LADY ADA’S SECRET SOCIETY DIGITAL SERIES ABOUT A TENACIOUS GROUP OF TECH-SAVVY TWEEN GIRLS DEBUTS ON MARBLEKIDS YOUTUBE CHANNEL APRIL 15, 2022
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TORONTO, April 14, 2022 – Distribution360 (D360) is thrilled to be adding to their library, with the launch of a brand-new digital series, Lady Ada’s Secret Society. The series will debut on the CAVCO certified YouTube channel marbleKIDS, on April 15, 2022 as 9 x 9-minute episodes and D360 will shop the series as both shorts and an 80 min film.
Lady Ada’s Secret Society follows the adventures of Ava, Tina, Rebelle and Frances in their secret computer club as they rebel against their hyper-traditional boarding school where technological advances are dismissed. The girls execute clever and over-the-top pranks, using technology they invented, hacked or borrowed while staying one step ahead of their Headmistress, Mrs. Hein. The pranks demonstrated in the series are modelled after MIT’s famous “Stunt Hacks”, and are clever and fun examples of technological skill, rather than being dangerous or harmful. Comedy and traditional coming of age experiences are equally present as the girls navigate friendship, love, and long nights of de-bugging code.
From a pure entertainment perspective for tweens, Lady Ada’s Secret Society is a show about smart young girls who can rally against the establishment and outwit their less-savvy peers. Its deeper purpose is showcasing characters who are tremendous role models for young girls aged 9-15, who could be considering pursuing a future in STEM subjects, and that going down that path doesn’t have to put you in a box.
Funded by Ontario Creates & The Shaw Rocket Fund; winner of The Cayle Chernin Award, creator Shannon Fewster produced alongside Joshua Demers and Andrew Hunter and Samantha Wan directs. The series stars Ella Jonas Farlinger (Anne with an E), Maia Jae Bastidas (In The Dark), Glenna Walters (Anne with an E), Claire Qute (The Detail)and Terri Hawkes (Sailor Moon); directed by Samantha Wan (Second Jen).
“Our goal was to create comedic role models, showing young girls that are standing up for themselves and defeating adversity when someone tells them “girls don’t” or “girls can’t”, shared producer Shannon Fewster. “Our target demographic is at the critical age where viewers will start to choose their post-secondary courses, and our hope is that showing young women aspiring to be engineers, astronauts and computer scientists will be the spark that they need to continue.”
Diane Rankin, SVP Rights & EP at D360 continues: “Lady Ada’s Secret Society is a strong girl empowerment series that we are excited to bring to our marbleKids YouTube audience as well as to buyers around the World who are looking for smart, STEM-based content for older kids and tweens.”
About marbleKids
marbleKids is a CAVCO certified YouTube channel for kids and tweens featuring premium scripted and unscripted animated and live action content curated by Distribution360. Since its launch in 2013, the channel has grown into a premium viewing destination attracting 85 million views and a growing subscriber list of 119K+ from all over the World. With new content every week marbleKids features known brands like hit series Splatalot and Atomic Betty, and digital originals like Happy House of Frightenstein, Smashalot and the upcoming Lady Ada’s Secret Society. Stream content at https://www.youtube.com/user/marblemediaKids
About D360
Distribution360, a marblemedia company, is a rapidly growing specialist in international distribution and global rights management, representing a robust catalogue of programming across all genres, digital media and formats from award-winning production companies around the world. Learn more at distribution360.com.
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