New Fantastic Four Animated Series

Marvel Entertainment announced this week via press release that it has entered into an agreement with the Cartoon Network through which the broadcaster has obtained the exclusive domestic television rights to Marvel's highly-anticipated, all-new animated series based on the ever-popular Fantastic Four Super Hero franchise. Cartoon Network will debut the series in Fall 2006.

Co-produced by Marvel Studios and Moonscoop -- the award-winning, cutting-edge animation company behind such series as the Cartoon Network hit Code Lyoko – the Fantastic Four series combines a dynamic mix of 2D and 3D animation. Based upon the original Marvel characters and classic storylines, this new series follows the high-energy adventures of one of the comic book world's most prominent crime-fighting teams -- Mr. Fantastic, The Invisible Woman, The Human Torch and The Thing – as they battle villains and their ultimate rival, Dr. Doom.

The initial season broadcast commitment for the animated series on Cartoon Network is 26 half-hour episodes. The domestic deal now makes Cartoon Network the global home for the Fantastic Four animated series. Late last year, the broadcaster struck a deal with Moonscoop to carry the series in all territories outside the U.S.