Animation Portfolio

Since its 2019 premiere, Molly of Denali has been recognized as the first nationally distributed children’s series in the United States to feature an Indigenous lead character. The series follows the resourceful Molly Mabray, who has cultural heritage from three Athabascan groups: the Gwich’in, Koyukon and Dena’ina, as she helps her parents run the Denali Trading Post in interior Alaska. She and her friends explore the epic surroundings and rich Native culture that is home.

Molly of Denali encourages positive representation both onscreen and offscreen. More than 100 Alaska Native and Indigenous people have contributed to the PBS KIDS series as writers, producers, actors, musicians, advisors and animators – breaking new ground by changing the production model from tokenism to true collaboration.

Each episode includes two 11-minute animated segments with a live-action segment in between. In the United States, Molly of Denali airs on PBS KIDS and is also available on the PBS KIDS Video App. In Canada, it airs Wednesday and Saturday mornings on CBC and is also available on the free CBC Gem streaming service.

Educational, funny and fascinating, Molly of Denali also has online games, videos, activities and a podcast.

Inspired by tokidoki’s hit Mermicorno character family, Mermicorno: Starfall is a smart and fun adventure-comedy for kids that takes place in a magical undersea world, where a team of Mermicornos (enchanting unicorn-mermaids) band together to save the ocean from an evil threat. The show follows heroes – led by Astra, the most powerful Mermicorno – as they explore the magic of creative self-expression and forge deep friendships, all while searching for the best bowl of ramen in the sea. Showcasing the wonders of the natural world, this is the first animated series to bring tokidoki’s underwater universe to life.

Created and produced by Atomic in partnership with tokidoki, the series first premiered in January 2025 in the US on HBO Max, and ranked #11 in the Kids and Family category of the streamer shortly thereafter. The series also premiered on YTV and STACKTV’s Teletoon+ (Canada), Max and Discovery Kids (LATAM), POP (UK), and Cartoon Network in Southeast Asia, and ejunior has licensed the series in the Middle East. 

Along with distribution deals, tokidoki launched the Mermicorno: Starfall game on Roblox in collaboration with Space Junk Studios. In addition, Thunderbird Brands has partnered with Jazwares as the global master toy licensee for Mermicorno: Starfall, and together, unveiled an exclusive Mermicorno: Starfall 12” Powered Up Astra Collector Edition plush at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2025. Thunderbird Brands has also appointed Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, a renowned international producer, distributor, and licensor of children’s animated and live-action content to represent the brand Mermicorno: Starfall in the Canadian market, covering all major categories outside of toys and publishing.

Created by Canadian Emmy®-winning writers, and brothers, Robert Cohen (HBO’s Somebody, Somewhere, The Big Bang Theory) and Joel H. Cohen (The Simpsons), animated comedy Super Team Canada focuses on the exploits of six, little-known Canadian superheroes trying to save the world from evil giant robots, an unemployed octopus, and needy hardware store clerks. The stakes are high for these stereotypically underdog Canadian super-unknowns, who are called in as Earth’s last resort when all the other superheroes have been destroyed. The series stars an all-Canadian cast including Will Arnett, Cobie Smulders, Kevin McDonald, Charles Demers, Brian Drummond, Ceara Morgana, Veena Sood, and guest star Jay Baruchel. Bryan Adams performs the theme song.

Super Team Canada is Atomic Cartoons’ first adult original animated series, produced with Will Arnett’s Electric Avenue, in association with Bell Media’s Crave. The series premiered in May 2025 on Crave and is also available on Tubi in the US and on ITVX in the UK. Season 2 of Super Team Canada has also been announced.

Thunderbird Distribution and Brands oversee global media and consumer products rights for the series.

Based on The New York Times bestselling series The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier, this series follows Jack Sullivan and a group of zombie-fighting middle schoolers who live in a treehouse filled with video games and candy. 

After optioning the rights to the project, Atomic Cartoons signed Brallier to write and executive produce the series alongside Thunderbird’s Jennifer McCarron and Show Runner Scott Peterson. The first season of The Last Kids on Earth premiered on Netflix in 2019 and ran for a total of three seasons. The impressive cast features the voice talents of Nick Wolfhard, Mark Hamill, Catherine O’Hara, Bruce Campbell, and more.

As Thunderbird owned-IP, The Last Kids on Earth is an excellent example of successfully building a beloved brand to create long-term value. In addition to the animated project and the book series, there is also a line of toys, along with a video game called The Last Kids on Earth and The Staff of Doom, and a digital battle-card game with SMART Technologies called The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck!