Chicken Squad (News And Discussion Thread)

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Disney Junior Greenlights Animated ‘Chicken Squad’ Inspired by Book Series (Exclusive)

Disney Junior has greenlighted animated show 'The Chicken Squad,' which is inspired by Doreen Cronin’s children’s book series.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Chicken Squad is an upcoming Disney Junior show set to come out in 2020, based on the book of the same name. The description is as follows:

The show follows three young chickens, Coop, Little Boo and Sweetie , and their mentor, Captain JJ Tully, a retired police dog, as they work together to keep their neighborhood safe and sound.

The voice cast includes Ramone Hamilton as Coop, the enthusiastic and inventive leader; Maxwell Simkins as Little Boo, the quick and confident younger brother; Gabriella Graves as Sweetie, the strong and big-hearted sister; and Yvette Nicole Brown as Captain Tully.

The show is created by Disney veteran Tom Rogers (who wrote many Disney Toon Studios movies like Cinderella 2, Winnie The Pooh: Springtime With Roo, and Kronk's New Groove) (on the tv side, he's written one shot scripts for The 7D and Sofia The First, and is a staff writer for Elena Of Avalor) . Rachel Ruderman, who worked on Sofia and Elena, is story editor. Puppy Dog Pals director Scott Bern is supervising director. Wild Canary is handling the animation.

 

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When you scroll down the website, it mentions the show coming out in fall 2020. I predict an October release date.

 

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Mia Resella's LinkedIn profile says she's writing for the series. She's worked on shows like Nella The Princess Knight, Craig Of The Creek, Muppet Babies, and Vampirina and Deadendia.

 

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This article about Karissa Valencia's Netflix show Spirit Rangers says that she's also a writer for this series.

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Here's an interview with Tom Rogers, where he talks about two things:

1. The plan is to release the series in spring 2021. It all depends.

2. There's a good deal of diversity behind the scenes, such as having about half of the voice actors being of diverse backgrounds, and about 50% of the writing and storyboarding staff are women.

Portrait of an Artist: Tom Rogers ’84 | Arts | The Harvard Crimson

Tom Rogers ’84 came into his senior year of high school thinking he wanted to be a physicist. Now, after a nine-year stint as a staff writer for Disney animated television, he has a Daytime Emmy to his name for “Elena of Avalor,” a book titled “Eleven,” and a whole host of awards for his various...

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So, Tom Rogers just put who the main writing team is for Chicken Squad. Some I've mentioned before, and some are revealed here. Anyway, there's Rachel Ruderman, Kelly Lynne D'Angelo, Bama Coogan, Lizzie Prestel, John Huss, James Eason Garcia, Mia Resella, Karissa Valencia, and Andy Guerdat.

 

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Chicken Squad will premiere at 7:30pm on Friday May 14 on the Disney Junior channel.

Disney Junior's The Chicken Squad: Trailer and Show Details | POPSUGAR Family

www.popsugar.com

 

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Here are the Chicken Squad episodes airing in May. On May 14, we have the episodes "Chicken Squad to the Rescue / A Speedy Exit" and "The Natural / A Dirty Job". On May 21, we have "Gone to the Dogs / Coop Dreams". On May 28, we have "Roommate Rumble / The Need for Speed".

Disney Junior May Premieres

Disney Junior May Premieres

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Tom Rogers revealed in an interview how season 1 of Chicken Squad is 29 episodes. He also talked about wanting to hire fresh faces for the show to help them move up in the industry.

Tom Rogers hatches fresh talent for Chicken Squad

The veteran Disney writer talks about how he got his first showrunning gig on Disney Junior's upcoming series The Chicken Squad, and shares his thoughts on taking chances with up-and-coming talent.

kidscreen.com

 

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Here's a video for The Chicken Squad.

 

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Kelsey Norden's profile says that she will be a director for the series.

 

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Here's a video about Tully.

 

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Here's a sneak peek at one of the songs as well as a clip.

Exclusive The Chicken Squad Song Clip From Disney Junior's New Series

ComingSoon.net has an exclusive song clip from Disney Junior's upcoming animated series The Chicken Squad, set to debut on Friday, May 14 -- which also happens to be National Dance Like a Chicken Day!

www.comingsoon.net

Here's a 12 minute podcast that Tom Rogers took part in. He talks about the development for the series.

Guest: 'The Chicken Squad' EP Tom Rogers - Lights Camera Jackson

Tom Rogers is the executive producer of the new Disney Junior animated series 'The Chicken Squad', which premieres Friday May 14th at 7:30pm.

lights-camera-jackson.com

1:40 He talks about how the designs for the titular squad are more distinct in order to better help tell them apart.

3:35 He mentions how Tully will have a song in the future about how every dog needs a home.

4:45 There's something called The Chicken Charge which helps them with what they need.

7:15 He said how Doreen Cronin helped out in developing the series.

9:00 May 14 is Dance Like A Chicken Day, and he notes the coincidental release of the show to coincide with the holiday. He dubs it Chicken Squad Day.

9:50 He talks about being married to an interior designer, with that influence showing up in the series.

 

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Here's a behind the scenes video for Chicken Squad.

 

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The first episode is on YouTube.

 

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The cat stuck in the tree in this picture is based on Rachel Ruderman's childhood cat Pumpkin. She said that she will be introduced in an upcoming episode.

 

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According to the LinkedIn profile of Greg Rankin, he's now a director for the series.

 

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Here's a nursery rhyme.

 

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Roy Burdine is a director for the series.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/roy-burdine-159874b

 

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The first 7 episodes of The Chicken Squad comes to Disney Plus on August 11.

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