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DreamWorks Animation has joined hands with Netflix, gearing high with an animated version of Fast & Furious. The series is due to hit in 2019. This is the first title in the planned expansion of the multi-year deal for kids and family content.

Based on the action movie franchise, Fast & Furious animated series will see the adventures of a teenage boy, Tony Toretto. He follows his cousin Dom’s footsteps after he along with his friends are recruited by government agency to infiltrate an elite racing league serving as a front for a nefarious criminal organisation bent on world domination.

“We are excited to extend and expand our successful relationship with Netflix by delivering more high-quality programming and connecting fans of Universal films with fascinating new stories. Our new home at Universal marks an exciting new chapter for storytelling at our studio, and Fast & Furious is only the beginning,” said DreamWorks Animation Television’s president Margie Cohn.

The producers of the series are Tim Hedrick (Voltron Legendary Defender) and Bret Haaland (All Hail King Julien) who will also serve as the showrunners. The series is executive produced by Vin Diesel, Neal Moritz and Chris Morgan.

The expansion deal has 14 original series which will debut on Netflix, including Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters; Spirit Riding Free and All Hail King Julien with additional four series slated to debut in 2018.

“We are thrilled to take our fantastic partnership with DreamWorks Animation to the next level. The Fast & Furious franchise is a global phenomenon beloved by audiences of all ages, and we can’t wait to get started on the new animated series that will capture the action, heart, humour and global appeal of the feature films,” said Netflix’s vice president of kids and family Melissa Cobb.

DreamWorks series seen on Netflix have garnered 17 Emmy Awards with other additional 21 nominations received from the 2018 Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

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Entertainment One’s (eOne) partnership with iQIYI will see its Emmy and BAFTA award-winning pre-school property, Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom, launch in China on the VOD platform from early May 2018 and at retail.

Hailing from the creators of Peppa Pig, series one of Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom will also manage the licensing rights for the property in the region with a publishing launch in mid 2018 and hard launch spanning multiple categories later in 2018.

“We’re extremely excited to be bringing Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom to audiences across China in 2018. The growing expansion of Peppa Pig in China is testament to the huge potential this territory represents and we look forward to harnessing the local expertise of the team at iQIYI to make this property a success throughout the region,” said eOne VP, licensing Asia at family and brands, Claire Ellis.

Created by Astley Davies, Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom is a 2D pre-school animated series, aimed at kids aged between three to six years. It revolves around Princess Holly and her best friend Ben Elf’s adventures in the magical little kingdom.

The series won International Emmy Award in 2014 for best pre-school series and is currently aired in over 130 countries with licensing programs established in the UK, US and Canada, Brazil and Mexico.

“We’re thrilled to bring Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom to families across China. This critically acclaimed series is a great example of the high quality children’s programming that is embraced by Chinese audiences and we look forward to finding licensing partners that can create opportunities for fans to interact with the brand beyond the TV show,” quoted iQYI VP sales department, Wu Gang.

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