{"id":3371,"date":"2020-04-16T17:09:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T17:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2020\/04\/16\/thunderbirds-atomic-cartoons-launches-season-two-of-its-ip-owned-series-the-last-kids-on-earth\/"},"modified":"2020-04-16T17:09:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T17:09:48","slug":"thunderbirds-atomic-cartoons-launches-season-two-of-its-ip-owned-series-the-last-kids-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2020\/04\/16\/thunderbirds-atomic-cartoons-launches-season-two-of-its-ip-owned-series-the-last-kids-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderbird\u2019s Atomic Cartoons Launches Season Two of its IP-Owned series The Last Kids on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Season Two features 10 new episodes, streaming in <\/em><\/strong><strong>28 <em>languages in<\/em>\u00a0190 <em>countries<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Star-studded voice cast includes the talents of Catherine O\u2019Hara, Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Campbell, and more<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Global toy line available from JAKKS Pacific Inc, apparel with retailer Hot Topic launches, and video game in production with Outright Games<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vancouver, Canada, April 16, 2020 &#8211; <\/strong>Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD, OTC &#8211; THBRF) (\u201cThunderbird\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d), is pleased to announce Season Two of its animated series, <em>The Last Kids on Earth<\/em>, will premiere April 17 on Netflix.\u00a0 Produced by Atomic Cartoons, Thunderbird\u2019s kids and family division, Season Two consists of 10 brand new episodes, expanding on the familiar youth property that audiences know and love around the world, brimming with friendship, incredible adventures, and cool monsters. The series will stream in 28 languages in\u00a0190 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Season Two of <em>The Last Kids on Earth<\/em> follows a global toy and merchandise line, which the Company developed with JAKKS Pacific Inc. and Cyber Group Studios, that launched online and at select retailers earlier this year. Retail chain Hot Topic also recently debuted apparel through a \u201cprint-on-demand\u201d t-shirt line, which is available at hottopic.com. The Company is also in production with Outright Games on a video game based on the intellectual property (IP), which is scheduled to debut in 2021. The latest installment in the book series, <em>June\u2019s Wild Flight<\/em>, which was released earlier this month on April 7, will debut in the #4 spot on the <em>New York Times<\/em> bestsellers list for children\u2019s series on April 26, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The Company acquired the rights for Penguin Random House\u2019s New York Times best-selling book series <em>The Last Kids on Earth<\/em> in 2017, and the animated series premiered with a 66-minute special episode in September 2019. In addition to the 10 new episodes being released for Season Two, more episodes are already in production, including an interactive episode.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The Last Kids on Earth<\/em> series exemplifies the high-quality, internationally recognized content that Thunderbird Entertainment is creating at a time when the demand for premium content continues to grow,\u201d says Brian Paes-Braga, Chairman, Thunderbird Entertainment Group. \u201cThis series represents years in the making and Jennifer Twiner McCarron, Matthew Berkowitz and the entire team have done a tremendous job on it. Our IP for <em>The Last Kids on Earth<\/em> has inspired a host of exciting extensions, including a toy line, t-shirt line, and video game \u2013 all of which illustrate the blue-sky opportunity before us. We are excited to see how fans react to Season Two. We hope they love it as much as we do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Based on the best-selling book series of the same name by Max Brallier, <em>The Last Kids on Earth<\/em> animated series follows 13-year-old Jack Sullivan and a band of suburban middle schoolers who live in a decked-out tree house, play video games, gorge themselves on candy, and battle zombies in the aftermath of the monster apocalypse. Brallier is attached to the series as creator, and Scott Peterson is the showrunner. Matthew Berkowitz, Chief Creative Officer at Thunderbird and Atomic Cartoons, is an executive producer alongside Jennifer Twiner McCarron, the dual CEO of both Companies.<\/p>\n<p>In Season Two, the star-studded voice cast is expanding. It includes Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, Catherine O\u2019Hara, Keith David, Bruce Campbell, Garland Whitt, Montse Hernandez and Charles Demers, in addition to Nick Wolfhard voicing the lead character Jack Sullivan.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em>While we have fun with monsters and zombies in the show, <em>The Last Kids on Earth <\/em>is ultimately a story about friendship and hope amongst a group of middle schoolers facing unbelievable odds. We are thankful it has resonated with so many fans around the world,\u201d explains Berkowitz. \u201cWe\u2019re also fortunate to work with such an incredibly talented creative team on Last Kids, and grateful to have such fantastic partners on this series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To view the official Netflix\u00a0trailer\u00a0of\u00a0<em>The\u00a0Last\u00a0Kids\u00a0on Earth and the Zombie Parade\u00a0<\/em>(Book Two), please click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HyXiaIrT9Kg\">YouTube\u00a0Trailer\u00a0Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To receive regular updates from Thunderbird, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thunderbird.tv\/\">www.thunderbird.tv<\/a>\u00a0to subscribe to the Company\u2019s emailing list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Thunderbird Entertainment Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thunderbird Entertainment Group is a Vancouver-based global multiplatform entertainment company with offices in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Ottawa. Thunderbird creates award-winning scripted, unscripted and animated programming for the world\u2019s leading digital platforms, as well as Canadian and International broadcasters. Thunderbird\u2019s vision is to produce high quality, socially responsible content that makes the world a better place. The Company develops, produces and distributes animated, factual, and scripted content through its various divisions, including Thunderbird kids and family (Atomic Cartoons), Thunderbird factual (Great Pacific Media) and Thunderbird productions. Thunderbird is on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @tbirdent. For more information, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2726177-1&amp;h=1655916230&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D2519135-1%26h%3D3546103215%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.thunderbird.tv%252F%26a%3Dwww.thunderbird.tv&amp;a=www.thunderbird.tv\">www.thunderbird.tv<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Investor Relations Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lucas Cahill and Freddie Leigh<\/p>\n<p>Phone: + 1 604.683.3555<\/p>\n<p>Email: investors@thunderbird.tv<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Relations Contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Julia Smith, Finch Media<\/p>\n<p>Phone: +1 604.803.0897<\/p>\n<p>Email: julia@finchmedia.net<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Season Two features 10 new episodes, streaming in 28 languages in\u00a0190 countries Star-studded voice cast includes the talents of Catherine O\u2019Hara, Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Campbell, and more Global toy line available from JAKKS Pacific Inc, apparel with retailer Hot Topic launches, and video game in production with Outright Games Vancouver, Canada, April 16, &hellip; 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