Amazon Studios Greenlights Two New Original Kids Series Pete the Cat and Costume Quest
February 13 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Brand-new children’s series will become
available exclusively on Prime Video
(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced it has ordered two new
Amazon Original Kids Series, Pete the Cat, based on the
award-winning book series, and Costume Quest, from the popular
video games. Amazon’s new children’s series come from talented
creators, including Jeff “Swampy” Marsh (Phineas and Ferb),
Will McRobb (The Adventures of Pete & Pete) and Frederator
Studios’ Fred Seibert (The Fairly OddParents). Both series will be
available exclusively for Prime members and will debut next
year.
“The creative talent behind Pete the Cat and Costume Quest have
a sensibility and pedigree that will resonate well with our
customers,” said Tara Sorensen, Head of Kids Programming at Amazon
Studios. “We are thrilled to be working with such innovative and
visionary thinkers in the business.”
Amazon Original Kids Series are available for Prime members to
stream and enjoy using the Amazon Prime Video app for TVs,
connected devices including Amazon Fire TV, and mobile devices, or
online at www.amazon.com/originals, at no additional cost to their
membership—Prime members can also download titles to mobile devices
for offline viewing. Customers who are not already Prime members
can sign up for a free trial at www.amazon.com/prime. For a
list of all Amazon Video compatible devices,
visit www.amazon.com/howtostream. Amazon Original Kids Series
are also available as part of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, the
all-you-can-eat subscription service designed from the ground up
for kids. FreeTime Unlimited is available exclusively
on Amazon devices, including Amazon Fire TV and Fire tablets,
and a year-long subscription is included with every Fire Kids
Edition.
Based on the award-winning book series by illustrator/creator
and consulting producer James Dean, Pete the Cat is
an animated kids series that has been ordered straight-to-series
for 14 episodes. The show follows Pete the Cat, the coolest cat
ever and his groovy guide to life—from rockin’ out with his
guitar to riding a skateboard. The series is a co-production with
Alcon Television Group and will be developed by Jeff
“Swampy” Marsh (Phineas and Ferb) and Appian
Way production company. Harper Collins has published more than
34 Pete the Cat books, which have been translated into 13
languages and received 18 literacy awards, including the Theodore
Geisel Seuss Award. Slated to voice as Pete’s parents are musical
luminaries Elvis Costello and Diana Krall. Marsh is slated to
executive produce along with Alcon’s Andrew
Kosove, Broderick Johnson, and Laura Lancaster, as
well as Appian Way’s Jennifer Davisson. Alcon’s Ben Roberts is
slated to produce, with Appian Way’s Nathaniel Posey slated to
co-produce.
Based on the smash video game series by Double Fine Productions
(Psychonauts, Broken Age) and the world originally created by Tasha
Sounart, Costume Quest is a funny and mysterious animated
series aimed at six to 11-year-olds. The show stars four kids
facing off against the dark forces lurking in the shadows of their
sleepy town of Auburn Pines. To overcome obstacles and achieve
their goals, they must learn to unlock and master the magical
powers of supernormal costumes—with each costume comes a new set of
transformations and powers. The series is executive produced by
Will McRobb (The Adventures of Pete & Pete) who also serves as
story editor, as well as Frederator Studios’ Fred Seibert (The
Fairly OddParents), Kevin Kolde (Adventure Time) and Eric Homan
(Adventure Time). Costume Quest is produced at Frederator
Studios, a WOW! Unlimited Media company.
About Amazon Video
Amazon Video is a premium on-demand entertainment service that
offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch and how to
watch it. Amazon Video is the only service that provides all of the
following:
- Prime Video: Thousands of movies
and TV shows, including popular licensed content plus
critically-acclaimed and award-winning Amazon Original Series and
Movies from Amazon Studios like Transparent, The Man in the
High Castle, Love & Friendship, and kids series Tumble
Leaf, available for unlimited streaming as part of an Amazon Prime
membership. Prime Video is also now available to customers in more
than 200 countries and territories around the globe at
www.primevideo.com.
- Amazon Channels: Over 100 video
subscriptions to networks like HBO, SHOWTIME, STARZ, PBS
KIDS, Acorn TV, and more, available to Amazon Prime
members in the US as add-ons to their membership. To view the full
list of available channels,
visit www.amazon.com/channels.
- Rent or Own: Hundreds of
thousands of titles, including new release movies and current TV
shows available for on-demand rental or purchase for
all Amazon customers.
- Instant Access: Customers can
instantly watch anytime, anywhere through the Amazon Video app on
compatible TVs, mobile devices, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV
Stick, and Fire tablets, or online. For a list of all compatible
devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream.
- Premium Features: Top features
like 4K Ultra HD, High Dynamic Range (HDR) and mobile
downloads for offline viewing of select content.
In addition to Prime Video, the Prime membership includes
unlimited fast free shipping options across all categories
available on Amazon, more than two million songs and thousands
of playlists and stations with Prime Music, secure photo storage
with Prime Photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, unlimited
access to a digital audiobook catalog with Audible Channels for
Prime, a rotating selection of free digital games and in-game loot
with Twitch Prime, early access to select Lightning Deals,
exclusive access and discounts to select items, and more. To
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visit: www.amazon.com/prime.
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