LOS ANGELES, CA – Nacelle, the studio behind the upcoming Robo Force animated series has brought on Canadian based animation company, Cartoon Conrad, as lead studio for the project.

Cartoon Conrad is a Canadian-based animation studio located in Beaver Bank near Halifax, Nova Scotia. The company has recently produced DC Superhero Girls (Cartoon Network), Teen Titans Go (Cartoon Network), Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (Netflix), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Cartoon Network), Green Eggs and Ham (Netflix), and more.

The first season of Robo Force will have six episodes, and the pilot will be directed by Brian Volk-Weiss. Gavin Hignight (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Wars Resistance, Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy) and Tom Stern (Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History, The Andy Milonakis Show, Spongebob Squarepants) have joined to write and produce.

In the 1980s, as transformable robot toys dominated the toy aisles, Ideal Toys decided to capitalize on the craze by introducing Robo Force. Ideal partnered with CBS in 1984 to release an animated show and went on to secure partnerships with companies from Buena Vista Records (Disney) to Random House, Topps and Hallmark to pull-off one of the biggest launches in toy business history. Unfortunately, although Ideal went all-in, Hasbro debuted Transformers at the same time and Robo Force flopped. Since then, Robo Force figures have been in high demand amongst vintage toy collectors.

The project will be financed, produced and distributed by the Burbank-based Nacelle Company. In 2022, Nacelle announced a revival of the Robo Force franchise, with a new line of toys, consumer products, and the aforementioned animated series.
The story takes place in 2089, where the latest version of Robo Force debuted with plans to be society’s next heroes. Unfortunately, two days after the announcement, the Utopia Corporation revealed their new Utopia 101 line, which made Robo Force immediately obsolete. For over 20 years, Robo Force has been doing the menial jobs that no one likes to talk about but keeps society moving; “fun things” like robo rooting, robo calls, and underwater welding! Maxx 89 and his friends had given up hope when suddenly, the Utopia 101s turn on humanity, and there is no one else that even has a chance to stop them.

“We’re excited to have such a fantastic partner with Cartoon Conrad, who’s helping bring this big idea into reality,” said Nacelle Company CEO, Brian Volk-Weiss.
“Not every day you get a call from Brian Volk-Weiss. I have been following his work for years now and needless to say, we jumped at the chance to work with him and his talented team at the Nacelle Company.” said Cartoon Conrad CEO, Luke Conrad. Robo Force is produced by Brian Volk-Weiss, Cisco Henson, Gavin Hignight, Tom Stern, Matt Kravitsky, Michael Goodman, and John Kent.

About Nacelle:
Nacelle, founded by Brian Volk-Weiss, is an American diversified media company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Established in 2017, they are the leader in the pop-culture and comedy space through their scripted and unscripted production, podcasting, publishing, records, distribution, development, management toys, and consumer product divisions. The company has produced several notable hits, including Netflix’s Emmy award-winning docuseries, Down To Earth with Zac Efron and the NAACP Image award-nominated Kevin Hart’s Guide To Black History, as well as Netflix’s The Movies That Made Us, The Toys That Made Us, Behind The Attraction on Disney+, Sony’s Mad About You, Icons Unearthed on Vice, CW’s Discontinued, All The Way Black for BET+ History’s Grant, Amazon’s A Toy Store Near You, and History’s Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek. Nacelle develops, produces and distributes content across multiple media platforms including Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, HBO, Discovery, BET+, A&E Networks, Peacock, Hulu, Vice, Viacom, History, and many more. In 2022, Nacelle expanded with a consumer products division aimed at reviving beloved toy properties such as Robo Force, Sectaurs, The Great Garloo and others. The company is dedicated to showcasing groundbreaking stories and pop-culture history through its signature documentary filmmaking style, unique hybrid distribution system and a consistent desire to never stop exploring.

About Cartoon Conrad:
Cartoon Conrad has worked with some of the largest brands in the world including, The Simpsons, TMNT, LEGO, StoryBots and Woody Woodpecker to name a few. Now reaching to 1 billion views on YouTube the studio is soaring to new heights. Cartoon Conrad and it’s 100 employees are uniquely located on a beautiful and secluded woodland property in Beaver Bank near Halifax, Nova Scotia. Centered around a renovated and modernized farmhouse, their project teams operate out of several buildings on a landscaped and private campus, surrounded by tall trees, lakes and a variety of local wildlife.