EXCLUSIVE: Former longtime Nickelodeon President Cyma Zarghami’s family and kids-focused MIMO Studios has teamed with leading kids producer Tom Lynch Co.
to develop two live-action projects: a screen adaptation of Brittany Geragotelis’ popular novel series, The Infamous Frankie Lorde, from publishing house Pixel and Ink, and Code Club, an original property.
Ryan Devlin Lynch, Vice President of Content, will lead the projects for TLC. The partnership reunites Zarghami and Lynch, who worked together for more than three decades and were behind some of the most popular live-action programs in children’s television including The Secret World of Alex Mack, The Journey of Allen Strange, and Caitlin’s Way.
The Infamous Frankie Lorde bears a similarity to the duo’s The Secret World of Alex Mack, both of which center on strong female protagonists — Frankie Lorde, a modern day female hero who is righting the wrongs of her new hometown, and Alex Mack, a tween girl with superpowers.
Read more on deadline.com