Hamsters Acquired by DeAPlaneta Entertainment

DeAPlaneta Entertainment has landed the distribution rights to the YA animation series Hamsters.

Hamsters is based on the popular webcomics of the same name by cartoonist Laura Janssens. DeAPlaneta Entertainment will manage international media and digital rights for the series.

The first season of Hamsters was released in Belgium on Streamz last year.

The title is co-produced by Haptic, 20STM and Streamz, with the support of the Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF), the Belgian Federal Taxshelter via Flanders Taxshelter and Wallimage.

Carlos Biern, content and distribution director at DeAPlaneta Kids & Family, stated: “Hamsters humor is wildly funny. Working with unique brands like this, DeAPlaneta Entertainment’s portfolio continues its expansion of shows aimed specifically at young adult audiences, featuring edgy characters and situations. Hamsters is, for us, the first of many future additions of IPs we are starting work on with fresh digital artists that write and direct the way our new audiences demand.”

Stef Wouters, creative producer at Haptic, added: “We are delighted to take this step to distribution with DeAPlaneta Entertainment. We know that we speak the same language and together we will take care of this sweet love brand and are certain that our two hamsters, Giovanni and Philippe, will seduce the world with their disarming humor. We are sure the world today needs a bit of humor-filled sweetness more than ever.”