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DHX will develop and produce 26, 22-minute animated episodes inspired by the film. The deal gives DHX global television and non-U.S. home entertainment exploitation rights to “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The Series.” Sony will distribute home entertainment in the U.S.
As part of the deal, DHX will also represent merchandising rights for the television series worldwide.
The 2009 animated comedy
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
and its 2013 sequel,
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
, were produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The films grossed $510 million combined.
“
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
has a tremendous legacy as beloved children’s books and a duo of highly popular feature films, showing how great ideas can succeed across media,” says Steven DeNure, president and chief operating officer, DHX Media. “We believe
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