The Animated Series’ – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Haylie Duff is the newest Napoleon Dynamite alumnus to hitch the forged of animated blockchain pilot Cyko KO.

She’s going to reunite with Jon Heder, Tina Majorino, Efren Ramirez and Jon Gries on the pilot, which is now known as Cyko KO: The Animated Collection.

The present relies on Rob Feldman’s Ringo Award-nominated comedian ebook, revealed by Rocketship Leisure, of the identical identify. It follows the titular Cyko KO, a “fourth-wall breakin’, pinball-addicted, cereal eatin’, motorcycle-ridin’ hero” in a campy Saturday morning cartoon–like world.

The sequence will comply with him, sidekick Peachy Eager and their pet Meemop, as he protects the colonies of SuperEarth from big monsters and loopy characters “on this Saturday morning cartoon-inspired, all-ages title.” Duff will voice waitress Dolphina.

With Duff signed on, the principle forged of the net sequence is now rounded out.

Duff performed ‘imply woman’ Summer season in 2004 high-school comedy Napoleon Dynamite, and in addition starred in Seventh heaven. She is creator and host of Cooking Channel’s The Actual Lady’s Kitchen, was host of MTV sequence Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Seek for Elle Wooden and appeared on Broadway in Hairspray.

“I’m unbelievably excited to have Haylie becoming a member of our crew,” stated Feldman. “It’s a dream come true to deliver Cyko KO to life, and as a creator, it’s particularly wonderful to have the artistic management made potential by NFT-funding this manufacturing. And for the Napoleon Dynamite forged to deliver their unimaginable skills to Cyko KO is simply past cool.” 

Cyko KO: The Animated Collection is the primary unique for Rewarded.television, a not too long ago launched Web3 streaming service owned by blockchain platform Replay that lets followers earn badges, NFTs and RPLAY tokens for watching content material and sharing films, exhibits and dwell occasions. Solely those that personal Cyko KO ‘TV Star Card’ NFTs will have the ability to entry the pilot.

Replay CEO Krish Arvapally stated Duff was “an ideal match for Rob’s imaginative and prescient of the Cyko KO universe, and it’s much more thrilling to say that we’ve reunited the Napoleon Dynamite forged now along with her addition.” 

Feldman’s Earworm Media is a producer on Warner Bros.’s Evening of the Animated Useless. He’s finest referred to as a comic book ebook creator, animator and producer of Cyko KO and animated sequence Dr. Shroud and in addition serves as CTO for Rocketship, a writer that’s obtained partnerships with the likes of Legendary Leisure, Simon & Schuster and POW! Leisure.