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“Legends of the Hidden Temple” is headed back to the small screen, but not in its original kid-friendly format. The Nickelodeon competition adventure series from the 1990s is all grown up in the revival ordered Tuesday by the CW.

The original Nickelodeon series that aired from 1993-1995 was inspired by Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda” game and the “Indiana Jones” movie franchise. The new iteration is described as a supersized and reimagined adult version, so participants are no longer kids, but nostalgia-loving millennials.

Per the logline, the “Legends of the Hidden Temple” remake, based on the game show created by David G. Stanley, Scott A. Stone and Stephen R. Brown, will preserve many of the Nickelodeon series’ iconic elements. These include “Olmec,” the giant talking Mayan head, the “Moat Crossings,” “The Steps of Knowledge,” the “Temple Run,” and all of the original team names like “Purple Parrots,” “Blue Barracudas,...

The CW is hunting for the Legends of the Hidden Temple after ordering a reboot of the classic Nickelodeon adventure format. This comes after the series was previously set to be rebooted by the short-lived short-form service Quibi.

The reboot will be produced by Stone & Company, which produced the original series that ran on Nickelodeon for three seasons between 1993-1995.

The adult version will preserve many of the original show including Olmec, the giant talking Mayan head, the Moat Crossings, The Steps of Knowledge and the Temple Run as well as the team names such as Purple Parrots, Blue Barracudas, Orange Iguanas, Red Jaguars, Silver Snakes and Green Monkeys.

However, this version will be taken out of the studio and scaled up with tougher challenges and bigger prizes as the contestants find their way through the “jungle.”

Scott A. Stone, one of the original creators along with David G. Stanley and Stephen R. Brown,...

Now-dead platform ordered “reimagined” version of Nickelodeon game show in December 2019

All hail Olmec! The CW has picked up a reimagined, adult-sized revival of the ’90s Nickelodeon game show “Legends of the Hidden Temple,” which was first ordered at the now-dead Quibi in December 2019, the broadcast network revealed Tuesday.

The series never made it to air at Quibi, which launched in April 2020 and shut down six months later, and The CW took the opportunity presented by the quick-bite streaming service’s death to revive the revival, an individual with knowledge tells TheWrap.

Per The CW, “This supersized, adult version of ‘Legends of the Hidden Temple’ preserves many of the original Nickelodeon series’ favorite elements, including Olmec – the giant talking Mayan head – the Moat Crossings, The Steps of Knowledge, the Temple Run, and of course, the iconic team names: Purple Parrots, Blue Barracudas, Orange Iguanas, Red Jaguars, Silver Snakes and Green Monkeys.

Newly launched Capacitor Studios is fast-tracking development of a television/streaming series with Cosmic Kids, the YouTube channel whose yoga and meditation exercises have become exceedingly popular with parents of small children during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

Variety has learned that the new project, a mix of live action and animation, will “take kids on exciting yoga adventures and help them overcome challenges through movement and mindfulness.” Cosmic Kids Yoga creator and host Jaime Amor will anchor the series alongside animated characters and an interactive set.

The eight-year-old brand’s YouTube views now top 30 million a month, on average, and have brought in 250,000 new monthly subscribers amid the ongoing pandemic that has sent parents scrambling to find ways to keep their kids active and entertained while schools remain closed. The channel’s videos currently include yoga sessions inspired by “Frozen,” “Moana,” “Harry Potter,” “Star Wars,” and more.

“We are thrilled to...

Daniella Monet is gushing over her Christmas day engagement!

The Victorious alum posted to Instagram that Dec. 25 was the "Best day of my life," and Et has the scoop on the magical moment she was proposed to by her longtime boyfriend, Andrew Gardner.

Best day of my life.

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Monet tells Et that the 29-year-old licensed Cpa, who works at a start-up and co-owns a small headwear line called Gafton, proposed on Christmas morning after they opened presents together with their dogs.

"He blindfolded me and walked me over to the sink where I stood as he positioned the dogs perfectly. When he told me I could remove my blindfold and look out the window, I didn’t know what I was looking at," she recalls. "It took me a few seconds but I eventually saw a bow on the tree, and a few seconds...

Nickelodeon star Daniella Monet got engaged on Christmas Day — and People has all the exclusive details on the sweet proposal.

Monet, 28, and fiancé Andrew Gardner, 29, dated for more than six years before he popped the question by carving “Marry Me?” on a tree outside the home they share with their two rescued pit mixes, Sofi and Jake, in Studio City, California.

“We woke up Christmas morning, and we were getting ready for the day, and Andrew said we should take a family picture with the two dogs,” says Daniella, who starred alongside Victoria Justice and Ariana Grande on Victorious from...

Holy chalupas!

Fuller House went home with the coveted orange blimp for Favorite Family TV Show at the 2017 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, beating out the likes of The Big Bang Theory, Supergirl and The Flash.

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Candace Cameron Bure accepted the award on behalf of the Tanner-Fuller clan, noting how surreal it was to win an award at the KCAs nearly 30 years after the premiere of Full House.

“This means so much to us, because all of your parents grew up alongside of...

The Paradise Run TV show has been renewed for a third season on Nickelodeon. Victorious star, Daniella Monet, hosts the Hawaii-set kids competition series. Season two premiered on January 2, 2017. Stone & Company produces the series. Scott A. Stone and Marcus Fox executive produce.While the renewal announcement is not yet up on the Nickelodeon press site, Deadline has confirmed Nickelodeon has renewed Paradise Run for season three. The new installment will begin production in Hawaii, this spring.Read More…...

Nickelodeon has ordered a third season of its hit kids competition series Paradise Run, with Daniella Monet (Victorious) returning as host. Paradise Run follows three teams of kids racing across a luxurious resort in Hawaii, competing in a sequence of funny and adrenaline-pumping challenges, with each team vying for the ultimate prize – a paradise vacation. Production will begin in Hawaii this spring. The series, which was nominated for a Kids Choice Award, is produced by…...

Sharknado is officially an international problem.

Stars Ian Ziering, Tara Reid and Cassie Scerbo will return for a fifth installment of the Syfy movie franchise, which finds shark-infested storms bombarding cities around the world, the network announced Thursday.

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Sharknado 5 (working title) will shoot in more than five countries, including Bulgaria, the UK and Australia.

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Ready, set, run. Nickelodeon has renewed its Paradise Run TV show for a second season. Victorious star, Daniella Monet, hosts the Hawaii-set kids competition series. Paradise Run season two premieres Monday, January 2, 2016 at 7:00pm Et/Pt. The first season kicked off on February 1, 2016.Prior the the second season debut, Nickelodeon will air a Paradise Run sneak peek week, beginning Monday, Nov. 14th. The Thundermans stars Jack Griffo, Kira Kosarin, Addison Riecke, Audrey Whitby, Diego Velazquez, and Ryan Newman are all taking part. Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn's Lizzy Greene, Casey Simpson, Mace Coronel, Aidan Gallagher, and Kyla Drew Simmons will also participate. Watch a preview, after the jump.Read More…...