Nicktoons Networks Blasts Off Into Sci-Fi With Skyland Series
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 5:58 pm
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Nicktoons Network will premier its first-ever sci-fi series, SKYLAND, on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, at 9:00 pm. The visually impressive series employs the latest in animation technology, using motion capture, CGI, 2D and keyframe animation to create cutting-edge television.
The debut of SKYLAND will kick off with the hour-long special (that sneak-peeked globally in January) followed by an all-new, half-hour episode at 10:00 pm during the “3 Headed Monster” programming block. Season one will air Saturdays at 9:00 pm on Nicktoons Network.
“Nicktoons Network continues to be the hub for animation fans to tune in and find unique, diverse and technically advanced shows like SKYLAND,” said Keith Dawkins, vp/gm, Nicktoons Network. “In addition to its rich visual style and stunning imagery, SKYLAND is an epic, sci-fi action adventure of good verses evil -- universal story lines kids have loved for ages.”
SKYLAND, produced by Method Films, was created by Emmanuel Gorin, Alexandre de la Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte. The 13-episode series follows a heroic brother, Mahad, and his telekinetic younger sister, Lena, as they search for their parents in a new world order. The year is 2251 and the Earth has been shattered into millions of blocks drifting aimlessly in orbit around the Earth’s core, known as Skyland. The Sphere, led by a power-mad ruler with telekinetic powers, named Oslo, has installed a dictatorship that controls water distribution, now a precious resource. Skyland's young heroes along and the pirate resistance try to free their mother from Oslo’s evil grasp and destroy the dreaded Sphere.
The special, “Dawn of A New Day,” introduces Mahad and Lena as they are faced with their biggest challenge yet, when their mother is forced to sacrifice herself and be captured by the evil Sphere in order for her children to run to freedom. In the premiere episode, “Manipulation,” the sibling duo fights against the enemy when a solar phenomenon has unusual effects on Seijin powers. This allows a sect of the Sphere to take control of Dahlia, a strong member of the pirates, in effort to learn the coordinates of the pirate hideout.
Nicktoons Network, the 24-hour animation network features a wide spectrum of programming that has defined kids’ television for more than 10 years. Targeting kids 6-14, Nicktoons Network features programming, such as NICKTOONS NETWORK ANIMATION FESTIVAL, KAPPA MIKEY, THUMB WRESTLING FEDERATION, CORNEIL AND BERNIE and MARTIN MYSTERY, as well as a roster of hits that have defined kids’ and animation lovers’ TV, including THE ANGRY BEAVERS, YAKKITY YAK, INVADER ZIM, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS and JIMMY NEUTRON.
Nicktoons Network currently reaches 41 million homes via cable, digital cable and satellite, and can be seen on Cablevision, Charter Communications, Comcast Cable, Cox Communications, DirecTV, DISH Network and Time Warner Cable.
Nicktoons Network will premier its first-ever sci-fi series, SKYLAND, on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, at 9:00 pm. The visually impressive series employs the latest in animation technology, using motion capture, CGI, 2D and keyframe animation to create cutting-edge television.
The debut of SKYLAND will kick off with the hour-long special (that sneak-peeked globally in January) followed by an all-new, half-hour episode at 10:00 pm during the “3 Headed Monster” programming block. Season one will air Saturdays at 9:00 pm on Nicktoons Network.
“Nicktoons Network continues to be the hub for animation fans to tune in and find unique, diverse and technically advanced shows like SKYLAND,” said Keith Dawkins, vp/gm, Nicktoons Network. “In addition to its rich visual style and stunning imagery, SKYLAND is an epic, sci-fi action adventure of good verses evil -- universal story lines kids have loved for ages.”
SKYLAND, produced by Method Films, was created by Emmanuel Gorin, Alexandre de la Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte. The 13-episode series follows a heroic brother, Mahad, and his telekinetic younger sister, Lena, as they search for their parents in a new world order. The year is 2251 and the Earth has been shattered into millions of blocks drifting aimlessly in orbit around the Earth’s core, known as Skyland. The Sphere, led by a power-mad ruler with telekinetic powers, named Oslo, has installed a dictatorship that controls water distribution, now a precious resource. Skyland's young heroes along and the pirate resistance try to free their mother from Oslo’s evil grasp and destroy the dreaded Sphere.
The special, “Dawn of A New Day,” introduces Mahad and Lena as they are faced with their biggest challenge yet, when their mother is forced to sacrifice herself and be captured by the evil Sphere in order for her children to run to freedom. In the premiere episode, “Manipulation,” the sibling duo fights against the enemy when a solar phenomenon has unusual effects on Seijin powers. This allows a sect of the Sphere to take control of Dahlia, a strong member of the pirates, in effort to learn the coordinates of the pirate hideout.
Nicktoons Network, the 24-hour animation network features a wide spectrum of programming that has defined kids’ television for more than 10 years. Targeting kids 6-14, Nicktoons Network features programming, such as NICKTOONS NETWORK ANIMATION FESTIVAL, KAPPA MIKEY, THUMB WRESTLING FEDERATION, CORNEIL AND BERNIE and MARTIN MYSTERY, as well as a roster of hits that have defined kids’ and animation lovers’ TV, including THE ANGRY BEAVERS, YAKKITY YAK, INVADER ZIM, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS and JIMMY NEUTRON.
Nicktoons Network currently reaches 41 million homes via cable, digital cable and satellite, and can be seen on Cablevision, Charter Communications, Comcast Cable, Cox Communications, DirecTV, DISH Network and Time Warner Cable.
