{"id":23700,"date":"2021-07-15T16:40:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T20:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=23700"},"modified":"2021-07-15T16:40:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T20:40:14","slug":"cartoon-network-studios-partners-with-academy-awardr-winning-filmmaker-matthew-a-cherry-and-award-winning-director-chaz-bottoms-to-develop-battu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/15\/cartoon-network-studios-partners-with-academy-awardr-winning-filmmaker-matthew-a-cherry-and-award-winning-director-chaz-bottoms-to-develop-battu\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon Network Studios Partners with Academy Award(R)-Winning Filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry and Award-Winning Director Chaz Bottoms to Develop &#8220;Battu&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23702\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Cartoon_Network_Studios.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Cartoon_Network_Studios.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Cartoon_Network_Studios-300x131.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23701\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Battu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Battu.jpg 480w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Battu-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Battu-360x180.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cartoon Network Studios (CNS), Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry (Hair Love) and award-winning director, animator, and writer Chaz Bottoms (Dear John: Legendary Love Letters) have begun development on <strong><em>Battu<\/em><\/strong>, a coming-of-age musical comedy series about a young group of misfit dreamers who move to their own beat.<\/p>\n<p>From the French ballet term meaning beat, <em>Battu<\/em> follows teenagers Otis and Jada &#8211; two gifted dancers in Chicago whose free-spirit and individuality often leave them as outsiders in the rigid world of mainstream dance.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1067958147\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Together they find a home at a struggling hiplet (a style of dance combining hip-hop and ballet) studio and a family among the studio&#8217;s troupe of dancers and instructors. 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