CYBER GROUP STUDIOS’ “50/50 HEROES” HEADS INTO PRODUCTION

During MIFA 2020, in Annecy, France, Cyber Group Studios announced that its brand-new animated series “50/50 Heroes,” developed with pubcaster France Télévisions, is leading into production this June.

The 52x11’ 2D-HD comedy series, aimed at children from 6 to 10 years old, follows the adventures of Mo and Sam, half-brother and sister, aged 11 and 9. One day, they find out that they have inherited some powers from their great-great-great-grandma, who had a fling with a superhero many moons ago. But, as half-siblings, they must share these powers down the middle. Upshot: these two “sorta superheroes” run half as fast and turn half-invisible.

“50/50 Heroes” is based on an original idea of Romain Gadiou and Chloé Sastre, co-writers of Cyber Group Studios’ “Mirette Investigates” and “Tom Sawyer” animated series. Graphic designs have been made by two key artists from renown “Collective Steak”: Yann de Preval for character designs and Anthony Vivien for the backgrounds. The series will be directed by Cédric Fremeaux.

Cyber Group Studios also announced that the show will be mostly produced out of the company’s studios, both in Paris and in Roubaix, and will use a 2D technique together with an in-house special effects’ technology developed by Cyber’s Research and development (R&D) department. 

“I am particularly happy to work with France Télévisions on this new comedy series and to work together with such talented artists both in our Paris and Roubaix studio, dedicated to create new animation using groundbreaking technology for our upcoming productions in CG and 2D,”  said Pierre Sissmann, President and CEO of Cyber Group Studios.

Tiphaine de Raguenel, Head of Young Publics and Animation France Télévisions, added: “A promise of a stunning comedy, ‘50/50 Heroes’ is the ambitious original creation that France Télévisions was waiting for on the theme of relations between half-brother and half-sister with a not at all serious tone. With Mo and Sam, this series invents a duo of a new genre half-superhero half-brother and sister. ‘50/50 Heroes’ will undoubtedly be the next big success of Cyber Group Studios and we are happy to offer it exclusively to our audience on Okoo”.