Bardel Entertainment and Rainbow signed an option agreement for the rights to Scholastic book series The Bailey School Kids by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones.
After more than 25 years, The Bailey School Kids series continues to sell strongly. Bardel and its Italian-based parent company will produce a live-action series based on the book series. Writer and producer Arne Olsen will develop the series with the two companies. Executive producers include Bardel’s CEO Rick Mischel, Kimberly Guidone, as well as Marcia Jones and Debbie Dadey.
Iginio Straffi, founder and CEO of Rainbow, stated, “Rainbow is always looking for great stories that can capture the imagination of families around the world. These are quite rare to find, and require a strong creative vision. As soon as we came across The Bailey School Kids, however, we realized that this best-selling series is a compelling concept full of potential that can’t wait to be brought to the screen.”
Mischel added, “We’re thrilled about the opportunity to expand The Bailey School Kids’s universe into a live-action series for future generations to grow up with. With themes of friendship, fantasy, humor and a few scares in the face of navigating pre-teen years, it’s no surprise that Debbie and Marcia’s books are counted among Scholastic’s top best-selling series of all time. We look forward to kids all around the world getting access to these stories.”
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