SuperStar

“	Who will be the next superstar?	”
—Tagline

SuperStar is a planned CGI animated television series under the ZAG Passion label.

As of 2022, it's unknown if production for the series have been greenlighted yet.

Synopsis[]

2016 ZAG website[]

Extremely talented musicians, singers, dancers and actors have gone through an extensive auditioning process to attend the prestigious Hollywood School of the Arts (HSA) in Hollywood, California. Not only are they here to further their respective artistic careers, but also to compete for a spot in a worldwide concert, towards the goal of achieving ultimate fame and unlocking their full potential.^[2]

2022 ZAG website[]

There is a hidden school, where young talents, are handpicked to follow a unique education. this strange establishment is home to magic that gives fabulous skills to each student. they will master their talents like never before! Love, rivalries, competitions, and super show will mix with spectacular magical powers in this extraordinary school called SuperStar!^[3]

Trivia[]

The project's existence was first revealed on the ZAG website in 2014. According to the synopsis from the site, the series is planned to have 4 specials, 10 webisodes, a Japanese anime OVA, and 104 episodes.^[4]
- In the 2016 version of the ZAG website, the number of episodes has been changed to 78. It also revealed that the series would have one song for each episode.
A concept art of a blonde-haired female character was revealed on Jeremy Zag's Instagram on February 4, 2015.^[5]
The school has went through different name changes during development:
- It is named the "Hollywood School of the Arts".
- A concept art of the school was shown in the 2016 version of the ZAG website, revealing that it is named "Stars Studio Academy".
- As of 2022, "SuperStar" is the titular name of the school.
According to the official ZAG website's release timeline in 2016, SuperStar was slated to be released in 2018. However, because it is unable to get greenlight into production, its tentative release year was pushed back to 2020.
On the official ZAG website in 2022, SuperStar is featured as one of the studio's major brands. This indicates that the television series was still in development despite a lack of news for many years.^[6]
A production model for a character named Electro was created by Stephen Anderson. The existence of the production model was revealed on his social media platforms.
- According to Anderson on his DeviantArt, he created the production model in 2014 as a display maquette for "various animation fairs and cons that [ZAG] attended that year".^[7]^[8]
- As of 2021, the maquette artwork has been deleted from his ArtStation, but the turnaround for the maquette still remains on his Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, and Instagram.^[9]^[10]
- On April 21, 2018, Electro's production model is featured on his demo reel.^[11] He acknowledges it again for his 2020 demo reel.^[12]
Electro appeared in Zagtoon's MIFA 30th anniversary poster in 2015.
Concept art for three characters are revealed on ArtStation by Axel Blanc in 2019.