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{{Infobox company
| name = Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc.
| former_name = {{Nowrap|Thunderbird Entertainment}}
Thunderbird Films
| logo =
| type = Public
| traded_as = {{TSXV|TBRD}}
| founded = {{start date and age|2003}}
| location_city = Vancouver, British Columbia
Toronto, Ontario
Los Angeles, California
Ottawa, Ontario
| industry = Film
Television
| key_people = Jennifer Twiner McCarron (president, CEO and Ddrector); Barb Harwood (CFO); Matthew Berkowitz (CCO), Richard Goldsmith (president, Global Distribution and Consumer Products); Sarah Nathanson (general counsel)
| subsid = Atomic Cartoons
Great Pacific Media
| revenue = {{increase}} $81.3 million (2020){{Cite web|url=https://americanonlinenews.net/2020/10/15/thunderbird-entertainment-group-reports-on-fiscal-year-2020-financial-results/|title=Thunderbird Entertainment Group Reports on Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results|date=October 15, 2020}}
| num_employees = 1,000 (2018){{Cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/thunderbird-entertainment-reports-on-transformational-second-quarter-876161522.html|title = Thunderbird Entertainment Reports on Transformational Second Quarter}}
| homepage = {{url|thunderbird.tv/}}
}}
Thunderbird Entertainment Group (formerly Thunderbird Films) is a Canadian limited liability film and television entertainment company, with offices in both Canada and the United States.
Foundation of the company
Thunderbird Entertainment Group was founded as Thunderbird Films in 2003 by Tim Gamble and Michael Shepard.
In February 2012, it was announced that Lionsgate founder Frank Giustra had become a major shareholder in Thunderbird,{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS387253254020120229|title=Lionsgate Founder Frank Giustra Invests in Vancouver's Thunderbird...|date=February 29, 2012|work=Reuters|access-date=August 30, 2019}} and it was announced that the company would make significant investment into scripted television.
Corporate acquisitions and major partnerships
=Sea to Sky Entertainment=
In March 2012, Thunderbird Entertainment announced a new partnership with Lionsgate to form Sea to Sky Entertainment. The announcement came weeks after Frank Giustra became a major shareholder in Thunderbird Entertainment. Lionsgate and Thunderbird jointly manage the venture, which is designed to share production and distribution costs for all scripted projects picked up to series.{{Cite web|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/thunderbird-entertainment-inc-combines-with-golden-secret-ventures-ltd-to-form-thunderbird-entertainment-group-inc-a-high-impact-public-international-media-company-1027678246|title=Thunderbird Entertainment Inc. combines with Golden Secret Ventures Ltd. to form Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc., a high impact, public International Media Company |website=Business Insider|access-date=July 23, 2019}}
=Reunion Pictures=
On April 4, 2013, it was announced that Thunderbird Films had purchased Reunion Pictures.
=Great Pacific Media=
Great Pacific Media is a Vancouver-based production company that specializes in financing and the development, production and co-production of documentaries, game shows, and reality television. Great Pacific Media was named on Realscreen's Global 100 list{{Cite web|url=http://realscreen.com/2019/03/25/its-here-the-13th-annual-realscreen-global-100/|title=It's here: the 13th annual Realscreen Global 100|access-date=November 27, 2019}} of best production companies working in the non-fiction and unscripted visual content industry for the seventh year in a row.{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/thunderbird-entertainments-factual-division-great-130000579.html|title=Thunderbird Entertainment's Factual Division, Great Pacific Media, Named to Realscreen's Global 100 List|website=finance.yahoo.com|language=en-US|access-date=November 27, 2019}} Its productions can be seen in more than 170 territories worldwide.{{Cite web|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/thunderbird-entertainment-s-factual-division-great-pacific-media-named-to-realscreen-s-global-100-list-1028100498|title=Thunderbird Entertainment's Factual Division, Great Pacific Media, Named to Realscreen's Global 100 List |website=markets.businessinsider.com|access-date=November 27, 2019}}
Great Pacific Media was founded by television veterans Blair Reekie and Mark Miller on May 1, 2010. It was acquired by Thunderbird Entertainment in December 2014, but retains its own distinctive corporate identity.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadas-thunderbird-films-acquires-rival-755784|title=Canada's Thunderbird Films Acquires Rival Great Pacific Media|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 10, 2014|language=en|access-date=November 27, 2019}}
Miller retained his role as chief executive officer at Great Pacific Media after the acquisition, and was subsequently appointed co-president of Thunderbird Entertainment in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/thunderbird-entertainment-names-jennifer-twiner-mccarron-as-new-ceo|title=Thunderbird Entertainment names Jennifer Twiner McCarron as new CEO |website=Vancouver Sun|first=Tiffany|last=Crawford |date=June 22, 2018|language=en|access-date=November 27, 2019}} In April 2016, it was announced that former Bell Media executive Paul Lewis had joined Great Pacific Media as president.{{Cite web|url=http://theformatpeople.com/people/paul-lewis/|title=Paul Lewis|website=theformatpeople.com|access-date=November 27, 2019}} In January 2019, television industry veteran Wendy McKernan was named vice president of Great Pacific Media.{{Cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2019/01/15/wendy-mckernan-upped-to-vp-at-great-pacific-media/|title=Wendy McKernan upped to VP at Great Pacific Media|date=January 15, 2019|first=Lauren|last=Malyk|access-date=November 27, 2019}}
Great Pacific Media currently produces the Discovery Canada series Highway Thru Hell and Heavy Rescue: 401, which both also stream globally on Netflix.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotcars.com/netflix-car-shows-we-trust-and-that-are-wrong-all-the-time/|title=10 Netflix Car Shows We Trust 100% (And 10 That Are Wrong All The Time)|date=March 28, 2019|website=HotCars|language=en-US|access-date=November 27, 2019}} Other series include Save My Reno and Worst to First, which airs on HGTV, and Queen of the Oil Patch, which aired on Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN).{{Cite web|url=https://www.aptn.ca/queenofoilpatch/|title=Queen of the Oil Patch|website=www.aptn.ca|access-date=November 27, 2019}}
=Thunderbird Releasing=
In September 2014, it was announced that Thunderbird Entertainment had acquired Thunderbird Releasing. This is a London-based all-rights film distribution company, with a division in Canada, specializing in arthouse, independent and world cinema. Established in 2002 by Eve Gabereau and Edward Fletcher, the company releases 25-plus films a year and has a library of over 300 titles.
