DeAPlaneta & Superprod Team for Underdog Reboot

DeAPlaneta Entertainment has partnered with Superprod Group for Underdog and the Canine Defenders, a CGI reboot of the ’60s cartoon Underdog.

The new series, aimed at children ages 5 to 8, follows a fearless dog who protects the inhabitants of Capitol City from villains. The first season will consist of 52 11-minute episodes.

The series was developed by Superprod Animation and is produced in its Paris and Angoulême studios in France, as well as Red Monk’s studios in Milan, Italy. It is currently in production with Gulli/M6, Red Monk Studios and Rai.

DeAPlaneta Entertainment holds the media rights for Spain, Portugal and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), as well as the merchandising and brand licensing rights worldwide, excluding the U.S. and French- and Italian-speaking territories. Superights is selling to other territories around the world.

Underdog and the Canine Defenders is scheduled for a global launch this fall.

“Underdog has all the qualities we look for in our series, with an ingenious and attractive concept that gives a different dimension to the figure of superheroes,” said Carlos Biern, content and media sales director of DeAPlaneta Kids & Family. “We are very much looking forward to sharing it with audiences, and we are also excited to be working again with Superprod Animation, with whom we share a common vision of family entertainment.”

Clément Calvet and Jérémie Fajner, co-founders of Superprod Group, added, “Underdog aims to be the ideal introductory superhero for young children: a delightfully goofy, genuinely kind dog superhero, backed by an awesome team, who takes on wonderfully mischievous, hilariously wicked supervillains. We’re thrilled to team up again with DeAPlaneta Kids & Family to bring this fresh, super-powered comedy to viewers globally.”