Feb 11, 2022

A spinoff of "Abhorrent" and "Mega Mind" about the animated slate of Peacock's growing children

Peacock has unveiled a new slate of kids' animation, including two new shows from Dreamworks Animation.

Both are based on features produced by the studio. In Megamind's Guide to Defending Your City, a spin-off from Megamind (2010), the supervillian-turned-good guy becomes “the world's first superhero influencer.”

Abominable and the Invisible City follows on from Abominable (2019), a co-production with China's Pearl Studio. The series continues the story of Yi, Jin, and Peng, who “set out on extraordinary and heartfelt adventures throughout their city and beyond.”

Peacock has also picked up a trio other pre-school series - Press Start!, Team Mekbots: Animal Rescue, and Dino Pops - and ordered a second season of a fourth, the song-and-dance show Babble Bop!

Kids' programming has been central to the animation strategy at NBCUniversal's streaming platform so far. Dreamworks, its subsidiary, has supplied several shows, including Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!, Cleopatra in Space, Where's Waldo-, and Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky, which is based on the How to Train Your Dragon franchise.

In another boon to Peacock, most films from Universal Filmed Entertainment Group - including those from Dreamworks and Illumination - are coming to the platform as soon as 45 days after debuting in theaters.

Read on for more details of the new series, including official synopses:

Executive producer: Eric Fogel, Alan Schoolcraft, Brent SimonsCo-executive producer and story editor: JD RyznarProduced by: Dreamworks Animation

Executive producer: Jim SchumannCo-executive producer: Katherine NolfiStory editor: Tiffany Lo, Ethel LungProduced by: Dreamworks Animation

Based on the Press Start! book series written and illustrated by: Thomas FlinthamExecutive producers: Pierre Sissmann, Dominique Bourse, Karen K. Miller, Scott KraftStory editor: Scott KraftProduced by: Cyber Group Studios

Series creators: More Minds StudioExecutive producers: Rob Hudnut, Mads MunkStory editor: Shane AmsterdamArt director: Steed SunProduced by: M2 AnimationSupervising producer: Marianna Knaze

Series creator: Ailing ZubizarretaExecutive producers: Maria Benel, Ailing Zubizarreta, Nico FerreroHead writer: Matt DoyleProduced by: Mobius Lab Kids, a Cisneros Media

Executive producers: Dan Fill, Raja KhannaProducer: Christine ThompsonDirected by: Luke Jurevicius, Tim D.P. ThompsonWriter: Katherine StanfordProduced by: Dark Slope