EXCLUSIVE:CanadasWaterside Studiosis developing scripted projects with an array of North American writing and production talent.
TheCorus Entertainment-owned studio is currently focusing on procedurals, half-hour comedies and young adult content after launching last year.
By speaking up, she could jeopardize her future.
Jeff Norton and ‘Geek Girl’Waterside Studios/HarperCollins
Norton said the cringe comedy has shades ofCatastrophewith a tone closer to FX comedyWhat We Do in the Shadows.
Weve taken to calling it the adultToy Story.
Others includedThe Last Wish of Sasha Cade,Elements at War,The WandererandA Switch in Time.
Waterside first attached production partners before bringing on Netflix as worldwide streaming partner.
Norton then took the project to Corus, which joined and will play the show on kids channel YTV.
The company is not a physical producer, he told Deadline.
If I do that, I can return to Corus and sell them a great show.
In this case, Netflix loved the sound, tone and energy of the property and wanted a script.
Only once we had one and they were good to go did I bring it back to Corus.
It also works with Corus label Nelvana to create live-action kids programming.
Now the music has stopped, buyers are coming back to earth but in a healthy way.
There is still an appetite because audiences want new shows.
My conversations with buyers are often about audiences.
