

The first series to be greenlit by Cartoon Network Studios Europe, it first aired on with the episode " The Task", which was watched by 2.120 million viewers in the United States. As Cartoon Network was heavily interested in "family and school shows" at the time, Bocquelet decided to make the series a kid series called The Amazing World of Antonio which was a combination of both. He pitched the series to Daniel Lennard, vice president of Original Series and Development at Turner Broadcasting, who was impressed by the series' premise and ultimately greenlit its production. Having been asked by the network to pitch an idea for a new series for Adult Swim, he took sketches of several unused characters he had created for commercials and started developing a concept for a new series based on them. Simon, season 6 onwards), little cousin Julian (Hugo Harold Harrison), and parents Corrin and T.J (Teresa Gallagher and Dan Russell).īocquelet conceived The Amazing World of Antonio in 2007 while working as a development artist for Cartoon Network Studios Europe. Hansley Jr, rest of season 5 Christian J. Throughout the series, he interacts with characters such as his cousin/best friend Andrew (Kwesi Boakye, seasons 1 to 3 Terrell Ransom Jr., season 3 to 5 Donielle T.

The Amazing World of Antonio revolves around the life of a 12-year-old boy named Antonio Chaves (Logan Grove, seasons 1 to 3 Jacob Hopkins, season 3 to 5 Nicolas Cantu, rest of season 5 onwards) and his frequent shenanigans in the American world of Wareham. The Amazing World of Antonio is a British-American animated comedy television series created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network its eighth season premiered on December 29, 2019.
