Nickelodeon and Netflix announced a partnership earlier this week that is set to "produce original animated feature films and television series" based on popular Nickelodeon characters. It seems that one of these shows will be a SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff series, which will feature everyone's favorite grumpy octopus — Squidward.

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While there has been nothing official announced about the Squidward spinoff show from Netflix or Nickelodeon, The New York Times reports that the spinoff is in the works for Netflix. The upcoming show will reportedly be a music-based project that turns the focus off of the lovable sponge and onto the cantankerous octopus. Further details on the Squidward spinoff series are unknown at this time.The deal between Netflix and Nickelodeon comes just a few days after the launch of Disney+ — which racked up an impressive 10 million subscribers on launch day . Netflix and Nickelodeon have worked together in the before, but SpongeBob hasn't appeared on the service since 2013.The deal with Netflix will extend far beyond the new SpongeBob Squarepants spinoff, according to Netflix VP Melissa Cobb. "Nickelodeon has generated scores of characters that kids love, and we look forward to telling wholly original stories that re-imagine and expand on the worlds they inhabit," Cobb said to the Times."Nickelodeon’s next step forward is to keep expanding beyond linear platforms, and our broader content partnership with Netflix is a key path toward that goal,"Nickelodeon President Brian Robbins added.There are already a handful of popular Nickelodeon shows and movies on Netflix from previous deals, like Victorious, A Fairly Odd Summer, 100 Things To Do Before High School, and more. Most notably in recent months, Netflix debuted both the Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus movie , as well as a Rocko's Modern Life movie . Details are still scarce on which Nickelodeon shows and spinoffs will be coming to Netflix over the next few months and years, but it seems pretty certain that the lovable citizens of Bikini Bottom will eventually make their way to the streaming platform.Nickelodeon also announced a SpongeBob SquarePants prequel earlier this year, which is set to release 13 new episodes featuring SpongeBob as a ten year old . Additionally, the SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated game is set to release in 2020.What are you hoping for from the upcoming Squidward spinoff? Let us know in the comments below.

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