Canada’s bilingual TV and streaming service Crave announced today a 10-episode order for the new, half-hour adult animated comedy, Super Team Canada, its first toon commission. The Crave Original series is produced in partnership with Thunderbird Entertainment’s Atomic Cartoons (Max’s Young Love), and Will Arnett’s Electric Avenue (Snake Oil, Twisted Metal), and is currently in production with a premiere set for 2025.
Created by Canadian Emmy-winning writers — and brothers — Robert Cohen (HBO’s Somebody, Somewhere; The Big Bang Theory) and Joel H. Cohen (The Simpsons), the animated comedy focuses on the exploits of six, little-known Canadian superheroes trying to save the world from evil giant robots, an unemployed octopus, and needy hardware store clerks. The stakes are high for these stereotypically underdog Canadian super-unknowns, who are called in as Earth’s last resort when all the other superheroes have been destroyed.
“Distinctly Canadian original comedies have helped Crave build its brand, and with its sharp wit and clever Canadian-isms, Super Team Canada will fit right in,” said Justin Stockman, VP, Content Development & Programming, Bell Media. “This is the first animated series that Crave has commissioned, and we couldn’t ask for better partners than Will Arnett, Robert and Joel H. Cohen, Thunderbird Entertainment and Electric Avenue.”
“Super Team Canada is a tongue-in-cheek love letter to the Great White North, but the comedy is universal and packs a punch,” said Matthew Berkowitz, Chief Creative Officer, Atomic Cartoons/Thunderbird and Thunderbird President. “As our first adult animated original, we couldn’t be prouder to team up with Canadian legends Rob, Joel, and Will. Crave has a rich history of delivering tremendous comedies and has been a fantastic partner to all of us.”
The series is produced by Thunderbird Entertainment’s Atomic Cartoons and Will Arnett’s Electric Avenue, in association with Bell Media’s Crave. Showrunner Robert Cohen serves as an executive producer along with Joel Cohen, Atomic/Thunderbird’s Jennifer Twiner McCarron, Matthew Berkowitz and Kristin Cummings, and Electric Avenue’s Will Arnett and Marc Forman.
For Bell Media’s Original Programming team: Rachel Goldstein-Couto is Head of Development; Alexis Mclaren is Development Executive; Chris Kelley is Sr. Production Executive; Sarah Fowlie is Head of Production; and Carlyn Klebuc is General Manager. Justin Stockman is Vice-President, Content Development & Programming, Bell Media and Karine Moses is Senior Vice President, Content Development & News and Vice Chair, Québec, Bell Media.
Thunderbird Distribution and Brands oversee global media and consumer products rights for the series.