Films distributed in the UK and Ireland include Hirokazu Kore-eda's Palme d'Or and Golden Globes-winning film Shoplifters (2018), Sara Colangelo's award-winning drama The Kindergarten Teacher (2019), and May el-Toukhy's Sundance hit Queen of Hearts (2019).
=Atomic Cartoons=
{{Main|Atomic Cartoons}}
On July 8, 2015, Thunderbird Entertainment bought the Vancouver-based animation studio Atomic Cartoons.{{Cite web|url=http://kidscreen.com/2015/07/08/thunderbird-acquires-atomic-cartoons/|title=Thunderbird acquires Atomic Cartoons}} Atomic Cartoons is now referred to as "Thunderbird's Kids and Family Division", though it also retains its own distinctive corporate identity.
Atomic Cartoons was founded in 1999 by Trevor Bentley, Mauro Casalese, Olaf Miller and Rob Davies. Atomic has worked with partners such as Marvel Animation, Netflix, Disney, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros., Lego, Mattel, Spin Master and Nelvana. Its productions include Emmy Award-winning Beat Bugs, the Netflix series The Last Kids on Earth, the Disney series 101 Dalmatian Street, Counterfeit Cat, Minecraft Mini Series, Marvel's Avengers Assemble, Max & Ruby, and Lego Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit.
Jennifer Twiner McCarron currently serves as chief executive officer, a role she was appointed to in 2016, after previously serving as Atomic's Head of Development. In 2018, Twiner McCarron was appointed chief executive officer for Thunderbird Entertainment Group, while also retaining the role of CEO at Atomic Cartoons.{{Cite web|url=http://atomiccartoons.com/vibe/our-team/|title=Team " Atomic Cartoons Inc.|website=Atomic Cartoons Inc.|access-date=August 31, 2019}}
In 2019, Mathew Berkowitz was named chief creative officer for both Thunderbird Entertainment and Atomic Cartoons.
In February 2020, the company announced the opening of its third animation studio and first in Burbank, California.{{Cite web|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/thunderbird-s-atomic-cartoons-announces-new-los-angeles-animation-studio-1028877093|title=Thunderbird's Atomic Cartoons Announces New Los Angeles Animation Studio |website=markets.businessinsider.com|access-date=February 12, 2020}} The studio was to be led by Berkowitz. Aaron Behl and Kristin Cummings, co-vice presidents of Atomic Originals, also hold senior leadership roles. Atomic now has a capacity for 880 crew members across its three facilities (the other two studios are located in Vancouver, BC and Ottawa, ON).
=Global Distribution and Consumer Products Division=
In January 2021, Thunderbird announced the creation of a new Global Distribution and Consumer Products Division.{{Cite web|title=Goldsmith to head Thunderbird division|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/goldsmith-to-head-thunderbird-division/|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=C21media|language=en-us}} Industry veteran Richard Goldsmith{{Cite web|title=USC Cinematic Arts {{!}} School of Cinematic Arts Directory Profile|url=https://cinema.usc.edu/directories/profile.cfm?id=41108&first=&last=&title=&did=2&referer=/animation/faculty.cfm&startpage=1&startrow=1|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=cinema.usc.edu}} joined Thunderbird and Atomic Cartoons, the company's Kids and Family Division, to lead the new venture as president of Global Distribution and Consumer Products.
Initial public offering
Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. became a publicly traded company on the TSX Venture Exchange on November 2, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/thunderbird-entertainment-inc-combines-with-golden-secret-ventures-ltd-to-form-thunderbird-entertainment-group-inc-a-high-impact-public-international-media-company-1027678246|title=Thunderbird Entertainment Inc. combines with Golden Secret Ventures Ltd. to form Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc., a high impact, public International Media Company |website=Business Insider|access-date=June 20, 2019}} It trades under the symbol (TSXV: TBRD). Thunderbird's board is composed of Brian Paes-Braga (executive chair), Frank Giustra, Tim Gamble, Jennifer Twiner McCarron, Mark Miller, Frank Holmes, Paul Sparkes and Azim Jamal.
On December 16, 2019, the company appointed Marni Wieshofer as an independent board member and lead director of the board following the company's AGM.{{Cite web|url=https://realscreen.com/2019/12/16/marni-weishofer-named-lead-director-of-thunderbird-board/|title=Marni Weishofer named lead director of Thunderbird board|access-date=December 28, 2019}} She previously served as CFO and EVP of corporate development at Lionsgate Entertainment, where she oversaw mergers, acquisitions and other strategic financial initiatives. The move reunited Wieshofer with fellow board member and Lionsgate founder Frank Giustra.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/lionsgate-takeover-will-happen-eventually-founder-frank-giustra-says-1.1311022|title=Lionsgate will be taken over 'eventually,' billionaire founder Frank Giustra says|date=September 4, 2019|website=BNN|access-date=December 28, 2019}}
On November 10, 2020, it was announced that Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. had qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market. Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. upgraded to OTCQX from the Pink market.{{Cite press release|title=OTC Markets Group Welcomes Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. to OTCQX|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/otc-markets-group-welcomes-thunderbird-entertainment-group-inc-to-otcqx-301169207.html|access-date=December 8, 2020|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}
In February 2021, Thunderbird reported that Linda Michaelson had joined the company as an independent member of its board of directors, with the resignation of a current board member, Frank Holmes.{{Cite web|title=Thunderbird Entertainment declares Linda Michaelson as an independent director on its board|url=https://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/202110496506|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=www.m2.com}}
Logo
The Thunderbird is a mythological creature born from the rich narrative tradition of Canada's First Nations people in the Pacific Northwest. It is often carved at the top of totem poles, which are monuments that traditionally bring communities together to illustrate their stories.
