Blue Ant Media’s new Toronto-based animation studio has started production on an adult-oriented animated comedy.
Look Mom! Productions, led by creative director Joshua Bowen, and L.A.-based Mondo have set to work on Gary & His Demons (16 x 11 minutes), which follows an exhausted middle-aged demon hunter named Gary whose boss won’t let him retire. The animated short series will premiere in the U.S. on Mondo’s channel on the streamer VRV in Spring 2018.
The series is based on a pilot from the Bite on Mondo pitch program, launched by Blue Ant, Mondo and YouTube in 2013. It is created by Space Riders‘ Mark Little, who also serves as head writer, co-director and the voice of Gary.
Gary is executive produced by Bowen, Wendy Willis and Pia Chikiamco. It is co-directed by Lou Solis (Secret Path). Solis Animation provides animation services on the series.
Blue Ant Media launched Look Mom! in October 2017. In addition to Gary, the animation studio is in development on two kids series, Toy Hunters (26 x 11 minutes) and Cloudface (26 x 11 minutes).