Бывший топ-менеджер Atomic Cartoons основал собственную продюсерскую компанию в Лос-Анджелесе

Please wait... Please wait... Atomic Cartoons alum Aaron Behl sets up prodco Big IP Studio in LA Former Atomic Cartoons content executive Aaron Behl has launched an independent production company focused on developing original IP, franchise strategy and production advisory. Big IP Studio, based in LA, will develop and produce animated and live-action properties while also working with outside partners to help them build their own projects and franchises. Behl was previously the senior VP of originals at Atomic Cartoons, overseeing original content development and current series. During an eight-year spell with the company, he worked on Netflix titles including The Last Kids on Earth, Hello Ninja and Oddballs, as well as Mermicorno: Starfall. The Last Kids on Earth, which is based on Max Brallier’s graphic novel of the same name, ran for three seasons on Netflix from 2019 to 2021. Earlier this summer, Disney+ and Disney Channel ordered a pilot episode for a live-action take on the property. The launch of Big IP Studio comes six months after Behl left Atomic Cartoons after its former parent company, Thunderbird, was acquired by Blue Ant Media in an C$89m (US$65m) deal. The new entity is already developing a slate that includes a “boundary pushing” kids’ action-comedy, adult comedies and preschool properties, which it is selectively taking out to coproducers, streamers and other partners. Behl is also targeting creator-driven IP, drawing on his experience producing YouTube programming for properties including Hot Wheels, Thomas & Friends and Riot Games’ League of Legends. The company also said it will work with independent creators on social-first channels and crowdfunding campaigns designed to build audiences alongside their IP. Big IP Studio is being positioned as a deliberately small, nimble, operator-led business, with Behl saying he intends to remain directly involved with projects rather than building a traditional studio structure. “I started Big IP Studio to bring that experience to bear in three places where I see real demand: developing original IP, thinking about properties as franchises from day one, and advising productions that need senior strategic counsel,” Behl said on the company’s website.