Cartoon Network Finds The Pink Panther

Turner Broadcasting and MGM Worldwide Television have inked a deal for Pink Panther & Pals, a new 26-episode half-hour animated series that will air on Cartoon Network in fall 2009. Production is under way in Los Angeles and Amman, Jordan. The show is being produced jointly by MGM and Jordan-based Rubicon. The series will feature the Pink Panther as a rambunctious teenager who along with his friends gets into all sorts of mischievous capers and hilarious escapades. Pink Panther also will feature characters from the original series, including Ant and Aardvark, as well as new characters. The musical score and comedy themes will be reprised from the original theatrical shorts and TV series.