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Atomic Cartoons Developing Surf’s Up Animated Series With Sony

The short-form kids’ project is in development with showrunners attached, heading to international buyers for broadcast plus merchandising.

Overview

  • A new lead character, Flip, anchors the series as returning movie characters Cody, Big Z and Chicken Joe appear on Pen Gu Island.
  • The comedy targets ages 6–9 with 11-minute episodes designed for flexible broadcast and streaming slots.
  • Lienne Sawatsky, Dan Williams and John Hazlett are writing the adaptation and will serve as showrunners.
  • Executive producers include Thunderbird’s Jennifer Twiner McCarron with Atomic’s Joel Bradley and Aaron Behl, Sony’s Rick Mischel, and Kitty Walsh as co-executive producer.
  • Producers plan to shop the series internationally to secure TV partners and consumer-products lines, with no broadcaster or premiere date announced.