Hispaniola (TV series)

## *Hispaniola*

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***Hispaniola*** is a potentially upcoming American animated television series created by Jordan Cassatt and Kimberly Blanding that is based on a 2031 animated feature film of the same name. It is scheduled to premiere on January 2, 2032 on Sintopia and stream on MillenniumWorld+ and Sintopia Play on that same day. It will be produced by Blanding Cassatt Original Television. The series focuses on two buddy explorers, Dominican-born Santiago Lavega and Haitian-born Jude Mickenson, who lives on the island called Hispaniola which is located in the Caribbean shared by the nations of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The two explorers voyage the island which they treat it like it's just one single country after the two governments built a wall to separate Dominicans and Haitians from illegal immigrations.

## Premise

Santiago Lavega and Jude Mickenson, two best friends from two different countries and nationalities resume on exploring Hispaniola, an island in the Caribbean's Greater Antilles divided into Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Santiago is Dominican while Jude is Haitian. After the governments built a wall to separate the two countries and to prevent illegal immigrations, Santiago, Jude, with their other friends including French expert cook Tatianna Sandrees, American scientist Codex Jones, and Spanish tomboy animal lover Valverda San Salvador hang out voyaging the island with can-do expressions and have ways to pretend that Hispaniola is just one island that is a single country.

## Characters

*Main article: List of Hispaniola characters*
* **Santiago Lavega** – a Dominican teenage explorer, best friend to Jude Mickenson, and boyfriend to Tatianna Sandrees.
* **Jude Mickenson** – a Haitian teenage explorer, best friend to Santiago Lavega, and boyfriend to Valverda San Salvador.
* **Codex Jones** – an American teenage explorer who is an immigrant from the United States, likely Florida. He studies all types of science. Because of his intelligence and nationality, Santiago and Jude always look out for him while Tatianna and Valverda trusts his loyalty.
* **Tatianna Sandrees** – a French teenage explorer who is an immigrant from France. She is a best friend to Valverda San Salvador and girlfriend to Santiago Lavega. She is surprisingly great at cooking all types of cuisines of the world, such as Mexican, American, Chinese, Japanese, and Italian. Becoming a professional cook or chef is her lifelong dream.
* **Valverda San Salvador** – a Spanish teenage explorer who is an immigrant from Spain. She is a best friend to Tatianna Sandrees and girlfriend to Jude Mickenson. She is a tomboy, but can like and handle all types of girly activities from time to time. She also loves animals and dreams that one day of her adulthood, she would become a zoologist.

## Production and development

Jordan Cassatt and Kimberly Blanding decided to cancel their previous show *Follywood* on its Season 1 due to low ratings and "transcend" with *Hispaniola*. After the release of the film, the Blanding Cassatt duos start working on the production and development of the series. They announced that the show will be 2-dememsional animated and will premiere on January 2, 2032 on Sintopia and be streaming on MillenniumWorld+ and Sintopia Play that same day. Frankly, the adaptation has started during the production of the film. *Hispaniola* will be produced by Blanding Cassatt Original Television, animated at Sintopia Animation Studios. This will be the fourteenth original television show created by the Blanding Cassatt duos and first TV show to be based on a film they created.