PBS Kids series Lyla in the Loop will debut in early 2024, with the Mighty Picnic and Pipeline Studios-produced series set to tackle the use of real-world AI tools and release digital episodes incorporating AI-assisted conversation.
Hailing from Mighty Picnic founder and Emmy-winning producer Dave Peth (Odd Squad, Peg + Cat, Scribbles and Ink, Design Squad), the animated series is set to premiere on Feb. 5, 2024 in both English and Spanish. Funded by grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the U.S. Department of Education as part of its Ready To Learn Initiative, the series will follow the adventures of a 7-year-old girl named Lyla Loops (voiced by Liyou Abere), who lives in Philadelphia with her best friend, family, and “fantastical” sidekick Stu (Izzy Woodbury).
“Lyla is curious and resourceful, and when it comes to figuring out solutions to everyday problems, she doesn’t give up, even when it takes several tries to get it right,...
Hailing from Mighty Picnic founder and Emmy-winning producer Dave Peth (Odd Squad, Peg + Cat, Scribbles and Ink, Design Squad), the animated series is set to premiere on Feb. 5, 2024 in both English and Spanish. Funded by grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the U.S. Department of Education as part of its Ready To Learn Initiative, the series will follow the adventures of a 7-year-old girl named Lyla Loops (voiced by Liyou Abere), who lives in Philadelphia with her best friend, family, and “fantastical” sidekick Stu (Izzy Woodbury).
“Lyla is curious and resourceful, and when it comes to figuring out solutions to everyday problems, she doesn’t give up, even when it takes several tries to get it right,...
- 8/2/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Digital multicast channel Bounce has enlisted “The Wire” star Wendell Pierce and Lauren Holly to lead the original thriller “Don’t Hang Up,” which is set to premiere in the spring. The movie is in production in Toronto.
David Hudson, who oversees Bounce as head of original programming for Scripps National Networks, called the project “the next step in our plan to take Bounce original productions to the next level.” Pierce was a regular on the acclaimed HBO drama “The Wire” from 2002 to 2008. He’s been steadily in demand as an actor in TV, movies and stage
The thriller, directed by J.B. Sugar and written by Byl Caruthers, follows Chris Daniels (Pierce), a man who receives a call that his daughter (Eden Cupid) has been kidnapped and taken hostage. The kidnappers demand that he completes a series of different missions to get her back, including one crucial direction to not hang up the phone.
David Hudson, who oversees Bounce as head of original programming for Scripps National Networks, called the project “the next step in our plan to take Bounce original productions to the next level.” Pierce was a regular on the acclaimed HBO drama “The Wire” from 2002 to 2008. He’s been steadily in demand as an actor in TV, movies and stage
The thriller, directed by J.B. Sugar and written by Byl Caruthers, follows Chris Daniels (Pierce), a man who receives a call that his daughter (Eden Cupid) has been kidnapped and taken hostage. The kidnappers demand that he completes a series of different missions to get her back, including one crucial direction to not hang up the phone.
- 10/28/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
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