The artwork in the logo which depicts abstract elements of the Thunderbird legend was commissioned from First Nations artist Corrine Hunt.{{Cite web|title=Thunderbird Entertainment|url=https://ebosscanada.com/directory/thunderbird/|access-date=December 8, 2020|website=Directory|language=en-CA}}
Current productions
=''Kim's Convenience''=
Thunderbird Entertainment began production on a 13-episode first season of the new half-hour comedy series Kim's Convenience, which premiered on October 11, 2016, on CBC. The series is based on the award-winning play by Ins Choi, who serves as series creator along with Kevin White (Schitts Creek, Corner Gas). Executive producers are Ivan Fecan, Tim Gamble, Alexandra Raffé, Leslie Lester, Albert Schultz, Ins Choi and Kevin White. Supervising producers are Sandra Cunningham and Robin Cass. The series stars Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon, Simu Liu, Andrea Bang, Andrew Phung and Nicole Power. Production on Season 5 had begun as of September 9, 2020, and was set to premiere on CBC TV and CBC Gem in the winter of 2021.{{Cite web|title=Thunderbird Entertainment Announces Start of Production on Season Five of CBC Original Comedy Kim's Convenience|url=https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/thunderbird-entertainment-announces-start-production-130000661.html|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=ca.finance.yahoo.com|language=en-CA}}
=''Highway Thru Hell''=
Highway Thru Hell debuted on Discovery Canada on Tuesday, September 4, 2012.{{Citation|title=Highway Thru Hell (TV Series 2012– ) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2390276/episodes?season=1|access-date=November 27, 2019}} This factual TV series follows the operations of a heavy vehicle rescue and recovery towing company, Jamie Davis Motor Trucking, based in Hope, British Columbia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hopestandard.com/community/highway-thru-hell-returns-to-the-small-screen-showcasing-treacherous-highways-around-hope/|title=Highway Thru Hell returns to the small screen, showcasing treacherous highways around Hope|date=September 8, 2018|website=Hope Standard|language=en-US|access-date=November 27, 2019}} Other companies involved in the series include Quiring Towing,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aldergrovestar.com/community/highway-thru-hell-spotlights-quiring-family-towing/|title=Local family stars in Highway Thru Hell|date=March 7, 2019|website=Aldergrove Star|language=en-US|access-date=November 27, 2019}} Aggressive Towing, and Mission Towing.{{Cite web|url=http://www.discovery.ca/Shows/Highway-Thru-Hell|title=Highway Thru Hell |website=Discovery|access-date=November 27, 2019}} Highway Thru Hell focuses on the hardships of operating along the highways of the BC Interior, especially the Coquihalla Highway (Coq) and the work it takes to keep some of the most economically important, most travelled, and most inhospitable trucking routes in North America open. The series airs on Discovery Canada, streams globally on Netflix, and airs on the Weather Channel in the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heavyequipmentguide.ca/article/29027/highway-thru-hell-star-jamie-davis-visits-mack-trucks|title='Highway Thru Hell' star Jamie Davis visits Mack Trucks|website=Heavy Equipment Guide|date=September 18, 2018 |language=en|access-date=November 27, 2019}}
Season 9 premiered on Discovery on September 14, 2020.{{Cite web|title=Highway Thru Hell returning with ninth season|url=https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/entertainment/highway-thru-hell-returning-with-ninth-season-1.24194300|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=Kamloops This Week}}
=''Save My Reno''=
This television series is focused on helping homeowners complete renovations to transform their space on a limited budget.{{Cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2016/07/14/hgtv-canada-greenlights-two-originals/|title=HGTV Canada greenlights two originals|date=July 14, 2016|first=Jordan|last=Pinto|access-date=November 27, 2019}} This series is hosted by contractor Sebastian Clovis, a former Canadian Football League player;{{Cite web|url=http://www.trurodaily.com/lifestyles/homes/home-comfort-create-the-ultimate-fan-cave-353290/|title=Home comfort: Create the ultimate fan cave |website=www.trurodaily.com|language=en|access-date=November 27, 2019}} and designer, editor, and TV personality Samantha Pynn.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidehalton.com/whatson-story/6806500-miltonian-to-the-rescue-in-new-hgtv-canada-show-save-my-reno/|title=Miltonian to the rescue in new HGTV Canada show, Save my Reno|last=Slack|first=Julie|date=August 12, 2016|website=InsideHalton.com|language=en-CA|access-date=November 27, 2019}}
The series premiered in 2014 under the title Tackle My Reno, featuring Clovis assisting homeowners with renovations on his own. In 2016, the show relaunched as Save My Reno, with Clovis and designer Sabrina Smelko hosting the retooled show as a duo. Season 4 premiered on HGTV Canada on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.{{Cite web|title=HGTV Canada Cements Six Sponsors for $AVE my Reno Season 4|url=https://www.corusent.com/news/hgtv-canada-cements-six-sponsors-for-ave-my-reno-season-4/|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=Corus Entertainment|language=en-US}}
=''Beat Bugs''=
It was announced in February 2016 that Atomic Cartoons would be a co-producer on the series, which began streaming on Netflix August 3, 2016. The series features original characters and a world created by Australian native Josh Wakely, who directed, wrote, and produced the series, following a deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing for worldwide rights to record covers of the Beatles' song catalog.
Beat Bugs incorporates songs from the Lennon/McCartney "Northern Songs" catalog. The show features some of the best-known Beatles songs woven into the narrative of each episode, with Eddie Vedder, Pink, James Bay, Sia, the Shins, Of Monsters and Men, Chris Cornell, Regina Spektor, and James Corden each recording their rendition of a song. Among the songs featured are "Help!", "All You Need Is Love", "Come Together", "Penny Lane", "Yellow Submarine", "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds", "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", and "Magical Mystery Tour".
Season three of the series began streaming in November 2018.
= ''Queen of the Oil Patch'' =
Queen of the Oil Patch is a Canadian documentary series that premiered in 2018. It follows the inspirational journey of one man with two spirits – Massey Whiteknife and Iceis Rain – working to break down barriers in the heart of Alberta oil country.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/massey-whiteknife-queen-oil-patch-1.4691062|title=Queen of the Oil Patch celebrates two-spirit Fort McMurray entrepreneur|last=|first=|date=|website=CBC|access-date=}} Having faced both childhood sexual abuse and bullying as a teenager because he was gay,{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/iceis-rain-documentary-series-1.4119955|title='She's a stronger me': two-spirited Fort McMurray businessman to be profiled in documentary|last=|first=|date=|website=CBC|access-date=}} Whiteknife first created the drag persona of Iceis Rain after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/xd7z7a/meet-fort-mcmurrays-two-spirited-multi-millionaire-pop-star|title=Meet Fort McMurray's Two-Spirit Multi-Millionaire Pop Star|last=Lamoureux|first=Mack|date=May 20, 2015|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=November 27, 2019}} According to Whiteknife, Iceis Rain helped him to become more secure and confident in himself and his business career, and to heal from his childhood emotional trauma.
