Canadian producer-distributor Sphere Media announced a two-season recommission for the animated comedy-adventure series Saving Me. U.S. broadcaster BYUtv has invested in a third and fourth season of the original 2D show from Sphere Animation (formerly known as Oasis Animation). The show debuted on BYUtv’s linear channel and app in October 2022, with two 10 x 22′ seasons.
The new 10 x 20′ seasons will pick up on the adventures Bennett Bramble, a grumpy 61-year-old tech billionaire and the world’s biggest jerk, who has royally screwed up not only his own life but the entire planet. In an effort to put things right, Bennett travels back in time and teams up with 11-year-old self to figure out how to be a better person.
Seasons 3 & 4, again created by Aaron Johnston, will be completed in June 2026. The executive producers are Jeff Simpson, Andra Duke and Luke Johnston for BYUtv; along with Aaron Johnston, Kelly Loosli, Roddy McManus; and Bruno Dubé and Marlo Miazga for Sphere. The showrunner is Willem Wennekers and the head writer is Craig Martin.
Miazga was appointed head of Sphere’s Kids and Family banner in April 2023, combining with her role as president of unscripted and documentaries, enabling the departments to collaborate more closely.
“Achieving a greenlight under any circumstances is a buzz. To be able to announce three in succession across the group in today’s exceptionally challenging marketplace is a moment we’re grateful for and proud of,” said Miazga. “When we restructured our kids’, factual and animation units last year, our aim was to bring together Sphere’s creative teams to allow for a cross pollination of ideas, energy and resources. These new commissions are proof that the right corporate scaffolding not only makes business easier but can also unleash creativity. Saving Me is bust-a-gut funny but it also delivers an important message to young people: loving relationships, not power and money, are the driving engine of life.”
