IDW team-up for Team Spirit show
IDW is putting all their energy into a new original comedy called Team Spirit for kids between 6-11 years old. The show was created by a trio of writer-producers from South Africa, Tshepo Moche, Raffaella Delle Donne, and Marc Dey. The three have worked with Disney, eOne, Baobab Studios, Netflix, and other big players in the industry.
About Team Spirit
Team Spirit is about a middle school girl who is also a were-hyena and her best friend, a giant dancing demon. Together they start a cheerleading squad to show that they have enough spirit to raise the dead, despite their typical teen angst and supernatural abilities.
Daniel Kendrick, Senior Director of Kids, Family & Animation touted the trio’s talents:
“Tshepo Moche, Raffaella Delle Donne and Marc Dey are incredibly gifted creative talents with a track record of proven successes that have placed their projects front and center in the global animation community. Team Spirit is a widely offbeat and fun comedy tailor-made for today’s 6–11-year-olds that will impact both the worlds of publishing as a graphic novel series and television as an animated series. We are excited to join with Raffaella, Marc, & Tshepo and apply our full resources in both areas of publishing and entertainment to bring their uniquely off-the-wall vision to life.”
About Raffaella Delle Donne
Raffaella Delle Donne is currently living in France and working as a writer and Executive Creative Consultant on Kiya and the Kimoja Heroes, a preschool series produced by eOne, Triggerfish, Frog Box, and TeamTO, in partnership with Disney Jnr. She has over 15 years of experience working in the animation industry, developing and creating content for Disney, eOne, Snipple Animation, Wekids, Baobab Studios, and Triggerfish Animation Studios. She has also written for Disney Jnr, Cartoon Network, and Cbeebies.
About Marc Dey
Marc Dey is a scriptwriter and creator who loves to hang out in his imagination. Years of watching cartoons and behaving like a kid have paid off because now his show, Kiya, is in production with eOne, Triggerfish, Frog Box, and TeamTO, and will be broadcast on Disney+ and Disney Jnr in 2023.
Team Spirit is a shout-out to those of us that aren’t natural achievers or super-talented. The truth is, Luna is a little ungainly and will never be the best cheerleader but what’s not to love about a were-hyena who puts the grrrrrrr in grit! We are over the moon to be partnering with IDW, who right from the get-go, fell in love with Luna and the Moonbeams and have been champions of our supernatural oddballs ever since.
About Tshepo Moche
Tshepo Moche is a writer and director who started her career as a writer on Netflix’s Mama K’s Team 4. She is now an Executive Creative Consultant and Writer on Kiya, a preschool series produced by Triggerfish, eOne, Frogbox, TeamTO, and Disney Jr. Tshepo is also taking a seat in the Director’s chair as part of the Disney/Triggerfish Kizazi Moto short film anthology. She continues working in animation and live-action, developing and scriptwriting with Urucu Media, Zodiak Kids, and Illuminated Films. With a focus on youth development and education, the African narrative, and social/gender-based subject matter, Tshepo is a rising star in the entertainment industry.
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Team Spirit by Tshepo Moche, Raffaella Delle Donne and Marc Dey via IDW with usage type - News Release Media. Courtesy Team SpiritFeatured Image Credit
Team Spirit by Tshepo Moche, Raffaella Delle Donne and Marc Dey via IDW with usage type - News Release Media. Courtesy Team Spirit