The series was produced for APTN in collaboration with Kah-Kitowak Films.{{Cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2018/05/15/great-pacific-media-unveils-queen-of-the-oil-patch/|title=Great Pacific Media unveils Queen of the Oil Patch|date=May 15, 2018|first=Lauren|last=Malyk|access-date=November 27, 2019}} Season two premiered on June 7, 2020.{{Cite web|date=June 4, 2020|title=Thunderbird's Great Pacific Media Announces the Season Two Premiere of Queen of the Oil Patch on APTN|url=http://thunderbird.tv/thunderbirds-great-pacific-media-announces-the-season-two-premiere-of-queen-of-the-oil-patch-on-aptn/|access-date=June 19, 2020|website=Thunderbird Entertainment|language=en-US}}
= ''Worst to First'' =
Worst to First is a Canadian lifestyle series that features contractors Sebastian Sevallo and Mickey Fabbiano{{Cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2017/08/15/hgtv-canada-preps-worst-to-first/|title=HGTV Canada preps Worst to First|date=August 15, 2017|first=Regan|last=Reid|access-date=November 27, 2019}} as they guide aspiring homeowners through the journey of purchasing and renovating undervalued and outdated homes in the Greater Vancouver area, aiming to transform them from the worst in the neighborhood to the best on the block.{{Cite web|url=http://mediaincanada.com/2017/08/17/the-brick-comes-on-board-hgtvs-newest-home-reno-series/|title=The Brick joins HGTV's newest home reno series|date=August 17, 2017|first=Bree|last=Rody|website=Media of Canada |access-date=November 27, 2019}} For the second season, Catherine Yuen, a Vancouver-based interior designer, was added to the series.{{Cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/homes/buying-selling/boost-your-homes-value-with-these-kitchen-upgrades|title=Boost your home's value with these kitchen upgrades |website=Vancouver Sun|first=Kathleen|last=Freimond |date=May 22, 2019|language=en|access-date=November 27, 2019}} It was produced for HGTV Canada.
= ''Heavy Rescue: 401'' =
Heavy Rescue: 401 is a Canadian factual TV series that premiered on Discovery Canada in October 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2017/01/12/highway-thru-hell-spin-off-hits-ratings-record-for-discovery/|title=Highway Thru Hell spin-off hits ratings record for Discovery|date=January 12, 2017|first=Bree|last=Rody|access-date=November 27, 2019}} It was the most-watched premiere in the Discovery network's history.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/heavy-rescue-401-premiere-is-most-watched-in-discovery-history|title=Heavy Rescue: 401 Premiere is Most-Watched in Discovery History – Bell Media|language=en-US|access-date=November 27, 2019}} It is an indirect spin-off of Highway Thru Hell.{{Cite web|url=http://mediaincanada.com/2019/01/28/discoverys-heavy-rescue-401-hits-a-ratings-high-for-new-season/|title=Discovery's Heavy Rescue: 401 hits a rating high for new season|date=January 28, 2019|first=Jordan|last=Pinto|website=Media of Canada |access-date=November 27, 2019}} The show focuses on the work of heavy recovery operators in Southern Ontario who work to keep the region's highways clear of wrecks and keep traffic moving.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv-eh.com/2018/12/14/smash-hit-heavy-rescue-401-charges-into-season-3-beginning-jan-8-on-discovery/|title=Smash hit Heavy Rescue: 401 charges into Season 3 beginning Jan. 8 on Discovery |website=www.tv-eh.com|date=December 14, 2018 |access-date=November 27, 2019}} These roads are among the busiest in the world, with up to 400,000 vehicles passing through every day.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/the-road-angels-of-hit-series-heavy-rescue-401-continue-the-good-fight-across-north-americas-busiest-series-of-highways-during-season-2-beginning-jan-2-on-discovery|title=The Road Angels of Hit Series Heavy Rescue: 401 Continue the Good Fight Across North America's Busiest Series of Highways During Season 2, Beginning Jan. 2 on Discovery – Bell Media|language=en-US|access-date=November 27, 2019}} In addition to airing on Discovery Canada, the series also streams globally on Netflix, and airs on the Weather Channel in the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://preferredtowing.com/heavy-rescue-401/|title=Buy Products to Support a Charity in Sarnia, ON|website=Preferred Towing|language=en-CA|access-date=November 27, 2019}} Season 5 premiered on Discovery Canada in January 2021.{{Cite web|title=Sarnia stars of Heavy Rescue: 401 back for a fifth season|url=https://theobserver.ca/news/local-news/sarnia-stars-of-heavy-rescue-401-back-for-a-fifth-season|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=theobserver|language=en-CA}} Season 6 is currently in production.{{Cite web|title=Discovery Lights Up 2021 with the Debut of All-New Original Series Mud Mountain Haulers, January 25|url=https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/discovery-lights-up-2021-with-the-debut-of-all-new-original-series-mud-mountain-haulers-january-25/|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=Bell Media|language=en-US}}
=''The Last Kids on Earth''=
{{Main|The Last Kids on Earth (TV series)}}
On September 26, 2017, it was announced that Thunderbird Entertainment's kids and family division, Atomic Cartoons, had optioned the screen rights on Max Brallier's book series The Last Kids on Earth with the intention of producing an animated television series.
On February 26, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given the production series order. Executive producers include Brallier, Scott Peterson, Jennifer Twiner McCarron, and Matthew Berkowitz. Brallier and Peterson were expected to write the series as well. Production companies involved in the series include Thunderbird Entertainment's animation studio Atomic Cartoons.
On March 13, 2019, the series cast was announced, including Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, Catherine O'Hara, Keith David, Bruce Campbell, Garland Whitt, Montse Hernandez, Charles Demers, and Nick Wolfhard as the lead character Jack Sullivan.
