Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeOscar winner Matthew A. Cherry (“Hair Love”) is partnering with director/writer Chaz Bottoms to adapt Bottoms’ animated short “Battu: An Animated Musical” into a series.
Cartoon Network Studios is on board to develop “Battu” with Cherry and Bottoms.Described as a “coming-of-age musical comedy series about a young group of misfit dreamers who move to their own beat,” “Battu” will follow Chicago teens Otis and Jada who are gifted dancers but free spirits who find themselves outcasts in the world of mainstream dance.
They join a troupe of “hiplet” (a mix of hip-hop and ballet dance) dancers, where they find acceptance among their peers and instructors.The show’s soundtrack will explore Chicago’s music.
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