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Atomic Cartoons, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAnimation
FoundedMarch 1999; 25 years ago (1999-03)
Founders
  • Trevor Bentley
  • Mauro Casalese
  • Olaf Miller
  • Rob Davies
    • Headquarters123 West 7th Avenue,
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    ,
    Canada

    Number of locations

    		3 (2020)

    Key people

    		Jennifer McCarron (CEO)
    Matthew Berkowitz (CCO)

    Number of employees

    		600 (2019)[1]
    ParentThunderbird Entertainment (2015–present)
    Websiteatomiccartoons.com

    Atomic Cartoons, Inc. is a Canadian animation studio founded in 1999 by Trevor Bentley, Mauro Casalese, Olaf Miller, and former Warner Bros. Animation employee Rob Davies.[2][3] Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, it produces service animation for a wide variety of clients, as well as creating its own properties. Since 2015, the company has been owned by Thunderbird Entertainment.[4]

    History[edit]

    The studio was founded in March 1999 by Trevor Bentley, Mauro Casalese, Olaf Miller, and Rob Davies.[5] Sent back to Vancouver, British Columbia, after losing his job at Warner Bros. Animation following the cancellation of Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain, Davies received a phone call from Sunwoo Entertainment's Jae Moh to help produce Milo's Bug Quest  [ko]. Together with Miller, Bentley, and Casalese, the four launched Atomic Cartoons to assist in creating the series.[2]

    Between 2004 and 2008, the company produced Atomic Betty for Teletoon in association with Breakthrough Entertainment and Tele Images Kids. Atomic's first fully original creation, the show's titular heroine served as the studio's mascot for a number of years.

    In 2010, Miller left to launch his own studio. The following year, Jennifer McCarron was appointed head of production.[6] On July 8, 2015, Atomic Cartoons was bought by Canadian production company Thunderbird Films.[4] The three founders remain on board. McCarron was named president and chief executive officer in 2016.[7]

    In December 2018, the company opened a second animation studio in Ottawa, Ontario.[8] Its first project was the Netflix series The Last Kids on Earth.

    In February 2020, Atomic Cartoons opened its third studio in Los Angeles, California.[9]

    Productions[edit]

    Television series[edit]

