Netflix has shared a featurette with AWN on the making of its new 14-episode animated preschool sequence, Princess Energy. Based mostly on the New York Occasions Bestselling e-book sequence “Princesses Put on Pants” by Savannah Guthrie (co-anchor of At the moment) and Allison Oppenheim, the present celebrates woman energy and self-expression. It follows princesses of 4 main fruit kingdoms, Kira Kiwi, Beatrice “Bea” Blueberry, Rita Raspberry, and Penelope “Penny” Pineapple, who, by embracing their variations, turn out to be stronger collectively and assist make their world a greater place.
“When Allison and I wrote the e-book ‘Princesses Put on Pants,’ the story we wished to inform was about woman energy, about staying true to oneself whereas getting the job accomplished,” shared Guthrie. “And understanding our daughters, we knew they beloved the princess idea for all of the frills and fame, however we additionally wished to indicate them the jewel of a possibility for management that goes together with that function and the way they might take motion and make the world a greater place.”
She continued, “We love how our books have blossomed into the Princess Energy sequence and can encourage our viewers to be ladies of nice character and integrity, embracing their variations and channeling them into teamwork and friendship, and how one can do all of it with a little bit of sparkle and enjoyable!”
Elise Allen (Showrunner/EP) developed the sequence, which is government produced by Guthrie (co-author) alongside Matthew Berkowitz, Kristin Cummings, and Jennifer Twiner McCarron of Atomic Cartoons; and Barrymore, Ember Truesdell, Chris Miller, and Nancy Juvonen of Flower Movies.
The featurette introduces the 3DCG animated sequence, with Barrymore, Guthrie, Tan France (“Sir Benedict”), Oppenheim, and Allen reflecting on the present’s core messages of inclusivity, variety, neighborhood, teamwork, and friendship.
“Of all of the roles I’ve performed in my life and all of the life I’ve skilled, I completely know that being a mum or dad is an important job I’ve ever had,” added Barrymore. “When my daughters have been younger, I used to be thrilled to find the ‘Princesses Put on Pants’ books and knew the artistic, empowered Penelope and her royal associates may encourage my women in a fantastic means.”
“We loved studying their imaginative and action-oriented adventures collectively after which went off to have our personal!” she mirrored. “I’m joyful to pay that optimistic vitality ahead by introducing princess energy to our subsequent technology of fantastic women who could make the world a greater place by way of training kindness and taking motion collectively, crown or no crown!”
Benefit from the featurette, then head to Netflix to observe the sequence – now streaming.
Supply: Netflix
Debbie Diamond Sarto is information editor at Animation World Community.
