Made by Maddie, an animated sequence present set to premiere on Nick Jr. on Sunday, Sept. 13, has been pulled by Nickelodeon, The Hollywood Reporter revealed Friday. Nickelodeon — which is a part of ViacomCBS — determined to drag this system after considerations and criticism that the present bears an excessive amount of of a resemblance to Hair Love, the Oscar-winning quick movie a couple of Black father’s quest to do his daughter’s hair. A 12-episode sequence adaptation of Hair Love was introduced in July.
“Made by Maddie is a present we acquired a number of years in the past from Silvergate Media,” Nickelodeon stated in an announcement supplied to TV Information, noting that it was from “a famend manufacturing firm now we have beforehand labored with on different sequence.” The assertion continued, “Since asserting the present’s premiere date this week, now we have been listening carefully to the commentary, criticism and concern coming from each viewers and members of the inventive group.”
“In response, and out of respect to all voices within the dialog, we’re eradicating the present from our schedule as we garner additional perception into the inventive journey of the present. We’re grateful to Silvergate Media for all of their work. And we maintain Matthew A. Cherry and the great and galvanizing Hair Love within the highest regard,” Nickelodeon additionally stated.
Criticism started on-line nearly instantly after a teaser for the present was launched earlier this week. Made by Maddie tells the story of an 8-year-old Black lady who makes use of her vogue savvy and her mother and father, Dee and Rashad, to resolve issues. However as a result of Dee has pure hair and Rashad has dreadlocks, astute observers began posting side-by-side comparisons between Made by Maddie and Hair Love, which makes use of the story of a father determining the way to do his kid’s hair to make some extent about self-acceptance and Black magnificence. Cherry himself shared some of the reactions.
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Silvergate Media, the manufacturing firm that labored on the present, stated Made by Maddie had been in growth since earlier than Cherry started a Kickstarter marketing campaign in 2017 to fund Hair Love.
“Silvergate Media has been engaged on the sequence for the final 5 years and all through the manufacturing has taken steps to make sure a various manufacturing crew and an acceptable voice solid lending their experience and expertise,” CEO Waheed Alli advised THR. “As creators ourselves, now we have the utmost respect and admiration for Matthew A. Cherry and Hair Love, and our hope is that when folks watch our present, they may see it’s its personal story with its personal adventures.”
It is unclear if the sequence will discover a new dwelling.
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