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Home-grown Sharkdog animated series to air on Netflix

Singaporean storyboard artist Jacinth Tan (above) is the creator of the children's animated series Sharkdog (left), which is set to air next year on Netflix.
Singaporean storyboard artist Jacinth Tan is the creator of the children's animated series Sharkdog (above), which is set to air next year on Netflix. PHOTO: NICKELODEON
Singaporean storyboard artist Jacinth Tan (above) is the creator of the children's animated series Sharkdog (left), which is set to air next year on Netflix.
Singaporean storyboard artist Jacinth Tan (above) is the creator of the children's animated series Sharkdog, which is set to air next year on Netflix. PHOTO: COURTESY OF JACINTH TAN
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What do you get when you put a Shetland sheepdog, monster movies and a Singaporean millennial together? Children's animated series Sharkdog.

Set to air next year on Netflix, the show is about a half-shark, half-dog creature and its owner Max, and is created and co-directed by Singaporean storyboard artist Jacinth Tan.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 06, 2020, with the headline Home-grown Sharkdog animated series to air on Netflix. Subscribe