Monumental Prods., Picture Production Company and Lupus Films have teamed to co-produce The Hive, a new CG-animated preschool series debuting at Cartoon Forum and MIPCOM. Created by the team that developed last year’s Cartoon Forum hit, The Pinky & Perky Show, The Hive is being sold as a series of 52 seven-minute episodes aimed at kids 2-5.
At the center of The Hive is the Bee Family, consisting of Mamma Bee, Pappa Bee, Rubee and Buzzbee. The bumblebees live happily together in The Hive at Honey Farm and have adventures with their many friends, neighbours and relatives, including Miss Ladybird, Willy the Wasp, Queen Bee, Grandpa Bee and the mysterious Worm.
Series creator David Willing comments, ‘It was great fun creating the look for The Pinky & Perky Show, and with The Hive, we wanted to keep the same high-quality but went for a more simple, graphic style to appeal to a younger audience.’
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