Max Boards ‘Mermicorno: Starfall’ Animated Series From Thunderbird’s Atomic Cartoons And Tokidoki
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Max has boarded Mermicorno: Starfall, an animated series from Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment.
The series, produced by Thunderbird’s Atomic Cartoons in partnership with global design company Tokidoki, has gone into production and will debut exclusively on Max in the U.S.
in 2025. That follows a deal with Thunderbird, which is selling it internationally and is also co-managing consumer products rights for the IP with Rome-based Tokidoki, which means ‘Sometimes’ in Japanese.
They plan to debut the series at Licensing Expo in Las Vegas in mid-June. Mermicorno: Starfall is billed as a “smart and fun adventure-comedy that takes place in a fantastical and magical undersea world, where a team of Mermicorno [enchanting half-‘Unicorno’/half-fish creatures] join together to save the ocean from the threat of the evil Ika Inkblot.” The series marks the first to bring to life Tokidoki’s ocean world and Mermicorno character family.
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