Summer Camp Island Creator Expresses Frustration At Episodes Being Pulled From HBO Max
Summer Camp Island creator Julia Pott expressed her frustration on social media after it was announced that her show, along with several other animated projects, was being removed from HBO Max.
Recently, it was revealed that WarnerMedia's streaming service HBO Max would be removing more than a dozen animated shows from its library. This list, posted online by CN News/Schedules, includesSummer Camp Island, Aquaman: King of Atlantis,Close Enough,Dodo,Elliott from Earth,Esme & Roy,The Fungies,Infinity Train,Little Ellen,Mao Mao,Messy Goes to Okido,Mia's Magic Playground,Mighty Magisword,Odo,and OK KO.Fans and creators were quick to react to the news on social media, including Pott.
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On Twitter, Pott wrote, «We worked for 5 years to make 100 episodes of animation. We worked late into the night, we let ourselves go, we were a family of hard-working artists who wanted to make something beautiful, and HBO MAX just pulled them all like we were nothing. Animation is not nothing!» Despite the cancellation, Pott vowed to ensure the unreleased episodes would be seen by fans somehow. «We worked through the pandemic to make 20 linear episodes that are our most beautiful work yet,» she wrote. «I cannot wait for you to see them. YOU WILL SEE THEM! I will not rest!»
The news comes on the heels of the massive Warner Bros. Discovery merger, which has shaken up the company's structure and programming. On August 2nd, the upcoming HBO Max original Batgirl moviewas canceled, with no plans to release it on any platform or in theaters. This decision from Warner Bros. Discovery shocked the internet, as it was a nearly unprecedented move since the film was well into the post-production
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