Howard, and Kate Kondell for Disney Channel. Based on the characters of the same names by Marvel Comics , the series follows Lunella Lafayette and her dinosaur companion " Devil Dinosaur ". His interest piqued, Fishburne sought to make an animated series based on the duo. Production proceeded for two years before Steve Loter was hired as an executive producer. After a successful pitch to Disney Television Animation executives, the series was greenlit and publicly announced in February In October , ahead of the series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season.
The series received highly positive reviews for its writing, animation, soundtrack, representation, and characters. The series won five Children's and Family Emmy Awards. One day, she activates a portal and a red Tyrannosaurus steps out of it. With the support of her friend Casey, she becomes a superhero named Moon Girl and names the dinosaur " Devil Dinosaur ". Chibi Tiny Tales is a series of shorts that depict characters from various Disney Channel properties in chibi -style animation.
He afterwards began reading the comics, which gave him the inspiration to create an animated series based on the duo. On August 24, , during the D23 Expo, Fishburne revealed that the series would premiere in on Disney Channel , with Disney Television Animation being set to co-produce the series, marking the first time Disney and Marvel worked together on an animated series.
The two helped the production team define the characters, with an hour being dedicated to a specific character. By the time writing for the episodes started, the characters were defined enough that not many ideas were revised. Fishburne said that "Disney Channel is the perfect platform to explore this pint-sized female African American superhero and [he] can't wait for their audience to enjoy the lighthearted adventures of Lunella and Devil Dinosaur", [ 88 ] while Cort Lae, Marvel Family and Entertainment's then-senior vice president, said that "[Moon Girl's] adventures with giant buddy, Devil Dinosaur, are filled with so much wonder and joy, and this historic partnership with Disney Television Animation and Cinema Gypsy Productions proved the right formula to bring them to television".
In February , it was reported that Rodney Clouden would serve as supervising producer for the series, while Pilar Flynn would produce. In October , the series was renewed for a second season. Kondell also serves as story editor alongside Halima Lucas, the latter who also became a co-producer alongside Ben Juwono, who replaced Clouden as supervising director.
