As principal photography on the third season of the Canadian version of the Japanese format Old Enough! wraps, Blue Ant Studios and Nippon TV have unveiled a new format, Majority Rules.
Old Enough! is a TVOkids original from Blue Ant Studios based on a Nippon TV format. Seasons one and two of the Canadian take will air in prime time in Japan this April on CS Nippon. Following their successful collaboration on the format, the companies have since partnered to work on the development and production of unscripted formats coming out of Nippon TV’s Gyokuro Studio for the North American market.
Majority Rules is a new social strategy experiment that challenges the societal paradigms of majority/minority. The format is being soft-launched at the London TV Screenings.
“We cannot wait for families across the country to see more extraordinary stories and the joy of watching children step into their growing self-reliance in season 3 of Old Enough!,” said Matt Hornburg, co-president at Blue Ant Studios. “We value the commitment our partners at TVO have made to this series, and we’re equally thrilled to build on our partnership with Nippon TV by announcing Majority Rules. This collaboration allows us to bring a compelling new format to North America and, ultimately, to audiences worldwide.”
“This marks a historic milestone for the Canadian adaptation of Old Enough!, one of Nippon TV’s most treasured and beloved formats, as it reaches an impressive third season,” said Tom Miyauchi, head of the Nippon TV LA Business Office. “It is even more meaningful for our partnership with Blue Ant Studios to successfully ‘re-import’ their outstanding Canadian adaptation back into Japan for CS Nippon, bringing it to audiences who have loved Nippon TV’s Old Enough! for over 30 years. Our partnership with Blue Ant Studios has evolved into a dynamic creative alliance, and we have great expectations for future collaborations through Gyokuro Studio. Their trust in our creative vision has been invaluable and we are confident that our latest format, Majority Rules, will prove to be a groundbreaking addition to the global marketplace.”
