TORONTO — Corus Entertainment’s kids content producer, Nelvana, announced Tuesday the first season of its Esme & Roy animated series co-produced with Sesame Workshop has been picked up by Discovery Kids in Latin America.
Distributed by Nelvana, the Emmy-nominated preschool series (52 x 11 minutes) was created by TV veterans Dustin Ferrer and Amy Steinberg. With season two currently in production, Esme & Roy first premiered on Treehouse in Canada and HBO in the United States in August 2018. It has since launched in Germany, Southeast Asia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Israel, and Middle East and North Africa. Nelvana holds international distribution rights outside of the U.S.
“We are proud to continue to share Esme & Roy with new audiences and empower children to play and learn,” said Mellany Masterson, head of Nelvana Enterprises, in the news release. “In today’s challenging times, lessons in mindfulness, creativity and socio-emotional development are more important than ever. The series entertains children all over the world with these strong universal themes and we are excited to introduce this dynamic monstersitter duo to Discovery Kids Latin America and its young audience.”
