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Atomic taps former Disney Junior exec to spearhead development

By Sadhana Bharanidharan
May 26, 2022
Kitty Walsh stepped into her newly created L.A.-based role this month and will work closely with Rose Stacey, who has been promoted to development manager.

kitty walshAnimation studio Atomic Cartoons has recruited Kitty Walsh (pictured) as its first-ever executive director of development.

Walsh previously served in the same role at Disney Junior, where she developed series like Robogobo, The Chicken Squad, Eureka! and 2021 special Mickey’s Tale of Two Witches.

Based in L.A., Walsh reports to Atomic Originals VPs Aaron Behl and Kristin Cummings. Her remit is to source and develop new kids and family content and nurture creative partnerships.

Atomic has also promoted Rose Stacey from development coordinator to manager of development. A former Nickelodeon Animation exec, Stacey will work with Walsh to seek out new original IPs to move through the company’s development pipeline.

Atomic—the kids and family division of Thunderbird Entertainment Group—is a coproducer on projects including 2D-animated series The Last Kids on Earth (Netflix) and Molly of Denali (PBS KIDS), both of which premiered in 2019.

This story originally appeared in Kidscreen