{"id":19608,"date":"2020-11-20T09:51:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T14:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mercury-filmworks-options-hello-name-octicorn\/"},"modified":"2020-11-20T09:51:42","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T14:51:42","slug":"mercury-filmworks-options-hello-my-name-is-octicorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mercury-filmworks-options-hello-my-name-is-octicorn\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury Filmworks Options Hello, My Name is Octicorn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s Mercury Filmworks has optioned <em>Hello, My Name is Octicorn<\/em>, which teaches kids about acceptance of themselves and others.<\/p>\n<p>Octicorn is a funny, sweet and disarming half octopus and half unicorn who has trouble finding friends because he is so unusual. He spends his time figuring out how his talents make him feel unique and someone who would be appreciated by others. An Amazon Book of the Year from debut authors Justin Lowe and Kevin Diller, <em>Hello, My Name is Octicorn<\/em> is published by Balzer &amp; Bray (Harper-Collins).<\/p>\n<p>Josh Fisher (<em>I Got a Rocket<\/em>), who has held roles at WildBrain, Spin Master and Netflix, is onboard the series as executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>Heath Kenny, chief content officer at Mercury Filmworks, said: \u201cWe feel that in a time of emotional upheaval and unprecedented uncertainty, it is important to provide kids with content that helps them untangle their feelings associated with anxiety, celebrate their differences and laugh out loud. Octicorn fits this goal perfectly, and we are excited to have Josh help us bring Octi\u2019s story to life. We can\u2019t wait to get started to bring Justin and Kevin\u2019s clever stories to kids TV, and are confident that kids everywhere will immediately fall in love with Octicorn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lowe and Diller added: \u201cWe are excited to collaborate with Mercury Filmworks and Josh Fisher to bring Octicorn off the page and out into the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fisher said: \u201cI immediately loved Justin and Kevin\u2019s first book. The honesty of the character, who just feels a little awkward and uncomfortable, totally resonated with me. It made uncomfortable moments feel comfortable, warm, and funny. Mercury is a fantastic partner, they are taking the book from the page to the screen in a way that is perfectly Octicorn. I\u2019m excited to share this adorable project that is all about acknowledging and accepting feelings and treating people how they want to be treated, with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s Mercury Filmworks has optioned Hello, My Name is Octicorn, which teaches kids about acceptance of themselves and others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":19609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[2302,5761],"class_list":["post-19608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-mercury-filmworks","tag-my-name-is-octicorn","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mercury Filmworks Options Hello, My Name is Octicorn - 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\/mercury-filmworks-options-hello-my-name-is-octicorn\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mercury Filmworks Options Hello, My Name is Octicorn - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Canada\u2019s Mercury Filmworks has optioned Hello, My Name is Octicorn, which teaches kids about acceptance of themselves and others.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mercury-filmworks-options-hello-my-name-is-octicorn\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-11-20T14:51:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/07\/Octicorn-mercury-filmworks-1120.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"371\" \/>\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\/mercury-filmworks-options-hello-my-name-is-octicorn\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mercury-filmworks-options-hello-my-name-is-octicorn\/\",\"name\":\"Mercury Filmworks Options Hello, My Name is Octicorn - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-20T14:51:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-11-20T14:51:42+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mercury-filmworks-options-hello-my-name-is-octicorn\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mercury-filmworks-options-hello-my-name-is-octicorn\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mercury-filmworks-options-hello-my-name-is-octicorn\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mercury Filmworks Options Hello, My Name is Octicorn\"}]},{\"@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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