Public television producer Thirteen/WNET New York has teamed with Unnatural Prods. to co-produce a 3D-animated educational children’s series titled Unnatural History. Over the years, the entities plan to create 65 episodes of the show, which will send four curious kids on a chase through time to stop an agency of neo-ludites from stealing the inventions of the past.
Through its combination of comedy, action, adventure and learning, Unnatrual History will aim to help kids appreciate the technology they take for granted in their lives. The series is co-created and exec produced by Jonas McCord and Seth Piezas of Unnatural Prods. Exec producing for Thirteen is director of children’s and educational programming Sandra Sheppard, who is also exec producer of the PBS Kids animated series Cyberchase.
Unnatural Prods. is a joint venture between McCord’s Shyanne Ent. and Piezas’ Fluid Animation. McCord is an Emmy, Peabody and Motion Picture Academy special award-winning writer/producer/director who has been working in film, television and theater for more than 20 years. His television credits include The Young Riders, The Dirty Dozen andEarth: Final Conflict, and he recently produced Robert Towne’s acclaimed Colin Farrell/Salma Hayek feature, Ask The Dust, along with Cruise/Wagner Prods. Piezas spent four years at Pixar Animation Studios, building a list of credits that includes Toy Story II, Monsters Inc. and The Incredibles. Fluid is now in production on their original animated series, Lucy: Daughter of the Devil, for Cartoon Network’s [adult swim].
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