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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

News

SQUISH premieres Jan. 2020
Sundays at 7:30 pm on Gulli
Streaming on Crave (Canada)
Neox Kidz (Spain)
Tooniverse (Korea)

 

 

European Co-Pro Panel at Animation Magazine Summit
Nov. 2019

 

"A Day In the Life of Squish" - Animation Magazine, Sept. 2018

 

Three 2016 Canadian Screen Award Noms for "Endangered Species," including Best Writing

 

"HOT STUFF: Building a Brand" - Kidscreen Sept. 2014

"Q&A:John Derevlany" - Animation Magazine Jan. 2015

 

Books!

 

TV

(created by, developed by, story edited)

Squish

Endangered Species

Atomic Puppet

Legends of Chima

Wayside

Monster Buster Club

Gerald McBoing Boing

Kick Buttowski

Jim Henson's Animal Jam

Full list of shows worked on

 

SHORT FILMS

LEGO Legends of Chima 4-D Movie X-perience

Snot Bubble Boy

More: Fat Dog, Leftovers, Lazy Man's Guide

 

GAMES

 

Best Parent Ever! (beta)

 

Culverland

More: Giant Big Shoe Man, Brainslapper

 

INTERNET

BestParentEver.com

StuffStickFigurePeopleLike.com

 

MUSIC

Uke Til U Puke,

Snot Bubble Boy