Nickelodeon To Develop Norman Lear Animated Project ‘Man Of The House’
Nickelodeon has put in development Man of the House (working title), a new animated project from Norman Lear’s ACT III Productions. The project will be overseen by Claudia Spinelli, who has been promoted to VP Animation Development, from her previous role as VP Current Series,
With creative concept by Colombian-American writer and illustrator Michael Molina (Trivia Night), Man of the House follows 11-year-old José as he helps his mother Maria watch over his two younger siblings, Maria Juliana (Maju) and Diego, while trying to form a hip-hop group with his quirky classmate and neighbor, Wilbur, that lives downstairs. Lear (All in the Family, The Jeffersons) and Brent Miller (One Day at a Time) will serve as executive producers.
In her expanded role, Spinelli will oversee the development pipeline of all new animated content, while identifying potential creators, showrunners, writers and directors. She will also work closely with Nickelodeon’s talent relations department and the animation community to scout new talent for animation development.
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