Nickelodeon will team up with SmartStudy, the company behind Pinkfong, the Korean entertainment brand which created the song, to develop the original series for pre-schoolers.
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The song became a breakout sensation when it launched on YouTube in November 2015. To date, it has amassed nearly 3 billion YouTube views and recorded a 20-week-streak on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Baby Shark is a multiplatform phenomenon, and appetite for more content and products is strong around the world," Pam Kaufman, President, Viacom Nickelodeon Consumer Products, told CNN in a statement. "Our outstanding creative teams are moving fast to get more Baby Shark product across multiple categories to retailers, and our content team is excited to develop a terrific original animated series that will bring this property to new heights and even more fans."
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Ramsey Naito, Executive Vice President, Nickelodeon Animation, said it's a great opportunity to "further explore" the world of "Baby Shark," which is one of the top 10 most-viewed videos on YouTube ever.
A release date for the project has not yet been announced, so parents still have time to make space their minds for new shark tunes.
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