SPTI acquires 'Afterworld'

Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has bought the rights to Afterworld, a new futuristic 2.5D animation.

Produced by Emmy Award nominee Stan Rogow (Lizzie McGuire, All I Want for Christmas) and written by Brent Friedman (Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars video game, Dark Skies, Mortal Kombat 2), the show depicts a post-apocalyptic world where technology is useless and 99% of the population are missing.

The story follows the adventures of Russell Shoemaker, who wakes up in New York after the event and walks to Seattle in the hope that his wife and child have survived.

Afterworld is a 2.5 D animation, which uses a layer of animation over a static view where the base image doesn't change, created by Electric Farm Entertainment, the multi-platform digital studio run by Rogow, Friedman and Jeff Sagansky.

The SPTI deal includes 130 two-minute episodes which will be distributed across TV, web and mobile, as well as 13 half-hour broadcast episodes.

Dedicated web content will be shown on Afterworld.tv, including back episodes, daily journal entries, community blogs, interactive content applications and online games.

Marie Jacobson, SPTI's senior vice president, programming and production, international networks said: "Afterworld is just the property SPTI is actively seeking out to propel our mobile and digital content efforts around the world. Stan and Brent have brought us a concept tailor-made for today’s digital consumer."