New Studio Intelligent Animation Adapts 2 Tapas Webtoons Into Animated Series
The launch of Intelligent Animation marks a new studio built by veteran TV executives that openly integrates AI-assisted production tools while adapting popular webtoon IP for a dedicated microseries platform.
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Intelligent Animation, a new Los Angeles-based studio founded by former Syfy and ABC executives, announced its first two productions: animated adaptations of Tapas webtoons The Dragon Prince's Bride and The Prince's Personal Physician. Both series will premiere later this year on the short-form streaming platform aTwist. The studio combines traditional animation with AI-assisted tools but does not use AI for scripts, artwork, or voice performances.
Intelligent Animation officially launched on June 23 with two announced projects: The Dragon Prince's Bride, based on a novel by C.J. Young, and The Prince's Personal Physician, both licensed from Tapas Entertainment. The studio, founded by former Syfy president Mark Stern and former ABC Entertainment chairman Lloyd Braun, says it combines traditional animation, visual effects, and AI-assisted production tools while keeping artists in control of the creative process. The company explicitly stated it does not use AI to generate scripts, original artwork, or voice performances. Both series will premiere later this year on aTwist, a microseries platform co-founded by Braun, Jana Winograde, and Susan Rovner. Additional Tapas-based projects in development include Prince of Silk and Thorn and Governess of a Tyrant.
- The Dragon Prince's Bride: Based on the novel by C.J. Young; follows a slave woman who discovers an injured stranger in the woods
- The Prince's Personal Physician: Centers on a female surgeon transported to a kingdom where women are forbidden from practicing medicine
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