God’s Gang appoints Réka Temple to the advisory board

Prior to joining Cinemon Entertainment, Réka worked at Loonland Media AG where she played a key role in managing overseas cooperations, and produced projects in New York, Los Angeles, London, Munich and Seoul. She was Secretary General of the Hungarian Producer’s Association (2005-2009) and headed the Animation Department at the Institute of Theatre and Film (2010-2014). She is the current President of the Hungarian Animation Producers’ Association and represents the country as its Ambassador at the European Animation Awards.

Temple’s role on the board will see her bring her extensive experience to support across the full lifecycle of production. This will include overseeing timelines, deliveries and quality processes of new episodes that are currently in production, as well the development and production of future episodes.

Réka Temple states:

God’s Gang’s mission is more relevant than ever. Today’s youth are in dire need of stories that promote peace, love, and solidarity—delivered in a way that captivates and entertains. Above all, God’s Gang is a modern and hilariously relatable series, offering humor and charm that resonates with everyone, inspiring both laughter and connection.

God’s Gang Ltd., founded by Nimrod Avraham May, is the entertainment company behind a series that itself aims to promote peace and shared values between people regardless of their religious beliefs.

The series is created by Nimrod Avraham May, former Marketing Exec at Disney Channels, whose vision was brought to life by the team at Infinite Frameworks in Singapore. It brings together four extraordinary martial arts heroes from Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Judaism who go on hilarious adventures for audiences aged 9-19.

The 13-minute pilot has already gained huge momentum online, amassing the channel over 1.67 million subscribers and 3 million views.

The new hire will allow the team to develop further episodes for the 2,000,000+ online community with the aim of releasing the series on terrestrial television in future.

Temple’s appointment follows that of Bruce Daitch, former COO and CFO of DreamWorks Animation and VP of Animation at Netflix, Sheri Conn, former Vice President of Marketing at Disney and Head of Worldwide Television Brand Marketing at DreamWorks Animation, and Bruno Zarka, former President of Distribution, and Co-Production for the TV Division of Toonz Media Group.

Temple joins a newly restructured board which sees Jon Sumroy move from CMO to COO, where he will work alongside God’s Gang creator Nimrod Avraham May to deliver the next episodes of the animated series. Libby Alpert is promoted to the position of CMO.

Nimrod Avraham May, creator of God’s Gang adds:

Réka is an esteemed veteran of the global entertainment industry. Her credits, awards, and sheer volume of work speak for itself. Reka is an expert in bringing brilliant ideas to the world. She has a proven track record of delivering work to the very highest of standards and has an unparalleled level of expertise in the animation industry. It is a true honour to have her join God’s Gang.

In addition to the board moves, God’s Gang has also made the addition of shaolin monk and martial arts expert Gene Ching to its interfaith council as a Buddhism advisor. Ching will work to ensure that God’s Gang is accurate of and sensitive to Buddhism.

The God’s Gang production team includes director Ehud Landsberg (Transformers: Cyberverse, Vampirina) and writer Rob Kutner (five-time Emmy, Grammy, and Peabody Award winner; Conan O’Brien, The Daily Show, Angry Birds, Ben 10). The advisory board consists of Former Disney and DreamWorks Animation Executive Sheri Conn and Bruno Zarka from Toonz Media Group, as well as Bruce Daitch, former COO and CFO of DreamWorks Animation and VP of Animation at Netflix.