Cutting Class Media has joined forces with Lakeside Animation to produce a series of 10 long-form adult animated dramas and comedies, covering both series and features.
This five-year collaboration brings together Cutting Class Media’s experience in producing adult animation originals (Gary and His Demons [Amazon Freevee], Doomlands [Roku], Night Sweats [Adult Swim Canada]) with Lakeside Animation’s award-winning team (Red Iron Road [Prime Video], Arctic Dogs [Netflix/Apple TV]). Initial project announcements are expected in the coming months.
“Combining Cutting Class’ expertise in crafting adult animated stories with Lakeside’s immensely talented North Bay and international animation teams, we are poised to leverage our collective skills and government incentives,” said Joshua Bowen, Co-CEO & Head of Animation at Cutting Class. “This partnership enables us to create a significant volume of content without relying on pre-sales, confident that buyers will have both the shelf space and appetite for first-window finished content, especially given the current market lull that has resulted in fewer original commissions.”
Lakeside Animation CEO Iouri Stepanov added, “By utilizing our international and North Bay pipelines, we will be able to produce multiple shows a year. We are thrilled to join forces with Cutting Class and grow our companies into major players in the adult animation category.”
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