{"id":2724,"date":"2016-02-10T16:21:15","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T16:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2016\/02\/10\/families-around-the-world-will-come-together-with-beat-bugs-the-netflix-original-series-for-kids-inspired-by-the-music-of-the-beatles\/"},"modified":"2020-10-29T22:00:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T22:00:48","slug":"families-around-the-world-will-come-together-with-beat-bugs-the-netflix-original-series-for-kids-inspired-by-the-music-of-the-beatles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2016\/02\/10\/families-around-the-world-will-come-together-with-beat-bugs-the-netflix-original-series-for-kids-inspired-by-the-music-of-the-beatles\/","title":{"rendered":"Families Around The World Will Come Together with BEAT BUGS, the Netflix Original Series for Kids Inspired By The Music Of The Beatles"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEAT BUGS, an animated series inspired by the songs of the Beatles welcomes international music\u00a0artists Eddie Vedder, P!nk, James Bay, Sia, The Shins, Of Monsters and Men, Chris Cornell, Regina\u00a0Spektor, James Corden, and Birdy<\/em><\/p>\n

Los Angeles, Calif. 10 Feb. 2016<\/strong> – Netflix, Grace: A Storytelling Company (Grace), Thunderbird\u00a0and Beyond Screen Production announced today that the highly anticipated children\u2019s series\u00a0BEAT BUGS <\/em>will come to Netflix this summer. BEAT BUGS<\/em> features original characters and a\u00a0world created by Josh Wakely, who will direct, write and produce the series, following a deal\u00a0with Sony\/ATV Music Publishing for worldwide rights to record covers of the Beatles song\u00a0catalogue for this production. Australian Netflix members will be able to enjoy the series on\u00a0Netflix soon after its premier on Seven Network.<\/p>\n

BEAT BUGS<\/em> incorporates songs from the Lennon\/McCartney \u2018Northern Songs\u2019 catalogue, to tell\u00a0uplifting and life-affirming stories filled with hope and melody. World-leading artists, animators\u00a0and writers have come together to work on this extraordinary show. The Beat Bugs are\u00a0charming, funny, adventurous, and have a knack for getting themselves into mischief and\u00a0mayhem. Each of the five friends (Jay, Kumi, Crick, Buzz, and Walter) has a distinctive\u00a0personality, and they display the charm and energy of five knockabout, lovable kids. They are\u00a0best friends who band together to explore and learn in an overgrown suburban backyard, which\u00a0to them is their entire universe.<\/p>\n

The show will feature some of the most well-known Beatles songs woven into the narrative of\u00a0each episode, with Eddie Vedder, P!nk, James Bay, Sia, The Shins, Of Monsters and Men, Chris\u00a0Cornell, Regina Spektor, James Corden, and Birdy each recording their rendition of an iconic\u00a0song. Further artists joining the project are expected to be announced in the coming months.\u00a0Among the songs featured include Help!, All You Need Is Love, Come Together, Penny Lane,\u00a0Yellow Submarine, Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds, Sgt. Pepper\u2019s Lonely Hearts Club Band, <\/em>and\u00a0Magical Mystery Tour.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Personally I’m very grateful to be part of Josh’s vision,\u201d said Eddie Vedder. \u201cA tremendous\u00a0show for kids that combines beautiful animation with great stories and obviously some of the\u00a0best songs ever written.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a rare occasion to be presented with a truly one-of-a-kind children\u2019s show that is so\u00a0perfectly suited to Netflix,\u201d said Andy Yeatman, director of original kid\u2019s content at Netflix.\u00a0\u201cJosh and his team have not only developed a compelling children\u2019s show filled with life lessons,\u00a0but they\u2019ve built a show that will transcend generations and have parents and grandparents\u00a0enjoying right alongside their little ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

Josh Wakely says: \u201cBringing BEAT BUGS to life on Netflix and having a platform to re-imagine\u00a0this universally acclaimed music for families around the world is an exhilarating and rewarding\u00a0experience. Our partners have been fantastic in making this concept a vivid reality, and this is a\u00a0great example of the innovative and fresh storytelling at the heart of Grace\u2019s ethos.\u201d<\/p>\n

This marks the first project from Wakely\u2019s independent film and television production and\u00a0development banner, Grace: A Storytelling Company (Grace) \u2013 which he co-owns with BEAT\u00a0BUGS<\/em> Executive Producer, Trevor Roy. In addition, award-winning film and TV production\u00a0group Thunderbird has come on board as a co-production partner, alongside Beyond Screen\u00a0Production. Atomic Cartoons, a Thunderbird-owned studio, is working on animation for the\u00a0series. The series is represented worldwide by Beyond Distribution.<\/p>\n

Watch the\u00a0BEAT BUGS\u00a0<\/em>trailer here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Iu-5mkWii0c&feature=youtu.be<\/p>\n

For Netflix, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jenny McCabe
\npr@netflix.com<\/p>\n

For Grace \/ Thunderbird, please contact:<\/strong>
\nAimee Norman at DDA Blueprint PR +44 (0) 20 8985 4708 or aimee@ddablueprint.com
\nMonique Levine at DDA Blueprint PR +44 (0) 20 7932 9825 or monique@ddableuprint.com<\/p>\n

About Netflix<\/strong><\/span>
\nNetflix is the world\u2019s leading Internet television network with over 75 million members in over 190 countries enjoying more than\u00a0125 million hours of TV shows and movies per day, including original series, documentaries and feature films. Members can\u00a0watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on nearly any Internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume\u00a0watching, all without commercials or commitments.
\nAbout Grace: A Storytelling Company<\/strong><\/span>
\nGrace is a global independent film and television development and production banner led by filmmaker Josh Wakely. Grace\u2019s\u00a0output is distinguished by innovation, and imaginative creative and business partnerships, combined to cultivate transformative\u00a0storytelling. Based out of Australia and the US, Grace is committed to producing intelligent, elevated, talent driven film and\u00a0television projects to the worldwide audience.
\nAbout Thunderbird<\/strong><\/span>
\nThunderbird is a Vancouver-based TV and film production company with offices in Los Angeles, Toronto and London.\u00a0Thunderbird produces award-winning programming for Canadian and International markets through its group of companies,\u00a0which includes Vancouver-based Reunion Pictures, Great Pacific Media and Atomic Cartoons, UK-based theatrical distributor\u00a0Soda Pictures, and a joint venture with Lionsgate, Sea to Sky Studios, which is dedicated to creating quality scripted content for\u00a0the US and International market.<\/p>\n

About Beyond<\/strong><\/span>
\nBeyond International Limited (ASX:BYI) is a leading international producer and distributor of television and digital content and\u00a0is one of the largest independent distributors of home entertainment product in Australia. The Company is headquartered in\u00a0Sydney and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Beyond has produced over five thousand hours of television programs for\u00a0broadcast internationally including Mythbusters, Taboo, Selling Houses Australia, Deadly Women and Facing Evil. The\u00a0company has production offices in Sydney, San Francisco and Los Angeles and produces programs for Australian, US and\u00a0international broadcasters. Beyond\u2019s international distribution business markets an extensive program catalogue sourced from\u00a0third party producers and internal production. This business unit is headquartered in Dublin, with sale offices in London and\u00a0Sydney. The Home Entertainment operation focuses on digital and DVD distribution and has an extensive catalogue of product,\u00a0which is distributed throughout Australia and New Zealand. The Digital Marketing business performs online search\u00a0optimisation, website creation, development and performance and online media sales within Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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