MIPJunior: Noodle & Caboodle and KaizenPop unveil martial-arts series Chuck Loris

Created by Rich Staplehurst, Moonbug Entertainment alum and CCO of Noodle & Caboodle, the property will be developed across multiple platforms from his original concept, characters and story.

Chuck Loris™ pairs an animated series with an interconnected, character-driven game, conceived from the outset as a single world rather than an adaptation of one medium into another.

The two companies co-develop the property end to end. Noodle & Caboodle originates the world and leads creative, character design, narrative, scripting and wider brand extensions. KaizenPop co-develops alongside them across series, game and social, structures the production and financial framework, and applies its audience intelligence practice to identify and build the property’s audience ahead of launch.

Chuck Loris™ also enters KodaPop, KaizenPop’s tribe-first IP incubator, as a title in its Creators Program. Launched in 2026 on the principle that creators keep their masters, KodaPop gives the property a direct route to a community of creators and the audiences those creators already hold, from development onward rather than at release.

The partnership is creatively led by Rich Staplehurst (Founder & CCO, Noodle & Caboodle), developed in tandem with Ailing Zubizarreta (Cofounder & CCO, KaizenPop), with Bruno Zarka (Cofounder & CEO, KaizenPop) as Producer, overseeing the production and financial framework.

The announcement follows the appointment of Jay Francis, formerly Vice President of Development at Disney, to the Noodle & Caboodle advisory board, adding further senior development experience to the studio as it enters this phase of growth.

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