The new sales follow the news that Coop Troop recently scooped up the Pulcinella Award for Best Kids TV show 7 – 11 years at this year’s prestigious Cartoons on the Bay festival in Italy.
The wildly funny 52 x 11’ deluxe CGI animation, aimed at kids aged 6-9, has been acquired by VRT and RTBF in Belgium, NPO in The Netherlands, KiKA in Germany, RAI in Italy, RTS in Switzerland (French), RSI in Switzerland (Italian) and S4C in Wales.
The series, which screens in the UK on ITVX, has already been farmed out to a host of overseas broadcasters including ABC Australia, RTE Ireland, SVT Sweden, YLE Finland, Radio-Canada, and Globo Brazil, where it has already premiered to huge success.
Sixteen South’s Creative Director, Colin Williams said:
It seems that no corner of the world can escape the exploits of this motley group of furry and feathery friends as they mount ever more daring rescues in their mobile chicken coop. We’re delighted that more and more audiences across the globe will be able to laugh at their ridiculous adventures and learn from their core messages about the value of friendship and the importance of working together.
Funny, fast, farcical, and feathery, Coop Troop features the entertaining exploits of a gang of five unlikely heroes: hyperactive rabbit Maggie, eccentric inventor Flo the chicken, bon vivant swine Clive, excitable lamb Billy and enigmatic egg, Jo d’Oeuf. Thirsty for adventure to escape their mundane farm life, the Coop Troop’s mission is to help any animal with a problem – and they’re kept very busy by the precious, pampered pets of neighbouring town, Animauville.
With its positive attitude, crazy humour and ridiculous exploits, the show is not only hugely entertaining but also shows its young viewers how you can solve any problem with friendship and teamwork.
Sixteen South Originals’ first show for an older age group and its first CGI animated series, Coop Troop is a co-production with Mikros Animation IP along with France Télévisions in France and Tencent Video in China. Co-created by Colin Williams of Sixteen South and the children’s author and illustrator Alex T. Smith, the series debuted on France Télévisions in 2023. Sixteen South Rights is managing the global distribution rights for the series outside of France and China. The Coop Troop has received funding from the UK Global Screen Fund – financed by the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and administered by the BFI, Northern Ireland Screen, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC) and Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
