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The LEGO Group has announced that Ninjago – the new LEGO play theme inspired by martial arts, will be spun into 13 episodes of animated series content.

Ninjago tells the story of four young Ninja heroes – Kai, Jay, Cole and Zane – who train under the watchful eye of Sensei Wu to master an ancient martial art – Spinjitzu – to save the world from the evil Lord Garmadon and his skeleton army.

The brand new TV series written by Kevin and Dan Hageman picks up following a time of peace in Ninjago as the four heroes prepare to face a new enemy, Lloyd Garmadon, son of archenemy Lord Garmadon. Lloyd has unleashed a sinister evil with unique powers and his ambition to follow in his father’s footsteps puts all of Ninjago in jeopardy. The series is produced in HD CGI by Wil Film, and neither they nor the writers behind the 13 episodes are new to the Ninjago Universe created by the LEGO Group.

To launch the story and establish the characters, Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, two 22-minute animated specials were made to introduce the characters and conflicts of the Ninjago universe. The specials aired in the US on Cartoon Network in January and in March – as well as online on ninjago.com. The two specials were consistently the highest rated program among boys in their time slot, across multiple airings in the US.

“We’re thrilled to be working with Wil Film and Kevin and Dan Hageman to add yet another dimension of story and engagement to our newest original property,” said Jill Wilfert, vice president licensing & entertainment for LEGO Group. “The Ninjago universe combines the core LEGO value of creativity with teamwork and mastery of skills, which the series artfully leverages to create a new and compelling experience to inspire children’s imaginations.”

Currently the new TV-series is scheduled to air in the US on Cartoon Network before the end of the year and in Germany SUPER RTL will show the series.