U.K. kids production and distribution company Cheeky and Dublin-based Monster Distributes have formed a development and distribution venture dubbed Cheeky Monster. Under the new shingle, the entities will jointly develop and exploit kids entertainment projects across all media.
The first project for Cheeky Monster is a slate of 26 new episodes of the preschool series Slim Pig, which has aired in the U.K. on CITV and Cartoon Network, as well as 35 other territories worldwide. The new season will debut at MIPCOM Junior in October and will begin airing on CBC this fall.
Slim Pig revolves around an intelligent, two-dimensional pig whose curiosity leads to all sorts of adventures in a three-dimensional world. Slim lives on a farm with his mother, his siblings and a variety of unconventional barnyard animals. Joining him on his excursions beyond the pigsty are his best friends Mouse, Dog and Little Chick. Other characters include Duck, the local font of information and wisdom, Horse the storyteller and Rooster, who wakes everyone up in the most unexpected ways at the beginning of each show.
Other animated projects coming from the venture are Tipo, a preschool show about a globe-trotting dog, and Pluto 5, a wacky action series for kids 6-11 that centers on wild bunch of intergalactic robotics. According to Cheeky Monster, complete pilots for each series have been chosen for funding by MEDIA and the Irish Film Board.
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