Universal Pictures has launched a new children’s entertainment division, which will be overseen by former Nickelodeon executive Teri Weiss.
Dubbed Universal Kids Productions, the division will focus on generating content from existing IP as well as develop original properties.
Among the studios’ kid-friendly properties the division could tap into: Despicable Me, the Fast and the Furious movie series, Jurassic World and legacy properties like The Land Before Time, Curious George and Woody Woodpecker.
Weiss worked at Nick for 16 years, most notably as an executive VP of production and development for its preschool division.
