February 26, 2021
Netflix and Entertainment One announced the new animated series “Transformers: BotBots,” a new movie and series based on the “My Little Pony” franchise. Both series join Netflix’s growing slate of original animated programming featuring characters kids know and love like “The Cuphead Show!,” “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “Angry Birds,” and characters from the library of titles from Roald Dahl.
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Transformers: BotBots” is a 20-episode animated comedy following the little Transformers robots, otherwise known as BotBots, based on Hasbro’s popular toy line of the same name. BotBots released in late 2018, and are 1-inch collectible characters that can change from an ordinary object into a little robot in just 3-5 easy steps. Kevin Burke and Chris “Doc” Wyatt will serve as executive producers and showrunners.
New Transformers Animated Series Announced for Nickelodeon
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Transformers universe with the announcement of an animated series coming soon. The new series has been greenlit for 26 half-hour episodes and will chronicle the rise of a brand new faction of
Transformers that will co-exist alongside the Autobots, Decepticons, and a family of humans that adopt the group. There is no word yet on when the series will premiere on Nickelodeon.
There s no word yet on how this series will tie into the ongoing franchise or if it will exist in the same continuity on
“As soon as I read the creative concept, which at its core is about family, I knew we absolutely had to tell this story with our good friends at eOne and Hasbro,” said Ramsey Naito, President, Nickelodeon Animation. “The series will tell a reimagined story featuring both original characters and fan-favorites for a whole new generation of kids and families. The creative team at Nick, overseen by Claudia Spinelli, SVP of An
Nickelodeon & Hasbro s eOne Announce New Animated Transformers Series
Thursday, February 25th, 2021 11:38am CST Greetings Seibertronians! We ve got some big news that kids entertainment provider Nickelodeon and Hasbro’s eOne are teaming up to deliver a new animated Transformers series!
This series will initially be 26 episodes long (each being half an hour in length).
Full press release follows:
ON ORIGINAL ANIMATED TRANSFORMERS SERIES,
BASED ON HASBRO’S ICONIC GLOBAL FRANCHISE
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BURBANK, Calif. - February 25, 2021 - Nickelodeon, the number-one network for kids, and Hasbro’s Entertainment One (eOne) have partnered to co-produce an original animated Transformers series (26 half-hour episodes), based on the iconic global property. In the action-comedy series, a new species of Transformers must find their place and purpose among Autobots, Decepticons, and the human family that adopts them.
New Transformers Animated Series Set to Roll Out at Nickelodeon, Netflix
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Netflix s Transformers: War for Cybertron
Both shows are produced by Hasbro s Entertainment One, as is a new My Little Pony series at the streamer.
Entertainment One, the entertainment arm of toymaker Hasbro, is doubling up on
Transformers animated shows.
Transformers series at both Nickelodeon and Netflix. EOne will also produce a
My Little Pony animated series for Netflix that will continue the story of a feature film set for release on the streamer later this year.
Both
Transformers series will be aimed at younger viewers. Nick s untitled show the ViacomCBS network s first in the long-running animated franchise received a 26-episode order. It will follow a new species of Transformers who are looking for their place among the Autobots, Decepticons and the human family that adopts them. The show comes from executive producers Ant Ward (
New Transformers Animated Series Greenlit by Nickelodeon & Hasbro
Nickelodeon and Hasbro’s Entertainment One (eOne) have partnered to co-produce an original animated
Transformers series (26 half-hour episodes), based on the iconic global property. In the action-comedy series, a new species of Transformers must find their place and purpose among Autobots, Decepticons, and the human family that adopts them. The series will premiere exclusively on Nickelodeon in the U.S. before rolling out internationally.
“As soon as I read the creative concept, which at its core is about family, I knew we absolutely had to tell this story with our good friends at eOne and Hasbro,” said Ramsey Naito, President, Nickelodeon Animation. “The series will tell a reimagined story featuring both original characters and fan-favorites for a whole new generation of kids and families. The creative team at Nick, overseen by Claudia Spinelli, SVP of Animation Development, can’t wait to get started on