CAKE & Triggerfish Partner on Mama K’s Super 4

CAKE has teamed up with South Africa’s Triggerfish Animation Studios to co-produce the action-comedy series Mama K’s Super 4.

The companies will develop, finance and produce the 26×22-minute 2D-animated series. CAKE will lead the international rollout and distribution of Mama K’s Super 4, about four teenage girls in Lusaka who are recruited by former secret agent Mama K to help save the world. The show is aimed at kids aged 6 to 11 and was created by Zambian writer Malenga Mulendema.

CAKE’s CEO and creative director, Tom van Waveren, said, “We have been admiring Triggerfish’s work for some time now and are delighted to have been invited to join Mama K’s Super 4, a unique and entertaining project, which brings a fresh look and approach to a classic action cartoon format.”

“Mama K’s Super 4 stood out among hundreds of TV shows that we reviewed during a continent-wide call for animated projects,” commented Triggerfish’s Anthony Silverston. “In her pitch, Malenga said that, growing up, she’d never seen herself reflected on screen in an animated show, and with CAKE, we’re glad to have found a bold partner who has embraced her vision for a show centered on four innovative African girls.”