BANFF – Disney XD has commissioned a 10-episode order of its recently piloted series Gaming Show (In My Parents' Garage) for the 2014/2015 television season, the network said Monday at the Banff World Media Festival.
From innovative format creators at Banger Films' and their newly formed kids division B-Minors, the half-hour series follows host Jesse Sukunda an avid gamer with an inquisitive mind who, along with his friends Julia and Ian, operates a DIY web series devoted to gaming and kid culture. Using Jesse's parents' garage as their "ultimate mega gaming paradise," the wacky trio hangs out, tests the latest video games and checks in with expert correspondents as they shoot witty weekly news segments. The pilot saw the gang visit Ubisoft's motion capture suite for a visually simulated swordfight; build their own environment for XBOX's innovative new game, Project Spark; and pick up tricks of the gaming trade for Minecraft from correspondent and YouTube sensation, Fin of MineTime. Plus, Amir Johnson of the Toronto Raptors made a special appearance to promote Nintendo's NBA2K 2013.
Slated for broadcast in late fall, production on the series gets underway in Toronto later this summer.
"We're always trying to find new ways to connect with our audience and the Gaming Show is an inventive way for us to continue that pursuit”, said Michael Goldsmith, Disney XD director, original programming, in the news release. “After talking to our target audience of boys 6-11, we found Disney XD viewers are passionate about gaming and we knew it was critical to develop a weekly cross-platform series that spoke to kids' desire to learn more about gaming culture. This specific series adds a new dimension to Disney XD's already diversified programming slate while setting up new growth opportunities for its multiplatform offering."
