HBO Max has acquired the rights to stream children’s book author Mo Willems’ collection of animated shorts, “Mo Willems Storytime Shorts.”
The collection is scheduled to premiere on the platform Sept. 17, when 15 shorts from 2006 to 2019 will be made available. The complete list of which will be available is provided below.
Willems currently serves as the HBO Max artist in residence, and the deal marks the first time his animations will be available to stream.
“I started my career as an animator, and I didn’t stop when I began publishing books! Over the years, I produced and voiced 15 animated shorts based on my books,” he said in a statement. “What a thrill to have them all collected on HBO Max for the first time, ready for a new audience to enjoy!”
The cartoons all feature voice acting by Willems and his close family and friends. Weston Woods and Mo Willems Studios,...
The collection is scheduled to premiere on the platform Sept. 17, when 15 shorts from 2006 to 2019 will be made available. The complete list of which will be available is provided below.
Willems currently serves as the HBO Max artist in residence, and the deal marks the first time his animations will be available to stream.
“I started my career as an animator, and I didn’t stop when I began publishing books! Over the years, I produced and voiced 15 animated shorts based on my books,” he said in a statement. “What a thrill to have them all collected on HBO Max for the first time, ready for a new audience to enjoy!”
The cartoons all feature voice acting by Willems and his close family and friends. Weston Woods and Mo Willems Studios,...
- 9/16/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
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