Planeta Junior and Fourth Wall join forces for the "Milo" and "Superpigs" series

15 September 2020

Planeta Junior has signed a collaboration agreement with Fourth Wall Animation, an independent and emerging children's cartoon producer, for two new animated series: Superpigs e Milo. These projects are added to the list of other Planeta Junior productions, which includes: Power Players, Gormiti, That's Joey, Squish, Pio Rocks! and Tilly.

"Fourth Wall is one of the rare companies that excels in transmedia storytelling and is capable of creating adorable characters, who are bound to work beautifully in both books and animation series," said Diego Ibáñez, International Commercial Director, Planeta Junior. "Superpigs e Milo they are the perfect example of Planeta Junior's content strategy, which consists of producing highly original stories with the best independent creators “.

“There is a natural synergy between Fourth Wall and Planeta Junior. We share the same business ambitions, plus a passion for creating high-quality, engaging and character-driven content, ”said Joe Moroney, CEO of Fourth Wall. "In addition to an excellent distribution and licensing pedigree, Planeta is also backed by impressive editorial roots - so they have a similar group business model - making them the perfect partner for Fourth Wall."

Channel 5 (UK) commissioned Milo or its best-rated preschool block Milkshake !, aimed at children ages 2-5, with a launch scheduled for fall 2020. The series is receiving support from the government-backed Young Audiences Content Fund, through the BFI.

Milo (52 x 11 ') is a preschool series about an adventurous cat named Milo, who loves using role-playing games to explore the vast world of work and vocations. Together with his best friends Lofty and Lark, each episode celebrates a different working role, introducing little ones to a variety of professions as they go on adventures when they change clothes.

Superpigs (26 x 22 ') is for children aged 5 to 9 and brings a very modern twist to classic fairy tales as the Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood are given superhero status to fight criminals and the big bad wolf. Comedy, mystery, action and drama combine in a series that values teamwork as the way to solve cases.