Taffy Saltwater (lost animated series based off children's book, 2014)
The official book coverart.
Status: Lost
Taffy Saltwater was going to be an animated series based on the 2013 book of the same name by Michael Paraskevas the co-creator of Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse, Kids from Room 402, Green Monkeys and is the son and creative partner of the late writer Betty Paraskevas. Produced by Canadian indie company CCI Entertainment and co-produced with Evolution.[1]
The series is about Taffy Saltwater, a high-spirited little girl whose goal is to build the biggest sandcastle on the beach with her friends when one of her friends an anthropomorphic beach ball Rollo flies off when he holds onto an umbrella. Now it is up to Taffy and her friends to rescue him. [1]
History
In 2012, it was announced that an animated series was in development that would be produced by CCI Entertainment and Evolution. Plans were made to distribute the series globally, with merchandise, and multi-platform content. The series would have been unveiled at a licensing expo. The animated series was planned to be released in 2014, while merchandise would have released in the fall of the same year. [1]
Availability
The book would be officially released by Random House in 2013. However, nothing has come of the animated series or any merchandise of it. That same year, CCI Entertainment would be bought by 9 Story Media Group Inc. [2]
Twelve years after the announcement, the status of the show is currently unknown. It's presumed that it's still in development hell, or was quietly canceled. A video of the storyboards from the animated series can be viewed on Michael Paraskevas website. He updated his website in 2023, which reveals that Saban and Warner Bros also owns the rights to the animated series now.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Animated Series 'Taffy Saltwater' in Development Retrieved 29 Aug '24
- ↑ 9 Story acquires CCI library, promotes Osborne Retrieved 29 Aug '24