Breakthrough Entertainment
was a Canadian production company based in Toronto founded by Peter Williamson and Ira Levy in 1986. They have produced a wide variety of TV shows from primetime comedies and dramas to documentaries to kids' cartoons. The last category is probably the one they are best known for outside Canada, having been behind such series as Atomic Betty and Jimmy Two-Shoes.
In 2018, 9 Story Media Group acquired Breakthrough's kids and family library and development slate. This means most of Breakthrough's animated series now belong to 9 Story (the primary exceptions are Atomic Betty and KidsWorld Sports, which were instead acquired by The Raccoons creator Kevin Gillis, who had worked as a producer on many of Breakthrough's cartoons), but Breakthrough still does own a couple that are aimed at adults, such as Crash Canyon, Producing Parker, and What It's Like Being Alone.
In early 2023, Breakthrough (and its remaining library) was acquired by Shadow Pines Studios, with employees of the former company moving to the latter. The company was then folded after.
They also have a YouTube channel where they upload episodes of their original properties. See it here.
Shows produced by Breakthrough that have pages:
- Atomic Betty (2004) - Co-produced with Atomic Cartoons
- Bite (2013)
- Captain Flamingo (2006) - Co-produced with Atomic Cartoons
- Crash Canyon (2011) - Co-produced with Jam Filled Entertainment
- Jimmy Two-Shoes (2009) - Co-produced with Jetix Europe
- Kenny vs. Spenny (2003)
- Max & Shred (2014)
- Miss BG (2005)
- Mother Up (2013)
- Mr. Men and Little Miss (1995)
- My Big, Big Friend (2009) - Co-produced with 2D Lab
- Picnic Face (2011)
- Producing Parker (2009)
- Rocket Monkeys (2013) - Co-produced with Atomic Cartoons
- Star Falls (2018)
- Tooned (2008)
- Wandering Wenda (2017)
- What It's Like Being Alone (2006)
