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 Showcase Entertainment is proud to announce that it has acquired the worldwide rights to the 26 episode tween comedy series "the Wannabes" starring Radio Disney teen singing group sensation "Savvy." Savvy is a multi-cultural singing/dance group that are featured on Radio Disney. The show will focus on a group of kids attending a stuffy arts prep school who go to extraordinary means to fulfill their dreams of becoming pop stars. The series is created, written and co-produced by Doreen Spicer whose writing credits include Disney Channel's hit movie,"Jump In!" and "The Proud Family." The series will be directed by Eric Dean Seaton ("That's So Raven," "Suite Life of Zack & Cody," "Cory in the House"). "Based on the overwhelming response from buyers at MIP Jr., we know we've got something truly special. We look forward to partnering with Showcase to bring 'The Wannabes' to kids all over the world," said series co-producer Christine LeMaire of Stern-LeMaire Productions, Inc. David Jackson, president of Showcase concurred saying, "Our international partners are going to love these kids, and we're excited to get started. 'The Wannabes' is the first live-action series we've been excited about since the success of our own series, 'Flight 29 Down.'" The Pilot episode is complete. Production on the 26-episode series begins early 2009 in Houston, Texas. For more information: http://www.savvymusic.biz/home.html http://www.thewannabes.tv |
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