Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids, announced today that it will develop its hit animated preschool series Dora the Explorer into a live-action, prime-time television movie. The announcement was made by Brown Johnson, President, Animation, Nickelodeon and MTV Networks Kids and Family Group. The TV movie will feature Dora as a ten-year-old live-action Latina heroine in an all-new adventure enhanced by CG special effects.

"We are thrilled for our viewers to see their favorite Latina heroine come to life in a new, vibrant live-action world," said Johnson. "Dora will be a little older for her high stakes live-action adventure, which we think will be very exciting for our pre-school audience, as well as kids and their families who have grown up watching the show over the last 7 years."

Dora the Explorer is a play-along, animated adventure series starring Dora, a Latina heroine whose adventures take place in an imaginative, tropical world filled with jungles, beaches and rainforests. Dora explores her world just as preschoolers do everyday, and the show is designed to actively engage its audience in an interactive quest using a variety of learning techniques.