Geena Davis to Exec Produce Kids Animated Series 'I Am' for Kickstart (Exclusive)

Haley Bosselman editorGrammy-nominated songwriter Ali Tamposi and artist-activist Tamar Kaprelian will launch an interactive learning experience, Song Start, in May on Spotify’s Noteable platform, Variety has learned.“It excites me to be able to draw back the curtain and to give aspiring songwriters and producers access to the tricks and the tools that industry professionals use on a daily basis,” says Tamposi.With a mission to democratize music industry education, Song Start is aimed at

Frogger is heading to Peacock.

EXCLUSIVE: Monster High, the ghoulish toy line, is getting another stab at television with a new animated series and the franchise’s first live-action project.

EXCLUSIVE Producers Webster Stone and Robert Stone have acquired rights to Anthony Bourdain’s crime novel Gone Bamboo for a scripted series based on a pilot. The 1997 book was the celebrity chef’s second published work of fiction.

HBO Max has given an early Season 2 renewal to Gremlins, the animated prequel to the beloved film franchise, from Warner Bros. Animation and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television. The renewal was announced as part of WarnerMedia’s Kids and Family presentation at the TCA virtual Press Tour.

A post shared by Christine Brown (@christine_brownsw)The 10th season of , which premiered Feb. 14, will show marital problems between Kody and Meri, who, according to Kody, have been estranged for four years.«Meri and I are in an amicable relationship… but we've had a real struggle.

Netflix has announced a new anime series based on Valve’s popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, DOTA.The anime series, titled DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, will feature eight episodes according to a Deadline report. The series will follow the story of Davion, a Dragon Knight.

The world of DOTA will come to Netflix as the streamer announced on Tuesday a new anime series based off the popular video game franchise from Valve.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAn animated series based on the classic board game “Clue” is in development at Fox, Variety has learned.Fox Entertainment has partnered with Hasbro’s content studio eOne and Bento Box Entertainment on the series, with the three companies co-producing and Bento Box providing the animation.

Hasbro’s popular mystery board game Clue is getting an animated series treatment.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterClaire Danes has signed on for the lead role in the upcoming Apple drama series “Essex Serpent,” Variety has learned exclusively.Danes takes over the role from Keira Knightley, whose exit from the project was reported back in October. The series is based on the book of the same name by Sarah Perry.

Fox has given a formal series order to an animated comedy from Emmy Award-winning creator Dan Harmon (Rick and Morty, Community) and Fox-owned animation studio Bento Box Entertainment, to premiere in 2022.

Netflix has given a series order to Daniel Spellbound, a CG animated series from Matt Fernandes (Dino Ranch, Remy & Boo, Kingdom Force) and Boat Rocker Studios. The 20 x 22-minute animated epic adventure series will debut globally on Netflix in 2022.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Kids (and children at heart), prepare to be mystified: Netflix has summoned “Daniel Spellbound,” a new CG-animated series about a young seller of rare magical goods to sorcerers and sorceresses in modern-day New York City.

Annika Pham Icelandic production powerhouse Sagafilm and Germany’s Splendid Film are teaming on the major feature project “Operation Napoleon,” to be lensed mostly in English.Budgeted at around €6 million ($7.2 million), the thriller is based on the eponymous best-selling novel by Iceland’s crime master Arnaldur Indriðason, whose earlier novel “Jar City” was successfully filmed by Baltasar Kormákur.Published locally in 2009 and translated into English in 2011, “Operation Napoleon” was awarded a

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIdris and Sabrina Elba are set to executive produce their first anime title — a new animated fantasy series for Crunchyroll, the global anime-streaming service that’s in the process of being sold to Sony’s Funimation group.The couple inked a deal with Crunchyroll to develop “Dantai” (working tile) through Idris’ Green Door Pictures and Sabrina’s Pink Towel Pictures.

Sonic the Hedgehog is heading to Netflix. The streaming service has ordered Sonic Prime, a new animated series based on the beloved video game which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. The series, from Sega of America and WildBrain, is slated to premiere worldwide on Netflix in 2022.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has signed an overall deal with animators, writers and producers Roger Black and Waco O’Guin, the creators and executive producers of the streamer’s series Paradise PD. 

As we’ve already seen with “WandaVision” and its debut on Disney+, Marvel Studios is going all out with its swath of streaming series coming to the platform. And that doesn’t seem to be slowing down when the next series, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” hits the service in March.