RedBird’s involvement, including as a financial investor, marks the firm’s first foray into the kids and family entertainment sector. “We’ve deeply enjoyed the success of our partnership with Mo and Cher Willems to date, and it’s shown us that the popularity of his IP and the appetite for premium family entertainment are a powerful combination,” Stampede Ventures’ CEO and founder Silverman said in his own statement.įranklin served as president, franchise development at Lightstorm Entertainment for 12 years before landing at Hidden Pigeon Company.

Stampede Ventures and Willems earlier partnered on two Max specials, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience and Storytime All Stars Presents: Don’t Let the Pigeon Do Storytime, which was nominated for two daytime Emmys. He also served as the inaugural education artist in residence at the Kennedy Center.

He began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street and has also worked on Sheep in the Big City and CodeName: Kids Next Door, among other shows. Willems has written and illustrated more than 50 books for children, including the Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny and Gerald and Piggie series. I am thrilled to have found wonderful collaborative partners to make that hope a reality,” Willems said in a statement. “It is my hope to create a similar bit of surprise and delight in the fabric of everything we make or do.

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