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One clear memory I have in regards to being a creative, and I’m sure it’s something many creatives have been told, is that my field of choice (in my case writing) is not a real job . Creativity can feel like a space where so many people enjoy what comes out of it... yet don’t miss a beat when it comes to putting it down as an occupation. This is why I’m always so happy to see creators recognized for their work, so you can imagine the joy I felt in seeing Gabe Kunda receive his flowers from Forbes late last year. I first heard Kunda in My Hero Academia for his portrayal of Rock Lock before going down a bit of a rabbit hole with the actor. Not only is he in anime series like Chainsaw Man (the Bat Devil), Hell’s Paradise (Genji Yamada Asaemon) and...

Isekai anime are everywhere, whether anime fans like it or not. To this end, the genre of programming has essentially overtaken more traditional fantasy shows due to the many times medieval settings. Thus, even when a new anime isn't an isekai, they're many times interchangeable.

One such example is the upcoming series Sentenced to Be a Hero. Based on a light novel series, it's now set to receive an anime adaptation. Though it isn't an isekai, it sounds and looks just like one, barely resembling how fantasy anime used to feel and look. Reincarnation anime are continuing to influence the industry as a whole—for better or worse.

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Mediatoon Distribution has seen a slew of sales for a number of new and upcoming animated series, including a new adaptation of a beloved property.

The company unveiled three new titles at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous TV market in Biarritz this week, two of which have already found early buyers.

“Nicholas’ Fantastic Summer” follows the mischievous adventures of a boy and his friends as they get the most out of their summer beach holiday. Switzerland’s Rts, Mtva in Hungary and Poland’s TV Puls have already acquired the show, an adaptation of the bestselling books by late writer René Goscinny and cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé (who died Aug. 11). It was produced by Media Valley (“Zoom the White Dolphin”) for M6/Gulli, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Boing; and Belgian broadcasters Rtbf and Vrt.

The company has also pre-sold Season 2 of preschool show “The Fox Badger Family” to Tele Quebec in Canada and Rts in Switzerland.

It’s a brand new month, and that means that the cycle of Netflix content drops begin anew, with a wide selection of original programming and classics headed our way. And with the first day always bringing the biggest new collection of movies and shows to enjoy, there’s some great stuff that can be checked out right away.

For instance, comedy fans are sure to appreciate that they can now watch the beloved Jim Carrey sequel Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Dane Cook’s underrated Employee of the Month. Meanwhile, the 1996 classic black comedy Fargo is available, too, and though it has loose connections to the popular FX show of the same name, it’s a great standalone film that’s very much worth a watch.

If you’re looking for solid dramas to get wrapped up in, you can now catch the emotional Clint Eastwood pic Gran Torino...

Netflix has a whole lot of spooks up its sleeve for the month of October.

From Adam Sandler’s “Hubie Halloween” (Oct. 7) to the “Hill House” follow-up “The Haunting of Bly Manor” (Oct. 9), the Halloween-themed goodness is in high supply next month. Watch Netflix’s little teaser reel above.

If you want a gory horror film, try “Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight” (Oct. 28). Other new creepy flicks include “His House” (Oct. 30) “Cadaver” (Oct. 22) and Spanish-language film “The Day of the Lord” (Oct. 30).

For a younger audience, there’s “Vampires vs. the Bronx” (Oct. 2) and “The Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting” (Oct. 15).

In terms of TV, get ready for Volume 2 of Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries” reboot series (Oct. 19), and also check out Season 1 of CBS’ “Evil” (Oct. 1) about a forensic psychologist who comes face to face with evidence that challenges her disbelief in supernatural phenomena.

For some non-Halloween-themed content,...

It’s almost spooky season, and the various streaming services are making sure that subscribers have got plenty of great horror content for all ages available to watch this Halloween. Given the current state of the world, this All Hallow’s Eve will see more folks staying in than ever before, so we’ll need as much choice when it comes to finding a perfect movie or TV show to dive into as possible. Thankfully, Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video have got us covered.

Of course, there’s much more beyond just horror content arriving across the streaming world this October, with the first day of the month launching hundreds of new titles on all the various sites. There are also a few key highlights scattered throughout the month. Arguably the biggest is Aaron Sorkin’s much-anticipated all-star drama based on real events, The Trial of the Chicago 7,...

The theatrical industry is still struggling to return to normal, and matters aren’t helped as the studios continue to pull major releases from the calendar and send them to next year. There might not be a lot of content available on the big screen, but luckily the streaming wars remain in full swing, and as the market leaders, Netflix are constantly updating their library to retain their position at the front of the pack.

