Genius Manufacturers Worldwide (quickly to be Kartoon Studios!), by way of its subsidiary Frederator Community, is teaming up with BuzzFeed to develop its newest animated sequence Chikn Nuggit, as a part of the businesses’ unique first-look content material deal introduced earlier this yr.
Frederator Community and BuzzFeed’s Animation Lab will develop the sequence primarily based on the digital sequence Chikn Nuggit and the unique shorts created by Kyra Kupetsky. The gender-inclusive, on-line animated comedy sequence, which follows a bizarre, long-eared canine named Chikn Nuggit and his fast-food-named mates, premiered in October 2020 on TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram and has, in line with Genius, since amassed over 300 short-form movies and over 8 million followers.
Frederator director of improvement Isabel Schultz heads world content material gross sales. As well as, Genius Manufacturers’ shopper merchandise division will develop the Chikn Nuggit retail program and a full IP slate in shut partnership with BuzzFeed Animation Lab.
WOW! Limitless Media (guardian firm of Frederator Community) CEO Michael Hirsch mentioned, “We’re happy additional to increase our roster of authentic animated sequence with BuzzFeed, giving the worldwide followers of wildly common IP, corresponding to Chikn Nuggit, extra of what they love.”
BuzzFeed Animation Lab head Zee Myers added, “Thousands and thousands of followers have tell us that they want the Chikn Nuggit animated sequence! We are able to’t wait to proceed increasing our content material universe for our world group in partnership with Frederator, a pioneer in animation and tv.”
Supply: Genius Manufacturers Worldwide
Debbie Diamond Sarto is information editor at Animation World Community.
