{"id":24808,"date":"2023-03-10T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2023-03-10T10:03:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T15:03:53","slug":"kiya-the-kimoja-heroes-to-debut-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/kiya-the-kimoja-heroes-to-debut-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiya &amp; the Kimoja Heroes to Debut in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Kiya &amp; the Kimoja Heroes<\/em>, a brand-new series from Hasbro\u2019s Entertainment One (eOne), is slated to premiere in the U.S. on Disney Junior and Disney+ on March 22.<\/p>\n<p>Based on an original concept from Robert Vargas and featuring characters created by South Africans Marc Dey and Kelly Dillon, the preschool series follows Kiya, a 7-year-old African girl, whose passions are martial arts and dancing. When she and her friends put on headbands adorned with crystals, they transform into superheroes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kiya &amp; the Kimoja Heroes<\/em> feature African and Asian lead characters, and the world is inspired by the landscape and culture of Southern Africa. It focuses on themes of community, empathy and unity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn partnership with Disney Junior, Frog Box, Triggerfish and France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions, we are so very delighted to bring <em>Kiya &amp; the Kimoja Heroes<\/em> to audiences everywhere,\u201d said Esra Cafer, senior VP of global brand management at eOne. \u201cWe have given a lot of thought and intention to developing fundamentally relatable characters that serve as great role models for young children. Kiya shows that you don\u2019t have to choose between learning to dance or being a kick-butt hero\u2014you can be both! She\u2019s encouraging preschoolers to be whoever they want to be and shine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur belief is that Kiya will represent and empower young girls to be leaders who can use their smarts and skills to solve big problems,\u201d added Tshepo Moche, writer and creative consultant at Triggerfish. \u201cThere is still a tremendous opportunity for representation, and there has never been a better moment for the landscape of children\u2019s programming to reflect the diversity and size of the audience they serve.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kiya &amp; the Kimoja Heroes, a brand-new series from Hasbro\u2019s Entertainment One (eOne), is slated to premiere in the U.S. on Disney Junior and Disney+ on March 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":24809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[110,112,255,295,7433,268,1380,166,7434,6070,7435],"class_list":["post-24808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-disney","tag-disney-junior","tag-entertainment-one","tag-eone","tag-esra-cafer","tag-france-televisions","tag-frog-box","tag-hasbro","tag-kiya-the-kimoja-heroes","tag-triggerfish","tag-tshepo-moche","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kiya &amp; 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