Drac and the Skeletons – the animated series of 2023
Global kids and family entertainment co. Toonz Media Group has partnered with India's ELE Animations Pvt. Ltd. to co-produce Drac and Skeletons , a spooky comedy produced and owned by both companies. The series consisting of 78 episodes of 7 minutes each is aimed at children aged four to seven years. The series is animated in digital 2D in both an international English-language version and an Indian Hindi-language version.
History
Drac and Skeletons is about two rivals from the underworld who try to outwit each other as three prankster skeletons take refuge in Count Dracula Junior's castle only to stay there forever! The skeletons try to outwit and outrun Drac (a vegan vampire) but Drac has a few tricks up his sleeve to keep him home. What follows is a really funny chase comedy!
Production
Silas Hickey, who has produced numerous award-winning shows and pioneered several original content development ventures in Asia-Pacific for Cartoon Network/WarnerMedia, will serve as creative consultant on this show alongside Paul Nicholson, known for The Amazing World of Gumball, The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe and other successful international animated series.
Toonz will handle the entire pre- and post-production of the series. Voice-over and post-production of the international version will be handled by Telegael, an Irish-based affiliate company of Toonz. Toonz will also have exclusive distribution rights to exploit the series across all media and platforms including L&M rights worldwide with the exception of Ireland. ELE Animations will be responsible for all animation production for the series.
“We consider this agreement with ELE Animations to be strategic for the co-production of this Indian IP, since Drac and Skeletons it has a universal theme,” said P. Jayakumar, managing director of Toonz Media Group. He added that there will be both national and international versions due to the great interest from broadcasters.
Durga Prasad, Director, ELE Animations, said, “When we first discussed the project with Toonz, we decided at that moment that it was some kind of IP that we should be a part of. It has all the ingredients to be a fan favorite among international and domestic audiences.”
