U.K. indie Beakus is partnering with Big Bad Boo Studios on two new animated series: S.TINK for the 6 to 12 set and Alien Book Club for the preschool/bridge audience.
S.TINK is an animated comedy based on the Fairy vs Boy book series written and illustrated by Jenny McLachlan and published by Harper Collins. McLachlan is part of the writing team alongside supervising director Eddie Soriano and producer Paddy Gillen. Steve Smith (Beakus) and Shabnam Rezaei (Big Bad Boo Studios) are executive producers.
Alien Book Club fosters literacy skills for kids 4 to 6. It was created by Smith at Beakus along with writer Rachel Barnett-Jones and former Moonbug creative executive Jemma Gross. Smith and Rezaei will produce.
The series are in advanced development with pilot scripts and bibles available. TVO in Canada has greenlit Alien Book Club for development. Both properties will be launched at Kidscreen Summit.
Smith, founder of Beakus, commented: “Big Bad Boo Studios is our perfect partner. The team embodies the exact same ambitions as Beakus, and we speak the same language about animation and kids’ content in general. These two brilliant projects herald the start of a new and exciting adventure for both of us, and we can’t wait to share our development projects with the world.”
Rezaei, co-founder of Big Bad Boo added: “We are excited to work with Beakus, creating fresh new series that we believe will resonate with young audiences and their caregivers worldwide. S.TINK is truly hilarious and comes from extraordinary IP that already has a global following, while Alien Book Club taps into concerns about declining children’s literacy and the very real benefits of engendering a love of books from a young age.”
