WildBrain to handle global distribution and manage YouTube channel for series
TORONTO — Kids entertainment company WildBrain announced today it has partnered with Headspinner Productions for a second season of the animated kids comedy series Denis and Me, following a commission from WildBrain’s Family Channel for 20 new three-minute episodes.
Family Channel is also picking up the show’s first season of 10 three-minute episodes, which will launch this summer. Season two will premiere in the fall, says WildBrain’s press release.
In addition, WildBrain is taking on global distribution for the series across seasons one and two, and the company’s AVOD network WildBrain Spark is assuming management of the Denis and Me YouTube channel worldwide, including direct advertising sales.
Aimed at kids aged 6-11, Denis and Me follows the adventures of a quirky teenager named Denis and his best friend, an enterprising business cat named Sir Meows A Lot. Season one of the series originally launched in December 2020 on YouTube, and has achieved more than 320,000 subscribers and 20 million views to date, says WildBrain’s press release.
Production is underway on season two at Cartoon Conrad in Beaverbank, N.S., with expected delivery in summer 2021. The new episodes are being produced with the financial participation of the Shaw Rocket Fund. The series is created by Diana Moore and co-created by and stars Denis Kopotun, a Canadian YouTube sensation whose channels have generated more than 9 million subscribers and almost 4 billion views globally, says WildBrain.
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