Mermicorno: Starfall, the new animated series from the team at Thunderbird Ent. Group, will premiere on Max exclusively in 2025. The show is created and produced by Thunderbird’s Atomic Cartoons in collaboration with global design studio tokidoki. The show is inspired by tokidoki’s hit character Mermicorno, which debuted in 2015. The Mermicorno character family launched with collectibles, apparel, accessories and more in 2016.
Here is the official synopsis for the show: “The new adventure-comedy that takes place in a fantastical and magical undersea world, where a team of enchanting half-Unicorno/half-fish creatures join forces to save the ocean from the threat of the evil Ika Inkblot. During their epic mission, our heroes unlock the magic of creative self-expression, discover new depths of friendship, and find the best bowl of ramen in the sea. The series takes viewers (and the Mermicorno) on a hilarious and stylish subaquatic adventure and is also the first animated series to bring tokidoki’s wondrous underwater world and characters to life.”
Atomic oversees the production and final delivery of Mermicorno: Starfall. Thunderbird CEO and chair, Jennifer Twiner McCarron, President and CCO, Matthew Berkowitz, and Aaron Behl, VP of Atomic Originals, will also executive produce along with tokidoki co-founder and CCO Simone Legno and co-founder and CEO Pooneh Mohajer, and Shea Fontana (Monster High, Polly Pocket).
“We’ve long been dedicated fans and collectors of tokidoki and its Mermicorno brand,” says Berkowitz. “There’s magic in these Mermicorno, and we felt there was a tremendous opportunity to fill a white space for an intelligent adventure-comedy to appeal to both girls and boys — and their families. Having this opportunity to collaborate with the brilliant minds of Simone and Pooneh at tokidoki, as well as Shea Fontana, has been incredible for our studio. We believe we are going to bring a tremendous show to Max and we are incredibly grateful for their support.”
Thunderbird Distribution represents global media sales for Mermicorno: Starfall, and under the leadership of Richard Goldsmith, President of Global Distribution and Consumer Products, is currently licensing the series globally to broadcasters and platforms outside of the U.S. Thunderbird is also co-managing the consumer products rights to the IP with tokidoki, which will debut at Licensing Expo, taking place in Las Vegas (June 13 to 15, 2023).
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