{"id":3095,"date":"2017-09-26T09:36:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T09:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2017\/09\/26\/vancouvers-atomic-cartoons-to-bring-the-last-kids-on-earth-to-television\/"},"modified":"2020-10-29T22:00:41","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T22:00:41","slug":"vancouvers-atomic-cartoons-to-bring-the-last-kids-on-earth-to-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2017\/09\/26\/vancouvers-atomic-cartoons-to-bring-the-last-kids-on-earth-to-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver&#8217;s Atomic Cartoons to bring The Last Kids On Earth to television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Stuart Derdeyn\/ Vancouver Sun\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2757\" src=\"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/-\/media\/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Vancouver\u2019s Atomic Cartoons has optioned the rights to bring author Max Brallier\u2019s\u00a0New York Times bestselling book series The Last Kids on Earth to television. Brallier is writing the new animated series and co-executive producing with Atomic head Jennifer McCarron and Matthew Berkowitz.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u8JNxF7lg4k\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The third instalment in the series, titled Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King, was released Sept. 26 on Penguin Random House imprint Viking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2747\" src=\"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/-\/media\/Max-Brallier-author-photo-Credit-Ruby-Brallier-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Described as \u201cDiary of a Wimpy Kid meets the Walking Dead,\u201d the book series created and written by Brallier and illustrated by Doug Holgate. It\u2019s a big hit with young readers who find its mix of gamer quips, fast paced storylines and all-so-important zombie monster apocalypse action tailor made for their tastes. Brallier is right at home delivering this middle-grade demographic with cool books as his previous mid-grade series titled Galactic Hot Dogs was a hit too. The author of more than thirty books and games has also penned works for such hot franchises as LEGO and Steven Universe as well as designing the virtual world in Poptropica.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5dV--ed10_g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Last Kids on Earth series is another feather in the cap of Atomic Cartoons (Thunderbird Entertainment\u2019s animation division) that produces the hit Netflix series Beat Bugs at its Vancouver location. That show repurposes the Beatles catalogue in a family friendly storyline with performers such as Eddie Vedder and Sia singing Fab Four classics.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7_BT3jdkUPg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thunderbird is also behind the hit Canadian comedy series Kim\u2019s Convenience which airs season two on CBC on Sept. 26. The company has big buzz building around its upcoming Blade Runner 2049 film starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dZOaI_Fn5o4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Atomic is already working on The Last Kids on Earth, so expect to see the show coming to a screen near you in 2018.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Find Out More:\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/vancouversun.com\/entertainment\/books\/vancouvers-atomic-cartoons-to-bring-the-last-kids-on-earth-to-television\">http:\/\/vancouversun.com\/the-last-kids-on-earth&#8230;<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stuart Derdeyn\/ Vancouver Sun\u00a0 Vancouver\u2019s Atomic Cartoons has optioned the rights to bring author Max Brallier\u2019s\u00a0New York Times bestselling book series The Last Kids on Earth to television. Brallier is writing the new animated series and co-executive producing with Atomic head Jennifer McCarron and Matthew Berkowitz. 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