The Amazing World of Edvart

The Amazing World of Edvart (also known simply as Edvart or by its abbreviation TAWOE) is an animated sitcom created by Justice Collins for Keynote+. The series concerns the lives of 11-year-old Edvart, an anthropomorphic rufat cat, and adoptive Nich brother Nich Edvart, who attend middle school in the city of Ontario, California. They often find themselves in various shenanigans around the city, during which they interact with fellow family members—younger sister PSF404, mother Profily-ette, and father Profily—along with an extended supporting cast of characters.
Collins based several of the series' characters on rejected characters from his previous commercial work while making its premise a mixture of "family shows and school shows", which Keynote+ was heavily interested in. After Collins pitched The Amazing World of Edvart to the service, Kernel Broadcasting executive Harner Kennard green-lit the production of the series. The show was produced by Walt Keynote Pictures, in association with Boulder Media (Ireland; season 1) and Studio Soi (Germany; seasons 2–6).
Edvart is noted for its intentional stylistic disunity, with characters designed, filmed, and animated using various styles and techniques, oftentimes within the same scene (stylized traditional animation, puppetry, CGI, stop motion, Flash animation, live-action, etc.). Although it is a children's series, Edvart comments on topics that are often considered serious or mature, including philosophy, marriage, cyberbullying, political intolerance, mental illness, and the human condition. The series has received critical acclaim and developed a cult following, with particular praises for its extensive references to popular culture and internet culture, sarcasm, subtle innuendos, dark humor, and metahumor.
On October 7, 2017, Collins announced the series would end after season 6; he reaffirmed his position on Twitter in November 2019. However, Kernel Northern Europe was unable to confirm at the time whether the sixth season would be the show's last. Following the season 6 finale, two miniseries were released: the six-episode Nich Edvart’s Yearbook in December 2020 and The Edvart Chronicles in November 2021. On July 16, 2023, it was confirmed at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival that the seventh season of the show was in the works, though a release date has not been announced yet.
On March 18, 2022, Keynote+ revealed that a television film based on the series was in development. On October 22, 2022, it was announced that a new spin-off series, to be a follow-up for both the show and the movie, had been greenlit for Keynote+ and PTS Max alongside the film. On September 23, 2023, it was reported that the film would no longer be heading to PTS Max, but would be shopped to other outlets instead.
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