William Shatner to Narrate Sprout’s ‘The Clangers’ #TCA15

By Jessika Walsten
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Sprout has tapped William Shatner as the narrator of British reboot The Clangers.

Sandy Wax, president and general manager of the children’s network, made the announcement Thursday during the TCA winter press tour.

The Clangers, a stop-motion series that follows a family of aliens, will bow in June 2015.

Wax also announced that Sprout had greenlit Terrific Trucks, which is slated to come to the network in 2016. 

In addition, Nina’s World, which is based on a popular character from the Good Night Show, will premiere out of the Good Night Show in September.

Jessika Walsten
Jessika Walsten

Jessika is content engagement director of Broadcasting + Cable, Multichannel News and NextTV. She has been with the brands in various roles since 2013. In her current role, she works primarily behind the screen, keeping an eye on the website and fixing any site bugs. A graduate of USC Annenberg, Jessika has edited and reported on a variety of subjects for NextTV, including profiles on industry leaders and breaking news.