Tony Hawk Developing Animated Short TV Series for Kids Titled SKATEBIRDS
Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk is teaming up with Laughing Dragon Studios to bring kids a new animated short series titled Skatebirds. The show is aimed at kids aged 6-11, and it’s name is inspired by Hawk’s ‘Birdman’ nickname. It will aim to “celebrate skateboarding’s playful community while emphasising its adventurous nature,” producers say.
Skatebirds will revolve around “a group of young skateboard enthusiasts, who just happen to be birds, who flock together to support their hometown and show the world that when they put their feathers together, they can do anything they set their minds to.”
The series will theme around teamwork, friendship and community — some of the elements of the skateboarding community that Hawk’s feats helped foster. Hawk previously created The Skatepark Project, which helps to fund public skateparks across the U.S. and in other parts of the world
Episodes of Skateboards will be 11 minutes with expansion into shorter-form formats for platforms such as TikTok and YouTube also planned.
via: Deadline