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Favourite ABC Kids series will return with new episodes in 2023.

Chester discovers that his friend is now “living” with undead kids who met their demise in an abandoned theme park.

Animated shorts will feature Ginger, a young Tricarrotops and her baby Pea-Rex buddies Minty, Wasabi & Split.

Phil Breslin will explore some of the strangest & most specialised animal adaptations on the planet in a new children’s natural history series.

SA series based on a kid's theatre show tells the story of 2 best friends solving their dilemmas together.

First Day. US streamer Hulu has now boarded the 4-part series, which stars Evie Macdonald as transgender student Hannah Bradford in her second year at Hillview High School. Produced by South Australia’s Epic Films in association with Kojo Studios, it also has investment from Screen Australia, the South Australian Film Corporation and the ABC. Director, writer and co-producer Julie Kalceff said, “We are grateful to audiences all over the world for embracing First Day and we are honoured t...

) to Puerto Rico (Fantomville ), global streaming has opened its content borders, and promising new concepts are coming from all corners of the world right now. So which countries and regions are on the radar with buyers?  Kidscreen Carlene Tan -  Director of original production at WarnerMedia Kids (Asia-Pacific) Where are you looking for new animation talent? The emerging territories that excite us the most right now are Vietnam, Indonesia, India and Thailand. These countries have a growin...

Not many shows in Kid’s TV attempt to raise serious social issues, but Mikki vs The World is about to do just that. The ABC ME series approaches mental health topics with a deliberately light touch, featuring Nigerian-Australian actor Chika Ikogwe as Mikki. “She’s a psychologist, she’s just opened up a new clinic, she’s recently graduated, but she’s got no clients,” says Libbie Doherty, ABC Head of Children’s Production. “Every day she unpacks the big issues happening in her...

February 25th, 2021 By David Knox Make a commentFiled under: News, ABC ME and Screen Australia have announced two new live action series. Parent Up, a comedy action series for 8-13 year-olds. Yu Na and Min Park want more excitement in their lives, but they don’t realise just how crazy their lives will become when they discover their once unremarkable parents are actually international spies and have disappeared in suspicious circumstances! The series from Aquarius Films is created by Justine...

25 02 2021 – Media release ABC Children’s series Parent Up and The PM’s Daughter greenlit The PM’s Daughter – Tristram Baumber, Lou Sanz, Alice Willison ABC and Screen Australia are pleased to announce two exciting new live action series Parent Up and The PM’s Daughter. Both series will go into production this year and join MaveriX, Itch Season 2 and Hardball Season 2 on ABC ME’s action-packed slate of narrative drama. ABC Head of Children’s Production Libbie Doherty said, “St...