of original nonfiction and kids programming at HBO Max, added: \u201cWe are so lucky to be able to work with the multi-talented Mo Willems, whose work is authentic, inspiring and truly impactful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Willems commented: \u201cHBO Max is the perfect home for me to work on fun and experimental ways to bring my book characters and theater work to the screen because we share the goal of creating exciting shows and series that bring families together. My focus is making stuff that amuses, entertains and sparks creative play after the screen is powered down. Having the creative teams of HBO Max and Stampede Ventures with me means that we\u2019ll get to create meaningful work and have fun doing it. We\u2019re so excited we even created a new logo for the occasion. Banana!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Silverman commented: \u201cStampede Ventures is honored to be Mo\u2019s partner as he brings his vibrant world to life in media for the first time and we couldn\u2019t ask for a better home than HBO Max. Mo\u2019s characters are already beloved by millions of families\u2014his books are often the first that many children ever read on their own\u2014and we\u2019re excited to help him bring these characters to life on screen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HBO Max has signed an exclusive multiyear deal with children\u2019s author Mo Willems and Greg Silverman\u2019s Stampede Ventures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":18159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[4933,5320,5321],"class_list":["post-18158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-hbo-max","tag-mo-willems","tag-stampede-ventures","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>HBO Max Inks Deal with Children\u2019s Author Mo Willems - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/hbo-max-inks-deal-with-childrens-author-mo-willems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HBO Max Inks Deal with Children\u2019s Author Mo Willems - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"HBO Max has signed an exclusive multiyear deal with children\u2019s author Mo Willems and Greg Silverman\u2019s Stampede Ventures.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/hbo-max-inks-deal-with-childrens-author-mo-willems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-02-26T14:44:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/07\/Mo-Willems-HBO-Max-PC-0220.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"301\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/hbo-max-inks-deal-with-childrens-author-mo-willems\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/hbo-max-inks-deal-with-childrens-author-mo-willems\/\",\"name\":\"HBO Max Inks Deal with Children\u2019s Author Mo Willems - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-26T14:44:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-02-26T14:44:16+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/hbo-max-inks-deal-with-childrens-author-mo-willems\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/hbo-max-inks-deal-with-childrens-author-mo-willems\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/hbo-max-inks-deal-with-childrens-author-mo-willems\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"HBO Max Inks Deal with Children\u2019s Author Mo Willems\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Regan\",\"description\":\"Chelsea Regan is the managing editor of World Screen. 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