Jerry Beck

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Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

Articles By Jerry Beck

Peacock has announced a straight-to-series order for Seth MacFarlane’s “Ted”

Peacock has announced a straight-to-series order for Ted, from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and MRC Television. The series is based on the hit Universal Pictures and MRC Film’s “Ted,” the highest grossing original R-rated comedy of all time (not a sequel or based on other IP). MacFarlane is in negotiations to reprise […]

HBO Max adding “Tom and Jerry in New York” on July 1st

Hold on to your hats, New York! Legendary cartoon characters Tom and Jerry are moving their big chase to the Big Apple in the all-new original series Tom and Jerry in New York. The show is slated to debut Thursday, July 1st on HBO Max. Tom and Jerry in New York is executive produced by […]

TRAILER: Locksmith’s “Ron’s Gone Wrong”

20th Century Studios’ Ron’s Gone Wrong, the first theatrical release from the U.K.-based CG animation studio Locksmith Animation, will open in theaters worldwide – via the Walt Disney Company – on October 22nd, 2021. The animated comedy adventure, which stars Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Olivia Colman, Ed Helms and Justice Smith, is a touching […]

FIRST LOOK: Netflix’s newest preschool series “Ridley Jones”

Ridley Jones is Netflix’s newest preschool series, following six-year-old Ridley who, alongside her mother and grandmother, is a protector of the museum she calls home. Keeping the exhibits safe takes a real hero, especially when the lights go out and the exhibits — from Egyptian mummies to stampeding elephants — come to life! Throughout her […]

Patrick Stump composes Marvel’s first Pre-School series “Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends”

Grammy Award-nominated musician Patrick Stump, lead singer of the multiplatinum-selling rock band Fall Out Boy, will perform the theme song for Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends. Stump also serves as songwriter and composer for the series, which is the first full-length Marvel series for preschoolers. The theme song, which was also written and produced […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

Peacock has announced a straight-to-series order for Seth MacFarlane’s “Ted”

HBO Max adding “Tom and Jerry in New York” on July 1st

TRAILER: Locksmith’s “Ron’s Gone Wrong”

FIRST LOOK: Netflix’s newest preschool series “Ridley Jones”

Patrick Stump composes Marvel’s first Pre-School series “Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends”

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