Nickelodeon Orders SpongeBob SquarePants Prequel TV Series.

The world of SpongeBob SquarePants is about to get a whole lot bigger. The ever-successful series has been a staple for Nickelodeon for years now, and the network is finally looking to expand on its small screen success. There have been SpongeBob films in the past, but Nickelodeon is now taking the property deeper on TV, ordering a brand new prequel series that will focus on the earlier years of the titular character.