A new take on theTransformersis coming to the small screen courtesy of Nickelodeon, with the studio teaming up with Hasbro’s Entertainment One to co-produce an original animatedTransformers Nickelodeon Series. Based on the beloved property, which follows extra-terrestrial robots who can disguise themselves to look like all manner of vehicles and other objects, this new series will introduce a new species of Transformers who must find their place and purpose among Autobots, Decepticons, and the human family that adopts them.
Nickelodeon’sTransformersseries will consist of 26 half-hour episodes and is due to premiere exclusively on Nickelodeon in the U.S. before rolling out internationally. “As soon as I read the creative concept, which at its core is about family, I knew we absolutely had to tell this story with our good friends at eOne and Hasbro,” said Ramsey Naito, President, Nickelodeon Animation. “The series will tell a reimagined story featuring both original characters and fan-favorites for a whole new generation of kids and families. The creative team at Nick, overseen by Claudia Spinelli, SVP of Animation Development, can’t wait to get started on building this new world.”
The series already has some experienced talent on board and is being executive produced by Ant Ward (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and Nicole Dubuc (Transformers: Rescue Bots). This newTransformersseries was developed and will be co-executive produced by Dale Malinowski (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
“We’re thrilled to be working with Nickelodeon toexpand the Transformers animated universeand bring an all-new more than meets the eye story to life,” added Olivier Dumont, eOne’s President of Family Brands. “This new series is a fresh creative take on the brand, which will excite longtime fans around the world and soon to be fans alike, all being introduced to the robots in disguise by an A list creative team led by eOne’s Mikiel Houser .”
Since its debut back in 1984, theTransformershave proven to bea franchise with staying power, spawning an endless number of toys, animated shows, comic books and movies. In fact, the series from Nickelodeon is just one of several new imaginings of the robots-in-disguise, with Netflix also producing their ownTransformers: War for Cybertrontrilogy.
As for their continuing adventures on the big screen, Paramount Pictures is ready to reignite the franchise, withCreed 2director Steven Caple Jr tapped to helm the project. While details largely remain a mystery, the project was recently given an intriguing working title;Transformers: Beast Alliance. Sources have also revealed thatTransformers: Beast Alliancewill take place “in theBumblebee timeline” and that the story will be set in the 1990s. It has also been reported that the movie will “will have the flavour of a heist film that will span from Brooklyn to South America.”
Currently there is no confirmation regarding which Transformers will appear in the movie, but the working title strongly suggests that the 90s seriesBeast Warswill be brought to live action in some capacity. Steven Caple Jr’sTransformersmovie is looking to begin shooting in late Spring or early Summer. Nickelodeon’sTransformersseries does not yet have a release date. This comes to us courtesy ofDeadline.
