John Derevlany's webpage

contact: jd@johnderevlany.com

John Derevlany is an award-winning writer, animator, and master of the Super Narrative, a type of storytelling that seamlessly succeeds across multiple media and platforms.

Derevlany co-created one of the most successful Super Narrative TV shows and toy brands in the world, “LEGO Legends of Chima.”

He wrote every episode of the TV series and co-created the story, characters, and mythology that appear in the "Legends of Chima" toys, videogames, books, and theme park attractions.

Derevlany's latest show to premiere (Jan. 2020) is "Squish", an 11-minute comedy about amoebas in middle school.

Click for "Squish" trailer

Prior to that he developed and story edited the popular, offbeat comedy, "Endangered Species," which was nominated for three 2016 Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Animated Series, Best Direction, and Best Writing (for an episode Derevlany wrote called "The Basement").

Other recent shows developed by Derevlany include "Mac and Izzy" (Curious World streaming service 2016), “Atomic Puppet” (Disney XD - 2016), "Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong" (Cartoon Network 2016), and D.N.Ace (Nelvana/Teletoon 2019).

Earlier shows created or developed by Derevlany include “Wayside” (Nickelodeon), “Monster Buster Club” (Disney XD), “Gerald McBoing Boing” (Cartoon Network), and “Jim Henson’s Animal Jam” (Discovery Kids). For a list of almost every TV and film project, click here.

Upcoming projects include "Underdogs" (Discovery Kids Latin America/Mundo Loco), "The Slimefoots" (Dreamworks Animation/Jam Media), "Captain Action" (Cake/Atomic Toybox), and a TV series adaptation of the popular Sony Playstation game, "Ratchet & Clank".

Derevlany is also a book author, game designer, film-maker, and composer. He lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife Kim, son Ian, and daughter Ava Rave. Click links in the right column for more info.