The series premiered on Netflix in September 2019. Season 2 premiered in April 2020.{{Cite web|date=April 3, 2020|title='The Last Kids on Earth: Season 2' Starts on April 17th|url=https://theslanted.com/2020/04/39440/the-last-kids-on-earth-season-2-april-premiere/|access-date=June 19, 2020|website=Slanted|language=en-US}} Season 3 premiered on Netflix in October 2020.{{Cite web|last=Sundriyal|first=Diksha|date=April 17, 2020|title=The Last Kids on Earth Season 3 Release Date, Cast, New Season/Cancelled?|url=https://www.thecinemaholic.com/the-last-kids-on-earth-netflix/|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=The Cinemaholic|language=en-US}}
On September 20, 2019, Atomic Cartoons, Cyber Group Studios and Outright Games announced a partnership to produce The Last Kids on Earth video game. The game was anticipated to launch in 2021 on consoles and PC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.godisageek.com/2019/09/netflix-series-last-kids-on-earth-is-getting-a-video-game-adaptation/|title=Netflix series Last Kids on Earth is getting a video game adaptation|date=September 20, 2019|website=GodisaGeek.com|language=en-US|access-date=December 28, 2019}}
In November 2020, it was announced that the game The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom was set to release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC in the spring of 2021.{{Cite web|title=The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom Announced|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/last-kids-on-earth-and-the-staff-of-doom-video-game-trailer/|access-date=December 8, 2020|website=GAMING|date=November 24, 2020 |language=en}} The game was a collaboration between Outright Games, Atomic Cartoons, Stage Clear Studios, and Cyber Group Studios.{{Cite web|date=November 24, 2020|title=The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom announced for Switch|url=https://nintendoeverything.com/the-last-kids-on-earth-and-the-staff-of-doom-announced-for-switch/|access-date=December 8, 2020|website=Nintendo Everything|language=en}}
=''High Arctic Haulers''=
A series called High Arctic Haulers for CBC Television premiered in January 2020.{{Cite news|first=Greg|last=David|date=May 24, 2018|title=CBC announces new and returning programming slate for 2018-19 season|work=TV, eh?|url=https://www.tv-eh.com/2018/05/24/cbc-announces-new-and-returning-programming-slate-for-2018-19-season/|access-date=November 27, 2019}} The series examines Canada's resilient northern communities, and the determined men and women who help provide a lifeline to the outside world.{{Cite news|first=Nicola|last=Spender|date=May 25, 2018|title=Time and tires|work=The Valley Voice|url=https://www.thevalleyvoice.ca/Voice%20Stories/may%202018/high-artic-haulers-eight-part-series-looks-at%20life-on-the-road%20-%20may-25-2018.htm|access-date=November 27, 2019}} These groups are linked together by the summer sealift, when ships loaded with critical cargo travel to the farthest reaches of the north to deliver food, clothing, supplies, and vital pieces of infrastructure.
= ''Mighty Express'' =
Netflix picked up Spin Master Entertainment's new CG-animated series Mighty Express. The 52 x 11-minute series was set to debut globally (excluding Canada) on the SVOD in September 2020.{{Cite web|title=Netflix picks up new Spin Master series|url=https://kidscreen.com/2020/02/11/netflix-picks-up-new-spin-master-series/|access-date=March 11, 2020}} The animation will be provided by Atomic Cartoons.{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=February 11, 2020|title='PAW Patrol' Team Sets Animated Series 'Mighty Express' at Netflix|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/paw-patrol-netflix-mighty-express-1203500242/|access-date=March 11, 2020|website=Variety|language=en}} February 2021 marked the release of season 2 of Mighty Express, and the next batch of episodes dropped on Netflix globally on February 2.{{Cite web|date=January 14, 2021|title='Mighty Express' Season 2 Coming to Netflix in February 2021|url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/mighty-express-season-2-coming-to-netflix-in-february-2021/|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=What's on Netflix|language=en}}
=''Mud Mountain Haulers''=
In July 2020, Thunderbird announced that production was underway on a new original factual series and the second spin-off of the global hit Highway Thru Hell franchise for Discovery.{{Cite web|title=Production Underway on Thunderbird's Mud Mountain, a Second Spin-off from the hit Highway Thru Hell Franchise|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/production-underway-on-thunderbird-s-mud-mountain-a-second-spin-off-from-the-hit-highway-thru-hell-franchise-866323443.html|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=www.newswire.ca|language=en}} The new series, featuring Lebeau Brothers Logging, sheds light on the log hauling industry, and premiered on Discovery Canada in January 2021. The series was executive produced by Mark Miller.{{Cite web|date=January 26, 2021|title=Mud Mountain Haulers shine light on forest industry|url=https://www.saobserver.net/entertainment/mud-mountain-haulers-shine-light-on-forest-industry/|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=Salmon Arm Observer|language=en-US}}
=''Princess Power''=
In 2018, it was announced that Thunderbird's kids and family division, Atomic Cartoons, had acquired the IP for Savannah Guthrie and Alison Oppenhiem's New York Times bestselling book series, Princesses Wear Pants. They produced an animated TV series titled Princess Power, in collaboration with Drew Barrymore's Flower Films, which was released on January 30, 2023.
Upcoming productions
=''Eerie''=
In 2018, Atomic Cartoons announced a second collaboration with the bestselling author Max Brallier, based on his book series for young adults, Eerie Elementary. The series will include live-action and feature animated elements. This is the second collaboration between Atomic Cartoons and Brallier, after The Last Kids on Earth.
=''The Marrow Thieves''=
In 2019, Thunderbird confirmed that author Cherie Dimaline will work with TV writer and producer Jennica Harper to adapt Dimaline's award-winning novel, The Marrow Thieves, for television.
= ''The Teenager and the Lost Mayan City'' =
The Teenager and the Lost Mayan City is an episode for the CBC documentary series The Nature of Things.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/independentproducers/genres/cbc_docs_the_nature_of_things|title=CBC Docs: The Nature of Things|last=|first=|date=|website=CBC|access-date=}} It follows the journey of teenager William Gadoury, who in May 2016 made headlines around the world when he announced he had discovered the location of a lost Mayan city using NASA satellite images and an ancient Mayan map of the stars.{{Cite web|url=https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/teen-discovers-lost-mayan-city/|title=Satellite images hint at lost Mayan city|date=November 25, 2016|website=National Geographic Kids|access-date=November 27, 2019}} The episode first aired on March 18, 2022, as Season 61, Episode 12.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20243492/| title=imdb title 20243492| website=IMDb}} The show did find the remains of a Mayan village.
