In accordance with Deadline, Stanford is embarking on a brand new chapter in her profession as an unbiased producer and author.
She signed a first-look producing cope with The Jim Henson Firm, the place she has been a producer and government for the previous 30 years.
By her 7 Crow Tales banner, Stanford will develop a various vary of live-action and animated initiatives for The Jim Henson Firm, concentrating on preschool, household, and primetime audiences. Her focus will stay on creating partaking, impactful, and imaginative content material throughout numerous genres. Upcoming initiatives embrace the primetime fantasy collection Goblins starring Norman Reedus, the primetime animated collection Lore Olympus primarily based on Webtoon’s digital comedian, and the animated collection Adrenaline Lemmings for older children. She can be set to develop a future manufacturing of Fraggle Rock.
As a part of the brand new deal, Stanford will function creator, showrunner, and author for a number of Jim Henson Firm initiatives that she has personally developed. One main mission is the live-action puppet preschool collection Jim Henson’s Wowsabout!, set to start capturing this summer season. Co-created by Stanford and Dorien Davies, the present follows Roxy, a guitar-playing hedgehog, and Ronald, a tree-loving pig, as they discover awe-inspiring wonders just like the California Redwoods, a sleepover with the Declaration of Independence, and artwork museums. Davies and John Tartaglia will function Co-EPs and puppeteers for the characters of Roxy and Ronald.
By her first-look deal, Stanford will proceed to collaborate carefully with The Jim Henson Firm’s CEO, Lisa Henson, who leads the Artistic Affairs group, alongside Tara Billik (Vice President of Function Movies), Delaney Shiokari (Director of Primetime Growth), Tim O’Brien (Manufacturing Government), John Tartaglia (Artistic Supervisor for Fraggle Rock), and an upcoming Vice President of Children’ Growth. Brian Henson and Vince Raisa from Brian Henson Productions may even stay concerned in growing the corporate’s movie and TV sl
Chris Lytton, The Jim Henson Firm’s COO and President, added, “Having Halle Stanford apply her expertise and expertise now as a producer and showrunner broadens our capabilities and strengthens our slate general, as she’s going to present concentrated firepower and focus to a few of our highest-priority initiatives.”
Stanford lately government produced Fraggle Rock: Again to the Rock, which earned 10 Emmy nominations for its second season, alongside nominations for a PGA Award, WGA Award, Environmental Media Award, and a GLAAD Media Award. Her different EP credit embrace Emmy winner The Darkish Crystal: Age of Resistance, Fraggle Rock: Rock On!, Slumberkins, Harriet the Spy, and PBS Children collection like Sid the Science Child, Dinosaur Prepare, and Splash and Bubbles. She was additionally an EP on Julie’s Greenroom, Pajanimals, and Phrase Occasion.
Stanford joined The Jim Henson Firm in 1993, engaged on initiatives like Muppet Treasure Island, Muppets Tonight, Bear within the Huge Blue Home, and Farscape. She based 7 Crow Tales, an organization centered on youngsters’s content material and rebranding franchises, in 2000, and returned to Henson in 2003, creating over 500 hours of programming seen in 150+ nations and incomes 100+ awards.
A 12-time Emmy nominee, Stanford has additionally been acknowledged with the Cynopsis Prime Girls in Media Award, the Company Visionary Award, and the Cynopsis Children !magination Award. She is represented by The Gotham Group.
