BBC kids’ outlet CBeebies will beef up its fall schedule with the October debut of Numberjacks, a new 45×15 CG-animated series from BAFTA Award-winning children’s producer Open Mind Prods. The show will blend digital characters and live-action sequences to help kids acquire early math skills.
The Numberjacks are superhero numbers who live in a sofa in an ordinary home until they are called into action by their agents’real-life children. Journeying out into the real world, the numerical heroes investigate problems and foil the dastardly plans of villains The Puzzler, Spooky Spoo, and the Numbertaker.
‘This is first and foremost entertainment, mixing wild comedy and superhero adventures,’ says Chris Ellis, creative director of Open Mind Prods. ‘We want viewers to have plenty of laughs and a few good thrills, and while they are doing it develop their mathematical thinking and understanding.’
International program distribution rights to Numberjacks have been picked-up by Sydney, Australia-based Beyond Distribution for all territories outside of the U.K. The company will include the serie in its lineup for the MIPCOM Junior mart in Cannes, France in October. All other marketing rights remain with Open Mind, which plans to begin discussions with potential licensing and merchandising partners in the U.K. and abroad. The property will make its first formal appearance during London’s Brand & License Show in the first week of October.
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