Jellystone!
Jellystone! is an upcoming American animated streaming television series developed by C. H. Greenblatt, his third series after creating Cartoon Network's Chowder and Nickelodeon's Harvey Beaks, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on various characters by Hanna-Barbera.[1] It is set to premiere on HBO Max.
Jellystone! | |
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Based on | characters created by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera |
Developed by | C. H. Greenblatt |
Directed by | Hannah Ayoubi Careen Ingle |
Voices of | |
Theme music composer | Bill Fulton |
Composer | Bill Fulton |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
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Executive producers | |
Producer | Adam Middleton |
Running time | 11 minutes |
Production companies | Warner Bros. Animation Hanna-Barbera Cartoons |
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Release | |
Original network | HBO Max |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Yo Yogi! (1991) |
Jellystone! is the first official series to feature Yogi Bear (and other characters from The Ruff and Reddy Show, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Quick Draw McGraw Show, The Yogi Bear Show, The Peter Potamus Show, The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show, The Wally Gator Show and The Magilla Gorilla Show) since its 1991 predecessor Yo Yogi!, and the first production since the closure of the Hanna-Barbera studio and the deaths of both William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, who died in 2001 and 2006, respectively.
Premise
The series features Hanna-Barbera characters including but not limited to Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Quick Draw McGraw (as well as his alter ego El Kabong), Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy, Peter Potamus, So-So, Top Cat and his gang, Magilla Gorilla, Squiddly Diddly, Pixie, Dixie, Mr. Jinks, Jabberjaw, Captain Caveman, Touche Turtle, The Hillbilly Bears, Yakky Doodle, and Mildew Wolf living in the titular town of Jellystone “where they can’t help but make trouble for one another”.[2]
Cast
Production
Production on the series according to Greenblatt began in January 2020, with Unikitty! director Careen Ingle and former Harvey Beaks writer and storyboard artist Hannah Ayoubi. According to Greenblatt's Tumblr, this show has been in early development for at least a year and a half. Greenblatt will also serve as executive producer alongside Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi creator and Warner Bros. Animation president Sam Register.
In a July 2020 interview with Animation Magazine, Greenblatt stated that they had just outsourced to their animation departments and that the show could debut in 2021.[4]
Jeff Bergman says that he is voicing Yogi Bear amongst others for the series.[3]
References
- Porter, Rick (October 29, 2019). "'Looney Tunes' Update, Hanna-Barbera Series Set at HBO Max". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Amidi, Amid. "Warnermedia's Streaming Service HBO Max Is Going To Be Jam-Packed With Animation". Cartoon Brew (October 30, 2019). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- Carr, Martin (September 8, 2020). "Exclusive Interview – Jeff Bergman on Our Cartoon President, Looney Tunes, Space Jam 2 and more". Flickering Myth. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- Zahed, Ramin (July 21, 2020). "Watch: Animation Masters Panel on 'Creating Relevant Toons'".
External links
- Jellystone at IMDb