The Nacelle Company Partners With Paul Frank Via Futurity Brands To Develop A Television Series For The Beloved Franchise
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Nacelle Company, the studio behind Netflix’s Kevin Hart’s Guide To Black History, The Movies That Made Us, The Toys That Made Us, Down To Earth with Zac Efron and Behind The Attraction for Disney+ have announced they’ve partnered with Paul Frank via Futurity Brands to develop and produce a television show, introducing their beloved characters to an even larger audience than ever before.
Born from a garage out of Huntington Beach California and made famous by its nostalgic bright colours, quirky humour and the iconic Julius the Monkey, the Paul Frank Brand has been delighting fans globally with its unique style of characters since 1995.
For years, fans of the revered brand from around the world have clamored for a television series from the U.S pop-culture icon, wanting to see the classic characters led by Julius and the rest of the gang from Planned Pines come to life. The partnership between Nacelle and Futurity aims to deliver on the long awaited media franchise.
“In the 90s and early 2000s, it was nearly impossible to go one week without seeing something from Paul Frank. We’re excited to work with these wonderful characters, and hope to help display them to an even larger audience than ever before,” said Brian Volk-Weiss, Founder and CEO of The Nacelle Company.
“Nacelle is the perfect partner for the next chapter of the Paul Frank franchise. Brian’s passion, knowledge and expertise in the world of comedy and pop culture made it an obvious choice as the go to media company for us.” said Stan Wan, CEO of Futurity Brands.
About The Nacelle Company
The Nacelle Company, founded by Brian Volk Weiss, is an American diversified media company headquartered in Burbank, California. Established in 2017, they are a leader in the pop-culture space through its scripted and unscripted production, podcasting, publishing, records, distribution, development, marketing, and management divisions. Nacelle has produced hits such as Netflix’s Emmy award-winning docu-series, Down To Earth with Zac Efron, The Movies That Made Us, and The Toys That Made Us, and Kevin Hart’s Guide To Black History, as well as Behind The Attraction for Disney +, CW’s Discontinued, Sony’s Mad About You reboot, All The Way Black for BET+, History’s Grant, and History’s Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek. Nacelle’s vast array of partnerships include: Netflix, Amazon, Disney +, HBO, Discovery, BET+, A&E Networks, Hulu, Viacom, History, and many more. In 2021, The company, as a whole, is dedicated to showcasing groundbreaking stories and pop-culture history through its signature documentary filmmaking style, unique distribution system and a consistent desire to never stop exploring.
About Futurity Brands:
Founded by Stan Wan, Futurity Brands is a purpose driven, end to end lifestyle brand management company focused on serving brands that can create a better tomorrow. Through its acquisition, licensing, franchise management and strategic supply chain capabilities, Futurity Brands aims to deliver long term value by investing in brands and innovation that will provide consumer centric solutions to global challenges. Having begun its journey with the ownership of Paul Frank and Piping Hot in 2019, the company intends to continue investing in brands and global partnerships that can influence change.