Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, a world-leading international producer, distributor, and licensor of children’s animated and live action content, announced five international sales for its new endearing preschool series, Millie Magnificent (52×11). To date, new broadcast partners include YLE (Finland), RTS (Switzerland), SVT (Sweden), HOP (Israel), and Cinetel (Hungary), in addition to the previously announced Canal+ (France) and Treehouse/STACKTV (Canada).
Inspired by the best-selling books by Ashley Spires and Nelvana’s award-winning short film The Most Magnificent Thing (which has been selected to participate in nearly 100 international film festivals and has earned close to 30 awards and nominations), Millie Magnificent follows the adventures of avid creator, problem-solver, and innovator Millie Sparks. With a load of determination and spark of imagination, Millie, her best friends Ben and Maya, and Millie’s adorable dog Wallace, strive to find the most magnificent solutions to their neighborhood’s challenges.
Check out the official sneak peek for the highly anticipated series.
Each episode fosters creativity and imagination for preschoolers by actively promoting critical thinking, problem solving and the valuable process of trial-and-error. Through engaging storytelling, characters dive into relatable issues centered around community and home life while addressing the challenges of navigating complex and big emotions in a way that resonates with children.
Millie fans can look forward to a new book in the Most Magnificent series, with The Most Magnificent Team, launching in 2025, from BC author-illustrator Ashley Spires and Kids Can Press, Corus Entertainment’s award-winning, internationally acclaimed children’s book publisher. The fourth book in the series explores the ups and downs of working with others and follows best-selling titles The Most Magnificent Thing, The Most Magnificent Idea, and The Most Magnificent Maker’s A to Z, which combined have sold close to one million copies worldwide.
