Heroic Television

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Heroic Television
TypePrivate
IndustryTelevision Production
FoundersJohn May
Suzanne Bolch
Headquarters,
Website www.heroictv.ca

Founded in 2000, Heroic Television is a television production and development company consisting of John May and Suzanne Bolch.

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The company produces children's television series for live action, animation and all the in between. Their shows have aired on YTV, Family Channel, ABC3, CBC, BBC Kids and the Disney Channel in Canada; and dozens of others around the world.

This company was previously Heroic Film Company, in 2000, by John May, Karen Lee Hall and Suzanne Bolch. The first production was the award winning sitcom Our Hero. Since, "'Heroic Television'" has won numerous awards, from the Writers Guild of Canada, The Alliance for Children and Television, Gemini Awards, Kidscreen, Youth Media Alliance and the Directors Guild of Canada.

Productions

TitleProduction Year(s)Notes
"Ranger Rob Season 2"2019-2020Co-Production with Heroic Television and Studio Liddell and Nelvana and
Distributed by Centropolis Entertainment
"Connor Undercover"2008-2011Co-Production with Heroic Television and Shaftesbury Films
Distributed by Shaftesbury Sales Company
"How to Be Indie"2008-2011Season 1 produced by Heroic Television
Season 2 Co-Produced by Heroic Television and with Sudden Storm Productions
"Captain Flamingo"2006-2010Co-Production with Atomic Cartoons, Breakthrough Films & Television and Philippine Animators Group
Distributed by Breakthrough Entertainment
"Our Hero"2000-2002First Series Produced
Produced by Heroic Television in association with Decode Entertainment
Distributed by DHX Media

Cancelled

Title [1] Production Year(s)Notes [1]
"How Embarrassing"TBAFirst Self-Reliable Animated Series Produced
"Dead Rockstars"TBATBA
"Thirteen"TBAIn Production with Treehouse TV
"Ready, Set, Jet!"TBAIn Production with Nelvana Decode Entertainment and Treehouse TV

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