Netflix Orders Interactive Animated Series 'Battle Kitty'

Netflix is expanding its slate of interactive programs, with the addition of a new interactive animated series based on the Matt Layzell Instagram series "The Adventures of Kitty & Orc."

"Battle Kitty" will allow the viewer to go on an adventure with to help defeat the monsters on "Battle Island," a futuristic-medieval world. It is set to debut in 2020 and Layzell will be the series showrunner and executive producer.

"Netflix has given me the incredible opportunity to help change how young people see themselves. Like Kitty, an aspirational underdog with a big spirit of determination, I want kids who feel small to realize instead that they can stand strong, have friends, and go on to do amazing things," commented Battle Kitty creator Matt Layzell. 

"Battle Kitty is a mirror reflection of Matt himself - an inspiring, surprising, and incredibly fun show that is infused at every turn with huge amounts of both humor and heart," Melissa Cobb, VP of Kids and Family at Netflix.

Layzell has been a supervising director on Nickelodeon's "Sanjay and Craig," and held supervising roles on Cartoon Network’s "Apple and Onion" and Netflix’s "Pinky Malinky." He was also an animator on the Cartoon Network's "The Amazing World Of Gumball."