Season Two features 10 new episodes,
streaming in 28 languages in 190
countries
Star-studded voice cast includes the
talents of Catherine O'Hara,
Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, Bruce
Campbell, and more
Global toy line available from JAKKS
Pacific Inc, apparel with retailer Hot Topic launches, and video
game in production with Outright Games
VANCOUVER, April 16, 2020 /CNW/ - Thunderbird Entertainment
Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD, OTC - THBRF) ("Thunderbird" or the
"Company"), is pleased to announce Season Two of its animated
series, The Last Kids on Earth, will premiere April 17 on Netflix. Produced by Atomic Cartoons,
Thunderbird's kids and family division, Season Two consists of 10
brand new episodes, expanding on the familiar youth property that
audiences know and love around the world, brimming with friendship,
incredible adventures, and cool monsters. The series will stream in
28 languages in 190 countries.
Season Two of The Last Kids on Earth follows a global toy
and merchandise line, which the Company developed with JAKKS
Pacific Inc. and Cyber Group Studios, that launched online and at
select retailers earlier this year. Retail chain Hot Topic also
recently debuted apparel through a "print-on-demand" t-shirt line,
which is available at hottopic.com. The Company is also in
production with Outright Games on a video game based on the
intellectual property (IP), which is scheduled to debut in 2021.
The latest installment in the book series, June's Wild
Flight, which was released earlier this month on
April 7, will debut in the #4
spot on the New York Times
bestsellers list for children's series on April 26, 2020.
The Company acquired the rights for Penguin Random House's
New York Times best-selling book series
The Last Kids on Earth in 2017, and the animated series
premiered with a 66-minute special episode in September 2019. In addition to the 10 new
episodes being released for Season Two, more episodes are already
in production, including an interactive episode.
"The Last Kids on Earth series exemplifies the
high-quality, internationally recognized content that Thunderbird
Entertainment is creating at a time when the demand for premium
content continues to grow," says Brian
Paes-Braga, Chairman, Thunderbird Entertainment Group. "This
series represents years in the making and Jennifer Twiner McCarron, Matthew Berkowitz and the entire team have done
a tremendous job on it. Our IP for The Last Kids on Earth
has inspired a host of exciting extensions, including a toy line,
t-shirt line, and video game – all of which illustrate the blue-sky
opportunity before us. We are excited to see how fans react to
Season Two. We hope they love it as much as we do."
Based on the best-selling book series of the same name by
Max Brallier, The Last Kids on
Earth animated series follows 13-year-old Jack Sullivan and a band of suburban middle
schoolers who live in a decked-out tree house, play video games,
gorge themselves on candy, and battle zombies in the aftermath of
the monster apocalypse. Brallier is attached to the series as
creator, and Scott Peterson is the
showrunner. Matthew Berkowitz, Chief
Creative Officer at Thunderbird and Atomic Cartoons, is an
executive producer alongside Jennifer
Twiner McCarron, the dual CEO of both Companies.
In Season Two, the star-studded voice cast is expanding. It
includes Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, Catherine O'Hara, Keith
David, Bruce Campbell,
Garland Whitt, Montse Hernandez and Charles Demers, in addition to Nick Wolfhard voicing the lead character
Jack Sullivan.
"While we have fun with monsters and zombies in the show,
The Last Kids on Earth is ultimately a story about
friendship and hope amongst a group of middle schoolers facing
unbelievable odds. We are thankful it has resonated with so many
fans around the world," explains Berkowitz. "We're also fortunate
to work with such an incredibly talented creative team on Last
Kids, and grateful to have such fantastic partners on this
series."
To view the official
Netflix trailer of The Last Kids on
Earth and the Zombie Parade (Book Two), please click here:
YouTube Trailer Link
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About Thunderbird Entertainment Group
Thunderbird Entertainment Group is a Vancouver-based global multiplatform
entertainment company with offices in Vancouver, Los
Angeles, Toronto, and
Ottawa. Thunderbird creates
award-winning scripted, unscripted and animated programming for the
world's leading digital platforms, as well as Canadian and
International broadcasters. Thunderbird's vision is to produce high
quality, socially responsible content that makes the world a better
place. The Company develops, produces and distributes animated,
factual, and scripted content through its various divisions,
including Thunderbird kids and family (Atomic Cartoons),
Thunderbird factual (Great Pacific Media) and Thunderbird
productions. Thunderbird is on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at
@tbirdent. For more information,
visit: www.thunderbird.tv.
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