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In an interview with the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo podcast, Mitch Watson briefly talked about the brand new Nick show, in which he serves as an executive producer. During the interview, Watson revealed that Big Nate should premiere in around a years time (the podcast episode was released in September 2020), however, he doesn't know yet whether the series will air on Nickelodeon or Netflix.
Hearing that the show may debut on Netflix may cause people waiting for the series to worry, as in the past, when shows headed to Netflix, such as Pinky Malinky and Glitch Techs, it meant the death knell for the series - similar to when Nickelodeon moves shows from Nickelodeon to Nicktoons. However, it's important to note that Nickelodeon and Netflix now have a multi-year output deal to produce original animated feature films and television series - based both on the Nickelodeon library of characters as well as all-new IP - for kids and families around the world. Nickelodeon is also producing animated The Loud House and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles moves for the streamer, so there's no need to be concerned about the future of the series at this point.
Watson also revealed that Big Nate will have a few horror-themed episodes, that the show has an art director from Pixar, and that David Skelly (Puss in Boots, Dinosaurs) is also involved with the show.
You can listen to Unmasked History of Scooby Doo's interview with Mitch Watson below. Watson talks about Big Nate around the 1:49:22 mark.
Announced earlier this year, Nickelodeon is taking the misadventures of Big Nate from page to screen with an all-new animated TV series based on the best-selling children’s books written and drawn by acclaimed author and cartoonist Lincoln Peirce. The eponymous 26-episode series follows Nate, a precocious 11-year-old boy, and his best friends as they navigate sixth grade with humor and style. Big Nate is being produced by Nickelodeon in Burbank, Calif.
“Big Nate is a book title I've wanted to translate into a series for a long time, and I am so happy this awesome, super-funny character is coming to Nickelodeon," said Ramsey Naito, Executive Vice President, Animation Production and Development, Nickelodeon. “All of creator Lincoln Peirce's slightly unruly, but entirely relatable characters share Nick’s same creative DNA, and we can't wait for them to join our amazing family!"
The TV series will feature brand-new original storylines centered on Nate and his mischievous shenanigans that usually result in disaster, detention or both. Whether trying to convince everyone that their school is haunted to get out of a test, or accidentally setting the pet iguana free in the school’s air ducts, Nate and his friends cause trouble everywhere--and must keep their cool before they get caught.
The Big Nate TV series is executive produced by Mitch Watson (All Hail King Julien) and John Cohen (The Angry Birds Movie), with Peirce serving as consultant throughout development and production. Bridget McMeel is co-producer.
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Originally published: Sunday, October 18, 2020.
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