The new animated children’s series, Winnie & Wilbur will be broadcasted exclusively on Discovery Kids as Winduna Enterprises has secured a co-production deal with Discovery Kids Latin America. Discovery Kids has acquired the exclusive broadcast, digital, and licensing and merchandising rights in Latin America for the Winnie & Wilbur brand. The 52 x 11-minute, 2D animated series is based on the best-selling Winnie the Witch books by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul and is currently in pre-production stage.
Commenting on the agreement, Winduna Enterprises, founder and CEO, Lesley Keen said, “We are delighted to announce that Winnie has cast her spell on Discovery Kids Latin America. The Winnie the Witch stories have already enchanted generations of children all around the world and with a first-class production team, Winnie & Wilbur has all the ingredients to become an international hit. We look forward to working closely with Discovery Kids.”
Winnie is, wild, unpredictable and totally lovable witch! Wilbur the cat is her long suffering best friend who gets caught up in Winnie’s wonderfully wrong spells and their hair-raising consequences. The amazing and hilarious adventures of Winnie & Wilbur, which are targeted to an audience of four to seven year-olds, are designed to present the authentic Winnie experience, delighting fans both old and new.
“We are proud to bring to the Discovery Kids screen this wonderful story and to offer our audience a unique adaptation of this beloved collection of books,” said Discovery Kids Latin America, director of programming and acquisitions, Flavio Medeiros. “We look forward to adding Winnie & Wilbur to our robust line up of animated series and to further its impact through licensing and digital platforms.”
King Rollo Films has provided the animation for Winnie & Wilbur and the series is produced by Winduna Enterprises. It stars acclaimed actor and comedian, Katy Brand as Winnie. The series is distributed internationally by Jetpack Distribution and will make its worldwide debut on Channel 5’s Milkshake in 2017 whereas the series is expected to debut on Discovery Kids Latin America in spring 2017.