Ride centers on a girl named Katherine "Kit" Bridges who moves with her father to England, where she begins to attend an equestrian boarding school. The 20×30-minute show was created by Jill Girling (Life with Derek) and Lori Mather-Welch (Would Be Kings, Queer As Folk). Executive producers for Breakthrough are Joan Lambur, Ira Levy, Peter Williamson, Michael McGuigan, Nat Abraham and Shelley Scarrow. Tony Wood is executive producing for Buccaneer.
Former Lime Pictures producer Wood previously worked with Nickelodeon on live-action hit House of Anubis.
"We love having YTV and Nickelodeon as our broadcast partners on Ride," said Lambur, Breakthrough's Executive Vice President (EVP) of Family Entertainment. "They both share Breakthrough and Buccaneer's vision for the series which has made this a wonderful collaboration."
Wood, Buccaneer's CEO, noted: "We're thrilled to be collaborating with Joan and the Breakthrough Entertainment team on Ride. I'm also delighted to be working with Nickelodeon on another major kids' live-action series after the success of House of Anubis."
"With amazing partners like Breakthrough Entertainment and Buccaneer Media, we are able to tap into new talent, develop globally and jointly create fresh content for kids everywhere," stated Bronwen O'Keefe, Nickelodeon's Senior Vice President (SVP) of Live-Action Development and Production.
"We love the fish-out-of-water story about a young North American girl, Kit, trying to fit in at an elite British equestrian school all while a mystery begins to unravel," remarked Jamie Piekarz, the director of content at Corus Kids. "YTV viewers will marvel at the eclectic cast, the stunning scenery and the majestic horses."
"Lori, Jill and I want to thank YTV and Nickelodeon for their amazing support," added Shelley Scarrow, Executive Producer and Showrunner.
Ride will be shot in Canada and Ireland.
Nickelodeon first announced Ride at the networks recent Nickelodeon Upfront 2016 presentation. The series is slated to debut during Nickelodeon USA's 2016/2017 programming season.
Breakthrough previously produced Max & Shred for Nick and YTV, and has created shows such as Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables for the latter.
Sources: TV Kids, TBI Vision.
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