Sky Kids returns with the second season of "Tom Gates"

Sky Kids returns with the second season of "Tom Gates"

Sky announced today that it has commissioned a second series of the hugely popular children's program The Brilliant World of Tom Gates  (translated in Italy with books The Mad World of Tom Gates) (consisting of 20 11-minute episodes) by TG Entertainment Limited. The series is currently in production and will be available on Sky Sky Kids on demand service and NOW streaming service in the UK and in ROI in early 2022.

In response to the popularity of the musical segments of the first series, Sky also commissioned additional songs from the original Tom Gates songwriting team consisting of Mark Flannery, Martin Cooper and Liz Pichon to create a new short-lived music series as standalone programming that will run later this year. A 22 'seasonal special is also in production.

In addition to the commission, global children's media and distribution company WildBrain secured a string of international sales for the first series, which will see Tom's hilarious exploits air this summer and fall on ABC (Australia), Knowledge Network and TVOKids (Canada), JUJKO and Tuki Channel (Slovakia), E-Vision and ejunior (MENA and Pakistan), the streaming platform of MBC Group Shahid (MENA) and PCCW - Now TV (Hong Kong).

A Sky Original series for kids with a modular mixed media magazine format, The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (The Fantastic World of Tom Gates) is based on the award-winning, multi-million dollar bestselling books written and illustrated by Liz Pichon and published by Scholastic. Pichon is also co-author and presents the “Draw It” segments of the series.

"Tom Gates it was a real crowd pleaser and proved attractive to a wide age range of our viewers, ”said Lucy Murphy, Sky UK & Ireland's Director of Kids' Content. "We are very pleased to partner again with Liz Pichon and TG Entertainment to bring Tom's adventures to life and inspire our young audience to get creative."

A combination of 2D and stop-motion animation with live action, the series fuses Tom's humor and school life with creative ideas and realizes that kids love to recreate, along with interactive games, gags and catchy songs. Tom and his friends appear and interact during each episode, while Pichon shares his special advice on how to draw characters and provides many more tips!

Season XNUMX will see Tom embark on more exhilarating adventures at home and at school, with his friends and family. Favorite characters like best friend Derek with his dog Rooster and Tom's grumpy sister Delia, the "fossils" (aka Tom's grandparents) and schoolmate Marcus Meldrew reappear in new and original stories, making this series a even more compelling proposal for fans. Tom's scribbles lead him into difficult situations with Principal Mr Keen and the bright-eyed Mr Fullerman. Mom's cinematic “rules” prove to be a challenge for Tom and Leroy when it comes to not eating loud snacks. And what could possibly go wrong for Tom while taking care of Mark Clump's hamster Marble? (Spoiler alert: everything.) We also meet some new characters including Mrs. Nap, the fabulously eccentric music teacher; Linda the Singing Llama from FarmerLlama Land; and the Wrinklies, Tom's mom's parents, also make a special Christmas appearance.

Series executive producers Ken Anderson and TG Entertainment's Arabella Page Croft commented, “In Tom's words, it's epic which Sky Kids commissioned another series of The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (The Fantastic World of Tom Gates). We all had so much fun working on the show and are excited to be back in production again. This time we are able to spend some real time together to create a series that will be better than ever! "

The award-winning of Pichon Tom Gates The book series has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 44 languages. The richly illustrated novels, in handwritten lettering with Tom's scribbles and images embellishing the text, document in hilarious detail his daily trials and tribulations at home and school that all children can relate to.

Pichon said: “It was really exciting to be a part of the whole process of bringing The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (The Fantastic World of Tom Gates) to life. The show is exactly the kind of show I would have liked and was totally obsessed with when I was a kid. And the feedback I've gotten from my readers is that they feel exactly the same way. The whole show is filled with creativity and fun ways to engage the kids and make them laugh. Everything I put into the books was brought to life by the team of incredibly talented people who worked so hard to make the series bright. I can't wait for everyone else to see what we've done for Series 2.

The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (The Fantastic World of Tom Gates) is produced by TG Entertainment Ltd - a jointly owned company of Black Camel Pictures and Wild Child Animation - with additional investment from the National Lottery and the Scottish Government through Screen Scotland and WildBrain. Executive producers are Wild Child Animation's Ken Anderson, Black Camel's Arabella Page Croft, Pichon and Ian France, Sky's Commissioning Editor. The director of the series is George Sawyer, the producer of the series is Sueann Rochester, and the show's lead writer is Ben Ward. Animation production services are provided by Wild Child Animation.

"This is fantastic news for Scottish production company TG Entertainment and this new commission will support further significant growth opportunities for the Scottish animation industry," said Jennifer Armitage of Screen Scotland. "The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (The Fantastic World of Tom Gates) brought a much-loved character in Tom Gates to life on-screen and inspired children through creator Liz Pichon's art and craft projects, which have proved vital over the past year. It is exciting to see that the first series will also reach international audiences through this new agreement ”.

Caroline Tire, VP Global Sales and Rights Strategy, WildBrain, added: “The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (The Fantastic World of Tom Gates) It has been very well received by international broadcasters and we are delighted to support Tom's other adventures to inspire children with engaging storytelling and humor, delivered to the screen in the same wonderful creative style that made Liz Pichon's books so popular.

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