Enola Holmes has become the latest of the platform’s originals to dominate the conversation, but the usual array of forgotten titles have also been posting a strong showing as subscribers occupy their downtime with a variety of movies and TV shows, not all of which need to be the subject of critical acclaim or even good reviews.

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Netflix was ahead of the game for October, releasing its “Netflix and Chills” horror lineup in anticipation of the Halloween season. Now the streaming giant has unveiled its full lineup for October, and believe it or not: horror remains at the forefront of its strategy.

The biggest release this month is undoubtedly The Haunting of Bly Manor, Mike Flanagan’s long-awaited followup to terrifying Haunting of Hill House. That arrives on Oct. 9. The film side of things is where most of Netflix’s other horror originals reside, with Hubie Halloween (Oct. 7), A Babysitters’ Guide to Monster Hunting (Oct. 15), and Rebecca (Oct. 22) all making their debut.

Some non-horror originals of note this month include high school drama Grand Army (Oct. 16) and the Anya-Taylor Joy-starring chess story The Queen’s Gambit (Oct. 26). Aaron Sorkin’s latest film, The Trial of the Chicago 7, arrives on Oct. 16.

Netflix is adding new library movies like Fargo,...

The full list of everything that’s coming to Netflix in October has been released today and as we’re facing the prospect of a Halloween spent at home, the streaming site is making sure that we’ve got more than enough spooky content to keep us occupied. In fact, there’s a huge amount of new movies and TV shows arriving on the service next month as part of the “Netflix and Chills” season.

October 1st also delivers a lot of great newly licensed content, too, which you won’t want to miss. Sticking with the Halloween theme, though, the haul features a few horrors/thrillers including Cape Fear, House of 1000 Corpses and You Have Always Lived in the Castle. Then, on the 2nd, new original movie Vampires vs. the Bronx lands. And skipping ahead to the 7th, be sure to catch Adam Sandler’s latest comedy, Hubie Halloween.

Paris-based Hue Dada!, a startup CGI animation studio, has put into development “Blackboard Monsters” (“MonstrOtableau”), an edutainment comedy that looks set to roll off the technological innovation at the heart of the new company.

Forging a fun universe for 3-5s, “Blackboard Monsters” is written by Hue Dada! editorial director Sophie Decroisette whose lengthy screenplay credits take in multi-prized productions such as “The Babaloos,” “Code Lyoko,” “Cédric,” “Lou!,” “Sherlock Yack,” “Maya the Bee” Season 2 and “Heidi.”

The director of “Code Lyoko,” “Lou!,” “Sherlock Yack,” “Heidi,” “Maya the Bee” Season 2, Jérôme Mouscadet, Hue Dada! art director and director, will supervise various other directors on “Blackboard Monsters.”

The series turns on Crapieuvre and Souribou, two funny heroes who “take the blackboard by storm” – according to Hue Dada! – bringing learning, songs, nursery rhymes and participatory games to a pre-school audience.

“Blackboard Monsters” joins a burgeoning slate of originals and work for hire at the production and services outfit.

Heroes Reborn, Season 1, Episode 9, “Sundae, Bloody Sundae”

Written by Marisha Mukerjee and Sharon Hoffman

Directed by Gideon Raff

Airs Thursdays at 8pm (Et) on NBC

Where is Erica’s cane?

Seriously, what happened to it? These Heroes Reborn reviews tend to divulge into just listing mistakes. That’s a bit cheap and it’s a bit unfair to the show; this is supposed to be a critical space, not a dog pile. But the show should meet the review space halfway, at least. Tired of reading a list of dumb mistakes your show makes, theoretical Heroes Reborn producer? Then stop making dumb mistakes for reviewers to pick up on. If you give a character that didn’t have a cane before a cane halfway through the season and then show that character using her new cane in the “Previously on” clips , that character has to have a cane for the rest of the season,...

ShayCarl has always been very animated, but now he's becoming...animated. The top vlogger is one of the Maker Studios creators involved in Cartoonium, a new YouTube destination serving up kids' cartoons in partnership with multi-platform animation channel Kabillion. Cartoonium's content will be a blend of established Kabilllion shows and original series featuring Maker talent. At launch, three cartoons--Code Lyoko, Mix Master, and Bobby's World--are available for viewing, with 13 full episodes available for each cartoon. In a 40th video, ShayCarl describes his offering, Shay Beard, which will debut soon and will feature the Maker co-founder as a "beard", a "shay" and a "Viking on the sea." Sounds like an easy sell to me. Cartoonium has been in the works for a long time, as the partnership between Maker and Kabillion was forged back in 2011. Back then, Nice Peter was another one of the leading multi-channel network's creators who...

