Silverhawks Revival Coming From The Nacelle Company

[ZariusTwo]

https://deadline.com/2021/07/silverh...le-1234789025/

The Nacelle Company is reviving Silverhawks, a sort of space-themed ThunderCats from the mid-eighties.

Silverhawks was a classic animated television show developed by Rankin/Bass Productions and released in 1986. The show consisted of 65 episodes, with a concept that revolved around a team of 29th Century heroes with metal bodies and wings who were tasked to stop an organized crime ring and protect the citizens of the Galaxy of Limbo, which had been overrun by the show’s antagonist, Mon*Star. He ran a mob featuring some interesting characters, including a shapeshifter, a robotic card shark and a man with blades for arms.

The team at Rankin/Bass likely intended to turn the high-concept idea into a space-themed extension of their already-successful ThunderCats, but the show did not enjoy the success of its predecessor.

Nacelle produces Disney+’s Behind The Attraction, Netflix’s The Movies That Made Us, The Toys That Made Us and Down To Earth with Zac Efron. The company announced a partnership with Silverhawks LLC to resurrect the iconic animated television show.

Nacelle’s announcement comes after Super7, a pop-culture design house and toymaker known for its ReAction figures, announced the release of their “SilverHawks Ultimates” line of action figures earlier this year. In January, the San Francisco-based toy maker announced the acquisition of the SilverHawks IP, looking to ride the booming collectors’ market and demand for programming and streaming options with nostalgic value.

“SilverHawks is a beloved franchise that has been overlooked for far too long,” said Brian Flynn, Founder and Owner of Super7. “We are super excited to be working with Nacelle to bring SilverHawks back into the limelight for the die-hard fans as well as a new generation of fans to experience the magic of SilverHawks for the first time.”

The enthusiasm was mutual.

“When I spoke with Brian Flynn the first time, I was like the character Yes-Man! “Yessss, just tell me where to sign!” said Brian Volk-Weiss, Founder and CEO of The Nacelle Company.

[drgon78]

I hope it is actually good like Thundercats(2011), He-Man(2002), and MLP:FiM.

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

https://deadline.com/2021/07/silverh...le-1234789025/

Hopefully they do it right, and the designs are close to the original, Otherwise the fans will complain when they don't like the way they look.

[Storm Eagle]

I'm up for a new Silverhawks series. With my shows on hiatus, I might even watch my DVDs again before my shows resume, although I'm currently revisiting another show. I've always wondered how Copper Kidd would sound in a new Silverhawks series.

[sdp]

When I watched the original thundercats a couple of years ago I was surprised that each season ended with a "finale" so if the show had been cancelled there and then it would still make for a good "ending". This was rare for 80s shows, did Silverhawks get a "finale" as well or did it end with just another episode?

edit:wait so Super7 the company bought the rights outright for silverhawks? So they own the property now and they're making the toys of the classic show, a new show and eventually new figures for the new cartoon? I wonder how a collector focused company is going to be making a show for kids, I guess it'll definitely won't forget fans since that is what their main business model is. This could turn out good, and I have never cared about silverhawks, hence my question above. I'd love to see other companies buy the rights of dead IP's with potential. Skeleton Warriors, Mighty Max, etc, they can't be too expensive.

[drgon78]

I would prefer those "dead" properties to get a blu-ray release.

[Coola Yagami]

Let's see how they **** this one up.