Tony Hawk Flips Into Animated TV With ‘Skatebirds’ Children’s Series
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Tony Hawk has long conquered the skateboarding world and next up on his list of tricks is animation.
The legendary skateboard champion has teamed with Montreal’s Laughing Dragon Studios to develop Skatebirds, an animated TV series aimed at kids aged 6-11.
The series, inspired by Hawk’s ‘Birdman’ nickname, will aim to “celebrate skateboarding’s playful community while emphasising its adventurous nature,” producers say.
Skatebirds will revolve around “a group of young skateboard enthusiasts, who just happen to be birds, who flock together to support their hometown and show the world that when they put their feathers together, they can do anything they set their minds to.” The series will theme around teamwork, friendship and community — some of the elements of the skateboarding community that Hawk’s feats helped foster.
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