All Features articles – Page 158
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FeaturesHot Picks: Fanshaw & Crudnut
Oddball humour is the way to many kids’ (and big kids’) hearts.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Grizzy and the Lemmings
France’s Studio Hari claims to be “revitalising the slapstick duo genre” with this non-verbal animated series, the first three episodes of which will be shown at this year’s Mip Junior.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Supersaurus 7
Two of kids’ TV’s perennial themes – dinosaurs and super heroes – are fused in this comedy adventure series for four to seven year-olds.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Rusty Rivets
Once upon a time, DIY was scorned or, at best, carried out begrudgingly. Now, millions of people worldwide are jumping on the neatly rebranded “maker movement” – and this is exactly what Rusty Rivets hopes to tap into.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Splash and Bubbles
Splash And Bubbles is a new series from The Jim Henson Company aimed at kids aged four to seven.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Bitz And Bob
Attracting young girls to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects is a huge issue right now, and this Fremantle Media Kids & Family/CBeebies co-pro could be part of the solution.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Rainbow Rangers
A creative team that boasts credits for Frozen, The Lion King and The Little Mermaid has been put together on a new animated series for pre-school girls.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Mother Goose Club
Having notched up more than 6 billion views on YouTube, Mother Goose Club is landing at this autumn’s Mip Junior with a fair bit of brand recognition for a new show.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Space Ranger Roger
Space Ranger Roger is a 3D animated series aimed at pre-school children, with the theme of helping other people at its heart.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Tsatsiki, Dad And The Olive Wars
Tsatsiki, Dad And The Olive Wars is the third in a series of feature films based on the highly successful children’s books by award-winning Swedish author Moni Nilsson.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Mr vs Mrs: Call The Mediator
More than 16,000 separated British couples attempt to resolve their disputes over money, children and property using the National Family Mediation service.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Whizz Kids: On the Fast Track to F1
The increasingly global nature of Formula 1 motor racing bodes well for Cineflix Rights’ latest documentary offering.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Inside The Freemasons
This observational documentary from Emporium Productions lifts the lid on the Freemasons, the secretive 300-year-old society that is notoriously guarded and seldom shares details of its machinations and rituals.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Planet Earth II
The BBC has amassed an impressive roster of international co-producers for its latest natural history epic, which is a follow-up to its landmark 2006 series Planet Earth.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Mars
National Geographic Channel’s popular Killing… franchise helped establish the broadcaster as a drama player, but six-part global event series Mars is being pitched as one giant leap for the brand.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Level
Seven years in the making, this six-part serialised crime thriller set on the south coast of England is Holy Flying Circus indie Hillbilly’s fi rst major series commission.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Prime Suspect: Tennison
Scheduled to air later this year to celebrate Prime Suspect’s 25th anniversary, this prequel to ITV’s iconic, long-running crime drama exhumes the formidable character of DSI Jane Tennison and reunites her with modern audiences.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Same Sky
Deutschland 83 was the highest-rated foreign-language drama to have aired on British television when it recorded a consolidated audience of 2.4 million in January 2016, beating the likes of Les Revenants (The Returned) and Forbrydelsen (The Killing).
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Dr Frank N Furter and pals are heading to Mipcom as a reboot of camp musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show will have its world premiere at the event.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Taboo
Tom Hardy has executive produced and plays the lead in this dark period drama about rogue adventurer James Keziah Delaney, who returns from Africa to avenge his father’s death.