Nerd Corps Greenlights Third Season of “Slugterra”
[via press release]
Third Slugterra Season Blasts into Production
Nerd Corps greenlights 13 new episodes of global hit series
September 23, 2014 (VANCOUVER, CANADA) – Nerd Corps Entertainment announced today that it has greenlit a third season (13 episodes) of its hit boys action property Slugterra, following a year of top ratings, toy sell-outs and new licensing deals for the brand around the globe.
The new season follows three Slugterra TV movies (seven half-hour episodes) that rolled out in 2014, including Slugterra: Return of the Elementals, which had a limited theatrical release in North America in August. The third movie, titled Slug Fu Showdown, and 17 new one-minute “slugisode” shorts are also currently in production, slated for fall 2014, and global rollout for all three movies on Disney XD and free-to-air is underway.
“Slugterra has seen tremendous success all over the world this year,” said Ken Faier, President of Nerd Corps Entertainment. “With over 60 licensees on board, broadcasters in 170+ countries airing the series, and top ratings and great toy sell-through all over the globe, kids worldwide are crazy for slugs, and we’re feeding the frenzy with a new season.”
This spring and summer, Slugterra became a top show on SABC in South Africa, Spain’s Clan TVE, the UK’s KIX, and Germany’s YEP!, among many more top ratings worldwide since the property launched two years ago. In addition, Slugterra toys have seen excellent sell-through in Greece, Croatia, the Middle East, South Africa, Latin America, Spain, Italy, the US and more.
Slugterra launched on Netflix in the US in July, and the first two Slugterra movies—Slugterra: Ghoul from Beyond and Slugterra: Return of the Elementals—aired on Disney XD in the US in August.
About Slugterra
Choose your ammo… Slug it out! Slugterra is an epic sci‐fi comedy adventure set deep underground, where the ammo’s alive and only the quick survive! In this luminous, high‐tech, underground world every cavern holds a new adventure, new battle and weird little slugs to be discovered. Eli Shane is determined to be the greatest slugslinging hero of them all. To do it, he’ll need to collect and train an army of little critters called slugs. When these magical creatures are fired at 100 MPH out of a high‐powered blaster, they transform into powerful battle beasts! The adventure follows Eli and his team of friends as they explore the caverns, challenge rivals and each other to duels, upgrade their cool gear, and generally have a blast in this never‐before imagined underground world. But there is a very real threat to Slugterra; Dr. Blakk is seeking to “ghoul” the slugs, transforming them into feral mindless weapons! No one has been able to stand up to Blakk’s powerful ghouls and army of henchmen…until now! 59 x 22 minutes (includes option for 1 x 70-minute and 2 x 44-minute TV movies) plus 56 x 1-minute bonus shorts.
About Nerd Corps Entertainment Inc.
Nerd Corps Entertainment is a privately held IP creation, development, production, and distribution company based out of Vancouver, Canada, with offices in Toronto, Canada. The company’s mandate is to produce stylistically innovative animated projects for television, online, and mobile based on a solid foundation of creative and exceptional storytelling. Working in a state‐of‐the‐art studio with highly skilled artists and production staff, Nerd Corps’ expertise in creative development and execution covers all aspects of property generation and management, from development and production to distribution, marketing, interactive and licensing. The studio’s award‐winning stable of productions includes original series Kate and Mim-Mim, Endangered Species, Slugterra, Storm Hawks, League of Super Evil and Rated A for Awesome, as well as Dragon Booster for Alliance Atlantis and Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5, Max Steel and Monster High for Mattel, Inc. Visit www.nerdcorps.com.