Mumbai: Animation company Toonz Media Group has teamed up with show creators Christian and Yvon Tremblay to co-produce a brand-new series of "Swat-Kats" 28 years after the original series was produced.
The new series "Swat-Kats Reovlution" will be co-produced by Tremblay Bros. and Toonz Media Group and will be targeted at five to 11-year-olds. It will include new characters alongside the classic protagonists and villains.
“While ‘Swat-Kats Revolution’ is a new series, the DNA of what made it successful will remain,” said Christian Tremblay. “The character relationships, the smart and witty writing, the action, the imaginative stories, and the bigger-than-life villains will evermore be present. The new series will be contemporary and explore themes that the new audience will identify with.”
“’Swat-Kats’ is easily one of the all-time classics in animation,” said Toonz Media Group CEO P Jayakumar. “It is a privilege for Toonz to revive this iconic show after all these years. We see tremendous potential for the property in the new context and among new audiences. We cannot wait to bring life to the new series under the supervision of Christian and Yvon.
"Swat-Kats Revolution" is also set in the fictional mega-metropolis of Megakat City, where the two vigilante heroes fight off evil powers to keep their city from becoming a dystopian world. The series will be distributed worldwide by Toonz.
“We are thrilled to enter into a strategic collaboration with Tremblay Bros for ‘Swat-Kats Revolution’ new franchise to bring the two iconic heroes into new contemporary stories and conflicts toward their nemesis,” said Toonz chief sales and marketing officer Bruno Zarka.
"Swat-Kats" first aired in September 1993. The original series "Swat-Kats: The Radical Squadron" produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons became the number one syndicated animated show of 1994. The show was admired by viewers for its bold and eye-catching animation style, power-packed action, and energetic rock and roll background score besides its iconic theme music.
The show, which gained cult status in the ‘90s, enjoys immense fan following across the world. SK Fandom, as the fan community of the series is popularly known, has kept the show alive amongst the community over the years through discussions, fan fiction, artwork, and a variety of fan projects and games over online groups and forums. The fan community had also raised substantial sums to revive the show through a Kickstarter fundraising campaign a few years ago.
