Big Nate (TV series)

Big Nate is an upcoming American computer-animated television series created for Nickelodeon, which will be a 26-episode series. The series has no scheduled air date but is confirmed to be premiering in 2021. It follows the adventures of a boy and his friends in sixth grade. It is based on Big Nate, the comic strip and book series by Lincoln Peirce.[1] The series is executive produced by Mitch Wilson and John Cohen. Peirce is collaborating with the producers for the show.[2]

Big Nate
Based onBig Nate by Lincoln Peirce
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Mitch Watson
  • John Cohen
Production locationsBurbank, California
Production companyNickelodeon Animation Studio
DistributorViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks
Release
Original networkNickelodeon
Original release2021

Development

In 1991, the first year the Big Nate comic was published, Peanuts executive producer Lee Mendelson purchased the option from Lincoln Peirce to make a 2D-animated Big Nate television series for Saturday Morning Cartoons at NBC, who “was paid $5,000 to write a quote-on-quote bible describing the characters and outlining a few story ideas”. However, the day after this deal was finalized, NBC canceled all of their Saturday Morning Cartoons, sending the series into development hell.[3]

An animated Big Nate series was ultimately announced by Nickelodeon on February 19, 2020.[1][2] In a news release, Nickelodeon's executive vice president of animation production and development, Ramsey Naito, stated that she had wanted to adapt the Big Nate book series into an animated series for a long time. The series does not have a scheduled air date,[1] although it will air in 2021.[2]

References
  1. Keyes, Bob (February 19, 2020). "Portland cartoonist's Big Nate gets own show on Nickelodeon". Portland Press Herald. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. Milligan, Mercedes (February 19, 2020). "Nickelodeon Slates 'Big Nate' Series, 'Kamp Koral' Cast, 'Loud House' Live-Action Movie". Animation Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. Peirce, Lincoln (2016). Epic Big Nate. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 9781449471958. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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