{"id":6480,"date":"2015-05-17T12:36:14","date_gmt":"2015-05-17T19:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/BigJimIndustries.com\/wordpress\/?p=6480"},"modified":"2015-06-06T12:41:05","modified_gmt":"2015-06-06T19:41:05","slug":"amazon-picks-up-alex-morgan-and-full-fathom-fives-kid-series-the-kicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2015\/05\/17\/amazon-picks-up-alex-morgan-and-full-fathom-fives-kid-series-the-kicks\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Picks Up Alex Morgan and Full Fathom Five’s Kid Series THE KICKS"},"content":{"rendered":"

from The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon Greenlights Six Kids Pilots<\/h1>\n

\"Amazon Amazon’s new live-action kids pilot, ‘The Kicks,’ is based on a book series by U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Amazon Prime members will be able to watch and vote on the four animated episodes and two live-action episodes during the company’s next kids pilot season this summer.<\/p>\n

Amazon Studios has greenlit six kids pilots, which will debut during its next kids pilot season this summer.<\/p>\n

The order includes four animated pilots \u2014 The Adventures of Knickerbock Teetertop, Lost In Oz, Lily the Unicorn<\/em> and Bear in Underwear<\/em> \u2014 and two live-action pilots \u2014\u00a0A History of Radness<\/em> and The Kicks<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Amazon Prime members will be able to watch and provide feedback on which pilots they want turned into Amazon original series.<\/p>\n

“These new pilots will bring sophisticated stories and unique points of view that we hope will resonate well with kids and families,” Amazon Studios’ head of kids programming, Tara Sorensen<\/strong>, said in a statement. “We’re very excited to be working with such passionate creative teams and look forward to sharing these projects with our customers later this year.”<\/p>\n

Amazon’s latest pilots feature an accomplished roster of creative talent.<\/p>\n

The Kicks<\/em>, about a star soccer player who switches schools and has to rally her new team, is based on a book series by U.S. women’s soccer player, and Olympic gold medalist, Alex Morgan<\/strong>. The series was adapted for the pilot by David Babcock<\/strong>, whose credits include Brothers & Sisters <\/em>and Gilmore Girls<\/em>. The project’s executive producers include novelist James Frey<\/strong> and his company Full Fathom Five. The pilot was directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum<\/strong>, whose credits include Ramona & Beezus<\/em> and Aquamarine<\/em>.<\/p>\n

[ click to continue reading at THR<\/a> ]<\/p>\n

VARIETY – <\/em>Amazon Studios Greenlights 6 Pilots in Next Wave of Kids\u2019 Programming<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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