EXCLUSIVE: Former Netflix Animation VP Bruce Daitch has joined the producer of God’s Gang.
The Israeli company, which is also called God’s Gang, has signed up Daitch to its advisory board.
Daitch, who is also a former COO and CFO of Dreamworks Animation, will help facilitate new partnerships in funding, production and broadcasting worldwide for new episodes and other content from the series.
God’s Gang was launched by former Disney exec Nimrod Avraham May and is behind the multicultural and multinational series, which brings together four heroes from different faiths: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Through martial arts, themes of unity and extraordinary adventures, the four characters showcase the power of peace, kindness, and unity for audiences aged 9-19 with a universal appeal.
The online God’s Gang pilot attracted 3 million viewers, according to the company, and the team is understood to be in talks with commissioning networks.
Daitch left Netflix following its acquisition of Australian animation studio Animal Logic last year. He joins a team featuring people from 13 countries that says it is “committed to keeping its projects free from AI-generated content.” The team includes Ehud Landsberg (Transformers: Cyberverse, Vampirina) and writer Rob Kutner (The Daily Show, Angry Birds).
“As a father, God’s Gang is a product of my dream for my daughters to live in a world where peace, love, compassion, kindness and truth are the values that society is built upon,” said May. “Bruce joining our team means we can reach even bigger audiences across the world and bring people together regardless of their cultural background or religion.”
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