Jake and the Never Land Pirates begins production

Nancy Kanter who is the senior vice president of Playhouse Disney Worldwide made an announcement that Disney Television Animation has begun production on Jake and the Never Land Pirates.  The show will be an interactive 2-D and CG animated series for preschoolers and their parents.  It will have music and adventure while introducing a new generation to Captain Hook and Smee.  It will also contain a new crew of kid pirates that will be lead by Jake, hence the name of the show.

Kanter had had this to say about the show -

Jake and the Never Land Pirates’ will introduce preschoolers to the excitement of Never Land, an imaginative, engaging pirate world for kids and a wonderfully memorable one for their parents. Comedic foils Captain Hook and his well- meaning sidekick, Smee, will continue to amuse young kids, as the enthusiastic Jake leads his team of kid pirates on adventures that model teamwork for our young viewers.

Jake’s team will include Izzy, Cubby and Skully who will be their parrot.  Their ship, Bucky, will embark from Pirate Island hideout on a lost trasure hunt through Never Land.  Jake and his crew of kid pirates will use teamwork to outwit Captain Hook and Smee, which will earn them gold doubloons as they complete tasks.  I am actually pretty excited to see this show and I am hoping that child number three (which is on the way) will get a kick out of the show once it airs.