Bernard 2D

Bernard 2D is an animated television series created by BackkomMovies. Unlike the original series, Bernard and his friends are portrayed in a flash animation style format and voiced with Spanish voice acting. The show will air on 22 February 2021, while Season 2 of the 3D animated version has not been confirmed yet to be made by Kong Studio.

Plot:
Bernard 2D follows the story of a little polar bear named Bernard (Juan Martín Gómez) who lives with his friends, Eva and Lloyd in North Pole. The three penguins usually gets tired of having to clean up after their friend's antics. Along with his best friends Zack the lizard and Goliath the Chihuahua they have fun while learning something new in every episode. In this version, all characters are portrayed using flash animation style format which is reminiscent of the 2D animation from early seasons of South Park, as well as The Brothers Grunt and All Grown Up!.

Directed by:
BackkomMovies (Co-director) Joaquín Abad Gutiérrez (Assistant director) Carlos Vicente Pérez Montero. Development: Bernard's creator Lee Kwang Su made an animated flash show called "Bernard 2D" in 2021 because he is a big fan of Backkom/Bernard.

Animation:
Bernard 2D was made with Adobe Flash Professional and Toon Boom Harmony, with post-production done using Adobe Premiere Pro. Unlike the original series, Bernard 2D will use voice acting in Spanish as well as guttural sounds from Bernard. Bernard 2D is being animated at Kong Studio and it will be shown on BackkomMovies. The original voice actor for Goliath was Jean-Philippe Puymartin, but his death has led to Vincent Tong taking over the role in Season 2. Similar to South Park, the show will be produced in 4:3 aspect ratio format and rendered at 480p resolution due to Bernard 2D's more adult-oriented themes than the original series.

Episodes
BackkomMovies has ordered 7 episodes for Season 1, while the rest of the season will be released by Summer 2021.

Broadcast
Bernard 2D's first episode was aired on YouTube at 12 PM EST on 22 February 2021. The show is also available to watch online in its entirety as a result of the series being rated TV-14. The first season will be split into two volumes, with Volume 1 consisting of 4 episodes while Volume 2 containing 3 episodes.

Home media
On 8 July 2021, Season 1 was released on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc in the United States and Canada. It contains the first 7 episodes of Season 1 in widescreen format (1.78:1) as well as deleted scenes, a featurette on Bernard 2D's animation and making-of, animatics, voice recording session with the voice cast, trailers for Bernard 2D as well as a sneak preview of Season 2. The show's soundtrack was released on 19 July 2021.

Controversy
On 12 February 2021, BackkomMovies was criticized by fans and media outlets for announcing a 2D animated flash version of Bernard. After the release of the first episode on YouTube, many people left dislikes in protest against this move to make a 2D animated version instead of Season 3 which was also announced alongside with Bernard 2D and it will be done by Korean studio SamG Animation. However, BackkomMovies defended the show in a statement saying that "Bernard 2D is not meant to replace the original Bernard series and we believe it will be loved by both adults and children."

International
On 22 February 2021, the show was officially announced for broadcast on BackkomMovies. As of 2021, Bernard 2D is being shown in North America and South Korea on BackkomMovies, as well as being available to stream worldwide on YouTube.

Official descriptions
The official description for Bernard 2D is "Bernard the Polar Bear and his friends have fun while learning something new in every episode. In this version, all characters are portrayed using flash animation style format which is reminiscent of the 2D animation from early seasons of South Park, as well as The Brothers Grunt and All Grown Up!."

Categories
Television series created by BackkomMovies. 2021 television series debuts. Flash animation television shows Animated flash sitcoms American animated television programs featuring anthropomorphic characters Animated cartoon web series YouTube original programming American adult animated web series Animated comedy television programs Bernard the Polar Bear Adult animation

Trivia
The opening song for Season 1 of Bernard 2D is "Follow Your Heart" by composer Chris Senn and it is sung in Spanish. In South Korea, Bernard 2D is rated 12+ and it will be broadcast on Cartoon Network Korea. The voice of Zack the lizard, Rodríguez Nuñez, also voices another character in BackkomMovies' show Unikitty. There are three major differences between Bernard 2D and the original series, as well as its spin-off: 1. All characters are portrayed using flash animation style format which is reminiscent of the 2D animation from early seasons of South Park, as well as The Brothers Grunt and All Grown Up! 2. The show is rated TV-14 and has adult-oriented themes. 3. Bernard 2D will use voice acting in Spanish as well as guttural sounds from Bernard."