Upcoming new series is a spin-off of hit
animated series 'Dino Ranch'
TORONTO, Nov. 5, 2024
/CNW/ - Boat Rocker, an independent, integrated global
entertainment company, today announced that it has greenlit Dino
Ranch: Island Explorers, a spin-off of its hit preschool
animated series Dino Ranch, with CBC/Radio-Canada and Warner
Bros. Discovery onboard as broadcast partners. The new animated
series (52 x 11 mins) will air on CBC, CBC Gem, CBC Kids YouTube,
ICI TÉLÉ, ICI TOU.TV and
Radio-Canada.ca in Canada and
Warner Bros Discovery's Cartoonito across Europe, Middle
East, and Africa in
2026.
Dino Ranch: Island Explorers sees the Cassidy Clan
getting ready for the adventure of a lifetime, filled with humour,
peril, and fun. It's time to trade their cowboy hats for explorer
hats and head to the mysterious and exotic Dino Island. Uncle Jack
Cassidy lives on the island which is teeming with brand new
dinosaur species, humongous insects and prehistoric amphibians.
Join Jon, Min, Miguel and their trusty dinos, as they explore the
Island's dino filled jungle, active volcano, and the previously
undiscovered world under the water.
"We're thrilled to be producing Dino Ranch: Island
Explorers, a premium animated preschool spin-off series that
builds off the global success of Dino Ranch, continues our
valued relationship with CBC/Radio-Canada in Canada, and adds a wonderful new partner for
EMEA in Warner Bros. Discovery," said Jon
Rutherford, President, Global Rights, Franchise, and Content
Strategy, Boat Rocker Studios. "As a key franchise for Boat Rocker
we're focused on continued worldwide expansion for the Dino
Ranch brand across content sales, consumer products and
digital."
"Working with our partners at Boat Rocker, we look forward to
sharing the Cassidy Clan's new adventure with kids and families
across Canada, as they explore
life outside of the ranch," said Marie
McCann, Senior Director, Children's Content, CBC Kids. "We
know kids have dino-sized imaginations and will be totally inspired
by the jaw-dropping underwater world created by Matt Fernandes and his amazing team."
Zia Sands, Director Content
Acquisitions, Partnerships and Coproductions, Warner Bros.
Discovery, Kids, EMEA, said: "Cartoonito provides a safe and
trusted space for pre-schoolers and their family to engage with the
characters they love, fun filled stories and a host of exciting new
adventures. The spin-off series of Dino Ranch, complements
the values and expectation of our preschool audience and we're very
excited to be partnering with Boat Rocker on what we are sure will
be a high-end production that will entertain and delight our
Cartoonito audiences."
Previous seasons of Dino Ranch are airing globally now,
including on CBC, CBC Gem, CBC Kids YouTube, ICI TÉLÉ, ICI TOU.TV and Radio-Canada.ca in Canada. The series has seen international
sales in more than 170 countries and 15 languages worldwide,
including the U.S (Disney Junior and Disney+), Latin America (Disney Junior), UK
(Tiny Pop), France (Gulli), Germany (Super RTL), Spain (Clan), and Italy (Cartoonito). The series boasts global
licensing deals across a range of categories and consumer products,
including publishing and apparel.
Dino Ranch: Island Explorers is created by Matt Fernandes (of Industrial Brothers) and
produced by Industrial Brothers and Boat Rocker.
Boat Rocker manages global franchise development, including
content distribution and consumer products. Animation services for
the spin-off series will be provided by Jam Filled
Entertainment.
This greenlight is part of Boat Rocker's content first strategy
which sees the company focused on making targeted investments in
the sourcing, production, and distribution of premium scripted,
unscripted, and kids & family projects. Other upcoming series
include Bet for Netflix and the recently announced
international scripted co-productions, Video Nasty for BBC3
and WDR and Mix Tape for Foxtel's Binge.
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is
Canada's national public
broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and
entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian
culture. As Canada's trusted news
source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current
affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown
entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country.
Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse
content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also
deliver content in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Punjabi and Tagalog,
as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada
International (RCI). We are leading the transformation to meet the
needs of Canadians in a digital world.
About Cartoonito
Cartoonito in EMEA is
the Warner Bros. Discovery Kids & Family preschool channel
offering the best in original preschool content with key shows
Batwheels, Bigs Bunny Builders, Lucas the Spider, Toad &
Friends, and Interstellar Ella. Cartoonito is the place for
kids and families to enjoy trusted characters stories, brand new
original series, and experience a whole lot of laughter.
Championing compassion, empathy, and inclusion, Cartoonito
celebrates preschool kids' individuality and aims to inspire
through positive and playful animated content. Cartoonito
celebrates young kids in their unique, unfiltered -glory- quirks
and all! And encourages them to learn, laugh and draw outside the
lines. Cartoonito offers modern programming that leans into Warner
Bros. Discovery's Kids & Family iconic IP that stems from
Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios.
About Boat Rocker
Boat Rocker (TSX: BRMI) is the home
for creative visionaries. An independent, integrated global
entertainment company, Boat Rocker's purpose is to tell stories and
build iconic brands across all genres and mediums. With offices
around the world, Boat Rocker's creative and commercial
capabilities include Scripted, Unscripted, and Kids and Family
television production, distribution, brand & franchise
management, a world-class animation studio, and talent management
through a minority stake in The Initial Group, a new company
launched by TPG. A selection of Boat Rocker's projects include:
Invasion (Apple TV+), Palm Royale (Apple TV+),
Orphan Black: Echoes (AMC), American Rust: Broken
Justice (Prime Video), Beacon 23 (MGM+), Pretty Baby:
Brooke Shields (Hulu),
Downey's Dream Cars (Max), BS High (HBO), Orphan
Black (BBC AMERICA, CTV Sci-Fi Channel), Dear…(Apple
TV+), Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (Apple
TV+), The Next Step (BBC, Corus, CBC), Daniel
Spellbound (Netflix), and Dino Ranch (Disney+, Disney
Junior, CBC). For more information, please visit
www.boatrocker.com.
SOURCE Boat Rocker Media Inc.
