THE FLINTSTONES Is Getting an Animated Sequel Series Titled BEDROCK with Elizabeth Banks
Fox is developing an animated sequel series to The Flintstones with Warner Bros. Animation. The series is titled Bedrock, and the story is set 20 years after the events of the original series.
Elizabeth Banks is set to star in and executive produce the series, and she will voice an adult Pebbles Flintstone. In the show, “Fred Flintstone is on the brink of retirement and 20-something Pebbles is embarking on her own career. As the Stone Age gives way to a shiny and enlightened new Bronze Age, the residents of Bedrock will find this evolution harder than a swing from Bamm-Bamm’s club.”
This sounds like it could be a fun show. I loved The Flinstones when I was a kid. I used to watch it all the time. It’s pretty strange but cool that all these years later we are going to see the story continue.
The project will be written and co-executive produced by Lindsay Kerns (Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, DC Super Hero Girls, and Trolls: The Beat Goes On!).
Michael Thorn, president of entertainment for Fox Entertainment said in a statement: “Long before the Simpsons and Springfield, the Griffins and Quahog or even when the Belchers started serving burgers on Ocean Avenue, there were the Flintstones and Bedrock. Their imprint on the animation universe is undeniable and the idea of adapting it for today’s audience is a challenge we here at Fox are very much looking forward to taking on with Warner Bros., Elizabeth and Lindsay. No pressure whatsoever, really.”
Peter Girardi, executive vice president of alternative programming at Warner Bros. Animation added: “The Flintstones are the first family of primetime animation. Elizabeth and Lindsay have a brilliant take on these characters, and Fox and Brownstone are the perfect partners to bring them back to primetime. This is going to rock (sorry).”
There have been a few attempts to resurrect The Flinstones over the years including The New Fred and Barney Show and The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show. Maybe this new project will actually work.
Source: Variety