TORONTO – Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana is teaming up with Sony Pictures Animation on a new animated TV series based on the blockbuster feature film Hotel Transylvania.
Focusing on the teenage years of Dracula's daughter Mavis and her friends in brand new adventures, the animated monster comedy television series will be developed and produced by Nelvana Studio in Toronto and is slated to launch on air in early 2017.
"We're excited to be entering into a new relationship with Sony Pictures Animation to extend the world of Hotel Transylvania into a new TV series," said Colin Bohm, VP head of Corus Kids, in the news release. "The hilarious characters and clever premise of Hotel Transylvania set the stage for endless story possibilities."
"Audiences have embraced the world and characters of Hotel Transylvania, so we are thrilled to be partnering with Nelvana to take them on new adventures, expanding on the teenage years of Mavis and her friends at the world-famous monster five star resort!", added Sony Pictures Animation president Kristine Belson.
The theatrical release of Hotel Transylvania, which premiered in Fall 2012, set a record as the highest-grossing September opening ever at the U.S. box office. Drac's pack is back this Fall for an all-new monster comedy adventure in Hotel Transylvania 2, the theatrical sequel to Sony Pictures Animation's comedy hit, scheduled to be released in North America on September 25, 2015.
Photo: Still from the Hotel Transylvania 2 feature film, in theaters this Fall © 2015 Sony Pictures Animation Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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