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Exclusive: Roku is partnering with multihyphenate actor, writer and producer Alan Chikin Chow to bring his No. 1 YouTube series Alan’s Universe to The Roku Channel. This is the first time that the popular creator’s content will be available outside of YouTube, expanding his reach to the approximately 145 million people who have access to the Roku Channel in the U.S.

The creator/star’s series already counts north of 80M subs on YouTube with a 50B overall channel view reach. Alan’s Universe will be available on the Roku Channel in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the U.K. today, March 24.

Deadline interviewed Chow and the stars of Alan’s Universe — Chelsea Sik, Michelle Park and Haven Everly — on Crew Call last year.

Alan’s Universe is a high school anthology series about love and friendships The series follows Alan and his classmates who face off against bullies and villains,...

Dhar Mann already delivers the most popular ethical lessons on YouTube. Now, he’s adding a frightful twist to his moralizing. The creator’s Dhar Mann Studios YouTube channel will host Secrets of the Shadows, a Halloween-themed series that will feature some of the biggest creators on YouTube.

Secrets of the Shadows is an anthology series that will feature occult favorites like vampires, werewolves, witches, zombies, and ghosts. Those scary figures will be vehicles for the heartwarming and inspirational messages that feature in typical Dhar Mann videos. Based on the more recent of the show’s two trailers, viewers can expect plenty of haunted houses and body horror — as well as lessons about personal responsibility, kindness, empathy, and the power of friendship.

Cast members will include Alan Chikin Chow, Chelsea Sik, Anwar, Kelsi Davies, Rebecca Zamolo, Matt Slays, Royalty Fam, Francesca Capaldi, Ben Azelart, Anazala Fam, Jordan Matter and Salish Matter.

Exclusive: The YouTube hit 250 million-worldwide viewed series Alan’s Universe has inked Chelsea Sik as lead actress.

Among web-only series, Sik becomes exclusive to the Alan Chikin Chow co-created and headlined high school comedy show.

On the K-drama inspired series, Sik has played dual roles of Chelsea and Aleescha. The characters she portrays, often the love interest of the title protagonist, are usually underdogs, who start off bullied but come out victorious in the end, or saved by Alan and the power of love.

Alan’s Universe will be having a live performance at VidCon this month.

Said Chow in a statement to Deadline, “Chelsea’s ability to light up every room she walks in with magnetic charisma and energy is core to our team. In this new generation of content, Chelsea has the timeless talent to ground stories with her fantastic commitment to her characters. I’m beyond proud...

As studio and network executives rack their heads around what the under 25 demographic craves, multihyphenate creator and actor Alan Chikin Chow, who is behind the YouTube hit series Alan’s Universe, and his cast of Chelsea Sik, Michelle Park and Haven Everly have already figured it out.

As streaming services cannibalize their viewership and cinema ticket sales wane, this foursome have a gravitational pull across mobile phones with the teen comedy series Alan’s Universe which is a cross between Charlie Chaplin, Korean soaps and Riverdale. Chow plays the protag, an earnest guy with a huge heart, and lots of love to share with his fellow female classmates, but alas, teenagedom, mean girls (Chow even had a cameo in the recent Paramount feature reboot), and bullies get in the way. This week’s episode is titled “I Survived the World’s Most Evil Teacher” while the previous week’s hijnks...