"Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo!"
Back in 2015, Pinkfong's Baby Shark dance took the internet by storm, racking up over 10 billion views on YouTube and becoming every parent's worst nightmare. Since its debut, the property has expanded to just about every medium. There toys, books, clothing an the Daytime Emmy Award-nominated preschool series. But there hasn't been a feature film... yet.
Next year, that'll change as Baby Shark's Big Movie! makes its debut on Paramount+. The property's first-ever feature-lengthy original animated film is set to premiere holiday 2023 in the United States.
Co-produced by Nickelodeon Animation and The Pinkfong Company, Baby Shark's Big Movie! follows Baby Shark and his family as they move to Chomp City, the big city of sharks. The synopsis reads:
In BABY SHARK’S BIG MOVIE!, Baby Shark is forced to leave the world he loves behind after his family’s move to the big city, and must adjust to his new life without his best friend, William. When Baby Shark encounters an evil pop starfish named Stariana who plans to steal his gift of song in order to dominate all underwater music, he must break her spell to restore harmony to the seas.
Baby Shark's Big Movie! is directed Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award-winner Alan Foreman (The Casagrandes, Welcome to the Wayne). It's produced by Nickelodeon Animation with production overseen by Nickelodeon Animation's executive vice president Eryk Casemiro.
In the meantime, kids can enjoy Baby Shark's Big Show!, which launched globally in 2021 across Nickelodeon branded channels it platforms. The show, which ranks as the #1 preschool series on all TV in the U.S. for 2Q22, was recently picked up for a second series.
Presumably, the voice actors from the show will reprise their roles for the animated film as well. The series stars voice actors Kimiko Glenn (Orange Is the New Black) as Baby Shark, Luke Youngblood (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) as William, Natasha Rothwell (Insecure) as Mommy Shark, Eric Edelstein (We Bare Bears) as Daddy Shark, Debra Wilson (MADtv) as Grandma Shark, and Patrick Warburton (Seinfeld) as Grandpa Shark. The series is executive produced by Gary DiRaffaele (Breadwinners), Tommy Sica (Breadwinners) and Whitney Ralls (My Little Pony: Equestria Girls). It's also produced by Nickelodeon Animation.
Baby Shark's Big Movie! will premiere on Paramount+ in Holiday 2023.