Apple TV+ announces "BE@RBRICK," new animated series for kids and families based on Medicom Toy's BE@RBRICK figures

Based on the world-renowned collectible bear-shaped figures, new series hails from DreamWorks Animation and Dentsu Inc.

Apple TV+ today announced it will expand its Academy and Emmy Award-winning offering of stories for kids and families with "BE@RBRICK," a new 13-episode animated series from DreamWorks Animation and Dentsu Inc., and based on Medicom Toy's world-renowned collectible bear-shaped figures.

"BE@RBRICK" is a music-driven comedy about young singer-songwriter Jasmine and her bandmates as they pursue their dreams and inspire others to do the same. But it won't be easy to do when living in a world where everyone's role is chosen for them and where the painted-on look you receive when you graduate from high school determines who you'll be for the rest of your life. Jasmine realizes that in order for her world to change, she and her friends may have to make it happen themselves.

Told through CG animation, the new series will be animated and produced by DreamWorks Animation and Dentsu Inc., and showrun and executive produced by Meghan McCarthy ("My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic," "Centaurworld"). Alex Almaguer ("TrollsTopia") will serve as supervising producer and Taylor Orci ("Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts") will serve as story editor. Athena Hofmann ("Curious George") will serve as line producer on the series.

"BE@RBRICK" marks the latest collaboration for Apple TV+ and DreamWorks Animation, joining GLAAD Media Award nominated "Pinecone & Pony," based on the book "The Princess and the Pony" by New York Times bestselling author Kate Beaton; and "Doug Unplugs," based on Dan Yaccarino's "Doug Unplugged" book series.

The expanding slate of original series and film for kids and families on Apple TV+ includes this year's Academy Award and BAFTA Award-winning animated short film "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse"; star-studded animated adventure film "Luck" from Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation which premiered this year; and, BAFTA Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated animated film "Wolfwalkers."

"BE@RBRICK" will premiere alongside kids and family offerings now streaming globally on Apple TV+, including the recently premiered and acclaimed series "Jane," BAFTA Award and Humanitas Prize-winning "El Deafo," BAFTA Award-winning "Lovely Little Farm," "Duck & Goose," Emmy Award-winning "Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock" and "Harriet the Spy" from The Jim Henson Company, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series "Stillwater," "Helpsters" from Sesame Workshop, "Wolfboy and the Everything Factory" from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, HITRECORD and Bento Box Entertainment, "Sago Mini Friends," Emmy Award-nominated "Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show" from Jack McBrayer and Angela C. Santomero, "Snoopy in Space," "The Snoopy Show" and "Get Rolling with Otis." Live-action offerings include "Best Foot Forward," "Surfside Girls," "Life By Ella," Daytime Emmy Award-winning "Ghostwriter" from Sesame Workshop, and "Puppy Place" from Scholastic.

Also included are specials from Peanuts and WildBrain including "It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown," "Lucy's School," "To Mom (and Dad), With Love," Emmy Award-winning "Who Are You, Charlie Brown?" and "For Auld Lang Syne," and "Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth," the Daytime Emmy Award-winning television event based on the New York Times best-selling book and TIME Best Book of the Year by Oliver Jeffers.

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