Cyber Group to adapt Press Start! books

Press Start! will become an animated preschool TV series

Paris- and LA-based animation prodco and distributor Cyber Group Studios has secured the rights to Thomas Flintham’s book series Press Start!.

Cyber Group will adapt Press Start! into a 52×11’ animated preschool TV series, with Scott Kraft acting as head writer and exec producer.

Press Start! is a 12-book series about an eight-year-old boy who lives in the real world but has the ability to participate side-by-side in the adventures of his hero in the video game world Super Rabbit Boy.

“Press Start! has inspired many young kids to love reading books with its captivating storytelling and art. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with a great team that we have hand-picked to bring this popular book series to screens around the world,” said Richard Goldsmith, CEO of Cyber Group Studios USA.