=''Nate Create''=
Atomic Cartoons partnered with the Jim Henson Company to develop an animated series called Nate Create. This was created by Alex Rockwell (Norman Picklestripes, Word Party), who also executive produces alongside Lisa Henson and Halle Stanford for the Jim Henson Company, and Jennifer Twiner McCarron and Matthew Berkowitz for Atomic Cartoons.{{Cite web|url=https://cartt.ca/thunderbirds-atomic-cartoons-teams-with-jim-henson-co-for-new-animated-series/|title=Thunderbird's Atomic Cartoons teams with Jim Henson Co. for new animated series|date=February 28, 2020|website=Cartt.ca|language=en-CA|access-date=March 11, 2020}} Henson is working on the 52 x 11-minute preschool series with Atomic Cartoons, which is co-developing and co-producing the project out of its Vancouver studio and which will feature a variety of art styles like origami, watercolor, 2D, cut-out, stop-motion and CG.{{Cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2020/02/25/how-jim-henson-atomic-are-differentiating-nate-create/|title=How Henson & Atomic are differentiating Nate Create|access-date=March 11, 2020}}
= ''What If'' =
Great Pacific Media, the factual division of Thunderbird Entertainment Group, is in development{{when|date=April 2025}} on its first scripted project – a premium drama series about Nazi scientist Wernher Von Braun and his role in the US space program.{{Cite web|date=November 18, 2020|title=Thunderbird's Great Pacific moves into drama with Wernher Von Braun|url=https://tbivision.com/2020/11/18/great-pacifics-first-drama-about-nazi-scientist-turned-us-space-race-pioneer-wernher-von-braun/|access-date=December 8, 2020|website=TBI Vision|language=en-US}} Thunderbird's president Mark Miller will executive produce on behalf of Great Pacific Media. Thunderbird and Miller acquired the IP from the Smithsonian Institution last year.{{when|date=April 2025}}
= ''Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War'' =
Great Pacific Media, the factual division of Thunderbird Entertainment Group, is in development on its first scripted project, a premium drama series about Nazi scientist Wernher Von Braun and his role in the US space program. Thunderbird's president Mark Miller will executive produce on behalf of Great Pacific Media. Thunderbird and Miller acquired the IP from the Smithsonian Institution last year.{{when|date=April 2025}}
Recent and past productions
= ''Lego Star Wars Holiday Special for Disney+'' =
In August 2020, it was announced that Disney+ would be premiering a one-off Star Wars Lego animation. The special was set to premiere exclusively on Disney+ on November 17, 2020. Produced by Vancouver-based Atomic Cartoons (Thunderbird's Kids and Family Division), the Lego Group, and Lucasfilm, it was directed by Ken Cunningham and written by David Shayne, who was also a co-executive producer.{{Cite web|date=August 14, 2020|title=Kids round-up: Lego 'Star Wars' special blasts onto Disney+; Kartoon Channel! adds 230 episodes|url=https://tbivision.com/2020/08/14/kids-round-up-lego-star-wars-special-blasts-onto-disney-kartoon-channel-adds-230-episodes/|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=TBI Vision|language=en-US}}
= ''Somewhere Between'' =
Thunderbird Entertainment commenced production on a 10-episode first season of the new drama-thriller Somewhere Between in March 2017. The series aired on ABC in 2017 and was written by Stephen Tolkin. Tolkin executive produced the series with Thunderbird's executive chair of the board Ivan Fecan and Joseph Broido.
=''Blade Runner 2049''=
Thunderbird Entertainment owns a 50 percent stake in the Blade Runner franchise and was an active partner in the production of Blade Runner 2049.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/blade-runner-writer-team-director-326257 |title='Blade Runner' Writer to Re-Team with Director Ridley Scott on Sequel |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 17, 2012 |accessdate=July 12, 2012}} On August 18, 2011, it was announced that Ridley Scott had signed on to direct and produce the new instalment of Blade Runner.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ridley-scott-direct-new-blade-224937 |title=Ridley Scott to Direct New 'Blade Runner' Movie |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 18, 2011 |accessdate=July 12, 2012}}
On February 27, 2015, it was announced that Canadian director Denis Villeneuve would direct the sequel, and on February 28, 2015, it was confirmed that Harrison Ford would reprise his role as Rick Deckard.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/04/blade-runner-sequel-ryan-gosling-denis-villenueve-1201411267/ |title='Ryan Gosling to star in 'Blade Runner' Sequel |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 17, 2012 |accessdate=July 12, 2012}} On May 21, 2015, award-winning Cinematographer Roger Deakins joined the project.
The film also starred Ryan Gosling. Other cast members include Robin Wright, Dave Bautista, Jared Leto, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Carla Juri and Mackenzie Davis. Tim Gamble and Frank Giustra served as executive producers on behalf of Thunderbird Entertainment. The film was released in 2017.
=''Package Deal''=
On May 29, 2012, CityTV's original content team announced that it had commissioned Package Deal, a new comedy series produced by Thunderbird Entertainment and created by Andrew Orenstein ((Malcolm in the Middle, 3rd Rock from the Sun)). Package Deal was a 13-episode, half-hour, multi-camera original comedy about three overly close brothers and the woman who comes between them.{{cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/982197/citytv-greenlights-two-new-original-comedy-series-package-deal-and-seed |title=Citytv Greenlights Two New Original Comedy Series, Package Deal and Seed |publisher=Newswire.ca |date=May 29, 2012 |accessdate=July 12, 2012}} On April 1, 2013, it was announced that the show would begin airing on the CityTV network on Monday, May 6, 2013, at 8:30 pm PST.{{cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2013/04/01/city-to-debut-package-deal-comedy-on-may-6/; |title= City to debut Package Deal comedy on May 6 |publisher=playbackonline.ca |date=April 1, 2013 |accessdate=April 8, 2013}} The second season premiered on CityTV on September 12, 2014.On April 20, 2015, Thunderbird announced that the sitcom would be made available to stream in the US on Hulu. Package Deal stars Randal Edwards, Harland Williams, Jay Malone, Julia Voth and Jill Morrison.
