Netflix is working with popular content creator and former NASA engineer Mark Rober on a student science competition, SCHOOLED!
Daniel Calin serves as showrunner and EP on the show, with Rober and Scott Lewers exec producing for CrunchLabs, and Jimmy Kimmel and Scott Lonker for Kimmelot.
In the upcoming series, students compete in team science challenges.
“I couldn’t be more stoked to team up with Netflix and Jimmy Kimmel to bring SCHOOLED! to life,” Rober said. “Our series is about giving kids a stage big enough for their ideas. This will be the ultimate playground for science, creativity, and competition to come together. I’m so pumped to see what these students come up with. My expectations are high. I’m ready to be blown away.”
John Derderian, Netflix VP of animation series and kids and family TV, added, “Mark Rober is a master of the ‘wow’ moment, and we’ve seen firsthand how much our members love his unique brand of science-fueled spectacle. We’re taking that energy to the next level with SCHOOLED!. It isn’t just a competition; it’s a celebration of creativity and engineering. It’s exactly the kind of co-viewing experience that brings families together, and we can’t wait to see what these young makers and tinkerers create in the halls of CrunchLabs Academy.”
Netflix is home to Mark Rober’s CrunchLabs, which logged 12 million views in its first two months. He also co-starred in Elmo & Mark Rober’s Merry Giftmas special and was featured on Skyscraper Live on Netflix.
