US-based indie Engine Entertainment has picked up worldwide rights to Glenn Martin DDS, Nickelodeon's stop-motion series from Michael Eisner's TornanteAnimation.
The series, Tornante's first television show, is now in its second season on Nick's adult-skewed programming block Nick at Nite. It follows the exploits of a dentist and his family who leave their suburban home to go on a cross-country tour. Sky1 HD in the UK and Aussie cablenet Fox8 acquired the show this year.
Engine's programming currently includes Baywatch creator Greg Bonann's new beach drama Pt Dume, revealed last month by C21; interactive format Thumb Wars; and the Bellator Fighting Championship. The latter was last month sold to networks including Australian pay-TV channel Foxtel Main Event, MVS Multi Vision in Mexico, France's AB Media and Finland's Nelonen.
Engine CEO Chris Philip said the deal boosted his company's late-night entertainment distribution slate.
Glenn Martin's animator, Eric Fogel, created MTV series Celebrity Death Match, while the writing team's credits include King of the Hill and Just Shoot Me.
Jesse Whittock
13 Oct 2010
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