=''Mr. Young''=
Thunderbird Entertainment and Corus Entertainment commenced production on a 26-episode first season of the comedy series Mr. Young in October 2010. The series was created by Dan Signer (The Suite Life on Deck, A.N.T. Farm), and stars Brendan Meyer, Matreya Fedor and Gig Morton. Mr. Young centers on child prodigy Adam Young (Meyer), who graduated from university at the age of 14. He decides to return to live the high school experience, but he becomes the science teacher at the school. With one foot in the lunchroom and the other foot in the staff room, it's Mr. Young's social life that's being put to the test.{{cite web|url=http://corusent.com/home/corporate/pressreleases/tabid/1697/default.aspx?Id=2178 |title=Press Release – Whiz-Kids-Turned-Teen Genius Mr. Young Acquired By Disney XD Around the World |publisher=Corusent.com |accessdate=July 12, 2012}}
On April 29, 2011 Mr. Young was renewed for a 26-episode second season.{{cite web |first=Wendy |last=Goldman Getzler |url=http://kidscreen.com/2011/04/29/ytvs-mr-young-gets-second-season/ |title=YTV's Mr. Young gets second season |publisher=Kidscreen |date=April 29, 2011 |accessdate=July 12, 2012}} The series was renewed for a third season in April 2012. Thunderbird began production of a 28-episode third season on May 10, 2012.{{cite web|last=Wild |first=Diane |url=http://www.tv-eh.com/2012/04/24/mr-young-season-3-going-into-production/ |title=Mr. Young season 3 going into production |publisher=Tv-eh.com |date=April 24, 2012 |accessdate=July 12, 2012}} The show ended its run on November 28, 2013, with three seasons and 80 episodes. Mr. Young was broadcast on YTV in Canada and Disney XD in the United States. Now is it available to stream on Netflix, and on Nelvana's Keep It Weird YouTube channel.
=''Some Assembly Required''=
Thunderbird Entertainment and Corus Entertainment commenced production on a 26-episode first season of the comedy series Some Assembly Required, which premiered on YTV on January 6, 2014. The series was created by Dan Signer (The Suite Life on Deck, A.N.T. Farm), and Howard Nemetz (Mr. Young, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) and stars Kolton Stewart, Charlie Storwick and Harrison Houde. It tells the story of Jarvis Raines (Kolton Stewart), an average teenager who becomes a boss overnight after he sues a toy company over a defective chemistry set that blows up his house. Jarvis' first act as CEO of Knickknack Toys is to recruit a group of kids from his high school to help him run the company.
On January 5, 2015, Some Assembly Required returned to YTV for an 18-episode second season. The series was renewed for a third season in August 2015 and began production of 13 new episodes that same month. Some Assembly Required is broadcast on YTV in Canada. On February 25, 2015, it was announced that Netflix had acquired season one, which began streaming worldwide outside of Canada on June 19, 2015. On October 16, 2015, Netflix began streaming season two of the series. The third season aired a 13-episode season on March 14, and its series finale aired on YTV June 6, 2016, in Canada.
=''Endgame''=
Endgame is a drama series that was developed and produced by Thunderbird Entertainment.{{cite web|url=http://www.thunderbirdfilms.net/s/News.asp?ReportID=420572 |title=Thunderbird Entertainment Inc. – News – Shawn Doyle Stars in Canwest's New Original Drama Series Endgame|date=July 12, 2012 |publisher=Thunderbirdfilms.net |accessdate=July 12, 2012}} The series premiered on Showcase Television network on Monday, March 14, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsoninvancouver.ca/endgame/ |title=Endgame | Vancouver TV Listings, Real Estate Listings, and Movie Listings – What's On |publisher=Whatsoninvancouver.ca |date=March 11, 2011 |accessdate=July 12, 2012}} In the US, Endgame was broadcast exclusively on Hulu.{{cite web|last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2012/01/hulu-picks-up-canadian-drama-endgame-211827/ |title=Hulu Picks Up Canadian Drama 'Endgame' |date=January 9, 2012 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=July 12, 2012}} The series follows former World Chess Champion Arkady Balagan, a genius who uses his analytical skills to solve crimes. It stars Shawn Doyle (Big Love, 24) as Arkady Balagan and features Patrick Gallagher (Glee), Torrance Coombs (Heartland), Katharine Isabelle (Da Vinci's Inquest, Supernatural) and Carmen Aguirre (The L Word).
Awards
=''Kim's Convenience''=
For the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, Kim's Convenience garnered 11 nominations, including Best Comedy Series, Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Lee), Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Yoon and Bang), and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Phung).[http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadian-screen-awards-nominations-1.3938015 "Orphan Black, Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience up for Canadian Screen Awards"]. CBC News, January 17, 2017. Lee won the award for best actor in a continuing leading comedic role for his portrayal of Appa,[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/orphan-black-star-tatiana-maslany-dominates-canadian-screen-awards-two-best-actress-wins-985464 "'Orphan Black' Star Tatiana Maslany Dominates Canadian Screen Awards With Two Best Actress Wins"]. The Hollywood Reporter, March 12, 2017. and Phung won Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Kimchee.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadian-screen-awards-creative-fiction-1.4016191 "Canadian Screen Awards 2017: Baroness von Sketch Show, Orphan Black big winners"]. CBC News, March 8, 2017.
Kim's Convenience won two awards at the 2017 Toronto ACTRA Awards, Outstanding Performance – Female for actress Jean Yoon, and the Members’ Choice Series Ensemble Award for Best Cast.{{cite news|title=Kim's Convenience scores two prizes at ACTRA Awards|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/kims-convenience-wins-two-actra-awards/article34144736/|website=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=February 28, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.actratoronto.com/performers/community/the-actra-awards-in-toronto/2017-actra-awards-in-toronto-nominees/|title=2017 ACTRA Awards in Toronto Nominees – ACTRA Toronto|website=actratoronto.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220015746/http://www.actratoronto.com/performers/community/the-actra-awards-in-toronto/2017-actra-awards-in-toronto-nominees/|archivedate=February 20, 2017}}
The first-season episodes "Ddong Chim" and "Janet's Photos" were 2017 Writers Guild of Canada's Canadian Screenwriting Awards finalists in the TV comedy category.{{cite web|url=http://thunderbird.tv/2017/02/28/announcing-the-wgc-screenwriting-awards-finalists/|title=Thunderbird – Announcing the WGC Screenwriting Awards Finalists|website=thunderbird.tv|date=February 28, 2017}}
At the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, the series received 12 nominations. It won Best Comedy Series, Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Lee), and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Phung).
