Program features zany, loveable characters and
creatures voiced by Canadian talent
TORONTO, Jan 2, 2019 /CNW/ - Spin Master Ltd. (TSX:TOY;
www.spinmaster.com), a leading global children's entertainment
company, premiered its new original animated preschool series,
Abby Hatcher, on January 1st, 2019 on Nickelodeon.
Following the U.S. premiere, Abby
Hatcher will roll out on Nickelodeon's international
channels in 2019 and will also launch on TVO in Canada on February
11th, 2019.
The show features Abby Hatcher,
an adventurous seven-year-old with a giant heart and endless love
for her favorite creatures, the Fuzzlies. These furry, zany
creatures come in all shapes and sizes, each with their own
uniquely special abilities, and Abby adores them all. In the
Hatcher Palace Hotel, where Abby lives with her parents, there's
lots for the Fuzzlies to discover as they become part of her
expanding family, but that can also mean often getting into Fuzzly
Trouble! Each episode follows Abby as she goes on incredible
adventures with her best Fuzzly-friend Bozzly to fix mishaps that
land the Fuzzlies in trouble, and ultimately save the day!
"Abby Hatcher embodies
remarkable storytelling combined with an emotional and social
curriculum to entertain and delight preschoolers," said
Ronnen Harary, Spin Master's
Co-Founder, Chairman and Co-CEO. "It was a magical experience to
watch the characters we created come to life with powerful
performances by Canadian children. Now, with the premiere of
Abby Hatcher, we can share
these enchanting and heartfelt stories with kids all over the
world."
The series features an all-Canadian cast including Macy Drouin, who stars as Abby, while
Wyatt White portrays Bozzly, Abby's
Fuzzly best friend and partner. Continuing the talented Canadian
line-up is Kim's Convenience's Paul
Sun-Hyung Lee as Hatcher Palace Hotel Chef Jeff.
"Together with Spin Master's highly successful PAW
Patrol, Abby Hatcher
expands preschoolers' imaginations through fun story lines and
endearing characters, while also fostering empathy, compassion and
acceptance," said Jennifer Dodge,
Spin Master Entertainment's Executive Vice President. "The series
also encourages kids to develop their problem-solving skills and
join in saving the day."
At its core, Abby Hatcher models the power of
one little girl to bring together a whole community with her
nurturing heart, eternal optimism, and her love and acceptance of
everyone, no matter how different they are. Abby Hatcher is the eighth series from
Spin Master Entertainment and comes from the same talented team of
producers and directors that made PAW Patrol, the
amazingly creative series and global phenomenon. Like PAW
Patrol, Abby Hatcher is animated
at Toronto's Guru Studio. The
series is overseen by executive producers Ronnen Harary and Jennifer Dodge as well as executive producer
Jamie Whitney, who acts as
showrunner.
About Spin Master
Spin Master (TSX:TOY; www.spinmaster.com) is a leading
global children's entertainment company that creates, designs,
manufactures, licenses and markets a diversified portfolio of
innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties. Spin
Master is best known for award-winning brands including
Zoomer®, Bakugan®,
Erector® by Meccano®,
Hatchimals®, Air Hogs® and PAW
Patrol®. Since 2000, Spin Master has received 103 TIA
Toy of The Year (TOTY) nominations with 28 wins across a variety of
product categories, including 13 TOTY nominations for Innovative
Toy of the Year. To date, Spin Master has produced nine
television series, including 2007 success Bakugan Battle Brawlers
and current hit PAW Patrol, which is broadcast in over 160
countries and territories globally. Spin Master has 28 offices and
employs over 1,700 people globally in Canada, United
States, Mexico, France, Italy, United Kingdom,
Russia, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, China, Hong
Kong, Japan, Vietnam and Australia.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 39th year, is the
number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse,
global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The
company includes television programming and production in
the United States and around the
world, plus consumer products, digital, recreation, books and
feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in
more than 90 million households and has been the
number-one-rated kids' basic cable network for 22 consecutive
years. For more information or artwork,
visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related
titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:
VIA, VIAB).
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