Thunderbirds are Go! for Pukeko Pictures and Weta Workshop

Classic children’s puppet show Thunderbirds will be re-invented with a new series commissioned 50 years after its TV debut.

ITV Studios and New Zealand’s Pukeko Pictures will bring the characters to life with Weta Workshop using CGI animation and live action model sets.

The series will be called Thunderbirds are Go! and has been commissioned by ITV and UK’s CITV Channel for a 2015 release.

The announcement:

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