The Gotham Group partners with Italy-based Atlantyca Entertainment to produce a movie adaptation of author Pierdomenico Baccalario's young adult Century action/adventure book series. Published by Italy's Edizioni Piemme, the book was recently released in the Us by Random House. Century follows the adventures of four teens and their families as they search for four ancient objects of power each connected to one of the four elements. Baccalario is currently editor-in-chief at Atlantyca Entertainment, overseeing the development of the Code Lyoko book series. His other kid's books include Ulysses Moore (Scholastic) and Candy Circle. Atlantyca represents the foreign rights to a number of Edizioni Piemme's properties.

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Rainmaker Entertainment, the Vancouver-based full service, CG animation studio has named Terry Kalagian, VP of Business Development, per Warren Franklin, CEO and Catherine Winder, President. Kalagian, a veteran animation producer/development consultant, will focus her efforts on cross-platform distribution opportunities for Rainmaker.s original content, as well as work-for-hire projects and newly revived ReBoot properties, working on Rainmaker.s internal development slate with Kimberly Dennison, Director of Development. ReBoot, Rainmaker's groundbreaking CG animated TV series from the mid-1990's, will be revitalized through a series of feature length and short form projects, with fans already participating in the development efforts via the official ReBoot Fansite . Luna, the first of a series of original animated shorts is currently in production. Kalagian previously spent ten years with the Cartoon Network, as VP Research and VP of Programming, Acquisitions and Co-Productions, participating in the development of Wulin Warriors, Atomic Betty, Code Lyoko, Scary Godmother II,...

PARIS -- EMI Music France and French animation group Moonscoop-Taffy Entertainment have signed an agreement giving EMI exclusive distribution rights to music from all current and future series in Moonscoop's catalog, the companies said Wednesday.

EMI Label One, a leader in European musical formats based on animated series, and Moonscoop-Taffy plan to combine their resources for the marketing of a wide range of musical products including albums, clips, compilations, karaoke and mobile formats for such current series as Code Lyoko, Alien Bazar, Funky Cops, Titeuf, The Fantastic Four and Doctor Dog.

"I'm very happy to have signed this unique agreement with Moonscoop-Taffy Entertainment. The large range of products in this catalog demands the use of a variety of musical distribution and marketing tools which is by definition EMI Label One's field of expertise," EMI Label One director Fred Juarez said.

"We have very strong products in Europe, as in the U.S., and we will work closely with EMI Label One in order to make a complete success out of this partnership based on the existing catalog and on our future productions, such as 'Casper' for example," Moonscoop-Taffy co-president Benoit di Sabatino said.

PARIS -- French television series Code Lyoko (animation), Devenir un Homme (documentary) and Dolmen (fiction) walked away with TV France International's Prix de L'export 2006.

The annual awards, which were presented during the PROCIREP Producer's Prize ceremony in Paris late Monday, honor the best-selling French television programs in markets outside of France and highlight the economic and cultural impact of these programs.

The results are based on several criteria, including global television sales and broadcasters' profiles.

Taffy Entertainment's series Code Lyoko, produced by MoonScoop and co-produced with France 3 and Canal J, follows the adventures of a group of students who gain exclusive knowledge of a parallel universe, a virtual world called Lyoko. The high-tech, animated action-adventure series is one of the top-rated shows on Cartoon Network in the U.S. and on France 3 and its official Web site receives an average of six million hits per month.

Devenir un Homme, broadcast in more than 180 countries, follows the passage from adolescence to adulthood in Siberia, Africa and Melanesia.

Cartoon Network has ordered 26 episodes of a new animated rendition of Fantastic Four from Marvel Entertainment for a fall premiere. The series revolves around the crime-fighting adventures of the famous Marvel Comics superhero quartet -- Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing -- and their battles with villainous Dr. Doom. The series will be produced by Marvel and Moonscoop, the animation company behind Cartoon Network's Code Lyoko series. Marvel chief Avi Arad will serve as executive producer of the series. Eric Rollman, executive vp home entertainment and TV production, and Craig Kyle, vp creative development, will oversee the production for Marvel.