Mattel Television: Last News

Toy company Mattel is staffing up its television department.

Barney’s back. The iconic purple dinosaur is returning to the small screen for a new generation. Warner Bros. Discovery has picked up new CG-animated series Barney’s World for Cartoon Network’s preschool block Cartoonito and streaming on Max. The series, announced earlier this year as part of Mattel’s Barney franchise relaunch, will revamp the iconic character for modern audiences.

Netflix has shared some first-look photos of Kevin Smith’s forthcoming Masters Of The Universe: Revelation series – you can see them below.The first part of the CG-animated series, which offers a fresh take on the He-Man universe, is set to land on the streaming platform on July 23.Executive produced by Smith – who also acts as the series showrunner – and produced by Mattel Television, Masters Of The Universe will pick up where the original ’80s He-Man animated series left off.He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe aired between 1983-85 and introduced He-Man and Skeletor from Mattel’s popular toy line.A synopsis for the new Netflix series reads: “Following a cataclysmic battle between He-Man and Skeletor, Eternia is fractured and the

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA reality game show based on the popular card game Uno is in the works, Variety has learned.The potential series hails from the television division of game maker Mattel along with Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens and Greg Lipstone of Propagate and John Quinn.