Season 2 in Production with 40 New Space Adventures
NEW YORK, NY – June 17, 2016 – Space Race, LLC announced today that Sprout, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment’s 24-hour preschool network, will launch season two of the award-winning, animated Space Racers® series this fall. Currently in production with 40 original eleven-minute episodes, Space Racers has the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Space Camp® as a partner to develop new educational curricular material to accompany the show.
Space Racers maintains its focus on high quality content designed to engage and entertain preschoolers with exciting space missions throughout the solar system and beyond. Beginning this fall, Sprout will air all new episodes of Space Racers Season 2 in conjunction with re-airings of the 50 x 11’ Season 1 adventures. In addition to broadcast, the Space Racers series will be available on Sprout’s VOD and digital platforms.
“Space Racers has established a loyal, worldwide fan base over the past two years and we are excited to partner with Sprout for the US roll out of season two of the show this fall,” said Executive Producer and Space Race, LLC’s CEO Michael Matays. “Space Racers entertains and teaches kids about the wonders of space and science with references to real space missions. Our goal is to stimulate children’s imaginations and to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, astronauts and explorers.”
“Space Racers taps into preschoolers’ curiosity to discover and learn about the world around them,” said Amy Friedman, SVP, Programming & Development at Sprout. “We’re excited to introduce our viewers to the Space Racers cadets. We think they’ll make a great addition to the Sprout family!”
Space Racers follows Eagle, Robyn, Hawk, Starling, Raven and their fellow cadets as they explore the solar system and the universe. Headmaster Crane, Professor Coot and other faculty members of the Stardust Bay Space Academy guide the cadets on missions that cover heliophysics, earth science, planetary science and astrophysics among many science disciplines explained at a preschool level. The stunning CGI animation plus authentic sounds and images from outer space provided by NASA bring the richness of space and diversity of planetary landscapes, as well as the characters, vividly to life for young minds. Along with the U.S. Space & Rocket Center and Space Camp®, Space Race, LLC will expand on the existing curriculum of highly engaging lessons focused on
the science and technology components of an early childhood STEM curriculum.
“Space Racers is a friendly launch pad to excite the imagination of the youngest members of the Mars Generation,” Dr. Deborah Barnhart, Chief Executive Officers of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center said. “It turns the universe into their future runway. Space Racers embodies the experience of Space Camp, preparing the next generation of scientists, explorers and leaders.”
Space Race, LLC has engaged Carlin West Agency LLC (CWA) to secure partnerships for Space Racers with leading licensees in all merchandise categories.
Space Racers Cast & Crew
Commanding the Space Racers missions of Season 2 production are veteran executive producers Michael Matays, Matthias Schmitt and Charles Matays. The show’s original world-class creative team remains intact with Emmy Award winning director Mark Risley (Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys, Yo-kai Watch), head writer Allan Neuwirth (Octonauts, Tumble Leaf, Cyberchase) and composer/songwriter Jody Gray (Courage the Cowardly Dog). Returning cast members are: Yuri Lowenthal as Eagle, Alicyn Packard as Robyn, Meyer DeLeeuw as Hawk, Johnny Yong Bosch as Raven, Melissa Hutchison as AVA/Starling, Phil Lollar as Headmaster Crane, Joseph Terry as Professor Coot, Rick Zieff as Pigeon and Katie Leigh as Sandpiper.
About Space Race, LLC
Space Race, LLC based in New York, is the global production company behind Space Racers and specializes in children’s programming and educational entertainment. Space Racers currently airs in over 130 countries across the globe and is available in more than 25 languages. Honors include numerous awards including the American Public Television Programming Excellence Award, Parents Choice Awards and a
Cynopsis !magination Award. To learn more about Space Racers please visit http://spaceracers.org.
About Sprout
Sprout is the 24-hour preschool TV network that reflects real kids and the real worlds they are growing up in. Sprout’s original programming inspires families to experience the possibilities in every single day, and includes animated series “Nina’s World,” “Ruff- Ruff, Tweet & Dave” and “Floogals.” Sprout’s “Sunny Side Up” is the only morning show for preschoolers and broadcasts live from NBCU Studios in Rockefeller Plaza. Launched in 2005 and now in over 58 million US homes, Sprout is a network of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. Please visit www.sproutonline.com for additional information.
About the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is home to Space Camp® and Aviation Challenge®, the Apollo 16 capsule, the National Historic Landmark Saturn V rocket and world-class traveling exhibits. USSRC is the Official Visitor Center for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and a showcase for national defense technologies developed at the U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal. To learn more about the U.S. Space & Rocket Center please visit www.rocketcenter.com.