At the 2019 Canadian Screen Awards, the series was not eligible to be nominated because its broadcast slot had moved from fall to winter. Case member Andrew Phung, however, was nominated for the Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award, for his portrayal of Kimchee on the series.
In July 2020, it was announced that Kim's Convenience had won three Leo Awards:{{Cite web|title=2020 Leo Awards, Nominees & Winners by Name|url=https://secure.leoawards.com/2020/nominees_and_winners/nominees_and_winners_by_name_2020.php|access-date=August 6, 2020|website=secure.leoawards.com}}
- Best Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series
- Best Direction in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series
- Best Performance or Host in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series
=''Beat Bugs''=
The program received an AWGIE Award in animation for an episode script in 2016, an AACTA Award for Best Children's Television Series and a Daytime Emmy Award in 2017.
At the 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards, Beat Bugs won for Outstanding Sound Mixing in a Preschool Animated Program.
= Canada's 100 Most Powerful Women =
In November 2019, CEO Jennifer Twiner McCarron was named by the Women's Executive Network (WXN) as one of Canada's 100 Most Powerful Women.{{Cite web|url=https://wxnetwork.com/wxn/top100winners2019/|title=WXN Top100 Winners 2019|website=PhaseNyne - Canada English|language=en-US|access-date=December 28, 2019}} Presented in partnership with KPMG, the list pays tribute to the outstanding women across Canada who advocate for diversity in the workforce and seek to inspire the next generation of leaders.
= ''Fast Company''{{'}}s 2020 List of the World's Most Innovative Companies =
On March 10, 2020, Thunderbird was named to Fast Company{{'}}s prestigious annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/thunderbird-entertainment-named-to-fast-company-s-2020-list-of-the-world-s-most-innovative-companies-804548655.html|title=Thunderbird Entertainment Named to Fast Company's 2020 List of the World's Most Innovative Companies|website=www.newswire.ca|language=en|access-date=March 11, 2020}} The company was ranked #9 in the Film and Television category.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90457834/film-tv-most-innovative-companies-2020|title=The 10 most innovative companies of 2020 in film and TV|date=March 10, 2020|website=Fast Company|language=en-US|access-date=March 11, 2020}}
= ''Molly of Denali'' =
In June 2020, Molly of Denali was awarded a George Foster Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting in 2019.{{Cite web|date=June 10, 2020|title=Thunderbird Entertainment announces prestigious Peabody award for 'Molly of Denali' series|url=https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/921623/thunderbird-entertainment-announces-prestigious-peabody-award-for--molly-of-denali--series-921623.html|access-date=August 6, 2020|website=Proactiveinvestors UK|language=en}}
In September 2020, Molly of Denali was presented with the 2020 Television Critics Association award for "Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming" during the 2019 season.{{Cite web|title=Molly of Denali, PBS Kids Series Focused on Indigenous Inclusions Wins TCA Award|url=https://www.wgbh.org/foundation/press/molly-of-denali-pbs-kids-series-focused-on-indigenous-inclusion-wins-tca-award|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=www.wgbh.org}}
In February 2021, WGBH, Atomic Cartoons and PBS Kids won a Kidscreen Award for Molly of Denali in the inaugural Best Inclusivity category.{{Cite web|title=Kidscreen Awards 2021 winners|url=https://kidscreen.com/2021/02/09/kidscreen-awards-2021-winners/|access-date=March 5, 2021}}
=''The Last Kids on Earth''=
In July 2020, The Last Kids on Earth, produced by Atomic Cartoons, won the Emmy Award for Special Class Animated Program.{{Cite web|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=July 27, 2020|title=Daytime Emmys Announce Kids, Animation, Lifestyle Awards: 'Sesame Street' Among Big Winners|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/daytime-emmys-winners-2020-sesame-street-1234716898/|access-date=August 6, 2020|website=Variety|language=en}}
In July 2020, it was also announced that The Last Kids on Earth had won four Leo Awards:
- Best Animation Program or Series
- Best Direction, Animation Program or Series
- Best Art Direction, Animation Program or Series
- Best Musical Score, Animation Program or Series
= ''Highway Thru Hell'' =
In July 2020, it was announced that Highway Thru Hell had won a Leo Award for "Best Musical Score in a Documentary Series".
= ''Worst to First'' =
In July 2020, it was announced that Worst to First had won a Leo Award for "Best Host(s) in an Information, Lifestyle or Reality Series".
Shows
=Scripted TV series=
= Factual TV series =
- 1800 Seconds: Chasing Canada's Snowbirds
- Air Dogs
- Airshow
- Animal Miracles with Alan Thicke
- Bulging Brides
- Campus Vets
- Confessions: Animal Hoarding
- Daily Planet - Segments
- Game of Homes
- Heroines
- Industrious
- The Last 10 Pounds Bootcamp
- Makeover Wish
- Megaroof: Rebuilding BC Place
- Miss Landmine
- The Mistress
- Model Killers
- Monster Quake: Chile
- Monster Quake: Japan
- My Evil Sister
- Peak to Peak
- Prisoners of Age
- Raising Big Blue
- Scared of my Shadow
- Untold Stories of the ER
=Animated series=
- 101 Dalmatian Street
- Beat Bugs
- Ella the Elephant
- Johnny Test
- The Last Kids on Earth
- Lego Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit
- Little Charmers
- Marvel's Avengers Assemble
- Max & Ruby
- Maya the Bee
- Milo vs ALEX!
- Minecraft Mini-Series
- Mixels
- Nico Can Dance!
- Pirate Express
- Rocket Monkeys
- Spider-Man Unlimited
- Super Dinosaur
- Transformers: Rescue Bots
- World of Quest
- Zigby
- Zixx
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://thunderbird.tv/}}
- [http://www.greatpacifictv.com/ Great Pacific Television]
- [http://thunderbird.tv/production/scripted/ Thunderbird Productions]
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