World of Pilots

World of Pilots is an American animated anthology series produced by NickFamily Studios for Nicktoons Family. The anthology series premiered on Nicktoons Family beginning on August 12th, 2019. A total of 60 pilots were pitched to the anthology series after completion. One of the shorts, Zomi: Rabbit from Space has been picked up for a full series prior to the premiere of World of Pilots. The first half-hour pilot aired on September 9th, 2019, followed by a hiatus until November 18th. The final episode of season one aired on November 25th, 2019.
A second season has been ordered and will premiere in August 2020. In May 2020, it was announced that some pilots had delayed production due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
==Episodes==
===Season one===
Ep. #	Segment 	Animation production	Genre 	Premise 	Airdate 	Picked up?
1 	Inner Beasts 	Plus One Animation 	Anime-influenced comedy 	TBA 	August 12th, 2019 	Picked up by TV Tokyo and NickFamily Studios as an anime series for their Sunday-morning block on TV Akihabara.
1 	Superstar Manga Artist 	Eiken 	Anime, comedy, slice of life 	TBA 	August 12th, 2019 	Pilot licensed by AuraAnime Licensing. Picked up for an unspecified amount of episodes by SurgeAnime Japan.
1 	Zoey: Secret Camera Operator 	Rough Draft Korea 	Comedy, spy fiction 	TBA 	August 12th, 2019 	TBA
2 	Zomi: Rabbit from Space 	Doga Kobo 	Anime, fantasy, science fiction, comedy	Zomi, a rabbit-like creature from a faraway planet, crashes into Earth and tries to learn about it. 	August 19th, 2019 Zomi: Rabbit from Space was first released through electronic sell-through on August 11th, 2019	Pilot licensed by AuraAnime Licensing. Picked up for a full 13-episode anime prior to its premiere by Nicktoons Family.
2 	News O'Clock 	Dong Woo Animation 	Comedy 	TBA 	August 19th, 2019 Zomi: Rabbit from Space was first released through electronic sell-through on August 11th, 2019	TBA
2 	CyberDog 	Silver Link 	Anime, science fiction 	TBA 	August 19th, 2019 Zomi: Rabbit from Space was first released through electronic sell-through on August 11th, 2019	Pilot licensed by AuraAnime Licensing. Picked up by TV Tokyo and NickFamily Studios for their Sunday-morning block on TV Akihabara.
3 	Star Writer: Rewriting Outer Space 	White Fox 	Anime, comedy, science fiction 	TBA 	August 26th, 2019 	Pilot licensed by AuraAnime Licensing. Initially picked up by TV Tokyo and NickFamily Studios for their Sunday-morning block on TV Akihabara, but was removed from development over a bidding dispute.
3 	If We Can Bend Reality, Would We Want To? 	David Production 	Anime, comedy, isekai 	TBA 	August 26th, 2019 	Pilot licensed by AuraAnime Licensing. Picked up by TV Tokyo and NickFamily Studios for their Sunday-morning block on TV Akihabara.
3 	The World's Worst Action Figure Collector 	Plus One Animation 	Comedy 	An action figure collector, with an enormous collection already, tries to buy more action figures for his collection. 	August 26th, 2019 	Not yet picked up.
4 	Even a Manga Artist Needs Sleep 	Studio Deen 	Anime, comedy, slice of life 	TBA. 	September 2nd, 2019 	Pilot licensed by AuraAnime Licensing. Initially picked up by TV Tokyo and NickFamily Studios for their Sunday-morning block on TV Akihabara as"Super-Sleepy Mangaka", but was removed from development over a bidding dispute.
4 	The Other Dimension is Quite Bizarre 	Geno Studio 	Anime, comedy, isekai 	TBA. 	September 2nd, 2019 	Pilot licensed by AuraAnime Licensing. Picked up by TV Tokyo and NickFamily Studios for their Sunday-morning block on TV Akihabara.
4 	Can Magical Girls Exist in the Other World?	Satelight 	Anime, magical girl, isekai 	TBA. 	September 2nd, 2019 	Pilot licensed by AuraAnime Licensing. Initially picked up by TV Tokyo and NickFamily Studios for their Sunday-morning block on TV Akihabara, but was removed from development over a bidding dispute.
5 	Movie Magic Wizard 	Studio Comet 	Anime, comedy 	Mizuna is a television drama producer and aims to step into film production via help from her brother. 	September 9th, 2019 	Pilot licensed by AuraAnime Licensing. Beta Cartoon has expressed interest in picking up the series.
6 	Potion Master 	Pierrot 	Anime, fantasy, comedy 	A young chemist tries to make the perfect potion for any task in the world. 	October 1st, 2019 	Pilot licensed by AuraAnime Licensing. Not yet picked up.
7 	SuperCats 	ENGI 	Anime, comedy, superhero 	After getting exposed to radiation, three cats suddenly become superheroes and fight as much crime as there was in the city.	November 18th, 2019 	Beta Cartoon has expressed interest in picking up the series.
8 	Twisted Magic Show 	Studio Mir 	Anime-influenced comedy 	A magician prepares a magic show that goes horribly wrong. 	November 25th, 2019 	Beta Cartoon has expressed interest in picking up the series.
TBA.
==Home media==
The first season was released on DVD and Blu-ray by NickFamily DVD Distribution on February 3rd, 2020.
==Trivia==
TBA.
==Notes==
Category:Anime
Category:Nickelodeon Family
Category:Nicktoons Family
Category:Shows delayed due to the 2019-20 COVID-19 pandemic