Editing Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)

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[[File:Transformers-EarthSpark-Poster-Nick.jpg|thumb|upright=2|[[Nick Roche|By Nick,]] [[Nickelodeon|for Nick]].]]
'''''Transformers: EarthSpark'' ''' is an upcoming animated series set to debut in November [[2022]] in support of the [[franchise]] of [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|the same name]]. First announced on [[February 25]], [[2021]] alongside ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|Transformers: BotBots]]'', the new series will be co-produced by [[Entertainment One]] and [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]], and it will feature 3D [[computer-generated imagery|CG animation]] by [[Icon Creative Studio]]. In the United States, the series will exclusively premiere on [[Paramount+]] in November 2022, with 26 half-hour episodes ordered for its first season. 
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==Premise==
[[File:EarthSpark first look.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
Many years after the end of the war between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, young [[human]]s [[Robby Malto|Robby]] and [[Mo Malto]] are struggling to adapt after moving from [[Philadelphia]] to the small town of [[Witwicky (ES)|Witwicky]]. When they find a strange object in a cave, it grants them mysterious robotic gauntlets and gives life to the [[Terran]]s [[Twitch Malto|Twitch]] and [[Thrash Malto|Thrash]]—the first ever [[Transformer]]s to be born on [[Earth]]. Now bonded to them through their gauntlets, the Maltos adopt the two robots into their family, while the Autobots reach out to them and offer the Terrans the chance to be mentored by [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]]. Now, as new threats both Decepticon and human arise, the Maltos work together to keep each other safe and find their place in the world while learning what it truly means to be a family.

==Characters==
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|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] ([[Danny Pudi]])
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])
*[[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] ([[Cissy Jones]])
*[[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]]
|c2=
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] ([[Rory McCann]])
*[[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]]
*[[Bombshell (ES)|Bombshell]]
|c3=
*[[Robby Malto]] ([[Sydney Mikayla]])
*[[Mo Malto]] ([[Zion Broadnax]])
*[[Dot Malto]] ([[Benni Latham]])
*[[Alex Malto]] ([[Jon Jon Briones]])
*[[Mandroid|Dr. Meridian/Mandroid]] ([[Diedrich Bader]])
|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Twitch Malto]] ([[Kat Khavari]])
*[[Thrash Malto]] ([[Zeno Robinson]])
|h5=Others||c5=
*[[Arachnamech]]s
}}

==Creative team==
The series is executive produced by [[Ant Ward]], [[Nicole Dubuc]] and [[Dale Malinowski]]. Malinowski is also developing the show alongside [[Claudia Spinelli]] and [[Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt]]. Other known staff include story editor [[Mae Catt]], storyboard director [[Jordan Rosato]], director [[JJ Conway]], storyboard artist [[Matthew Humphreys]], writer [[Maasai Singleton]], and character designers [[Nick Roche]] and [[Angelo Vilar]].

==Notes==
* The series was originally planned to premiere on Nickelodeon first, with international releases to follow. At Nickelodeon's upfront in March 2022, a newer announcement clarified that the series would premiere globally on Paramount+ in November 2022.<ref>[https://www.theilluminerdi.com/2022/03/30/transformers-earthspark-november/ Transformers: EarthSpark Rolls Out on Paramount+ This November]</ref> No announcement has been made as to whether the series will later air on Nickelodeon like other Paramount+ series.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://deadline.com/2021/02/nickelodeon-orders-transformers-animated-comedy-series-hasbro-franchise-1234700661/ Nickelodeon Orders 'Transformers' Animated Series Based On Hasbro Franchise — Deadline]


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