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Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten is about as strong and perfect a property, as I have seen in almost four decades of children’s television.

Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten
(series synopsis)
 
In a secret classroom, underneath what appears to be an ordinary school, a very special group of kids have come together with the most unusual superpowers, such that could only have come from the mind of Stan Lee, the creator of Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, X-Men, Black Panther, Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Avengers.

A diverse group of kindergarteners have been given unusual superpowers. Arnold Armstrong (a retired superhero, Captain Courage), was secretly recruited to teach these children how to develop their unusual gifts and use them for the good of mankind (learning lessons along the way in health, exercise, nutrition, anti-bullying, and inclusivity). Of course, as kindergarteners, not everything will go as planned, and often times, hi-jinks and the unforeseen, ensues.

In a wink to his Spider-Man creation, Stan said, “With great power, comes great mess.”  In fact, the great Stan Lee, who audiences worldwide know from his cameos in the Marvel films, will return in animated form with his digitally remastered voice and a cameo in each episode of Superhero Kindergarten.  Whether the school janitor, or the bus driver, or a cafeteria server, the treat of discovering Stan Lee, will be like finding Where’s Waldo in each episode.

We were fortunate to have been approached by Alibaba, the biggest company in China, where both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Stan Lee are celebrities of iconic stature, to be our partner, and with whom we have concluded a deal.  Alibaba will broadcast the series in China on their national children’s platform, and also will be the agent for all consumer products and commerce in China, which we will share with them as partners.

Between Amazon Prime as our U.S. broadcaster, and Alibaba as our Chinese broadcaster, we have secured the two most important platforms in the two most valuable territories in the world.

Having said the above, with the launch of our KARTOON CHANNEL! this week, and the extraordinary response we have seen from the series trailer, just completed last week, we have decided to place STAN LEE’S SUPERHERO KINDERGARTEN on not only Amazon Prime, but the full KARTOON CHANNEL! footprint.  It reflects our commitment to providing the very best of top tier children’s entertainment in building KARTOON CHANNEL! It will become the #1 pre-eminent destination for children and will become a ‘tentpole of original content’ for the channel.