Two French powerhouses, APC Youngsters, a part of co-production and distribution group APC Studios, and content material creator TeamTO, have joined forces on the brand new action-adventure comedy Jade Armor. Geared toward youngsters six to 10, the present stars a powerful, kung-fu-loving feminine central character. APC Youngsters will distribute the collection worldwide, excluding the Americas and China.
Produced by TeamTO with France Télévisions, Jade Armor debuted on France Télévisions’ Okoo final September and Tremendous RTL’s toggo.de in November. Warner Bros. Discovery for HBO Max and Cartoon Community (EMEA); France Télévisions (France); Tremendous RTL (Germany); ABC (Australia); and CBC (Canada) have all picked up the present to run in 2023.
The collection facilities on teenage Lan Jun when she discovers she should turn into the subsequent Jade Armor– the legendary superhero. With the assistance of her mates Theo, Alisha, and the paranormal Beasticons that accompany the Armor, Lan Jun is thrust right into a collection of action-packed adventures. Each day, she should deal with each an evil array of tremendous villains and the very actual trials of teenage life.
“Jade Armor is a enjoyable and vibrant collection from TeamTO, with an epic feminine character at its coronary heart and an excellent inventive staff behind it,” mentioned Lionel Marty, Managing Director of APC Youngsters. “The collection has acquired nice suggestions since its launch in 2022, and now we have little doubt audiences everywhere in the world will fall in love with the present’s thrilling storylines and this unlikely teen hero, and we very a lot look ahead to increasing the footprint of the collection and making this a actuality.”
Corinne Kouper, SVP Manufacturing and Growth, TeamTO, added, “We’re delighted to work with APC, a really devoted gross sales pressure, particularly at such an thrilling time for Jade Armor. The collection has carried out extraordinarily effectively already and has even began to achieve a really enthusiastic on-line fan base! We really feel very optimistic about Jade’s future and have began to develop the story arc for the subsequent season.”
Multi-award-winning govt producer Corinne Kouper leads Jade Armor’s all-female inventive staff, supported by showrunner and co-creator Chloé Miller; head author MJ Offen; French story editor Ghyslaine Pujol; and co-developer Mary Bredin. Primarily based on an idea by M Pongo Kuo, the collection is produced in TeamTO’s state-of-the-art animation studios in France.
Supply: APC Youngsters
Whitney is a contract author specializing in VFX-driven fantasy movie & TV in addition to preschool animation.
