It was a big night for Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions, as the company added two more Emmy wins to its collection.
Swati Bhat
“Ada Twist, Scientist” and “We the People” kicked off Sunday night’s inaugural Children’s & Family Emmy Awards show with wins for Outstanding Preschool Animated Series and Outstanding Short Form Program, respectively. Both Netflix projects fall under their Higher Ground productions banner, which is set up at the streamer.
“Ada Twist” was the first series to be announced out of the overall deal between Netflix and Chris Nee’s (“Doc McStuffins,” “Vampirina”) production company, Laughing Wild. The animated children’s show focuses on eight-year-old Ada Twist, a “young Black scientist who will explore helping people through scientific discovery, collaboration and friendship,” and solves mysteries with the help of her two best friends, Rosie Revere and Iggy Peck.
