Kathy Quattrone, PBS's vice president of programming, announced the new programming agreements at the Television's Critics' Association press tour in Pasadena.
Families deserve television they can share comfortably and enjoy watching together.
This series is designed to give children and the adults who care for them an opportunity to do just that. We're scheduling this animated series in the early evening since we're sure it will appeal to the entire family. There will be several stories in each episode, linked by a single theme, such as loyalty, courage, honesty, and the series will be hosted by a tribe of animal and human characters who gather to tell the stories collected by Plato, a wise and well-traveled buffalo. Plato and friends introduce the theme and individual stories giving viewers young and old ways to extend the learning and enjoyment off the screen and into their own families lives. Bruce D. Johnson, president and CEO of PorchLight Entertainment, is executive producer of the miniseries.