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Nickelodeon today announced the acquisition of Mr. Crocodile, a brand-new animated kids’ series, based on the beloved French children’s book Monsieur Crocodile a Beaucoup Faim (“Mister Crocodile is Very Hungry”) by best-selling author Joann Sfar, published by Gallimard.

Produced by Joann Sfar’s Magical Society and distributed by Mediawan Kids & Family, with the participation of Nickelodeon and France Télévisions, the series will air globally on Nick Jr. channels and on France Télévisions in France.

Mr. Crocodile follows the toothy, loveable Mr. Crocodile, alongside his best friend Daisy, as he cheerfully navigates life with boundless enthusiasm and comical misunderstandings due to his instinctive crocodile logic.

New to a diverse and lively mobile home community, Mr. Crocodile lives with Daisy, and they split their time between her mom’s and her dad’s homes. Together, they turn everyday activities into zany adventures, sharing an unconditional acceptance of each other’s approach to life.

Nickelodeon has acquired kids’ Series Mr. Crocodile about the friendship between an eight-year-old girl and a talking crocodile.

It is adapted from French author and director Joann Sfar’s best-selling book Mister Crocodile is Very Hungry (Monsieur Crocodile a Beaucoup Faim), published by Gallimard in France.

The series is produced by Sfar’s Magical Society and distributed by Mediawan Kids & Family, with the participation of Nickelodeon and France Télévisions.

The series will air globally on Nick Jr. channels, and on France Télévisions in France.

Mr. Crocodile is the first animated series from Magical Society, the Paris-based company co-founded by Sfar with Aton Soumache, and backed by Mediawan. The company’s previous credits include animated features such as The Rabbi’s Cat and Little Vampire, which were also adapted from Sfar’s best-selling illustrated books.

The 52×11 show follows the adventures of its toothy, loveable protagonist reptile and best friend Daisy,...

Paramount Global’s Nickelodeon has acquired Mr. Crocodile, a new animated kids series based on the beloved French children’s book Monsieur Crocodile a Beaucoup Faim (Mister Crocodile Is Very Hungry) by author Joann Sfar and published by Gallimard.

The series, produced by Sfar’s Magical Society and distributed by Mediawan Kids & Family, with the participation of Nickelodeon and France Télévisions, will air globally on Nick Jr. channels, as well as on France Télévisions in France.

Mr. Crocodile follows “the toothy, loveable Mr. Crocodile” and his best friend, the human girl Daisy, “as he cheerfully navigates life with boundless enthusiasm and comical misunderstandings due to his instinctive crocodile logic,” according to a show description. “New to a diverse and lively mobile home community, Mr. Crocodile lives with Daisy, and they split their time between her Mom and her Dad’s homes. Together, they turn everyday activities into zany adventures...

Following the box office success of two hit movies, Paw Patrol 3 is officially a go, and its plot includes two things we love most: the adorable pups from the Canadian animated TV series, and dinosaurs. Beginning in 2013, Paw Patrol is now in its 11th season, and shows no signs of stopping any time soon. The first feature film in 2021, Paw Patrol: The Movie, grossed more than $151 million in theaters, and the sequel, Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, managed to be an even bigger moneymaker, generating $205 million in receipts.

Per Deadline, Paw Patrol 3 will be dubbed Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, the plot of which sounds like a mash-up of Jurassic Park and a PBS documentary on the environment. Once again produced by Spin Master Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Pictures in the United States under their Nickelodeon Movies banner, Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie is expected to hit...

Disney Branded Television and Disney Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea) looks set to reveal a slew of new titles at France’s Annecy Animation Festival.

Apart from “Disney Junior’s Ariel,” a new series inspired by “The Little Mermaid,” pre-school adventure series “Magicampers” has also been greenlit.

Set at a day camp for magical creatures – its protagonists, Darly and Loomis, are half-pig and half-Pegasus, and half-donkey and half-unicorn – and created by Obie Scott Wade, it’s set to premiere globally on Disney+ and Disney Junior next year.

“We instantly fell in love with this ensemble of unique hybrid characters, who each combine something magical and something ordinary within themselves,” said Orion Ross, vice president of animation for The Walt Disney Company Emea.

“Their adventures in this lush fantastical world are wildly fun and also explore what it means to grow up and discover yourself.”

The announcement of “Magicampers” will...

“Mister Crocodile,” “Corgi, A Royal Family” and “Piggy Builders” are among 84 TV series animated projects set to unspool at the 2021 Cartoon Forum which takes place in Toulouse, southern France, over Sept. 20-23 in an entirely in-person format.

21 countries from Europe will introduce animated projects at pitching sessions and industry networking, the backbone of Cartoon Forum’s activities. The 84 projects were selected from 141 submissions.

Targeting children and produced by France’s The Magical Society, “Mister Crocodile” is penned by Simon Nicholson and Joann Sfar and based on Sfar’s graphic novel. The series depicts the friendship between a girl and a crocodile, who asks to be her pet.

One of the most anticipated titles at the Forum, “Corgi, A Royal Family” is produced by France’s Studio Redfrog and Belgium’s nWave Studios, the company behind Ben Stassen’s “A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures,” “The House of Magic,” “Fly Me to the Moon...