    # Title Years Network/channel/platform Co-producer(s) Notes
    1 Spider-Man Unlimited 1999–2001 Fox Kids Marvel Studios
    Saban Entertainment
    Koko Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Dong Yang Animation     		[10]
    2 Courage the Cowardly Dog 1999–2002 Cartoon Network Stretch Films Additional storyboards only
    3 Milo's Bug Quest  [ko] 1999–2000 KBS2 Sunwoo Entertainment Character, prop and background designs, and storyboards[11]
    4 Timber Wolf 2001 Warnerbros.com [12]
    5 Max & Ruby 2002–2019 Treehouse TV Nelvana Based on the book series by Rosemary Wells.
    Seasons 6–7 only, previously produced by Silver Lining Productions for the first five seasons, 9 Story Entertainment for seasons 3–5 and Chorion for seasons 4–5.
    6 Atomic Betty 2004–2008 Teletoon
    M6 (seasons 1–2)
    Télétoon (season 3)     		Breakthrough Entertainment
    Tele Images Kids
    Marathon Media     		[13]
    7 Krypto the Superdog 2005–2006 Cartoon Network Warner Bros. Animation Storyboards only
    8 Johnny Test 2005–2014 Kids' WB (seasons 1–3)
    Cartoon Network (seasons 4–6)
    Teletoon     		Cookie Jar Entertainment
    Warner Bros. Animation (seasons 1–2)
    DHX Media (season 6)     		Storyboards for the first season, animation service for seasons 4–6
    9 Captain Flamingo 2006–2008 YTV
    GMA Network     		Breakthrough Films and Television
    Heroic Film Company
    Philippine Animation Studio Inc.     		[14]
    10 Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns 2008 PBS [15]
    11 Babar and the Adventures of Badou 2010–2015 YTV
    TF1
    Disney Junior     		Nelvana
    TeamTO
    LuxAnimation (seasons 1–2)
    The Clifford Ross Company     		[16]
    Based on the original Babar booksbyJean and Laurent de Brunhoff.
    Computer-animated sequel and spin-off to the original Babar television series.
    12 Transformers: Rescue Bots 2012–2016 Discovery Family Darby Pop Productions (season 1)
    Hasbro Studios     		Season 1 only, overtook by Vision Animation and Moody Street Productions for the second season and DHX Media Vancouver for the third and fourth seasons.
    13 Rocket Monkeys 2013–2016 Teletoon Breakthrough Entertainment
    Hornet Films     		[17]
    14 Ella the Elephant 2013–2014 TVOKids DHX Cookie Jar Inc.
    FremantleMedia Kids and Family Entertainment     		[18]
    15 Little Charmers 2015-2017 Treehouse TV Nelvana
    16 Pirate Express 2015 Teletoon
    17 Nico Can Dance! 2015 Knowledge Network
    18 Screechers Wild 2016 Alpha Group Co., Ltd.
    19 Counterfeit Cat 2016–2017 Teletoon
    20 Beat Bugs 2016–2018
    21 Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong 2016–2017 Teletoon
    22 Marvel Super Hero Adventures 2017–2020
    23 Minecraft Mini Series 2017–2018 YouTube Mojang Studios
    Microsoft Studios
    Mattel Creations
    24 Secret History of Comics 2017 AMC Skybound Entertainment
    AMC Networks    		 Live action docuseries. Provided work for the title sequence as well as animation sequences in the show itself.
    25 Legend of the Three Caballeros 2018 DisneyLife Disney Digital Network
    6 Point Harness
    Mercury Filmworks
    26 Cupcake & Dino: General Services 2018–2019 Teletoon
    27 Super Dinosaur 2018–2019 Teletoon Spin Master Entertainment
    28 Hilda 2018–2023 Netflix Silvergate Media
    Mercury Filmworks
    Nobrow Press (season 1)
    Flying Eye Books (seasons 2–3)    		 Animated 8 episodes for season one.[19]
    29 101 Dalmatian Street 2019–2020 Disney Channel (UK)
    Disney+ (USA/Canada)    		 Passion Animation Studios Loosely based on the 1956 novel The Hundred and One DalmatiansbyDodie Smith and its film franchise.
    30 Molly of Denali 2019–present PBS Kids
    CBC Kids    		 GBH Kids
    31 Lego Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar 2019 Nickelodeon
    32 The Last Kids on Earth 2019–2021 Netflix
    33 Hello Ninja 2019–2021 Netflix
    34 Mighty Express 2020–2021 Netflix Spin Master Entertainment
    35 Trolls: TrollsTopia 2020–2022 Hulu/Peacock DreamWorks Animation Television
    36 Spidey and His Amazing Friends 2021–present Disney Jr. Marvel Animation (season 1)
    Marvel Studios Animation (season 2–present)
    37 Dogs in Space 2021–2022 Netflix Netflix Animation
    38 Pinecone & Pony 2022–2023 Apple TV+ DreamWorks Animation Television
    First Generation Films
    39 Little Demon 2022 FXX Harmonious Claptrap
    Jersey Films 2nd Avenue
    Evil Hag Productions
    ShadowMachine
    FXP    		 First series from the company aimed at an adult audience.[20]
    40 My Little Pony: Make Your Mark 2022–2023 Netflix Entertainment One [21]
    41 Oddballs 2022–2023 Netflix Netflix Animation [22]
    42 Princess Power 2023–present Netflix Flower Films [23]
    43 Teenage Euthanasia 2023–present Adult Swim Williams Street Animation services for season 2[24]
    44 Young Love 2023–present Max Sony Pictures Animation
    Lion Forge Animation
    Carl Jones Studios
    Cherry Lane Productions
    45 Zokie of Planet Ruby 2023–present Amazon Prime Video
    YTV    		 Nelvana Additional production facility
    46 Zombies: The Re-Animated Series 2024–present Disney Channel
    Disney+    		 Disney Television Animation
    Bloor Street Productions    		 [25]
    47 Mermicorno: Starfall 2025 Max [26][27]

    Films and specials[edit]

    Title Years Network Co-producer(s) Notes
    The Angry Birds Movie 2016 Theatrical Rovio Animation "Hal & Bubbles" opening
    Lego Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit 2018 NBC
    Lego Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom 2019 Disney XD
    Curious George: Royal Monkey 2019 Peacock Universal Animation Studios
    Lego Jurassic World: Double Trouble 2020 Nickelodeon
    Lego Star Wars Holiday Special 2020 Disney+ [28]
    Curious George: Go West, Go Wild! 2020 Peacock Universal Animation Studios
    Lego Avengers: Climate Conundrum 2020 Disney XD
    Curious George: Cape Ahoy 2021 Peacock Universal Animation Studios
    Lego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales 2021 Disney+ [29]
    Lego Marvel Avengers: Time Twisted 2022 Disney+
    Lego Star Wars: Summer Vacation 2022 Disney+ [30]
    Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again 2022 Disney+ [31]
    Lego Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling 2023 Peacock [32]
    Lego Marvel Avengers: Code Red 2023 Disney+ [33]

    Other

    References[edit]

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