NEW KIDS'WB! SERIES
Thu Oct 14 15:28:24 1999
Finally...Kids' WB! has
ordered an new animated/3d/cgi animated show for
January, according to Comics
Continuum. Here's what they said:
Kids' WB! has ordered 13 episodes of Max Steel, a new
3D CGI animated action-adventure half-hour series from
Sony Pictures Family Entertainment. The series is set
to debut in January.
"We are thrilled to introduce our first CGI
animated series on the Kids' WB! schedule," said
Donna Friedman, senior vice-president of Kids' WB!.
"Max Steel will bring a great new look to the
network as well as an exciting new adrenaline-driven
concept. Viewers will accompany Max on his heroic
around-the-world missions, and can also relate to him
as an everyday teenager dealing with the typical
challenges in life ... like balancing school, a new
'job' and his girlfriend."
"Max Steel is the superhero for the new
millennium," said Bob Higgins, senior
vice-president, creative affairs, Sony Pictures Family
Entertainment. "We are confident that kids will
thrill to the action, adventure and gripping
storylines the series will deliver each week."
Here's how the network describes the series:
"Set in the fictitious suburban city of Del Oro
Bay, the series centers around Max Steel, a young
international secret agent who was the product of a
bio-technical accident where he was infused with nano-technology
giving him bionic abilities. The teenage hi-tech hero
is dedicated to protecting the Earth by fighting the
most dangerous and sinister mercenary organization,
DREAD, and its goal of world domination. Max, who may
very well hold the fate of the world in his bionically
enhanced hands, lives a double life. His friends know
him as Josh McGrath, a typical college student, with a
passion for extreme sports.
"Josh's intense curiosity and sense of adventure
leads him into the furtive world of his surrogate
father's corporation, N-TEK, a super-secret
international organization that appears on the surface
to be an extreme sports conglomerate. During a
struggle with an intruder, a vat full of a mysterious
fluid shatters and spills on Josh, causing a powerful
reaction. The interaction of the fluid with Josh's
body allows him not only to survive, but to evolve. He
gains increased physical strength and agility, and is
able to power up to 10 times that of normal humans,
giving him the unique ability to camouflage his
appearance so that he can blend in with any
surroundings.
"Josh takes advantage of his new abilities and
becomes a secret agent with the covert identity of Max
Steel. The series follows Max and Team Steel on
adventures around the world to help prevent evil DREAD
from taking over."
The Max Steel cast will include Christian Campbell as
Max Steel; Jacob Vargas as Berto; Shannon Kenny as
Rachel; Lauren Tom as Laura; Chi McBride as Jefferson
Smith; Ed Asner as Chuck Marshak; and Keith Szarabajka
as Mairot/Psycho.
The series is executive produced by Richard Raynis.
Jeff Kline serves as co-executive producer and Greg
Weisman is producer.
---Rembrant
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