Beyond Gets Go Ahead for Second Season of Milly, Molly

SYDNEY, February 12: Beyond has inked a co-production
agreement for an additional 13 half-hour episodes of the animated children’s
property Milly, Molly.

The series is a co-production between Pacific & Beyond,
Scrawl Studios and Milly Molly Holdings, with the participation of the Media
Development Authority of Singapore. Beyond Distribution has again been
appointed the worldwide television broadcasting and DVD/video distributor for
the series. Australian children's producer Ron
Saunders (Backyard Science, New Macdonald’s
Farm, Spellbinder and Johnson and Friends) will produce the second season for Pacific & Beyond.

Worldwide sales for Milly, Molly have been secured with ABC Australia, Nickelodeon
Australia, TV Ontario, TPS Jeunesse, Tele Quebec, TVNZ, HOP!, YLE, NRK, ATV and
Mediacorp Singapore, among others.

Milly, Molly is based
on a set of books written by Gill Pittar and illustrated by Cris Morell, which
have sold more than 3.5 million copies in 109 countries. The series, aimed at
children aged 4 to 8, tells the stories of two little girls from different
backgrounds who go on adventures with their multicultural friends. The show’s
tagline is “We may look different but we feel the same,” and the program aims
to help children grow up with a healthy self-esteem. The show has already been
translated into 26 languages.

—By Kristin Brzoznowski