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BBC Studios, Blink Industries Team Up for New Animated Martial Arts Series, ‘Children Vs Battle SuperStars'
BBC Studios Kids & Family is developing a new animated series aimed at 8 to 12-year-olds, in collaboration with Blink Industries. 'Children Vs Battle SuperStars' (working title) will be the first project under a two-year first-look deal between the two companies, which are will share early details about the title with potential clients at this week's Annecy Animation Festival. The 22-episode series follows a martial arts tournament in a fantastical, modern-day world. It focuses on ordinary children facing off against larger-than-life 'Battle SuperStars.' The show's creators, Remus Buznea and Kyriaki Kyriakou (known professionally as Kiki), are known for their work on 'Rick and Morty' bumpers, 'Primal' and the award-winning short 'Dateless.' More from Variety 'Mary Anning': Swiss Animation Unearths the Childhood Backstory of a Legendary Fossil Pioneer in Annecy Playing Feature International Animation Unions Plan Protest Against AI at Annecy Festival: 'Generative Al Do Not Support Artists, It Destroys Them' Global Constellation Unveils Ambitious Animation Slate at Annecy (EXCLUSIVE) 'The idea for the series was initially sparked by our constant defeats in online fighting game matches at the hands of children and the tremendous turmoil this no-win scenario brought about,' said Buznea and Kyriakou. 'Through a 'tournament' narrative, we wanted to explore the competitive spirit and humorously deconstruct the tropes of the martial arts genre.' Grainne McNamara, VP of development for live action and animation at BBC Studios Kids & Family, described the show as 'comedic and quirky, combining the ordinary with the bizarre.' She added, 'It has the most brilliant characters – from the central trio of friends battling the Super Stars to a mystery fighter which no tournament would be complete without.' Blink Industries, which has won Emmy, Annie and BAFTA awards, will produce the series. Benjamin Lole, Head of Animation and Executive Producer at Blink, praised the creative team behind the project. 'Remus and Kiki's specific brand of humor and standout visual style has created such a unique take on the tournament genre,' said Lole. 'We can't wait to throw our hat in the ring and create something that will compete with anime greats like 'Naruto,' 'Dragon Ball,' and 'Pokémon.'' Best of Variety 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? 25 Hollywood Legends Who Deserve an Honorary Oscar New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week
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BBC Anime; ‘Wild Cards' Deals; ‘Gomorrah' Launch Date; ‘Cage' Casting; Dawn French Animation; CIISA Report — Global Briefs
BBC Studios & Blink Anime-Inspired Series BBC Studios Kids & Family is developing a new anime-inspired series for 8-12-year-olds – the primary title in its first-look deal with Blink Industries. Children Vs Battle SuperStars [working title] is a 22 x 22′ kids' martial arts tournament series set in a fantastical modern-day world. Inspired by the classics of the genre, it explores the comical fallout as ordinary kids come up against the extraordinary battle 'Super Stars'. It has been created by animation duo Remus Buznea and Kyriaki (Kiki) Kyriakou who are behind hits such as Adult Swim's Rick and Morty. The project is the first to come out of the two year, first-look deal that BBC Studios Kids & Family struck last year with Blink Industries. They are set to produce the series. More from Deadline UK Comedian Dawn French Apologizes For "Clumsy Tone In One-Sided Gaza Video" CBC Renews Freshman Drama Hit 'Saint-Pierre' & Four Others On "Homegrown" Slate As Network Gears Up For Budget Boost Paramount+ Boards BBC Comedy 'Can You Keep A Secret?' Starring Dawn French & Craig Roberts Heads To UK & More Fifth Season has inked a deal with Channel 5 and Paramount+ (UK) for seasons one and two of Wild Cards, the crime solving procedural from Blink49 Studios, Front Street Pictures and Piller/Segan in association with The CW for commissioning broadcaster CBC in Canada. The series launched on Paramount+ UK in May this year. In addition, Fifth Season has landed further deals for seasons one and two with The Walt Disney Company (Greece, Cyprus, Malta), Sony Pictures Television (Latin America) and Disney (Balkans). Starring Vanessa Morgan, Giacomo Gianniotti and Jason Priestley, Fifth Season also has secured rights for the upcoming third and fourth seasons of the series. Casting The BBC has revealed further casting for new drama The Cage, written and created by Tony Schumacher (The Responder) and produced by Element Pictures for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. The crime story set within the world of a Liverpool Casino stars Sheridan Smith (Cilla) and Michael Socha (The Gallows Pole). Joining are Barry Sloane (House of the Dragon) as Gary, Geraldine James (Dope Girls) as Nancy, Anton Bibby as Thomas, Freya Jones as Emily, Sophie Mensah (Sanctuary: A Witches Tale) as Fen, Abby Mavers (Waterloo Road) as Kelly, Shaun Mason (Extraordinary) as Alan, Louis Emerick as Paul (The Power of Parker), Ian Puleston Davies (Tin Star) as Vincent, Julia Papp (Baptiste) as Irina, Katy Carmichael (Malpractice) as DCI Hannigan, Dave Hart (The Responder) as Danny, Eileen O'Brien (Not Going Out) as Nanna, Eithne Browne (The Responder) as Annie, and Mona Goodwin (Extraordinary) as Trace. Launch Date, First Images Sky has revealed a January 2026 launch and first look images for the latest series in hit franchise Gomorrah. Gomorrah — The Origins. The 70s set prequel series will recount the rise of mobster Pietro Savastano. Savastano, the head of the Neapolitan drug-dealing clan the series is based on, is played by 16-year-old Naples native Luca Lubrano. I primi scatti ufficiali di #GomorraLeOrigini per dirvi che la serie uscirà a Gennaio 2026 in esclusiva su Sky.📷: Marco Ghidelli#SkyOriginal — Sky (@SkyItalia) June 8, 2025 Dawn French Animation At Annecy British actress, comedian and writer Dawn French has joined the cast of the TV adaptation of Shaun Tan's illustrated anthology Tales From Outer Suburbia, the Western Australian take on growing up in Perth. Tan's short stories have been adapted into a 10 x 22-minute animated series, which makes its world premiere this week at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France. The Tales from Outer Suburbia animated series for the ABC is produced by Highly Spirited and Flying Bark Productions in association with WA production company, Siamese. Siamese is undertaking production in WA, Flying Bark in NSW. Director is Noel Cleary. Based on Tan's memories of growing up in the northern suburbs of Perth, the series begins when 'almost 13-year-old' Klara and her six-year-old brother Pim move to Outer Suburbia with their newly single mother Lucy. The siblings' summer holiday turns into a series of unexpected and surreal adventures, with the family encountering weird and miraculous phenomena as they adapt to their new reality. Workplace Conflict Costing UK Creative Industries £1.8B The Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority has published a report estimating that workplace conflict is costing the UK's creative industries £1.8B ($2.4B) a year. The report said nearly a third of Britain's 2.4M creative employees experience workplace conflict, resulting in people leaving jobs early or being out of work. Baroness Helena Kennedy, CIISA's chair, said: 'We're not just talking about harm to individuals — for the first time, we can look deeper into how bullying and harassment, including behaviour of a discriminatory nature, translates into real, measurable economic loss validated by those who work in and across the UK's creative industries. What has been uncovered is stark: the sector is bleeding both talent and productivity because of unresolved conflict and acting as a brake on growth.' Best of Deadline Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial Updates: Cassie Ventura's Testimony, $10M Hotel Settlement, Drugs, Violence, & The Feds A Full Timeline Of Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends With Us' Feud In Court, Online & In The Media Where To Watch All The 'John Wick' Movies: Streamers That Have All Four Films
