The Tiny Chef is heading to Nickelodeon. The network has given a series order to The Tiny Chef Show, from Imagine Kids+Family, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. The Tiny Chef Show will follow the talented chef as he prepares tasty "weshipees" and the world's smallest plant-based dishes from his tree stump home. The series will premiere on Nick's preschool platforms in the US, as well as on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels internationally.
Imagine Entertainment CEOs Brian Grazer and Ron Howard will executive produce the series with Imagine Kids+Family President Stephanie Sperber, as well as Kristen Bell, Morgan Sackett and Tiny Chef creators Rachel Larsen, Adam Reid and Mr. director of photography Ozlem Akturk for Tiny Chef Productions. The series is a co-production of Imagine Kids+Family, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
The Tiny Chef Show has developed a cult following through its short-form stop-motion animation featuring the Tiny Chef, voiced by Matt Hutchinson, as he cooks, sings and lives his life in his house in a tree stump. One of her biggest fans is EP Kristen Bell, who began a formal association with The Tiny Chef after discovering the property and had been promoting the character and her adventures online on social media.
Creators: Rachel Larsen, Adam Reid, Ozlem Akturk
Stars: Kristen Bell, Eduardo Franco, Juliet Donenfeld
Imagine Kids+Family acquired an equity stake in The Tiny Chef in June 2019. The Tiny Chef Show marks Nickelodeon's second project with Imagine Kids+Family, following the previously announced live-action adventure series The Astronauts. Production of The Tiny Chef Show for Nickelodeon Animation Studio is overseen by Eryk Casemiro, Senior Vice President, Nickelodeon Preschool, and Elly Kramer for Imagine Kids+Family.
"The Tiny Chef stole my heart when he taught me how to make a little apron, and I know he will win everyone's hearts as he did mine," said Ramsey Naito, Nickelodeon's executive vice president of animation production and development. . "Brian Robbins and I want to thank everyone at Imagine Kids+Family in welcoming The Chef to Nickelodeon."
“We've worked with some of the biggest stars in the business, and we couldn't be more excited to now be working with the little ones too! Chef and his team have created a vibrant, inclusive, community-based world and we at Imagine are thrilled to share it with audiences big and small,” Grazer and Howard said jointly. "Brian Robbins and his team at Nickelodeon created the gold standard in children's entertainment and the perfect home for this series."
"We knew from the first meeting that Chef and his show would be better served by partnering with the creative team at Nickelodeon," Sperber said. "They made Chef feel like a star and Imagine Kids+Family couldn't be more excited to partner with the team at Nickelodeon to bring their cooking show to life."
"We can't wait to tell The Tiny Chef about this amazing news," said The Tiny Team. “Although we're a little worried that his little heart might burst with joy, so we'll make sure he's seated. It's been The Tiny Chef's dream to have his own cooking show and now Nickelodeon is making it a reality. This next chapter in The Chef's journey will be very exciting for all of us."
The Tiny Chef Show marks Nickelodeon's second project with Imagine Kids+Family, following the previously announced live-action adventure series The Astronauts. Production of The Tiny Chef Show for Nickelodeon Animation Studio is overseen by Eryk Casemiro, Senior Vice President, Nickelodeon Preschool, and Elly Kramer for Imagine Kids+Family.